The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-08-13
if he had ordered conkling from his

"Yes, did,
"For what reason? may ask?n
because he has tried to destroy my
household in Washington, and now he
seeks to do it here"
He cut the conversation off, IL is
said, after inquiring. if the man with
whom he was talking had read the
Washington papers last winter: II you
had, he is reported to have said, you
ought to know why.
There are all sorts of rumors here
about what will follow this case. Among
them is one that Sprague will institute
proceedings for divorce and there is one
that Mrs. sprague will also adopt the
same course.
There Is much sympathy among the
Pier people for Sprague, who is spoken
of as a generous and indulgent man,
a loving father and a genial friend,
and the matter is deeply deplored by
everybody, and is referred to as a new
burden to man already in business
difficulties.
The relations of Prof. Linck to the
family were those of a teacher, and it
is said that the outburst of wrath which
was visited upon him had followed i'm
mediately upon the discovery that
Conkling was in the house, and before
the exciting dispute that is said to have
occurred between Conkling and Sprague
in the hall at Cononchet.
New York, Aug 12.-The Times
says, editorially, without attempting to
make any inferences from the still in
complete body of evidence bearing up
on this affair, it may be pointed out
that the episode of Sprague, Conk-
ling and the German tutor derives its
chief Importance from the rather i'll
judged efforts of Conkling's friends to
secure acceptance for his version of
the affair, which violates both proba-
bility and fact.
Consideration for the feeling of the
parties chiefly concerned may justify a
proper reticence in regard to the de-
tails OF an incident in every way de-
plorable, but in dealing with the mat
ter which was certain to become sub
ject of general gossip, entire frankness
was the safest way of avoiding i'll ma
tured comment. The friends of Conk-
ling should have initiated the chival-
rocs disregard Of appearances which
seems to have distinguished his de-
meanor toward his enraged assailant.
Attempt to Interview Conkling.
The New York Star revives the fam
lily scandals of Sprague and Conkling,
publishing stories current months ago,
and gives the following as result of
the attempt to interview Conkling yes
terday. A reporter for the Star sent
up his card to Conkling yesterday at
Fifth avenue. A gentleman who des-
cribed himself as Mr.. Gardner, an ac-
quaintance of the senator's and said to
be his private secretary, thus greeted
the reporter: 'tThe senator wishes me
to say for him that he has made no
statements or explanations to newspa-
per men, and does not intend to do so.
He does not care to say anything on
the subject in reference to which sup
pose you have called. 1 will say my
self there is not anything in this mat
ter at all. It arose from the sena-
tors rushing between Sprague and the
tutor to prevent blows from being
struck. Sprague was drunk when it
occurred. The senator was not hit
nor threatened in any way.nt
The trouble with this statement is
that Professor Linck, in his very diffuse
statement of affairs, does not mention
any such rushing between.