Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-11-06

gwen 20 the StGr Tor the purpose or &C.
quainting the public with the governors
ideas of the trouble he had with Trustee
Chaffee yesterday.
NARRAGANsETT PIER, Oct 20, 1880.
DEAR Sm A demonstration on Chaffee's
part by his representative failed here yesterday.
subsequently represented the stock belong
ing to the Quidnick company, at the First
National bank, Providence, called meeting,
and met with Chsffee's objection to the legality
OF the annual meeting and the elected secre-
tary. stated the charter was public law
notice to all, and did not require the old sec
retary's Intervention. l furnished abstracrs
OF the called meeting to authorize me to vote
On the stock, and also an abstract of the by
laws, showing the property and business was
wholly in the president and not in the treas
urer. This caused @ sensation on the street.
1t operated on their own chairman, selected
for the meeting. SO that he was unwilling to
allow either to vote, and the meeting adjourned
for one week, or next Thursday. A person
stated that the meeting should not be allowed
to be interrupted by an insolvent debtor. l
stated in reply that had performed some ser
vice to the State, to the business and to the
people, which at the time was highly extolIed.
but never had l occupied more honorable
position than now, in trying to resent COM
bination trying to defraud both creditors and
debtors; that I asked nothing for
myself except to serve the credit interest,
and to that I pledged my life. The words
honorable action" being used by me. Ckaffee
cried out sneeringlY 'HonorableI How about
Nsntasket Beach, an old scandal of two FOR
three years ago coupled with my name. Where
upon the whole meeting Missed him. I think
my remarks made profound impression, as q
stiffness prevailed which was significant, ex-
cept ut the time Chaffee called me thief for
holding the Quidnick books, and liar at an
other time-this in open meeting. On che ad-
journment touched Chaffee on the shoulder
and said to him. "We will go and settle the
personality" Thereupon he became very much
excited, raised his cane, said Odd Bill
Sprague." and grabbed at my neck just graz
ing it. moved toisrrest him. when the po-
liceman in the banks employ slipped between
us and hustled him off. The reporter present
came to me and said the Kings said: "For
Gods sake, don't publish Ohaffee's action"
He told them he must. WILLIAM SpRAGUE
N. B. As the thing stands, it is not the
strength of one title we stand on SO much as
the entire absence of title in the trustee, as
you will lind the more you examine the mat
ter. Possessory title to the whole estate is in
the Spragues which can only be chattled by
the same being released of the suits and
sheriff sale attending the same. 1t appears
that COnkling has been on recently and has
had close interviews with Ohsffee, and their
whole plan has been developed and smashed
thus far. Mrs. Sprague was ready to step into
Canonchet; by doing so she would clean both
Conkling and herself of the stain that is eating
into them. They adroitly got womsn into
my house who was to let them in, in my alb
sence, but hustled her off on the morning of
the demonstration.
The remainder of the letter is withheld
from publication for the present.
THE LATEST SENSATION.
just as your correspondent was about to
leave the Pier tonight he stumbled accident
ally upon an important parsonage, who came
to the place incog. At dusk covered car
riage drove up to cottage next to Billing
toms cafe, and from it alighted man prob
ably sixty years of age, whose hair and beard
were snowy white. The cut of his jib and
his general department stamped him as 9
lawyer and resident of New York. He
rang the front door bell of the cottage, and
was escorted into the parlor. Your CORES
pondent went to the house, and by little
diplomacy the main business was quickly
learned. He proved to be no more nor less
parsonage than Mr.. Winchester Britton
formerly district attorney of Brooklyn, L. L
He reached Kingston either by the Shore
Line train from New York, or by the accom-.
mediation from Providence late this after
noon, in company with Trustee Thompson
The carriage referred to was engaged
and Mr.. Britton was driven over alone
ANOTHER UNSUCCESSFUL soRIIE.
As soon as Mr.. Britton reached here he at
tempted to get into Canonchet, but the gov.
ernor early to-day closed the doors against
friends and foes alike, and, as might be OK.
pected, Britton was unable to see the color OF
the inside of Canonchet's front door. He
| left note, addressed to the governor, max.
ing an appointment to meet him at once al
the cottage mentioned above, and withdrew
He had never seen the governor, so an init.
mate friend of the latter's was sent to repre-
| sent him, though Britton did not know oil
the scheme. The gentlemen met in the par.
lor, and as Mr.. Britton was about to address
the person he supposed was Gov. Sprague, he
| was told that the latter person could not see
him; all business would have to be trans
acted through another party.
Mr.. Britton then demanded the wearing
apparel of Mrs. Sprague. He was told that
whenever Mrs. Sprague would herself say
where she wanted the things sent they would
| be forwarded to that address. Mr. Brittor
then assumed dignifed air and made per
emptory demand for the things. The mutua
friend got on his dignity, snubbing the lega
gentleman by utterly refusing to continue
the audience. Mr.. Britton then withdrew
from the house and walked to his carriage
| but was not Immediately driven away; he
| first sent the driver to interview some by
ISLANDERS for the purpose of learning who the
mutual friend was, but failed to get any
satisfactory answer. During the audience
in the parlor MIR. Britton claimed he was act
ing simply as friend, but was accused by
the representative of the governor with be-
ing paid servant of Mrs. Kate Chase
Sprague. Mr.. Britton left the Pier fol
Kingston after this and went to Providence
on the train, arriving there at o'clock.
THE COURTS.
District Court.
Before Judge Simons.
GENERAL TERM.
The State va. Henry Starkey; obtaining
money by false pretenses On trial.
Municipal Court.
Before Judge o. Brien.l
CRIMINAL.
The City Va. Thomas Mobiles and George Will
son; larceny. Discharged.