St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-09-05
The Sprague Family Quarrel.

| PROVIDENCE, X. l., Sept. 1.-The
story published simultaneously in the
New York Sun and the Boston Herald
as to Mrs. Sprague's flight from Canon
Chef is contradicted by all parties con-
nected with the affair except the lady
herself Her whereabouts are not known
to her own counsel. The latter deny
that she was kept under close surveil-
lance, and speak in appreciative terms
of Gov. Sprague's department.. She left
of her own accord. She had sent her
valuables, and bric-a-brac away in ad-
vance, and no very special effort was
made to overtake her.
[The story alluded to in the above
despatch is to the effect that Mrs.
Sprague had taken her flight in cOnse-
quence of renewed violence on the part
of her husband, and purpOrted to give
Mrs. Sprague's version of the affair, &C
cOrding to which she had, ever since
her return to CanOnchet with her chill
dren, been subjected to many annoy
ances by the governor, which culmi-
mated on Saturday in an actual out
burst on his part. The despatch stated
that the governor on Friday morning
suddenly went into the room where the
nurses were dressing the children, and
seeing Mrs. Sprague there, said, "I'll
show you who is master here,n and,
without any further words, took hold
of her arm and shoulder, dragged her
around the room, and attempted to
throw her out of the window, saving,
before witnesses, that he would do so !;
that Mrs. Sprague began quickly to
~ 70 ha
and Saturday afternoon, about $50,
quietly took her departure, accompa-
MED by her three children, their nurses
and her luggage; that so we'll were her
plans arranged that the governor and
his nephew, Arthur Watson, who were
keeping a vigilant watch upon her
movements, knew nothing about her
departure until the party had a good
hours start and were many miles away !;
that the governor drove sin hot hasten
to Kingston, and about eight miles
away to intercept the train from Can
onchet, but failed to find the runaways
on the train. Mrs. Sprague's flight
would seem to have been arranged very
adroltly. 1t seemed improbable that
she could have taken the cars, for no
train left the pier between $50 and
'CO " S'oSNS anu was us
covered between those hours. 1t was
thought by many that Mrs. Sprague
left in steam yacht, and that, too,
from the pier of the Newport boat. A
strange looking and very fast steam
yacht was seen lowering about the pier
all the afternoon, and suddenly went
up to the Newport boat dock, and after
waiting about ten minutes, steamed
rapidly away. The children are four in
number Willie, aged 10; Ethel, aged
9; Kate, aged 5 and Portia, aged 4.
Willie remains with his father; the
three little girls Mrs. Sprague took
with her.
THE FUGITIVE ON THE WAY TO BOSTON.
PROVIDENCE, r. l., Sept. Mrs.
Sprague arrived Sunday noon mt Ions
dale, r. l., a little village north of
Providence. Her horses were used mp,
and she gave her driver dOuceur of
$50. She then gave Warren Mosher,
stable keeper, $50 to get a fresh team
ready. Her new driver has not yet re-
turned. Mrs. Sprague is on the way
to Boston. She avoids the principal
roads, and evidently breads pursuers.