The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-08-21

Hotci plaAZd uuTlnB inc next evening
convcrsing with some ladies. During
Friday afternoon Governor Sprague was
observed driving about Narragansett
pier, having been at home entertaining
his guests the night previous, though he
had been absent for a day or two before.
He had gun with him, which It is be-
lieycd that he loaded earlier in the day.
Finally he drove to the rear Of his house,
which is about mile and half from
the pier, and came through the house in
somewhat excited condition. He got
out to the piazza, where he found Sena.
tor Crnkling conversing with Mrs.
| Sprague, who was at q window Governor
Sprague then said, addressing Senator
Conkling, care you armed, sirY" and
Conkling replied: "No, l am not"
"Thcn," said Ex-Governor Sprague, "I
give you five minutes tn get off these
premises. If you are not away will fire
Ut you" Ex-Governor Spraguc is said
TO have made use OF some further exas.
perating language. Senator Conkling
seeming much surprised but remember
ing that he was under Ex-Governor
Sprague's roof, rose and walked few
steps away while Mrs. Sprague came out
OF the house and stood between them.
Ex.Governor Sprague stood looking at
Senator Conkling while carriage drove
up which had been ordered to take Mrs.
Sprague for drive. When Mrs. Sprague
found that Ex-Governor Sprapue was
apparently determined on an unpleasant
scene she called for her hat and shawl
which Mrs Martin, friend and a guest
IN the house, brought her. In the house
at the time as guests were Mr.. and Mrs.
Martln aud Miss Martin and Mrs. Alex.
ander, as well AZ Senator Conkling. A
story which has been circulated here that
senator Conkling carried an invalid out
OF the house is nonsense. lie went away
entirely alone. After Ex-Governor
oprague repeated his pcremptory order
to MIR. Conkling to quit his house there
was some hesitancy on the part of the
New York Senator rs 70 what should 10
done. but seeing no hope of rational
solution he finally took his hat and en-
tering the carriage went down to the pier.
stopping Oh the way at Dillington's res
taurant. scarcely had he arrived there
ana got out of the conveyance than ex-
Governor Sprague, who had followed,
came up, and it is therefore certain that
the latter must have kept his horse
hitched up ready for use to follow Sena.
tor Conkling. On the arrival Of cx-
Governor Sprague at Billington's another
exchange of words took place, but there
is not the slightest testimony TO show
that at any time Land-to-hand encoun-
ter, such as has been spoken of freely
mere today, took place. But it is certain
chat tnere was an excited and threaten
ing colloquy between the two outside of
the most public spot in the whole place,
ana thus 1t came to pass that the most
exaggerated rumors were set in motion.
oi1ted down the foregoing are the prin.
cipai lacts In the case, SO far rs Mr..
Conkllng and MIR. Sprague are concerned.
AS to the alleged cause of the hostility
OF MIR. Sprague to Mr.. Conkling it il
only certain that the German teacher So
lndlscreet!y and foolishly brought into
the matter had nothing whatever to do
with it: On Thursday night, according
10 ex-GoTernor Sprague himself. he could
not sleep. He said to tradesman here
the next day that his mind was troubled
that he could not get no rest, and that
some one had to be cleared out of his
mousse that Friday night His move.
ments during Friday morning we're no.
ticed by good many people as being
very strange. but no one thought that he
contemplated personal injury 10 any in.
MhS. sPRAGUE LEAVES HER HUsBASD's
HOUSE.
AFTER the encounter Mrs. Sprague went
70 Mr. Perry's near by and subseouent.
ly to the Tower House, where II IL IN
derstood she remained over night. Yes.
teroay she gave orders to have her trunks
packed at the ex-Governors house and
put on the train for Providence. She
sent her children and maid to the denot
nearest the Tower Hill House and said
she would take the cars at the Narraran-
sett fler Cepot, which she subsequently,
did, and met her family higher up the
line. Before her departure fcf Proyi.
uence, however, Mrs. Sprasue went to
the Lake Side House, near Silver Lake
Sne drove there and called oIs Professor
Linck, who is the German teacher to.
wards whom Senator Sprague is said to
Ieei such pronounced antipathy. She
exchanged few words with him, which
may nave given rise to the introduction
OF his name into the story. Soon after.
wards nlrs. Sprague went to the Pier
depot for Providence. Ex.Goyerno-
Sprague went to Providence vesterdav
but he did not see his wife, going on n
different train. That ox.Sanator and
Mrs. Sprague have been on most unban.
py terms for some time il matter of gan-
eral notoriety here. A few weeks ago n
gentleman whose family are stayinS Mt
Narragansett Pier called on Mrs
Sprague, and, sending in his card. saw
her; lie had known her many years, but
had meyer met her husband. He snr.
gested to Mrs. Sprague that he would like
TO leave a card for the ex-senator person
ally, as he desired to have the pleasure of
meeting him. Mrs. Sprague in replv
said that she was quite unable to answer
tor anything that Mr.. Sprague might
think or do. She had taken no responsi.
bliity for his conduct for long time. and
1t was not likely that she could long re.
main in the same house with him. Il
has been known here for some time that
ex-GoVernor Sprague has contemplated
selling the house in which this unpleas-
ant incident took place. A great deal of
unnecessary scandal has been created by
the injudicious story Of squabble over
the German professor, which has not lost
anything during the day by the com.
mentaries of the people at the hotels.
A telegram from Utica, August 10.
says: The publication here this morning
of the Associated Press telegram relatiye
to the trouble in ex Governor Sprapue,s
household, at Narragansett Pier, Rhode
Island. on Friday afternoon, again re-
vlved the reports current here last June.
1t was then asserted that Mrs. Conkling
was to institute divorce proceedings
against her husband; that q separation
had already taken place, and that the
Senator would not again return to Utica.
The Suns denial of these stories early in