The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1873-06-20
THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. SCANDAL.

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Union, rs well as the theme of daily
conversation among Oregon people |;
aud as investigation is more thorough
ly made into his career the develop
ments are still more detrimental to
his character and more hnmiliating to
the State which has so recently con.
ferred upon him the distinguished
title of Senator. When we first saw
the statements in print of his moral
delinquencies-of his desertion of his
young wife and elopement with an
other woman, bearing away in his
flight the accumulated means of his
law partner; that he had changed his
name from Nipple to Hitehell, and
lad therefore perpetrated a gross
fraud upon our peopie-we, in com
mon with other journalists of the
State, were 10th to believe that man
occupying his distinguished position
could be such a moral leper, and ac-
cordingly suspended judgment until
more positive evidence could be ad-
duced and the proof of the charges
fully shown. His subsequent admis-
sions in his .card to the people of Ore
gon" were virtual pleas of guilty to
every count in the Indictment, and If
anything more were wanting to es-
tablish his guilt we now have it in the
statement of his deserted wife, Mrs.
John Nipple. who is now doing men-
ial service in the house OF family
named Prime, at Franklin, Pennsylva
MIA. Siiice she procured divorce from
her husband, in 1S6I-several wears
after Mr.. Mitchell married the lady
with whom he now lives she has
gone by her maiden name of Sadie
Hoon. During the years that have
followed her deseriion by her hus-
band, she has worked in the employ
of various hotels and private houses
rs private servant with hes. viz
orons country training says the cor.
respondent who gives these facts,
"she was enabled 10 endure the hard
ships of menial life and support her
self when deserted" At the time of
the correspondents Interview with
her, she was at the house of gentle
man of the name OF Prime, in whose
family she had served, and whose wife
was warm friend of hers. A few
days before the interview, she hal
LETT the town and gone into the cour-
try TO avoid two lawyers representing
Mr. Nipple, who had been after her
before, doubtless, Tor the purpose oi
enirapping her into some steps that
might remove part. at least, of the
difficulties that stand in the way OF a
successful wbiie-wasIling Of the Sena-
tors cbara3ter. She was sent for. and
arriving at the house Of her friend,
Mrs. Primo, of Franklin, found the
correspondent awaiting her, accord
ing TO an arrangement previously made
with Mrs. Prime. She was suffering.
at the time, from an attack of rleuma-
tism, brought on by overwork, and
was very feeble. The introduction of
the woman, WHO is described as ..fee-
bie." of @large figure "with look
OF agony on her face, as if every mo-
ment was one OF PAIN" her "toiter-
ing steps across the room 10 a chair
by an open window" where she sat
for some time, moaning and signing
with pain" while the devoted and
sympathetic little Mrs. Prime
"batbed her flushed face and smooihed
ont her hair from her feverish brow"
is described in a touching and graphic
manner BY the correspondent and is
calculated TO make The reader lose all
charity for her delinquent and guilty
husband.
We make such extracts from the
account of the intekview as onr space
will permit. She begins her story to
the correspondent in the following
words:
II should not tell you my story if I
did not feel that it Is but Justice 10 NV
husband, who had always abused me.
that should now be able to show him
that he cannot always triumph. For
the sake of my children would say
nothing, but since history. as told by
nis lawyer, Colonel Thompson. is pub
Ashed as you tell Inc must speak"
Here the correspondent gaye-her in
detail the story as told him by Col.
Thompson, Mitchell's former law
partner. She listened with a quiet
smile npon her face until he had
briefly told her the salient points.
when she said:
.Then, that is all the reason Colonel
thompson gave you for my husband
leaving nle-tliat our marriage was an
unhappy one, and he could not live
with me ?''
orrespondent--
Mrs. Hippie-"Wel listen TO me,
and will tell you the real reason. and
you can find mems, from the names /
VIII give: TO prove all, too. Did Col.
thompson tell you that when John
ran away. taking money that did moi
beiong TO him, lac took another woman
away with him?'.
thatn
Mrs. Hipple-awelI, he did. whef
he went AWAY he fool. with hin, L..