The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1873-06-28
the NEW 0ReeoU SENATOR.
~ Divorced Va. ~ 1sv - obtoiaed
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The Pittsburgh Lss6sr contains On &C.
count BY . reps,stes aent to franklin. Baths
county. Pa, to - Mn Nipple, The divorced
wife Of Bon. John Nipple Mitchell. recent.
II elected United States Senator from Or.
gou. Mn Nipple has lately be" earning
her living 10 Franklin - . servant In re-
ssursnt. where she hes resided since her c.
yorce, but q present 10 unable n work on
account OF Rheumatism. She he's resumed
her maiden name Of Sadie Horn. The re
porter describes her - f0llOws:
She Ia woman M not much over thirty
yesrs of age. but toll makes her look much
older. Her face 10 not very intelligent
one. but certainly not bad one. II wss
indicative Of temper, hut not much more
than couId have tecn expected frt'm one
who hos bOrne % much - she hse in the
shane of Q ,oilsome life Her mouth 10
small. and displayed - yet we'll preserved
", Of teeth. Her nose 10 scquiline. her fore
head Ia rather high Her hair was Je'ty
black and rather c..arsc. II WAS allowed To
ilost behind her shoulders. being only Sc.
cured by green ribbon. In form she Is
large, and looks like one we'll Injured to
life of toll. Her dress. Ut the time OF the
interview. was p'or, but neat. Probably II
che were Ars Mithcll she could afford 70
dress better. Her voice 10 pleasant one.
tolerably we'll favored with the rural paseis
Her English 10 not always Of the hest. but.
throughout the interview her manner In o.
luding to the delicate paris Of her eventful
story wss modest and uusssuming, giving
me much better opinion Of her than had
gained previously.
She ssys that she was . yong girl OF Ut.
teen when she married HsppIe. and that be
was twenty-six. he was schoolmssscr.
The following 10 part Of tho conversation
between her and the reporter:
Rcportes-l understood from Col Thomp.
son that your husband had contributed
regularly TO your - we'll - the childrsn's
support during bic absence, at lesst 70 yours
until the divorce wss procuredl
Mr.. H.-From the time John Ripple left
me be has never contributed one cent TO nv
support The night he went away he
bought me silk dress, and bought many
things for himselfs
Reporter Thompson said Mr. Ripple
he'd contributed regularly to their support.
Mrs H -lJntN some three yean ago be
never sent them cent.
Reporter-About the divorce. Who pro
cured it-Nr. Nipple or your
Mn. HI applied frat.
Reporter say you never received any
aid fr'm Mr.. Nipple There 10 . psrson In
this city who ssys he identified you IN q
drsf, fr"m Gil. Thomps'n. H"w u this!
Nm. H. (reservedly)-Oh, zee ! must
tell you The whole shry. In 1857 ] was Ia
Butler. This WAS 1t the time Of Johns 6rs'
visit. I wssout q work then. Gil. Thomp
son cent word far me ~ c0mc n bic Office.
- JohI wished 70 see me. rsfused 10 60
Col. Thompson then came 10 rec me. HI
asked me II did nat want d'v"rce. Ar
Hipple wsnied divorce but he'd M gDunds
u get one on. had Col. Thompson
said II I void only apply for div"rcs, and
release oil claims on Mr.. Nipple, he would
pay me $500 lsgreed to thia NJ. Scott,
my lawyer, of Butler, Was afterwards pres
ent, and witnessed the agreement drawn up
between 10. COL Thompson always pre-
tended the money csme oot OF bic owl
pockes, but. of course that b not highly
pr,b~ble. That explains the draft Thai
wss the only money ever received otter The
separation.
Throughout the interview Mn. 6ipplt
showed great 20 from her rheums.'c IT.
tacks. and spoke slowly and with difi:ulty
She displayed 10 particular animosi'y
against Mr.. Nipple, but thought It Wa hard
that he should he 20 succossful In life Wink
she was sick and dependant upon the charity
Of friends for care. She tpld . mos,
straightforward story, and referred with
greatest freedom for Standardization 70 ~
pectable living Witnesses. Her story addl
another interesting chapter to Senator Hip
PIES a)iss 4itehells Story.