Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-08-13
the coxkuse.spaAeue SCANDAL.
Out or the House OF tho Ex Governoz
Retreats the DistinRuis Senator-ln
Five Minutes Moro ho Would have been
Shot Full OF Holes.

from Narragansett Pier says: Early this
morning there was an unusual stir in the
hotels, for it had been announced that .
Sunday paper which would arrive here from
New York would contain full account of
the Sprague- Conkling sensation. Unfortun.
ately for all the parties concerned, the truth
has not yet fully appeared here, but give
you news from q source asto which there
can be no question.
The trouble arose between E1-Gov.
Sprague and Senator Conkling. The affair
occurred on Friday evening. Either on
Wednesday night or Thursday morning
Senator Conkling arrived at Narraganse,t
Pier. With him. or after him, came "a trunk
and large valise. These articles Of bag
gage were taken 10 the Sprague mansion by
the direction of Senator Conkling. He re-
mained there as visitor the next day, and
was on hotel piazza the next evening con-
versing with some ladies. During Friday
afternoon Gov. sprague was observed driv-
ing about Narragansett Pier, having been at
home entertaining his guests the night pre-
vious, though he had been absent for day
or two before. He had gun with him,
which it is believed that he loaded earlier
in the day. Finally he drove to the rear of
his house, which is about mile and half
fEom the Pier, and came through the house
in somewhat excited condition. He got
out to the piazza, where he found Senator
Conkling conversing with Mrs. Sprague,
who was at window. Gov. Sprague then
said, addressing Senator Conkling: "Are
you armed, sirY
Conkling replied: "No, am not"
"Then," said ex-Gov. Sprague, II give
you five minutes to get off these premises.
If you are not then away will FIRE at YOU"
Ex-Gov. Sprague is said then to have
made use of some further exasperating Ian
guage. Senator Conkling, seeming much
surprised, but remembering that he was un-
der ex-Gov, Sprague's roof, rose and took u
few steps away, while Mrs. Sprague came
out Of the house aud stood between them.
Ex-Gov. Sprasue stood looking at Senator
Conkling while carriage drove up which
had been ordered to take Mrs Sprasue for
drive. When Mrs. sprague found that
ex-Gov. Spragne was apparently determined
on an unpleasant ecene, she called for her
bat and shawl, which Mira. Martin, friend
and d guest in the house, brought her. In
the house At the time as guests, we're Mrs.
Martin, Miss Martin and Mr.. Alexander, as
we'll as, Senator Conkling. A story which
has been circulated here that Senator Conk.
ling carried an invalid out of the house il
nonsense. He went away entirely alone.
After ex. Gov. Spraeue bad repeated his
petemptory order to Mr.. jConklinR TO fouil
nIs house, there was some hesitancy on The
part OF the New York senator as to whs,
should be done. but he finally took bis hat
and, entering the carriage, went down 10
the Pier. stopping on the way at Billing
toms restaurant. Scarcely had he arrived
there and got out of tho csnveysncs thar
ex-Goy. 6prague, who had followed. came
up, end itsis therefore certain that TIE lat
ter must have kept his horse hitched ur
ready for use TO follow Senator Conkline
On the arrival Of ex-Goy. Spragre at Bill
iinRtons another exchange Of words tool
place. but there is not the slightest test,-
mony TO- show that at any time "a hand-to-
thand encounter, such as has been spoken
OF freely here to-day, took place. But 1t il
certain there vac an excited aud threaten.
: ing encounter between the two in one o.
the most public spots in the whole place
and thus it came to pass thai. the most ex-
aRgersted -rumors were set Ia motion
S,!ted down, the foregoing are the princi-
> pal facts In the case go far as Mr.. Conk!ins
and Mr. Sprague are concerned. On Thurs
, day night, according to ex-Gov. Spraeus
himself, he could not sleep He said TO ,
tradesman here the next day that his mind
was troubled; that hs could get no rest, and
that some one had to be cleared out of biz
house that Friday night. His movement.
during Friday morning we're noticed BY
good many people as being very strange
but no one thought that be contemplated
personal injury toward any Individual
After the encounter Mrs. Sprague went tc
MIR. Perry's, near By, aud subseoueu,ly
TO the Tower house, where, il ia under
! stood. she remained over ntpht. Yes,er-
, day shc gave orders 10 have her trnnk,
packed AZ The cx.govcrnor's house and M,
on tho train for Pnostdencc. She sent he,
children and maid 10 the depot, nearest the
Tower Hill house. and said she would take