The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-08-20
spr.wue.C ;,onkiing.
rrs STORY OF THE FIRST DIsPAI[SehEs so"S
-, THING ABOUT THE spRAGUg ESTATE.

,r,,s erony on rHs FIRST DISPATCHES SOME NE
- THrSl, ABOUT THE spRAGUE ESTATE.
Nrw York, August 1S.-The ;Itmes n u,
ono following special from Providence: n.
I regarding the Sprague. Con King auasl I
.sCln The day following the scene AZ Sa i.'a.,
chet. Linck. the German teacher, receiy W1
= te,erram from the Hon. Nelson w.
A,sr;cn. representative In Congress lIoa'
h;s-citv and asking bin TO come 10 froyi-
aan.s Of fnee. Mr.. Aidrich was acting ~
anntnnction with Mr.. Danielson, editor OF
tha providence Journal, and Senator An
thonv 10 shield Mr.. Conkiing, and u was
yerv desirable that something should pe
nnbIisbed that would give 80 the world the
;mnression that Mr.. Conkiing was an lnno-
conf and much-abused man. Linck came
here. and. after the interview, wrote very
elaborate statement that was to be puDilsne !,
IN the .Iostrnd! the following Monday. ne
1hen returned to NarragaDsett Per, takihs
nm his residence ut Lake Side. On tue uay
~ the publication LiDck was mnen SUI
,rised. 60 ne says, to receive WISH rom
Mrs Sprseue, who talked to him ratner se-
rerely for not censuring the Governors con-
t,uct IN stronger way in his Statement
During this TRADE Linck learned IRON Mrs'
SnrariIe's own lips the fact that mr.. Dah.ei
SON had sent a proof OF the statement 10 net
at the Narragansett Hotel very early MOI
day morning for her revision, ana tilat az
counted for many changes IN .he "oIu-
ing and the mutilations that were SO appu-
rent. Another trick played upon ,ne guy
less German was that perpetrateu W IA.
DapieIson, who. when applied 10 py Linoh
for advice rs TO whether 1t was Dest " se'
out writ for the Governors arrest Qua.
recommended
he 90 TO see E. Fl. Hazard and get legal
advice from him. Mr.. HaZsrd was On inti-
mate friend of the Spragues, and conn
Jant NJ Dopielson and Anthony, and was
,viIJino TO aid in the attempts to shield Mr..
Conkiing. He told Linck that Sprague's
great influence, together with the money ne
could command, and the great cost nc
T,inckl would be put to, would make IL
rather embarrassing for him, and it would
he better for all il there was any lancied dl1n-
Guilty TO forget and forgive. Linck was easily
persuaded to drop the matter, and so Sena-
tor Anthony's endeayor to keep Mr.. Conk-
lipe's name out OF our petty courts proved
successful. Only one journalist has obtain
ed an interview with Governor Sprague.
He did not talk with him with the intention
of giving 10 the public what he learned,
but to bave points explained for his own
benefit, and he refuses to talk. He has IN
his possession all the facts connected with
the affair, and asserts that bali has not YET
been told"
THE sPRAGUE ESTATE.
The Canouchet farm now occupied Dy
the discordant Spragues stands on the books
of the bankrupt firm Of A. & W. Sprague
valued at $3.50, 900. Mrs. Spragne refuses to
make any further statements, but IS deter
mined to resist any attempt to deprive her
p1f the custody OF her children, while Gov
ernor Sprague has Eecome silent, and the
lawyers are hoping to patch up some sort OF
a COMPROMISE by which the breakup OF the
family may be avoided. TO his immediate
friends the Governor speaks OF his wife as
:. infatuuted," term which, it is urged,
does not necessarily imply belief IN her
guilt. Mrs. Sprague was allowed by ber
husband for her household expenses IN
Washington $4,000 year, which was in adj
dition to the property she enjoyed Ill her
own right. Since the failure, both the
Spragues have drawn about $1,000 apiece
from the estate, although Mrs. Sprague says
she has repeatedly urged him to accept a
larger and more regular allowance. Dir.
Sprague, who is very proud, has always re-
fused to do this, saying that he would never
be "salaried man in firm where he was
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