Daily Republican., 1880-12-21
THE sPRAGUR suAsDAL.


IHndelity, Brutal TPeetment, In
> soxieatiOn and Failure 10 SOC
port her.
Il Newport, r. l., Dec. ls.-The feusa
ton Of the day is the elimination q
the dsplorable domestic disagreement
between Ex-Governor spragus and hi
wife. Mrs. spragus, through her 81
torney, Winchester Britton, has fled
petition for divorce from her HUSBAND
with the Clerk OF the Supreme Court o
Washington county. In the bill sh,
declares that she is an inhabitant o
the State OF Rhode Island. She mar
ried sPraguo November II, 1863, q
Washington, aud has ever since KEEP
and performed on her part sill the obi
gstiops OF the marriage covenant. Blu
she alleges that her husband has vic
lated the marriage compact and has
had guilty relations with divers women
viz. with one Mary Eliza Wall, ella.
Mary Eliza Anderson, In each aud
every yoAr between 1864 and 1879, In
the city Of Providence and elsewhere,
but more especially ct Nsntasksi
Beach. She AYERS that be has been
similarly guilty with Elizabeth R. Mo.
Cue, Harrie. Brown, Maggie English,
Fannie Adams, Minnie Wilson and
with divers other iswi women whose
names are not known to the petitioner,
bat who OF the time resided at Wash.
ington, Providence, Alexandra, Va,
Philadelphia and New York.
She also declares that he has been
guilty Of extreme cruelty; that he has
personally assaulted her at Canonchet,
where Senator Conkling was o victim
Of the shotgun policy" and that be
entered her room at that place ct night
in q state OF intoxication and seized
and dragged her to the window, which
was on an upper story, and attempted
to throw her out. He foroibly laid
hands on her and threatened to kill
her and he has been guilty Of con-
tinued intoxication. Since the early
part Of 1879 he has neglected and re-
fused, being OF sufficient ability 10 do
30, 10 provide nscsssaries OF life for the
snbsisL, nee Of herself and children.
rgg sPEAGUB FAILURE.
The petitioner then refers at length
TO the failure OF the house of A. x W.
Spragus In 1873. After the conveyance
OF property to the trustees for the ben.
etis OF tAs creditors he claimed 10 have
surplus OF over six millions of dollars.
After the execution Of the trust deed
no entered into the employ OF the trus.
tee aud received from him consider
able compensation for services so rem.
dered up to the year 1879, part Of
which vas applied and paid by the
trustee for TIE support OF the petition
or and her family.
Siroe that time, however, he has
lived in voluntary id!eaess aud has
ne elected and refused to contribute In
any way to The support OF his family,
aud BY his action she hss been de-
privei OF the moderate compensation
receivei through the trustees for her
support. She tur:her alleges that he
las been guilty OF other gross mi5b3-
havior and wiokainess repugnant 10
aud il violation of the marriage cove
uaut, viz, by epsatsily applying the
yilest epithets 10 the petitioner, both
alone aud in the presence OF others.
He has bIokenup and destroyed furni-
tute and ct one tine collected bedding
aud furniture In the night time and set
IRE to them. He has often said TO his
children that be was not their father,
and that they were not his children;
that he has repeatedly falsely accused
her Of gross improprteties with other
men, "sometines enc man, sometimes
another" be has int copied and re-
turned letters Addressed 10 her By her
counsel. In August 1879, when COnk-
ling WAS guest at Canorchet, he re-.
fused to ALLOW her friead including her
legal adviser, to see her, and at the
same time he refused 10 permit her to
leave the house with her children and
sought TO impri5on her. From 1865 to
1875, the petitioner claims he frequent
ly ipsulLed the female domestics and
guests in the family, causing them to
leave the house; that prior to February
1877, by his violations OF 1scency, he
nad made CAnoucAe! an unsultIblo
abode for her and her children.
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