Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-08-14
The spresue-Conkling Scandal.

The spresue. Conkling Scandal.
AZ .zt:ac! !rom private letter from Mrs.
Nm,S pracue to friend, given for pub icatior.
makes reference 10 the DOW notorious outbreak
at Tie uaGsion lcGr Narragsrsc!t Pier. She
says: Gov. Spsasua's causeless snd shameful
persecution Of the cbildrens teacher is literally
true es be tells the STORY. The attempt to COM
rlicate Mr.. C0nkiiog with this matter Is absurd.
Inc guests Of the house we're removed uuder
Gov. SDrague's threats OF murder TO be done.
Mrs Srraguc oXpalGs somewhat the case
agatst The Trustee Of the bankrupt estate, 10
which Gov. Spra2uo bad sought the legal couu.
sci ot MIR. ConkliDe, and says as h + means for
living 1t CauonchGt had been cut off. she re
guessed Mir. GonklinT, who had already been
Consulted by Gov. Spragur, to see him and try
to ascertain what results were likely to follow
the proposed case that would benefit or provide
ter the children. Mr. Conkling had stopped OF
Carurchct tor this purpose, and vas awaiting
Gov. Sprague's return when the outbreak &C
CURED. If ary hostile words were exchanged
between Mir. Corkliug and Gov. Sprague at
Can1uchet, they alone know what they were,
Tor 90 ono el.e heard them. What transpirod
D the village | dc MT k1oI. Mrs. Sprague
refers 10 severe terms to her husbands life and
habits, which long ego interrupted marital re
alions and b!Iahted their domestic life.
A long letter from Providence tG tho N. i.
Sun gives the most detailed and Ineligible ac-
cjuat cl the Sprague COnkng trouble that has
yet appeared. The correspondent says:
ut is eerisi1 that ey.GoV. Sprague has made
trCq1.Dt allrsIoUs TO biz friends of the Intimacy
between Senator Conk!iDg aad Mrs. Sprsrue,
and that he has upcn more than one occasion
made threats against alr. Coukirg, reterli0g
with great bitterness 70 tho fact that Senator
Conkrg Was cons ant guest 1T bis Hltc'5 res
ldcrc4 nCar Washington during bis own alb
ssGos that he was frequently seen with her
diving abGp. tie oJuntIy roads near that city
Gtd Was h:r HyI2udaut ct almost every public
srthl?!oS 10 or ab3u. Washington, whiio he,
the husband was c9mpc~d by the eSi onces
| OF his tuslurss 10 remain duvlog the greater
part Of the year 10 Prdvde:ce orin bis mills 4.
Crauston AcausL tins Mrs Sprspue's triands
he7e said that her friendship with Senator
CorkIng dated back to her gicho,d md the
ilie,E,e OF her father, the late Chief Justice S.
!. Chase, ia This, family Mr.. ConklIug was al
Wsys vausd and intimate friend. Mr.. CVuking,
they add,was not ouI2 Mrs. Spraguo's counsel 10
the successful effort to have the estate of her
ta!hcs Gear Washington exempted from taxa
ton, IS recognition Of Mr.. Chase services to
the cCnniIy,, bet he had also bsel recently re-.
talocC. by H1vcrodr Spragus himself IS counsel
| Ii orc phase tt tho taugied legal contest DO
| tW2GJ Gvr.rn0i Sprague. his business creditors,
| some members OF his oTn family aud the trus
tee 81 the estate that Elk years gro was valued
NJ tr.-
| had visited &! SeGstlr Uorklng's home at u lea
Hlthu the past twelve months S3uaitr Cork
log had said 10 friend at Newport that Que
oijrc. Of his visit to Rhode Island was at Scua
| tor Spfaruc's request, to consult with him upon
the legal bu9lHe;s referred to.
Governor SDrsgue, ovl1g to the failure Of
the great manufacturing tirm, Of which hu IS a
member, has been living economically at his
splendid sunm:r rssl ;pc,, which had original
y cost nearly n llion of dollars. 1t was sur
rounded by pax II yearly Thousand acres,
With lakes, liver ond deGso tortsi within
| The ctmlln. A,r0Ss lis front was nearly mile
oI SEA beach. IL the wreck Of 1873 this place
was among the ussetS, and will be sold with the
rest OF the proIer'y. Last week Gov. SDregue
went away, the understanding biog that be
vas g0ing 10 Portland and would not return
Until Saturday. Ga Tuesday Senator Conk-
ling s!ilVtd, auC On the evening Il Thursday
Govrrpcr Sprgguc unexpectedly returned AID
c,clli:G room remote from his wife ind her
tuass lis pr, ssnce 10 the house scous to
have beer uukn9sn 10 aey Of It's donates uulil
tie aItcruoou Of Friday. After leaving bis
room the ~ Y meroug be is said 10 have gone
qlietiy TO I'll: village and returned WihuuS tt @
kncw "dgc Il LIy Of the inmatts About .
&C OK in lie Afternoon, by en- appointment
vi h MIS-. Spraguc, Lnck, tic Germao tutor
@ho had been hoa!olOg with peichbofug
family Sluce bis !e't Interview with the Governor
Was seen ming u? the road leading to tho
hcuS'. GoVcrnor Spraaua drove him Of,
'hre a.cUir4; hiu with double barrelicd shot
gro, according to L:rck' S statement. The CO...
itSgGndrnt then goes On To sly:
'Oo Governor Sprague' srelurn to the house
it is SD that he first enc uatered S:natvr
CJDSlIug. Oh thc m3eius between the two
there W r. bat few Witnesses. but the acoount
CT 1t has been given by oue uf those present. 1t
WAS when aooo with Mr.. Sprague, Mr.. Conk-
hog, aud the oveisetr ct the place Norris. that
Governor Sprogue is said TO have odd red
Senator Couklicg 10 leave, taking cut his watch
at tic same time, and saying 10 the Senator that
be would given hlG IS. twenty minutes TO quis
tho house. Whatov-r may b. the truth OF
this, it Is otrlaio that Senator Coukliug came
dowu to bo village without his luggage; that
lie spsDt the i6terral-somo thee hours-ba-
tween hio departure from tho house and his
leaving by the train fer ProvideIc, in an OBJ
scuGC l!t!e cafe OF The village, ard that his lug.
gage--a heavy trunk AMI valise-was sent
from the house 10 The station about an hour
after Senator Co1klipg came to the village.
Senator Cooking had said to 1rirnd ID New
port Oh leaving Tor Nafr4gaus2tt Pier Thurs
day atcrnooo, that be expected to rcuaio at
Governor Spre gle's house Ter several days.
"A few minutes after Senator Conkiugs de-.
psrturo from the Mouse, Governor Sprague fol-
lowed him toward the village. immediately on
hor husbands quitting the Dlsca-it is said that
he then still hsd his gun with him--Mrs Sprague
took her three lutte girls with her. the Oldest
STOUT IL and Inc yoIngest ), srd hurried
through the arouECs 10 tie back entrance
whcnco she Wen! over to the Tower Hill Hotel, p
mile 1rom The Splagne house. and rsmsined