, 1879-08-12
The Affair at Narragansett Pier
Variously and conflictingty
Viewed,
Ono Version Saddles tho Main
Of1opse on the German
Teacher
While Others Insist that Senator Oonkling
Was the Prime Offender.
All Agree, However,, that the
Ex-Governor Was Elk
cecding Wroth.,
AN UNyANNf3IfED TALE.
x,..ttrl g,., afcL IN III TrEhuns

Narragarsrtt Pier tells the sproguo.ConklInE
story thus: The difficulty Of getting d strictly
correct aud full account Ut tue tnattcr Is urcat
for lluuc Of the prrsons Interested will talk cx
ccpt man (1.tnck) who has ltEurt0 In the rcws-
I,a,ers much nIoro consplcuonsly than lie Hp-
bears tn llayb bre,i concerned IN tic au-
parcntiy scr1ous quarrel between ex-senator
s,,raC,1o a,nl Senator t;oukDttE. T11cro
were d untnlIcr OF visitors at Canouchct.
tile hume Of the ex-senator. but tcy nll h.ir-
r3csl awny suon aftcr the events ot Friday ll'c
servants ayc been for ycnrs IN the service Of tue
Spraguc family. mud arc very prudent, and near
II everybody who could tell anything sce1ns
anxious to ALLOW The matter 10 drop ns quietly
Us possible.
f'Moar NUMBER or soSKCEY
the following story nas been obtained: Mrs.
sprague was, OH Monday last, at Canoucnet
with three c.,tllren and four visitors. name-
II: Mr. and Mrs. Martin, Mss Martin, nnd
Miss Alexander. Thr house was not open for
summer visitors, hut tl,cac friends were there,
anti It Is sid they were TO remain for few
days. According to the statement nlRlc by Nor
ris, oycrsecr III the place. senator COnkltng
arrived at tile house Tuesday evening Inst,
where ho was welcomed rs ho drove
up under .he porte cochcrc. Mr.
Spraguc WIS III Portland, whittier he had
zone thr first OF the week. The scryants did
1,ot exncrt him to return until SATURDAY. scun.
tor COf.kllnv, it Is sa!I, remained at the house
Wednesday and Thursday. Lato Thursday
night Afr. spraguc returned. Iie did not hrar
Of tic asriyal Of scnatoF Conk'ing uut!l lie had
visited the Pier Friday morning, for ho
ExrnIssEp Much ABToN1s1IMrST
when tu,l the fact by a tradestnan with whom
In rmvcrscl. lie was sccn returning tn
f.unourhct, u,u], when next observed, was
rft]tnp into The place In pursuit Of Prof.
f;e,rrc 1incIs. u Herman tutor. who Ind been
| cngut,et1 by Mrs. spracue lo instruct her sun
Willie, Having driven in very excited tnn,lacr
IN searcf uf the uln.,, hu went buck to Cauosi-
chct. What followed Is gathered o,lly froui the
statements Of pcrsous nbout the house, fatlu
with Ip,uncstons as to sevrccs On hts arrival Ut
the house, Mr. S,sague Immediately
SOUGHT SENATOR coxsL,ao,
| md conversation with l,itu followed, pa,t Of
| whct VIVA overheard, Que uf tic servants
| ,lcrIares ,l,ut IN tic bnll Mr. Sntngue loudly
ordrscd Mr.. Conkl.ns to lcayo the house, say
Ing lie wuuld ctra hiu, twenty minutes to get
out oil stght, and II he did not 70 would shoot
| bnt There were other loud remarks, aiurrls,
the oycfeccr, stood ut the side Of tile
t1uor soon after, mud saw Senator CouE-
ling walk out Of the entrance and
down the roadway toward the Pier. THIS
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