Daily Republican., 1882-02-22
kPRAGUE DIVOkCE SUITS.
An Amicxble Settlement TO be
Made,

A special dispatch from Providence,
K. l., says: "UnlesS some unforeseen
circuIn stances arise in the next twelve
Or fifteen hours, the curtain will be
rung down On the last act in the mar
ried life of Ex-Governor William
Sprague and Katharine Chase Sprague,
at the ancient Court House on Kings
ton Hill tomorrow morning, and the
Sprague divorce cases will become
things of the past. As stated before
Governor Sprague has at st Consented
to give his wife v hat she has been long
seeking, legal separation. Ey ap
poinJnent with the Chief Justice of the
Supreme Court .Mr. Winchester Bril-
ton, of Brooklyn, came to Kingston to
arrange for the divorce. He brought
with him judge .Hoadley, of Cincin-
natl. Tao other counsel for Mrs
Sprague, Mr.. Parkhulst, could not at
tend, being detained in the trial of W..
II. Brown, OF Providence. The cOun-
sci appearing for Governor Sprague
we're +. II. Clarke, Ly5urgus Sayles
and b W. Case
The Court was opened AT II clock
Chief Ju.tice Durfte aud Associates
Porter a.id Matteson presiding. When
The case Of Katharine Chase Sprague
against William Sprague was called,
Mr.. Bnuon said "The counsel for the
petitioner ara present and ready to pro
coed Immediately. The half hundred
fisher farmers present gathered them
selves up i'll anticipation Of develop
ments, but in less than half minute
all of the coulst in the case with Gov.
Sprague took their hats and vanished
from the court room. They went down
into a dingy room below where they
held prolonged conference. The only
article of furniture in the room was a
Ickety table, and about this they gath.
cred to settle the long pending suits
Their conference was held with closed
doors, but the details were given to a
Sun cOrresp Indent.
For long time no Roadway could be
made. Mr.. Britrol was fiery aud
impetuous, aud his manner chafed
the Governor cou sci to such all eX.
tent that it seemed iiApo ,siDie for them
to agree to what was proposed. AT
length Judge lIoadley, who had come
from Cincinnati for the sole purpose
of adjusting the divorce suits in an
amicable and honorable manner, as
stunned the leaderShipof the other side
and quickly got down to business. lie
said that il was not his intention to do
anythiu. which would cast odium upon
Governor Sprague, and work injury 10
the Innocent children of the family.
Judge Hoadley was assured by Mr..
Sales that it was the iuten ton of
Governor Sprague, should fortune aga II
smile upon him, whether he was di-
vorced or NOT, to provide literally for
the support ana eu .lcatluu OF his chill
lren. The parties then settled on the
terms upon which the petition for di-
"orce ii ed by MIS-. Spragne's to be grant.
cd. They aye substantially the same
AZ agreed TO by GOveluvr bprague
when he was in New York last week.
First-Mrs. Sprague Is to withdraw
all the accusations OF adultery, cruelty,
habituAl drunken ness, etc, lntleln her
bill. Then Governor Spraguo is to
withdraw wholly his cross bill, with
all its particulars. Mrs. Sprapue is
then to have decree of divorce on the
ground of deseition and uon.support.
The Governor is to deliver to Mrs.
Sprague all ufthe clothing and personal
effecis and property of herself and
children which she had packed up and
intended to remove from Canonchet,
hut which the Governor detained. The
three daughters are 30 rem ain in the
custody of their mother, while Willie,
the Oldest child. will remain with his