Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-08-18
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Especial Telegram to the Globe.
PROVIDENCE, r. l., Aug. 17.-Witnesses OF
The scene bstween Governor and Mrs.
Sprague st Conductor Hale's house, Nara
gansett Pier, on Thursday, say that it was q
stormy one on tho Governors part. He said
to his wife:
"Your man got away pretty quick that
time, didn't he?" 10 which his wife made
no reply.
In frequently speaking of Mrs. Sprague's
alleged extravagances, he Asked "Where is
that $4,000 you got recently? suppose you
have squandered all that"
correspondent of the New York Sun who
visited Canonchet yesterday, was received
cordially by Gov. Sprgue, who said that be
hoped by keeping his wife quiet and COM
posed for few days and beyond the reach of
distre ssing influences, to induce a frame of
mind in which she would come to an under
standing upon her future position toward
him.
KArE's PARTIAL RErRAcT1oN.
The correspondent was then shown into
tho apartment of Mrs. sprsgue. ~ have
sent for you,' she said, "because I wish to
correct some false impressions which have
gone abroad in regard to my conduct at
Thursdays meeting. I didn't charge my
husband, as has been stated, with untruth-
fitness, nor did / make the verbal attacks
upon him which have been represented as
doing, On the contrary 1 bore with meek
mesa the
UNMANLY sNEERs AND REpRoAouEs
that he showered upon me. have my story
to tell, and when tho truth is known shall
be justified. God knows that I have no
reason to fear tho truth, though for thirteen
long years my life has been a constant bur-
den and drag upon me. For years I have
had this thing weig Ching upon me and have
striven with all my might to stand between
my husbands wrong-doing and the public. I
have done it for the sake of my children,
not for any affection that existed between
Us, for there has been none for years. This
whole miserable affair into which Senator
UoNxLING HAS BEEN wANToNLY DRAGGED
without n particle of reason or excuse, origi-
mated in business transaction between
himself and my husband of 80 trivial ma
ture that you would not be astounded that
any odiAo uau COuiu CcuSlucF IL b SOuTCo Oh
jealousy. For years have known Senator
Conkling, just as from the position of my
father and my husband, have known scores
of other public men in Washington. I have
known him from the time was child, and
my husband has known him for years. Two
years ago they were on perfectly good
terms"
PAsTURING HORSES.
Mira
the facts concerning the trivial business
transaction referred to, which was in brief,
that Gov. Sprague, in July, 1878, sent to
Washington some young colts and fillies to
be pastured near the city, and the horses
were. by Mr.. Conkling's suggestion, sent to
tho same farm at which his own horses were
pastured. Gov. Sprague refused to pay the
bill for pasturing, and the farmer threaten
ed to sue Senator Conkling The latter Of
fered to lend to Sprague tho money to settle
the bill, to be repaid whenever convenient.
This petty, contemplate sum, Mrs.
Sprague says, was the commencement of her
husbands jealousy against Conkling. On
this subject Mrs. Sprague says Mr.. Conkling
never paid her any attention that
WIFE COULD NOT HoNoRA BLY, RECEIVE
from her husbands friend, and it is false to
say otherwise. Mr.. Sprague was simply
worked upon by his business troubles which
had been eliminating for years, and by his
indulgence III strong drink. He regarded
everyone, no matter how honorable, who
wa, g. friend of mine as an intsrloper and
intriguer against him. His jealousy and
hatred OF that poor Gsrman shows the work
ings of his monomania. Why he wrote a
letter to Mr.. Chase, a friend of mine, shortly
before the affair, saying he did not doubt
Senator Conkling, but he was determined
10 KILL BOTH HIM AND PROF. LINcKE.
She said that Conkling came to Canonohet
to influence Sprague to consent to certain
policy in the management of the estate, the
same subject on which Sprague went to
Washington last April to consult Conkling.
Mrs. Sprague recounted the incidents of the
encounter between tie two men a week ago,
adding little to what is already known on
that subject. She denied that Mr.. Conk-
ling had any hand in preparing the first re
port of the difficulty, in which it was made
to appear that Prof Lincke was the only man
whom Sprague went gunning after. On
the contrary she says that Conkling disap-
proved of it and that he has neither sought
to conceal or spread any knowledge he had
of the wretched matter. When asked if sh 9
was present in the Senate on the night of
the
CoNKLINGi LAMAR
affair, Mrs. Sprague replied, II was, and in
company with the wives of several distin-
guished Senators. The story that I almost
tainted at the idea of an encounter between
Senator Conkling and Senator Lamar is ut
terly false. I hardly knew of the affair I'M
til it was over and ] am certain that I ex-
hibited no more feeling than as warm per-
sonal friend of Mr.. Conkling. There were
others who exhibited far more interest than
l. sat before Mrs. Senator Cameron and l
remember that Mr.. Cameron himself, in his
excitement rushed down the marble stair
case two steps at a time in order to get on
the floor before tho tro7ble was over, The
report that
WROTE NOTES TO Mr.. coNKLING
on that occasion, is shameless falsehood I
certainly would not do so. Obviously it
would be an improper and unladylike action.
The Same absolute contradictions are due
from me of the stories of my remaining out
ct late hours aud nesting Mr.. Conkling at
the capitol. I am compelled to speak plain
~ of tnese outrageous ISLANDERS, because of
their wide publicity. At ths proper place I
will show ths true character and origin of
that want the truth about the matter to be
known at the proper time.