Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-09-03

Mrs Kate Chase Sprague, who, since the out
break OF her trouble with her husband, Ex-Gov-
ernor Sprague has been closely watched by him
at Canonchet, Rhode Island, has left there sud
denly, and her present whereabouts are unknown
Her friends say that the governor, coming home
on Friday morning in an intoxicated condition.
suddenly went into the room where the nurses
were dressing the children, and seeing Mrs
Sprague there, said: "rl show you who Is mas
ter here, 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, saying before witnesses that he would
do so, He was prevented from carrying his threat
into execution by those present The children
were half-dressed, and were screaming with
fright. Mrs. Spngne began quickly to make
arrangements to leave the place, and Saturday
afternoon, about half-past five, quickly took her
departure, accompanied by her three children,
their nurses, and her luggage. So well were her
plans arranged, that the governor and her nephew,
Arthur Watson, who were keeping a vigilant
watch upon her movements, knew nothing about
her departure until the party had q good hours
start, and were many miles away. Mr.. Watson,
upon finding them gone, Immediately started
down town with the colored cook, and drove to
the depot and hotels, in hopes OF finding some
clew to their whereabouts. Finding none, he
turned back, and when half way between the
depot and the pier met the governor, who in hot
haste, changed places with the cook, and started
at a breakneck speed for Kingston Junction. about
eight miles away. Leaving the pier at about the
same time as the train for Kingston, he spurred
his horse to a race-course speed, and then began
a race between the governor and the train, he
hoping to cut them of II they had got on board
at any out-of-the-way place along the line OF that
road When Conductor Hae's train arrived at
Kingston the governor was standing on the plat
form, with mud-bedabbed coat and excited face
watching for signs Of the missing party. He &C
costed Conductor Hale with, Have you lugged
off my children? D. Mr.. Hale told him he had
seen nothing of them, and after looking through
the boat train, and inquirng Of the officials at the
Kingston depot the governor started back for the
pier, as was supposed, as all traces of his move
ments were lost from that point WILLIE his son,
who has sided with his father during all this I'M
happy affair, was started on the road to Tower
Hill to Wakefield, but returned unsuccessful in
his search.
There are many theories as to the manner
in which Mrs. Sprague managed the affair so
adroitly. 1t seems improbable that she could have
taken the cars, for no train left the pier between
half-past five and half-past seven o'clock, and
her departure was discovered between those
hours. Her son, Willie, was at the depot keeping
watch in all the interval between the time of the
discovery and the departure Of the last train The
general impression is that Mrs Sprague left in a
steam-yacht, and that, too, from the rier OF the
Newport boat. strange-loOking and very fast