The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-28
sPRAGUE's SUIT.
SEEING HIS WIPES CASE ABOUT TO
FALL. THROUGH
ne Opens Operations on the ORsuaIye,
and Petitions for a divorce, AIIeg.
Ing Various UnWiEsly Aetu.AIIs :
galiOnathAt Promise start.
ling Developments.

Providence, R. l., January 27,-In the
office OF the clerk Of the Supreme Court Of
Washington county, to-day, VIM. Sprasue
tiled q petition praying for divorce from
his vile, Katharine Chase sprague. The
petition reCltes the fact OF the marriage
and says that he has ever since, on bis
part, kept and performed all his marriage
covenants, but said Katharine Chase
sprague, unmindful OF her marriage vows
and disregarding her marriage covenants
hath violated the same, in this: That she
witully and without cause deserted the
bed and board Of your petitioner which
desertion, although not for q continued
term OF five years, yet was under suCh
circumstances as 10 entitle him 10
q decree for divorce, that she has
committed the crime OF adultery and has
been guilty otother gross misbehayiora and
wlckedness repugnant to and in violation
otthe marriage covenant; that she 'has
persiStenly, and against the express wish
and command OF your petitioner, and
alter great public, scandal had been oc.
casi9ned thereby, kept the company Of
and been on terms Of improper intimacy
with other men, and the same men whose
names had been associated with hers In
the public scandals aforementio toned, that
she has repeatedly declared, without cause,
that she never would live with your peti.
tloner again; that she denied 10 him and
his household the cares and duties incum.
bent upon her as wife and mother
to fulfill; that she has without
cause turned and driven her oIdeat
child and son out of doors; that she
has persIstently, against the will Of
your petitioner, squandered his property
and means by engaging In the most Law.
lsh, extravagant and foolish expenditure
oil money; that since the financial embar.
rasSment ol your petitioner In 1873, and
alter repeated entreaty, request. demand
and command to the contrary by your ue
titioner, and after q full explanation 10 her
by him oil bis financial situation and he
Inevitable effect Of such proceedings on
her part, yet 1t he the respondent, mot.
withstsnding all the same, has still Der.
sisted, 80 far as possible, In the same reck.
sS''St t,eNobohNI IhNlbu anu IO0llBh
expenditure Of money and style Of
living, thus further las explained and
pointed out to her In the manner afore.
sald) embarrassing and defeating your ne.
titioner in his effort to extricate himself
and any remnant OF his estate Coming
with the estates ofothers) from said fnan.
ci9l difficulties and embarrassments; that
ste has many times since marriage with
your petitioner and against his wishes alb.
sented herself from his home and house.
hold Tor long periods OF time, living
abroad and at hotels, thereby sub.
Iecting your petitioner to further
great expense and depriying him Of her
society and assistance, to which, az her
husband, he was entitled that she has
wilfully persisted In the course Of slander.
ous and abusive language by publication
Of q card concerning your petitioner, with
the view and purpose OF harrassing, yex.
ing and annoying him, and with such
effect. thus rendering bis life miserable,
and thus destroying his domestic peace
and all happiness incident. TO the marriage
relation, Wherefore urpetitioner prays,