The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-01-27
Mi.S. SPKAGUE'S CHARGES,
Denial by One of the Women yucuIputed nv
~. Mrs. SpI.,gue In Her Petition for
DiyOrcc--- Various Other
artic0laus.

The roster of women incUlpatod by Mrs.
Sprague in her petition for divorce is a some
what extensive one. The follow ing letter, writ
ten by one, has got into print:
WAKEFIELD, II, l., Dee. Il, 1Ss0.-Mrs.
Spraguo: see by 1 " newspapers this morning
that You have mud ;se of my name as being
guilty Of criminai intimacy with Gov. Sprague
from Tie year 1879 | can't believe that you
made such u statement. and desire YOU to con-
tradict 1t. The intelligence in the newspapers
has made me % nervous that | cannot dictate
or write decent letter. You know, Mrs
Sprague, that | am none of that kind. There
is nothing in me but the truth, and the truth
will speak until death. | am innocent, and
God knows it, | have faith in God and believe
he will defend the right. God is Il Just ruler,
and he pays debts without money. You must
have given my name, or it could not have been
used in the petition and printed in the news
paper.
WHY DID YOU SAY SUCH \ THING
About me? l never saw you and the governor
vuarrcl but once, and that was the evening you
came to my room and asked me to come up
stairs and witness your quarrel, That same
evening l burnod that Sentlemans picture for
you. and you burned the bag Of letters received
from him. Mrs. Sprague, | would have been
the last person to iniure you and your family.
Please contradict that infamous lie, or shall
be compelled to defend my character
ELIZABETH McCUE.
P. S,-Have You any conscience left that you
belle me i'll such u manner? Eojract what you
have said Mt once, or l will make YOU regret
having meddled with my character
MRS. McCUE.
dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.
PROVIDENCE, r.. l., Dec. 23.-"You can rest
assured Of one thing" said an old resident and
prominent citizen Of Providence to the Tribune
representative this afternoon, and that is
that the Sprague divorce cause will never
come to trial and that the weakening will be
all on the governors side He cannot success
fully defend that suit nor disprove the charges
made by his wife in her bill. The general pub
lie does not know why that bill came to be fled
but the facts are these: For over year, i'll fact
ever since she left Canonchet, Mrs Sprague has
been trying to get possession of some wearing
apparel and other personal property belonging
to her without success. When
ORDINARY MANS FAILED
Her attorneys secured writ of replevn, but
found themselves check ,uted in a very extra
ordinary manner. Sheriff Whipple, Of Wash
inton county, in which Canonchet is situated, is
an adherent OF Gov. Sprague, as, indeed, are
all of the people in that locality, and he abso-
lutely declined to serve the writ, although Of
fered ample protection against any litigation
that might ensue, and was offered deputy who
would serve the writ in spite of the shotgun
policy adopted by Sprague in guarding his
ground.. The fact of it is, there is no law iii
Rhod tsland to make the sheriff do his duty.
The only remedy is impeachment. and this is
necessarily slow process. 1t was because the
writ could not be served that
THE SUIT FOR DIVORCE WAS BEGUN
And Gov. Spraguo cannot defend it except by
proving his wife, adultery. His relations with
Eliz;. Wall, one of the women to whom Nrs,
Sprague refers in her bill. form an interesting
chapter in his life. The story commences back
Inf that limo Lat
of the two were no secret. Miss Wall
was the daughter of a wcl-known cotton broker
here, man of means and iniiuen ce, and he full
" expected that the pair would be united in
marriage referring to the matter i'll converse
ton with friends, speaking of Sprague My
bov.' At the time Of the unwilling of the Perry
Monument in Cleveland i'll 1861. Gov. Sprague
was present, and at the Weddell house met Kate
Chase, with whom
HE At ONCE FELL IN LOVE.
From that time his affections for Mary Wall
decreased rapidly up 10 the time OF his marriage
but that his relations were afterwards resumed
there is not the s!ightt> doubt. Her sister was
married to the Rev. Nj. Harris. pastor of the
Central Congrcga tioual Church Ui this city, but
Mary never seemed 10 20 right. About two
years ago she and Coy. SpraSu had Il rather
exciting time at Nantaskct, seaport near Bos-
ton, which eliminated in the Noman'' child,
supposed to be by Sprague, being placed IN
barrel OutSlNc me ipNSl a WHICH SIG NsiH sup
ping This particular style of guest did not
suit the proprietor of the housc. and he
bounced 10th parties. Before this, however,
bat after
THE CHILD WAS BORN,
Miss Wall had been married to Il Norwegian
sea captain named Anderson, who left for parts
unknown soon after his nupfals. Mr. Wall
was interested with Sprague in several of the
latters business enterprises, and lost all his
property in the crash that ruined the Spragues.
He died about two years ago. Eliza Wall Is
now an inmate of an insane asylum in this city,
although those who should know claim that
she is perfectly sane, but willing to be provided
for in the way she is. What has become of the
child nobody seems to know. In regard to the
other women with whom Sprague is charged
with having been unduly intimate not so much
is known, but only one of them Mrs MeCue'
has seen fit to deny the soft impeachment