The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-09-11
PANIED AND ANNOYED HER FRIENDS

lamlly out OF the village. Che Il on her
wsy to Boston, avoids principal roads, and
breads pursuers. The lady has
PANIED AND ANNOYED HER FRIENDS
here, greatly, by her whole course, aud her
statements made in The Providence Journal
and Neu York Sun, on her return to
Canonchet. She certainly did not comply
with the previous understanding, in virtue
OF which che was received there, and her
strange flight on Saturday evening has
caused very great embarrassment to all her
friends, including her counsel. Mrs.
Sprsgue returned to Csnonchet under the
advice of her counsel, who told her in dis
tinct terms that she had no legal right to
absent herself without due cause, and that
THE CHILDREN
anyway belonged to the father as long as
he did fathers duties toward them. Once
at Csnonchet Mrs. Sprague fancied that
she was suffering annoyances at the hands
oil the overnor, and some Of her ill-adviced
friends put abroad her complaints to that
effect. These stories appear not to be
without foundation. Mrs. Sprsgue came
to Canonchet in June, at her husbands
urgent request. He was anxious to see the
children, and he only stipulated that she
should come quietly,
WITHOUT GUESTS OR SERVANTS
He wss poor, as he felt, and preferred a
simple life. His wife came, and, unfortu-
nstely for the mood he was in, had twenty
covers at her first Sunday dinner, enter
tanning at the house several permanent
guests and one invalid. Gov. Sprague
treated them all with civiliiy, especially
Mr.. Martin, the invilid. Gov. Sprague ia
not violent man, except under great
provocation or undue excitement. The
idea that he used
PHYSICAL VIOLENCE
| toward his wife is considered absurd by the
Canochet people and all those who knew
him intimately What is true is that he
wanted to enter the nursery on Friday and
was refused admission because the children
were not dressed. The explanation did no,
satisfy him, and he was angry, and un.
| doubleday used harsh language. Neither
on that day or any day recently has he
| been intoxicated, and on this fact the test
mony OF all who have seen him recently is
unanimous. Neither is it true that he
kept his wife under close surveillance. II
was certainly not close enough to prevent
| her from
| GOING AWAY
with her three children. The servants
obeyed both Mr.. and Mrs. Sprague. They
as well as the governor, knew that fol-
some time past Mrr. Sprague had beer
busy sending of her silver, j.welry, costly
brio a-brac, furniture and linen, and wal
well provided with money. On Saturday
Mr.. Sprague had friend with him who
breakfasted and dined with him at Canon
Chef. He says that family matters looked
smooth enough, both the lady and gentle.
men Of tie house speaking to their CUES
without reserve. At $50 when Mrs
Sprsgue drove of, her husband was asleep
and Mrs. A. II. Watson, as well az III,
common friend was not in the house.
| MR.. WATSON
is not a relative of the Sprsgue,, but ha.
business relations with the governor, anG
husband and wife have made him in som,
means their confident. As Mr.. Watson
drove up to Cononchet the governor re-
ceived him with the quiet remark: 9Th,
bird has flown" This he had learned from
the domestics. Mr.. Watson then drove t.
the railroad station to find out whether
the missing party was there. Later on i
was determined to ride down TO Kingston
another railroad station, but there was NJ
hurry or mud about this, the roads bein.
in fair condition, and the time for the rid
of eight miles nearly two hours Mrs
sprague was not at Kingston, but it wa
fou.d that she had driven toward Wick.
ford, probably with a view to taking tn,
Newport and New York boat. 1t is gener.
ally believed that
| SHE WILL GO TO EUROPE,
to live in quiet French or German pro
vincisl town. The story about a zach
taking her out to sea is a myth, no avail
able boat being at the Pier on Saturday
| Again, it was not decided ct Conductor
Hsle's house, at the late interview there
that Sprague should have control Of the
children. The lawyers simply told Mrs
| Sprague what the law was Again, Gov.
ernor Sprsgue did not interfere with the
| papers, letters and kilograms which his
| vile was 10 the habit Of receiving at Conon.
Chef. Her lawyers had free access to her,
and 80 hsd everybody else whom she desir-
ed to see, including reporters. except at
one time Mr.. Sprsgue told her lawyers
that he did not lock favorably upon their
meeting undsr his own roof for the pur-
| pose OF
DRIVING HIM OUT,
| and the legal gentlemen shared in this
| opinion. Entirely in keeping with this is
the following note, addressed by Governor
| Sprague TO his wifs's attorneys:
| SupHa--
| 1873 -GENTLEMES: Of course / have a
| Natural desire TO know OF the present we'll
being ann situation of my three children,
who, without my knowledge or consent, were
taken from by jurisdiction and control yes
terday afternoon. Nv purpose is TO contrib
| ute 10 their comfort as far as POSSIBLE. the
object Of this note is TO say that their wearing
| apparel aud personal effects are ready to be
| forwarded to them 1 a any way that you, as
counsel for Mrs. SprsSue. will indicate. The
brother of the three little girls, William
Sprague, Jr., is the bearer OF this note. am,
etc. WILLIs SPRAGUE.
Messrs, E. II. Hazard, W. K. Thompson,
Charles II. Parkhurst.
With this note Gov. Sprague does not
propose to justify bis wife, but rather to do
| part Of his
DUTIES AS FATHER
He will not enter into any legal proceed.
ings against his wife in order to get his
children back. But about this he il not in
a hurry. Mrs. Sprague's counsel can do
nothing for the present-in fact, seem to
have kindly feeling for the Governor,
whose department in this affair is generally
commended. He is steady, quiet, dignifed
and sober. He employs no counsel, but
frequently consults Mr.. E. c
Clark, a country lawyer. With
his friends he discusses tbs whole affair
altogether frankly. He and his wife speak
Of each other in terms of unreasonable
sensitiveness, and it is not probable that q
reconciliation between them will ever be
effected. Mrs. Sprseue's personal income
is small. She gets 81 SOC year from an
estate in Cincinnati, and abe hopes to get
81 900 year from -Edgewood. She has
nothing from the Sprague estate.
A World dispatch from Nanaganeett
Pier says: Whatever may have induced
her to take the step, Mrs. Spragues depart
ure from Canonchet was very sudden. 1t il
believed that
SHE HAD LEGAL ADVICE,
but the direct agent in the matter was q
Providence hack-driver. Early in the
summer, after Mr.. Sprague's arrival, and
before Senator Coukling came here from
Newport, she was often driven in . light,
ons-horse carriage, hired for the purpoee.
When the Senator was expected Mrs.
SoPauue dismissal The convevance and