The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1879-08-30
A PLAIN Statement.
THE SPRAGUE.CONkLING Diff
GUILTY INTELLlGlBLY
RELATED.
Gov. Sprague Accusing Senator Conk.
ling with Having Broken Up His
Family-The German Tutor
Not Concerned In the
Drama -Sprague
Very Retlcent,
but Firm.

state ment from the Narragensett Pie
correspondent Of the New YorI
Times:
From q number Of sources the fol
lowing story has been obtained Mrs
Sprague was. on Monday last. a
Ca1onchet, with her three children
and four visitors, namely, Mr.. auC
Mrs. Martin, Miss Martin and Miss
Alexander. Tue house was not oper
for summer visitors, but these friends
were there, and it Is said they were
10 remain Tor few days. According
to the statement made by Morris
overseer OF the place, Senator Conk'
ling arrived Ut the house on Tuesday
evening last, were he was welcomed
az he drove up under the porte cochere
Mr.. Sprague was In Portland. Wlther
he had gone the first part Of the
week, and the servants did not OK.
pect him to return until Saturday.
Senator Conkling. 1t q said, remain.
ed at the house on Wednesday and
Thursday. Late on Thursday night
Mr.. Sprague returned. He did not
hear Of the arrival Of Senator Conk.
ling. It Is said, until he had visited
the Pier on Friday morning, for be
expressed much establishment when
he was told the fact by. q tradesman
with whom he converted. He was
seen returning to CanOnchet. and
when next observed he was riding
toto the place in pursuit Of Prof.
George Linck, q German tutor, who
had been engaged by Mrs Sprague
to instruct her son Willie. Having
driven 10 Q very excited manner iD
search Of the man, be went back to
Cononchet, What followed 10 gath.
cred only rom the statements OF
pere0ns about the house, made with
iDtu0ctions 40 TO secrecy.
% bis arrival ut the house. Mr..
Sprsgue, It Ia said, immediately
sought Senator Conkiing, aud q con.
versatiOn with him followed, parts
OF which we're overheard by people
10 the house. Que of the servants
declares that In the ball Mr.. Sprague
loudly ordered Senator COnkliog to
leave the house, saying he wouli
give him twenty minutes to get out
Of sight. and that II be did not 90 be
would shoot hiu. There were other
loud remarks, but the servants eth.
or old not hear them, or would not
repeat the words. Morris, the over
seer, stood at the side OF tho door
soon after and nav Senator C0nkli0g
walk out of the entrance and down
the roadway towards the Pier. This
road Can bo seen from the house for
nearly bali the distance to the town,
snd Senator COnkli0g walked slowly,
bic umbrella aud picking
bis stels carefully through the deep
sand. H. probably walked over this
sandy aud sun bessten trac % Tar
10 the bathing. houses, and then,
through the pVOeest bit Of street In
NsrrxRxnsett Pier, towards Billing.
tons cafe. This cafe IL ut the foot Of
. street In the centre Of the town. It
IL y plain little building, standing
just over rocks upon which the surf
breaks continually. To this r. stsu |
rant, presided over by VIM. Billing.
ton, q very fat aud jolly hoet, come
Ill the people 10 NArragsnsett who
want to est CLANS, and 1t IL u con.
spicuOus, 20 we'll a. q familiar place.
- 1t stands Ut Q turn In the road
by all the principal hotels,
When he resched Blllinyton's Sen. |
st0r C0DkltDg. according to the story |
DS . bright boy who waited on him.
Want inside the door aud stood there
Tor = few m0OeDtS. While :he stood !
here NJ. 6prsgue had jumped into |
40 Old open wagon and Was driving |
furious y down tho road over which |
senator C0nkling had Just passed. A |
Lradesman Who cav him % he turn. !
ID into the street leading 20 Billing. |
t0n's said he looked very excited |
and Was driving iuriously and care |
lessly. He drew up directly In front |
u the cafe, and Sen st0r COnklino AZ |
hat time stood on the covered OF. On |
10 front Of 1t. AZ he refined up &C. |
,0rding to one account, he shook bis |
hand In q threatening manner at |
senator ConkliDg, and gestlcul9ted |
,xcitedly. Then Nj. Co1kling croes-
ID part way over To the opposite corner
% Il to 30 away. Nc. Spfsgue quicly
followed, wheeling hls horse maj.
ienly and jumping out by NJ, Oonk.
ipR's eide % impetuouoly that be car.
led the seae Of the wagon out With
lin.
NJ. 4. Il. Wood. superintendent
II the cafe, Was doing IN On upper
,oom OF the building ct the lin.
IprseuO drove Up. He Was Aroused
= the sound OF voices, and getting
8. looked out and listened. a. he \
ne 81 head out OF the window b.
|eord Spsssue y:''You--. II,
Isnt you 70 Get out Of tots place. II
on don't 50. ~ shoot you. Don't