The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-09-01
MRSBPRAGUE's FLIGHT.
She Carries on Three OF the children
Renewal OF the Scandal.

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NARRAoANsETT PlRR, R. l., August SO,-
Mrs. sprSgue escaped from Canonchet
this afternoon, taking her three girls with
her and some OF her baggage. Since she
decided to return to her former magnif'
cent home with her children, Governor
Sprague has kept the most careful watch
over her and her movements. Every Wis.
itor who asked to see her underwent a
rigid croHs-examinRion by him before al.
lowed to enter her room; and II the per.
son was one OF her former intimate friends,
he or she was positively denied admission.
All letters and kilograms TO her were open
ed by him and kept from her; and she was
literally q prisoner-watched when she
was permitted TO ride, and kept under the
closest surveillance at home.
This afternoon she succeeded in escap-
ing from sprague, taking the three girls
with her. The manner OF getting away,
and the arrangements leading up to II, are
very interesting, but can not be given
now. 1t Ia certain Governor Sprague will
follow her, and when he oYertakes her
and attempts to seize the children q scene
Is expected. II Is also probable that the
occurrence will lead to the long-expected
suit for divorce, in which the facts Of the
case leading to Senator Conkling's expul.
sion from the Sprague mansion will be
divulged. That there Is much behind Il
all Is admitted by all who know the parties
Mrs. Sprague's escape Is not at this writ
ing known to more than three or four per-
sons, who, while they are in full posses.
sion 'ot the particulars, are not willing at
present to disclose them. Tomorrow or
next day the interesting tale may be told.
All who do know, however, agree that the
occurrence Is but the beginning Of the re.
opening Of the entire case; and so EN-.
phatic are they in their predictions OF in.
terestng developments, that It Is evident
the whole scandal has got to come out.
Some Of them even hint that violence will
follow the attempt Of Sprague to seize the
children, as II Is known he will certainly
attempt to do. He has manifested the ut
most Ill temper ever since the Conkling
episode, and an outbreak is expected when
he discovers that she is gone, not that he
cares 50 much for her, but that she has
taken the children
WIp' SPIAkuo IIleuub say bulL lOI LIle
possession Of the children is to follow this
affair, ifSprague pursues and takes them
from her. 1fshe succeeds In getting them
beyond his reach, he will sue for them.
The friends Of both side say that divorce
snit is Dow to follow. a.
Not little does Conkling's name
mingle with all the talk. He has never
opened his lips to speak about the affair in
public. Not denial or affirmation ol the
stories has he condescended TO make. The
effect Of this new deyelopment onthe eve
Of the New York State Republican Con.
vention, which meets on Wednesday in
Saratoga, you can as we'll compute as we
atthis distance from you. By the time it
meets the new development must have
been poised atar and near, and Conkling's
part Init will not be less conspicuous than
It has been.
Mrs. sprague is already many miles
from here. Whether sprague has yet be-
gun bis pursuit Is not difnitely known,
but 1t will soon be begun,