The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1873-06-26
A United States Senators Deserted
Wife.


A United states Senators Deserted
Wife.
There Is queer story regarding
John II. Mitchell. the newly elected
senator from Oregon. Briefly told. il
represents him ~ lawyer of Butler
county. Pennsylvania. bearing the
name Of John NJ. Nipple: then As de-
scrter Of his wife and child aud cred
itore, and finally a. q senator with the
name and location first given.
A reporter Of the Pitfsburg Lender
has interviewed Col. Thompson, late
law partner Of Nipple:
lie says that the lady whom Mitchell
married was Sarah IIoon,. and that she
was one of the mates of his childhood.
Previous to her marriage, In 1857, she
against Mitchell as the father of the
nc married the woman. They lived un.
happily, Of course, though another
child followed the union. Il really
believe" SAYS Col. Thompson, "my
old partner tried to live with his wife,
but her tastes were Of such a nature
that there was nothing in common be-
tween them. He was educated, studi-
Gus, and possessed vaulting ambition.
She could not sympathize with him.
and there was perpetual discord. He
said but little Of this to me, and seemed
resolved to bear his burden in silence.
During the winters Of 1859 and go
was speaker Of the house of represen-
tatives, aud was away most of the time.
John looked after my business entirely.
In April, 1860, l returned to my Office.
a day or two after nv arrival home
John left the Office to go to Pittsburg,
merely saving he was going on bust
ness. He never returned as my part
ner A short time after his departure
received letter dated, "The Wide
World" 1t had no post mark by which
could tell where he was. This letter
stated the reasons why he had gone
away. He said in il that he could not
live with his wife, that he was going
away where he could be undiscovered
and begin over again. The indications
are that the story is true, and il is sug-
gestcd that the fact of the fictitious
name will invalidate the mans election
to the senate. He is certainly in this
case. entitled to as much sympathy as
condemnation.
A Pittsburg correspondent of the !
Chicago Times gives the statement of |
the wife, who is supporting herself as
house servant at Franklin, Pa. She |
saws:
II should not tell my story if ! did |
not feel that il is but justice to my |
usband, who had always abused me,
that I should now be able to show him
he cannot always triumph. For the
sake of nv children | would say
nothing, but since his story, as told by
his lawyer, Col. Thompson, 10 pub
lished, must speak. When John Hip
pie left me he took with him woman,
whose name | give you, which you can
publish if you think proper. 1t was
in the papers at the time as
Mary J. and John Nipple. Well, that
is Gods truth :; and she was the cause
of the first trouble between me and
John. John Nipple was never forced
to marry me. II is true that John Hip
pie ruined me. was young girl,
only fifteen at the time. He was TWEEN
ty-six. He had been my school teacher,
and had for two wears waited on my
sister. He took advantage of his po-
sition. and nv youthful ignorance and
accomplished my betrayal. After the
birth of my child by him my father
went after him and brought him to my
bedside. This was all the force about
The marriage. Ny father demanded
he should marry me;
but I said, John, you can marry me
or not. just as you see fit. | shall not
say He then promised to marry me,
and did marry me-"
"Then you deny that the matter was
ever brought into court in suit against
Mr.. Hipple?'
.'Most assuredly do. Well, John
and lived together for one year, when
our trouble began"
"What was the nature of those
troubles z"
"John's running after other women,
of course. You can understand my
feelings in the matter. ! loved him
and was happy with him until he be-
came unfaithful to me. The first that
knew John was unfaithfui to me was
one night shortly after the trouble be-
gan. had heard outside of his being
with other women, hut did not know
It. He brought home this woman ]
here allude to, who was at this time a
school teacher, TO stay at our house.
Mary went up to her room, which was
near ours, rather early; John was left
below writing. After while went
10 nv room and undressed. | waited
for John until IL o'clock, when | slip
ped down to see if he was vet writing.
He was not there. l knew he had not
Mary's bedroom. The door was locked.
al Z |
o'clock INV husband unlocked the bed
room door, came out, and without a
W ord went to bed. did not say a
word to him then. but in the morning,
" hen attempted to say something
about il, he swore at me with dread
ful oaths, and said he would take my
life If opened nv head about again.
From that time he had that woman in
the house whenever he pleased, and l
could not prevent 1t. Do you wonder
that we quarreled continually under
these circumstances? Miss McChris-
tian. milliner at Butler, will testify
that at this time she was in Pittsburg,
and stopped ut Hane's Hotel. MY hus-
band shortly after arrived. and asked
to be shown to his wife's room, al
luding to Miss. Miss McChristian
exposed him to the landlady, and John
was ordered from the hotel. This can
be substantiated by living witnesses
to-day"
In regard to her children Mrs. Hip-
pie said that. until some three years
ago he never sent them a cent. At
that time he sent 5000. That is the
only money he ever sent the children.
II will say nothing more. l can refer
you to DIR. Porter, who has charge of
the children, to ask him how John has
treated them"
1t is understood that Senator Mitch
ell, alias Nipple. publishes in the Ore
gon papers an elaborate defense in re-
latiou to his early life.