The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-08-18
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.,.tseorres Lincks tbe German tutor, pub
fsl,es In the New 7 orh SsAn OF to. day an.
,ther card An reierencato bis connection
Nth ths. spfag,le issnilyEEsH says:
I drove off from outside. the house on
nv own hook those fuside the house were
driven OFT iaupminjou fBciudlng PITS
ypraguef herself and 4 friend and VISITOR,
sff.ysuabFg5nnkli1e not mentlon
his aeutteman's pane. 10. my statement 10
tt,e Proyidenee iJournaibecauseh dia not
in any, way, concern me. But seeing my
name conspieuously linked to that gentle.
fnnn's. and ifearingdfhis connection ml2nt
give rise among. my friends and patrons IN
New, Yorks to serious, MISUNDERSTANDING
or mIsamrehensions and jnferences, !
deem it INV. duty to, make this additional
statement. It was on the 9Th OF Aogust'
when on my way home, from Canoncnets
perry. Mrs. iSprague,s coachman, pointed
to gentleman passing In carriage as MI.:
Senator Conkiing, on bis way TO Yislt 70
Canonchet. Perry had known MN ~
Washington, and had even now peen sa-
luted by him" ''' NIX
, IRECoGSIzED Mr.. CONKLlNa,I 80
having on one occasion heard him denver a
political speech at the Cooper Union. le'1
pleased; that Mrs. Sprague shou'd pave
gentleman OF such renown Tor a Fisitof,
and regretted that the doors OF CanoncueC
should be barred against me, the tutor, wto
ought to have entered upon his dusiss ever
since the 1st of July: On.the TN OF AuSusc
I arrived again at the house, anu, aiteF -ha,
an hours waiting on the piazza, was aes',e ~,
by Mrs. .Spraguc to walk the GROUNDS tlIt
wanted for meeting gentleman from
Providence with whom to arrange money
matters. and with whom Mrs. Sprague was
then engaged. 1t being me oaY .nere
was no harm in walking the grounds, but
did not much relish It, being In constant
apprebenson Of the Governors appearing
Suddenly on the scene. Meanwhile the chill
dreu had Joined me from within; the gentle.
man from Providence was driven to the sta
ton without nay presence having been re-
uuired. Mr.. Couklng appeared IN the en-
trauce-ha bareheaded and beamlng with
satisfaction at beholding the sylvan beauty
OF the landscape about him and watching
the children at play on the sward. | regret
ted not having been introduced to this gen.
ticman. How intellectually the last Two
hours might have been whtrled away
At O'Clock on the following day (the 9Th OF
August) Perry again drove up, desiring me
TO follow him again, armed with grcatcoat
and umbrella. Mrs Sprague wanted me on
important business. shook my head, say
ing TO Perry: "This will never do. Have
you no letter-no verbal message? / hate
going again." He had his orders to bring
me, and, vouching within me that this
should certai nly be
MY LAST CALL AT CANONCHET,
7 Welded once more, and we Grove off.
~ haU IN
with a Herald reporter in New York the
day before, it was not likely he would come
to Canonchet to-day. lie did come,
however, and the final scene OF the stu OF
August was enacted. On my way TO Ca
nonchet in the afternoon. hearing that Mr..
Conkling was still at the house, had in
dulged in little private chat with Perry,
the driver, saying. as near as / remember:
"Supposing the Governor should suddenly
arrive, the master OF the house, the hus-
band and father, who for months has not
seen his wife, and not addressed single
word to her, nor she to him, and who
comes and goes almost like thief at
night, and snatches bis frugal meals
in the servants ball on the other
side OF the house-supposing he should
come and should lind Mr.. Conking, though
he were his friend, comfortably installed in
bis splendid mansion, as visitor anu
guest, what would happen ?" d" am sure
I don't Know" was the mans reply, aud L
call on him as a witness. And it did so
happen, even within an hour. And does
the Providence Journal infer from this that
my appearance alone was the occasion OF
the extraordinary outbreak OF temper on
the part of the ex-senator? And does the
reporter OF the Boston Herald mean to
maintain that Mr.. .Conkling called on Mr..
Sprague for some business transaction con-
corning the SpraSue estate, from Wcdnes.
day to Friday, in the Governors absence
MR.. CONKLING SHAMEFULLr TREATED.
4 eLet me tell him that Governor SpraGue
has no more TO do With the Sprague estate
than he or /, and that Dir. C0nkilDS did
have personal encounter, and was shame.
fully treated, as | have 1t from Mrs.
SDrague's own lips, and that she herself
was threatened with the loaded gun by the
infuriated Governor. made my statement
TO the Providence Journal to give true
account of all that happened between me
and the Sprague family for my own sake,
but not to be made a cats paw OF. My
statement was found ridiculous by Mrs.
Sprague, and I was taunted even with cow
ardce in dealing with the Governor,
whom I would have been justified in kill
ing in sclf-tlefence. Thank God, was not
provided with a weapon Of defence. Pre-
yention is better than cure. did certainly
apply to 4 justice OF the peace at Wakefield
for warrant Of arrest against Governor
Sprague, who, as everybody else seems to
concur, ought not to be at large; but fol-
lowed the Justices well-Deant advice, to
let others equally interested take the initia-
tive, since a criminal suit might seriously
involve me In another State, and that had
better try to effect some speedy settlement
concerning my compensation.
And here am, landed high and dry, in
between the blue ocean and
the lovely Silver lake, with a fine view in
deed Of the landscape, but poor outlook
as to business matters-ricber, however, in
dear. bought experience.
LATEST FROM .CANoNCHET.
a special 10 the New York Times from
Narragansett Pier says: Mrs.. Sprague's
recent statement was published. by advice
OF her friends, and has had marked effect
on public. opinion not favorable to Mrs.
Spraeue. Governor Sprague has decided
to make no answer to her statement. He
himself In law entitled to his chill
dren, and he believes that Mrs. Sprague's
proper place is at Canoncbet. He has prom
ised her protection, comfort, andpeace, and
unless Mrs. Sprague decides to return to
her previous advisers, from whom she is
now cut of 10 certain extent, 1t IS proba-
bic that peace will continue at Canonchet.
rh,s fact have from one OF Mr.. Sprague's
nost:intimate friends.
rug rSslvoRy RI-HoRe 4BOuT HRS. sPRAGUE