The daily gazette., 1879-08-19
FIRST. EDITION.
MIR. sPRAGUE's STORY.

M R. SPRAG UE'S STO kH.
lie LEAVES Ills WIFE FREE TO
SPEAK BUT Is HIMSELF SENSl-
bly, SILENT.
HE DECLINES TO SAY JUST NOW WHY
uE OI,DE RED MIR. CONKLlNO AWAY.
NARRAoANsETT PIER, August H.
1t ha, been dull day in every way at
this place. The weather has not been
al all agreeable. The guests a. the hotels
have been anything but cheerful and 10
the outside world there has been nothing
new regarding the SpragueC Conkling al
fair. l visited Cauonchet this morning
AID bearded the lion in his mansion. H.
Is very apparent that the place has been
very much neglected. ! bad previously
called there in the evening and conse-
quently had no opportunity of observing
how Ill the place looked. The grass has
beeniallowe.i to grow AMI reMsis.s ua-
cut. The weeds Oh the roadways and
paths are very thick, and the whole ex-
terror has . generally f0rsaken appear
ance.. l drove over to CanOn"het, and
from carriage observed two gentlemen
walking slowly and evidently engaged
in most interesting conversation. One
of them frequently brought hs hands
down In most emphatic manner. They
we're walking towards the house, and
when within about humid ed yards OF
them ] saw that one was Gov rnor
Sprague. He wore the curiously dila-
pilated hat which 1t IS ons Of his habits
as it was Of one of MIR. Evats' habits
when he first went to Wa.hin.t .tOn TO
sport. On getting abreast OF the gen !e-
men, / stepped out aud saw at once that
the second person was Mr.. Ed ward Haz-
ard, a well known lawyer of Providence
Mrs. Sprasue. l addressed word of
salutatlon to Governor Sprague and told
him l should like to have "A private con-
ference. He replied tina il would step
into my car iage he would see me. Turn
ing then to Mr.. Hazard, the Ex-Governor
said: "Wcll, Mr.. Hazard, 1t is simply
awful. You have 10 conception of the
state of affairs in that house. 1t is most
distressing" He then bade Mr.. Hazard
good-by, and turning to me, said he,
Snow, my friend, what can l do for
you?"
Certainly the countenance of ex-Gov-
ernor Spragde is not that of dissi p ated
man. He looks well, although he is evil
IDENTIFY borne down with trouble. / had
hardly begun to state my business when
he said firmly vet most kindly, "Really,
now, If your business is in any way con-
nected with newspaper you had bette'
get into your carriage and drive away
for assure you j have nothing TO say"
He continued that since this unfortunat
| affair took place he had not read single
paper and did not propose to read one.
Then told Lin presumed that l had
been wrong in stating what l was told
| that the Worlds accounts of the affair
| had met his approval as fair and accu-
rate. He at once replied: "NOt neces
| sarily, for 1 have heard from friends in
| effect what the World has said, and l
| seems to have been what you say" The
Governor then again declined making
any statement. / asked MIN to be- kinu
| enough to1answer thefollowing question:
Did YOU really order Senator Coukling
from your house? 1 have stated SO pre-
Won lv in my dispatches, but that was
from hearsay, and would Ike now to
| have it verified" "Well,' SAID the Gov
ernor, elf answer that l shall really b.
making some statement, but l can say
generally, that if you say SO you will not
| be far wrong" Encouraged by This ans
wer put aIother As follows: "What Oc-
| @ ,siOn, Governor, was there for yOn to do
soY can have to say" said he, .aboul
that IL that time will show why" urged
the Governor to add something which
would clear up the mystery evoked by
statements published only this morning,
The ex-Governor simply and quietly re-
| marked: "Mrs. Sprague know has made
her statement, but 1 really do not know
what it contained, neither do wish or
care to know. / belive justice will :
better done to all parties in the end If !
say nothing at all; and that | assure You
| Is nv final answer" He did, however,
aid that he believed the editor of the
World would deal property with the case
| and If he could consistently make q stale
| ment for any paper he would be glad to
make one for the World. The Governor
said he was by no means annoyed at my
visit, and that he was sorry be could not
| meet my wishes. A. nothing further
could be gained thanked the Governor
for his consideration, left him and re-
turned to the Pier.
| NARRAGANsETr PIER, August 16.-
Affairs at Canonchet are as quiet as ever
to-day. Mrs. Sprague IL still at her
house, receiving scarcely any visitors, II
any, while her husband directs anything
that is done in the household. Tie house
hold an immen nse mum ber Of rooms, and
husband and wife are living in opposite
wings. The father has the children near
him. A man who was at the house this
morning says that Mr.. Sprague almost
invariably answers the calls at the door
and subjects the visitors, whether he be
calling as a friend or on business, to
strict scrutiny. The children take their
meals with him, Mrs. Spragne taking
hers IN the room assigned her. MRS.
Sprague has sent several communica-
tions to friends here and they have
transmitted the contents of item to Mr
Chaffee in Providence. IT Is believed
that by Monday there will be dehnite
arrangement, whereby Mrs, Sprague
will have separate sum allowed her
from the est"te. Mrs. Sprague's frlends
regret deeply her step IN leaving tn
house last Friday and going to Provi
denee, by doing which she has giyeI gn,
Mr.. Sprague an opportunity to say tha
she had deserted him, whether or moi
the courts would SO construe her act.
THEDEATH OF MRS. SARTORIs