Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-11-26
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MRS. SPRAGUE IN COURT.
Linck's Suit on Trial.
Letters from Mrs. Sprague.
SITUATION IN WALL STREET
EUROPEAN AFFAIRS.
LENCk,S SUIT AGAINST MRS.
SPRAGUE.

Proceedings i'm New York To-day.
NEW YORK. Nov: 26:-There was large crowd
in attendance in the Marine Court Chambers to-
day to hear the proceedings in the suit of Geo.
Linck against Mrs Kate Sprague Mr.. Lfnck
was tutor for Mrs Spragues child, Willie, at the
time Of the recent troubles in which Senator
CoDklfng was mixed up. He sues Mrs. Sprague
for S240 for salary and expenses in carrying out
his engagement as tutor to her child, Willie
agreement with Prof. Linck was made in her
capacity as married woman, and that there
fore her husband is responsible for the debt,
not her, and that Gov. Sprague had full knowl-
edge Of the engagement made with Mr.. Lfnck
The case came up to-day in Marine Court
Chambers on notice Of motion by
Lean Shaw, counsel for Professor Linck, to
show by what means he expects to evade the
bar OF the married woman act. Mr.. Shaw arose
to-day and said that bis client denied the an
SWer made by the plaintiffs counsel. He claimed
that Mrs. Sprague was alone responsible for The
present debl; that it was well known that she
had not been living with her husband for over
year. and that he had not contributed to her
support or the support Of the children within
the year, and that she bound her seperate es-
tate, verbally, to carry out this contract. Coun-
sci said it was well known that Gov. Sprague
did not make or was not aware Of Prof. Linck's
engagement as tutor, but that the professor
made his exit from the sprague mansion at the
end OF shot gun.
LETTER FROM MRS. sPRAGuE.
Mr.. Shaw then read the following letter from
Mrs. Sprague to Prof. Linck, to show that she
CONSIDERED nm In her employment:
'' ''EDGEwoOD. July 12.-.Vy Dear Sb:-Your
telegram announcing your return to New York
has just come. and your letter will follow, no
doubt Day before yesterday 1 telegraphed
this trying emergency and announced that I
wrote that night y without knowing
more than your letter of the 10th from Whaleys
contained. 1h regret I extremely for several rea.
arrival, but it cannot be helped now.
The treatment, you have received is out
rage0us beyond any words l can command
to characterize it, and l must still beg that
you consider yourself under engagement with
HE, and that you will hold yourself in readiness
to stand by me as friend for the boys sake
iSfactory solution OF this most extraordinary
denouement. The shock and distress has
made me i'll and untitled me entirely for
making necessary preparations for leaving
but On Monday morning 1 will go, and and
between now and then something more
definite in the way of outlook will doubtless be
determined. 1t looks now as though had bet
tergo at once to Providence, in which event
shall want you to accompany me. This am
sure you will consent to do, feeling as you must
that the affront offered you and the abstraction
you. Miss Young wrote me as to your
engagement with her. Until further develop
ments think it best to say nothing further to
her about it. rely still entirely upon your dis
cretion and your devotion, and am grateful for
your fOrbearance thus far.
Very sincerely yours, K. L. SPRAGUE.
ANOTHER LETTER.
Mr.. Shaw also read the following letter from
Mrs. Sprague to Mr.. Linck:
EDGFwoOD, Sunday. 7th July.-lHy Dear 81:
In view OF what has occurred at NarraganSett,
which has greatly shocked and distressed me on
account OF its apparent discourteSy to you,
rejoice that, governed by mature reflection,
concluded to trust you and be quite frank with
you. Your letter, just received, proves how
thank you sincerely for the good judgment you
exhibit, both as to the manner in which
you treat Governor Sprague's erratic
proceeding, and as to the f1rmness you exhibit
ed with Willie I have written
to Gov. Sprague. expressing my grave disappro-
baton as to his disturbing Willie, and have re-
quested him to return the boy at once to your
charge, making it indeed a condition of my re-
naming at Narragansett. Very
sincerely. X C. SPRaGUE.
Counsel wound up by stating that the present
motion to make him disclose by what means he
expected to avoid or evade the married woman
act in these proceedings was an extraordinary
one and should not be granted.
Counsel for Mrs. Sprague put in his answer,
and Judge SiDnott took the papers and reserved
his decision.