Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-12-21

Mrs. eprague's Petition Tor n'vorce'
Ms. ka,o Chbs: Spresuc, lrt.u,h n,r At
toroey, Wilch:s.tr Biittco, Saturday lio. n'su
q peiiiJp for Givo.cs from her husband eitn
the CIitk Of tbs Supreme Ciurt OF Wss! log
20, comfy Rhode Isiard, at N,Hto:t. lo
ihe bill .he 6 cares Il a: size nsTIl-d Epra2ue
N5y.ub~r 10, 1862. 1t Wa5hic On, sud has
", soc, k D, ed performed OF her part '''
tie obiisasijn 4, of the ms:r aRe coVGhanS' nu'
a,,cpfs ,hst her husband he's Virla;rd the mar
lisve 2ac: at Vsrlons uLnes os'"e'n loot
spd 1879 hui n7n's heVeri' ~'E'h; ieS"r; =
| !, P,.c d..ca, Wss5inelno, A. K 4cdr'a. vs.
pri' a.ss,psis sc2 NV York, ~ co.lrspotdSnta
IN ,ha s-s.. She CLEO d cs:es thst M hs. pr
son.I'y assaulted hor 1t Uscoooaas. aa:ro Sc
,,nr j;,rkIiac Sas vcim OF thG 'shot' gun
nol.c,:" inet he en.c,"d her room at thst bl4c'
| ~ c.yht. in ststo OF iut4xiostun, I'D s!iemP;
| "a 1othros her out cfs widow La 1917, s"e
so.s ma threatened 20 Kill her, TuG thaI te h.s
neen puii.y of courlnued iutoxrcaloo slccH 1919,
,bat if hss nc.iro.ed AID rsius,d 20 prVu9
rh. osces-arie cf f. for tina snbsste3oe or Ner'
| self AID c:lldfen. She iurther aleges thaI ne
| hs. rerrsrcdty applied villa eptaets to her,
! no.h slops atd in the p:aSaLce OF othars, nat
| ha has destroyed furuiure and at one tlhe
| a Il. ctAd IN. beddlnc syd turniure sod
| sst 6r, 70 them 10 tho night tlme.
| Sh, tu-.her clsirs that he bas often said to Ills
| ch,dr,n that he w,s nGt their fsiher scd thst
they wefe not his ohl'dre;; tnar ne hss re-
| peatedig aud falsely sccus:d her OF gross 'm'
| nroprieics ir vioI,tiOu Of her msrrlaRe Vo",
hat he has Intercepted and re'arned l=!;rrs
| sddrrss"o to her by her condso'; that 10 hu-
! vust 1879, Hhen Mr.. Uoukfl1e Hss guest a.
| Gsprrc'a:, be refused 20 slnT hsr friends, 10.
| cludiog her legal sdvs,r, TO see ber, ana tDat
| at the sane me he refused 10 ptriDlt ber 60
| Ie,ys the bou-e with her chi dren aid sought
| 10 luprlsoo her
She evsrs tta. he had iusuIted the female DO
N, ste, sud had made C,nolch 40 insult
| able abodc for her aud her cb'ldrer. At the
urpent demsud of the trustees OF Sprague
proper.y she .btsiutd permission to os'upS
U.poncbet 10 1879 That Sorssu sue urged 'nat by
70 doing it Tourd oe Of material pecuolsry oeoe'
| f, TO him 10 abusing bis Affairs With MS cfeo'
lors. That whit: on nls Wy 10 Caooocost anu
! At Watch Hi, ,Spra; u came TO see Der 10 as'ste
of int, xita ion, And vas violent aod offsD.lVe
sbd ass.u led the womeu 10 charge OF h's chIl
dr.o With 8 lck; that 40 her arrival at canon
chet b., pres .p,rsi himself at that plsos from
tina 10 i,ne often intcxiostrd, aGd 6usly as
.umrd authority over tho prems:s. snd shat II
f.aliy b. came impossible for hsr TO rnmAl3
there longsr IS b. cu,ej hsr to lear TOR htr per-
sooa safe,y, and that hs 'htea.eDed TO take her
obi dep to Elr9pe, lifueocet ~ he' fears
aud his thr5sia, aLd IS her only eacsua from IN
d,yrity aad danger, she says she d ID with her
| dnuynt.rs to n plsce CT safety. i>he say; Ihss
since driving her from EaOonchet he hns Pc.
| .islenLiy refused to deliver 10 Eer her wearing
app.rs snd other personal property, and taat.
! hlY;ng m sds 1t In possible fr her to remain a.
! ~ .T.,b. 10 hac n n,,jAt
| place of resnr for peI OF vc'oui re0ulsti!n'
and mas SLOWED mis- ouly son to a:soclst, Win
such persons, Withholding from him all'educs-
1 tlOnal adVantat35 49,.
In vie. of ali those allegations the petitioner
prsys snss she may oe divorced from nim Hnu
that the custody of her children, Wa opraSue'
ljr. aged Is; Etnel Hprague, aged II h~thsrine
Sprasue, rsed ard Ports Sprsgue. assd Z
nsy bs awarded 10 her, and tbat sha may OF
! allowed re.sonar rle alimony out OF the est .ts o.
her nusbsnd. one fu'lher prays that She may
| resuu her maiden Ii -me, Ratnsrins Chase.
Gov. Spratus will probably f.e Counter Pc
titlon by .nd under the supervision of Genera
Butler who will be his leading counsel In the
"c=lebiate1 css,
The hearing cf Mrs Spr,guu's petition is Sc
down for the third Aondny OF Fsorusry. q
Soush AinE.Lon
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