The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1873-06-19
the NEW OREGON SENATOR.
Sis divorced Wife. end How He OBJ
tanned n Divorce.

Hi> divorced Wife. and How He oh.
taiuetl n Divorce.
The Pitlsburg Leader contains an account
by q reporter sent to Franklin, Batter county,
Pa, to see Mrs. Nipple, the divorced wife of
the Hon John Nipple Mitchell, recently
elected United States Senator from Oregon.
Mrs. Nipple has lately been earning her liv-
ing in Franklin as a servant in restaurant,
where she has resided since her divorce, but
at present is unable 10 work on account Of
rheumatism. >he has resumed her maiden
name of Sadie Horn. The reporter describts
her as follows:
Size Is woman of not much over thirty
years of age, but toll makes her look much
older. Her face il not very intelligent
one 1t was indicative of bad temper. but
not muci, more than could be expected from
one who had bore as much a. she has in the
shape of toiisome life. Her mouth Is
small, and displayed AZ yet a well preserved
set of teeth. Her nose ia a4iline, her fore
head is rather high. Her hair was jetty
black and coarse. 1t was allowed 10 float
behind her shoulders, being only secured by
a gleen ribbon. In form she il large and
looks like one well Injured TO life of toll.
Her dress. 2; the time OF the interview, was
poor, but neat. Probably il she were Mrs.
Mitchell instead of Mrs. Nipple, she would
be able 20 dress better. Her voice ia a pleas
ant one, tolerable well favored with the ru-
raj pdt5is. Her English is not always of the
best, but, throughout the interview her man.
ner in abiding to the delicate parts of her
eventual story, wac modest and unasum-
ing, giving me much better opinion OF her
I al uai,.o1 v,rocinuslv
She saws she was a young girl of fifteen
when she married Nipple, and that he was
twenty SIX. He was schoolmaster. The
tween her and the reporter:
Reporter understand from Col. ThOmp-
son that your husband had contributed
regularly to your al well as the chiidren's
support during hIs absence, a, least until the
divorce was procured:
Mrs H-Erom the time John Nipple
left me lie has never contributed one cent to
my support. The night he went away he
bought me silk dress, and bought many
things for himself.
Reporter-Col. Thompson said Mr..
Hippie had contributed regularly to their
support?
Mrs. H-Until some three years ago he
never sent them cent.
Reporter-About the divorce. Who pro-
cured it-Mr. Nipple oryou?
Mrs. HI applied first.
Reporter-You say you never received
any aid from Mr.. Hiprle. There Is per-
son in this city who says he identified You on
a draft from Col. Thompson. How is this?
Mrs. H. lreservedly oh, zee must
tell you the whole story. In 1867 was in |
Butler. This was at the time of Johns first |
visit. was out at work then. Col. Thomp- |
son sent word for me to come to his office, |
a. John wanted to see me. refused TO go. |
Col. Thompson then came to zee me. He |
asked me if did not want divorce. Mr.. |
Nipple wanted divorce, but had no grounds |
to get ore on. / had. Col. Thompson said |
if would only apply for divorce, and re-
lease all claims upon Mr.. Nipple, he would |
pay me five hundred dollars. | agreed |
to this. Mr.. Scott, my lawyer, of
Butler, was af,erward present, and wit.
nessed the agreement drawn up between US. |
Col. Thompson always pretended the money |
came out o! his own pocket, but, of course,
that is not highly probable. That explains |
The draft. That was the only money ever
received after the separation.
AnfouSnhut the interview Mrs. hlPple
showed great pain from her rheumatic at
acks, and spoke slowly and with difficulty.
She displayed no particular animosity against
Mr.. Nipple, but thought that it vas hard
hat he should be so successful in life while
he was sick and dependent npon the chari-
y Of her friends for care. She told most
story. and referred with the
greatest freedom for substantiation of her
statements to respectable living witnesses.
Her story adds another interesting chapter
o Senator Hipple's, alias Mitchell's, story.