The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-08-13
THE SCATTERING.
acoNKp CLIMBS.

After Ex-Governor Sprague had repeated
his perem ptory order to Mr.. Conkling to
quit his house, there was some hesitancy on
the part of the New York senator as to what
should be done, but he finally took his hat,
and, entering the carriage, went down to the
Pier stopping on the way at Billington's
restaurant. Scarcely had he arrived there
and 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
1or use frdT1 m q Iruf Ink
TO FOLLOW SENATOR coNKLrNG.
On the arrival of Ex-Governor Sprague at
BiIhngton's another exchange of words took
place, but there is not the slightest testl-
mony to show that at any time q hand-to-
hand encounter, such as has been spoken of
freely here to day, took place. But it is GER
tain that there was an excited and threaten
ing encounter between the two in one of the
most public spots in the whole place, and
thus it came to pass that the most exsgger-,
ated 1rumors were set in motion. Sifted
down, the foregoing are the principal facts
in the case SO far as Mr.. ConkliDg and Mr..
Sprague are concerned. On Thursday night,
according to Ex-Governor Sprague himself,
essa HE COULD NOT SLEEP. aH0,
He said to tradesman here the next day
that his mind was troubled; that he could
get no rest, and that some one had to be
cleared out of his house that Friday night.
His movements during Friday morning were
noticed by a good many people as being very
strange, but no one thought that he contem-
plated personal injury toward any indiyid. Z
ual. After the encounter Mrs. Sprague went
to Mr. Perry's, near by, and subsequently
to the Tower House, where, 1t is understood,
she remained over night. Yesterday she
gave orders to .,sf.s.si,s. .7aF ssr.-.
s2tss HAVE HER TRUNKS PACKED
at the ex-governor's house and put on the
train for Providence She sent her children
and maid to the depot, nearest the Tower
Hill house, and said sue would take the cars
at the Narragansett Pier depot, which abe
subsequently did, and met her family on
the line Before her departure for Provi-
dence, however, Mrs. Sprague went to the
Lakeside House, near Silver lake, and soon
afterward She went to the Pier depot for
Providence. Ex-Governor Sprague went to
Providence Yesterday, but did not see his
wife. going on different train.
BEGINNING OF THE SCANDAL.
RoscoE's CALAMITY.
The attentions which Senator Conkling
paid Mrs. Sprague during the first year OF
their intimacy were not very marked. The
scandal did not become the topic of social
gossip till about two years ago. Then they
! began to appear frequently in each others
| company at social DINNERS, public receptions,
L
| Senator Conkling's family has not resided
| in Washington for IKE or six years. The ih
health of Mrs. Oonkling and the distaste o.
Miss Conkling, the senator's only child, foi
| Washington society was the excuse given
the public for their absence. 1t was, how
ever, no secret to the initiated that
!. LIAIsoN OF THE SENATOR ~
with the wife of Federal official well
knownsin New York was the real reason To-
4 the abdonment by Mrs. and Miss Conkltnf
of tho society of the National capital. fh'
relations of Conkling to this woman did no
cease till some time late in the year 1879 o.
early in 1876. Coincldent Herewith, thu
scandal OF his devotions to Mrs. Sprague be
gan to grow apace. For year they at
tracted but little attention outside o
+ official society. Within this circle, how
ever, they were the subject of more or les
comment The house of Southern sena
tor who knew Mrs. Sprague in her girlhoo
days in Ohio was for q long time the trystin
place. 1855