Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-01-28
YATES OLD HOME.
\ . The Lawsuit Concerning the
= :, : House at Naragansett.

9 ,be Lawsuit Concerning the
s,,s House at Naragansett'
..,os COnkling Separated the Gov
mol ar from His Beautiful wi'e'
!, Guarded Later by Boys
Mar Mounted Oh Shetland Ponies
,r;al of the case in the court Of
lria' nleas ut Westerley, last
non p and Friday, brought to
sa Gosyernor Sprague from Can
Cove Cow created general de-
F., information regarding
70, that have been brought
w snssess him of his home. canon
yo, Many know, was formerly a
a. l low-studded, quaint
osasi,ience. Its eligible site,
w ann glorious view of the
and adjacent to Narragansett
' an readily appreciated by Kate
w Sarayi,e. the governors beauti-
, sr and the reigning queen OF
W.. .ton's best society. 1t was
h' liz 10 have q villa at the seaside;
~, would be elegant in its APP
. Nav and noted for its hospital
'l Wsr hobby proved to be one of
az issa;nal stumbling blocks her
l nnt and wealthy husband has
lseanoo,,ntered. Thousands of dol
w sSe spent by her in the renova-
se'y rebuilding and furnishing,
.san The final crash came she
w, rom completed the work she
= - r;ew. Governor Sprague's first
M our WITH TRUSTEE cHAFEE
!. directly traced to Canonchet
Ta,s Chase Sprague. DESTROYS of
y! ny b;m from all humiliation pos
ssnd to make his surroundings
ahle even through his financial
ssv were far from what they
I'm Mr.. Chafee arranged that
N Var Sprague should live
s u'morchet with his family, and
IA receive II generous allowance.
No Aid habits were too strongly
y Kate Chase Sprague could not
lie of self denial, and soon the
.nds for money grew so large that
,ns Chafee was forced to tighten
rqjns. Proud-spirited Governor
mo resented the interference of
trustee A petty difference of
;on on certain affairs between
resulted in ~ rup'
of all business relations,
Governor Sprague quilted the
wherein he had been power for
INV wears, and from that day to
Il has been war to the knife be-
N him and the trustee. When
|oe Conkling, the Adonis of the
ed States senate, SO foolishly ven
man the confines of Canonchet
senaratel Governor Sprague and
riie Trustee Chafiee, now the an
pjst of the governor, became an
AZ Mrs. Sprague, who had run
from her husband, taking with
he little girls, but leaving behind
i and the or, alter part of her own
robe as well as the clothing OF
auchters. This was in August
Robert Thompson had been APP
ed custodian of Mrs. Sprague's
NAL property at Canonchet
spplying to Trustee Chafle'
ned from him an order. for til,
rty in the form of peremptorA
nd. Governor Sprague, unaccus
to the dictatory commands o
man, became Infatuated at this
be result was the famous siege
.nonchet.n the like of which il
put parallel in this country. 70
IS Governor Sprague. armed will
Rusty rife, held sheritfs, constables
Iderates and everybody else a
The visitor 'who CHANGED to roam
the premises found himself con
led by the business end' of
and was glad to beat hasty re
The approaches to the will
guarded by boys mounted on flee
b Shetland ponies, Willie Spragu
one Of the guard. The siege wa
fen up for all the leading newspi
Of the country, and so grei
the interest manifested in
the public, the star an
AS well as one or two New Ior
:, kept special reporter at til
until the governors adversari'
up the attempt to get into til
and the subject had becon
ughly exhausted. From tn;
up to last spring Govern'
quo remained unmolested in IL
q lSion of the honse. Besides hin
n nd Willie, the only occupant
Deserted halls was domesti
nj b, 1882, the frequenters of 81
agansett Pier We're entertained
ner unprecedented in the histol
place. Trustee Chafee had a
fei Canonchet to be sold on III
q and number of the Pierit
over to the main entrance, e
as to gain admittance to q
MS and possibly to the viii
nd not only found the gates barre
u NE planking of the brid
Inside the gateway had been to
Al the outer gate trusty henc
SlOodarmed with bludgeons, wh
III sprague, mounted on n hor
'upany with other henchmel
guard there. Only one attem
lasdc to get inside the seco
", for Willie made pecuIl
nlent towards his pocket, s.
aent being followed by sc
AS, sue on the part of the would
'Fls TO remain just where III
re- none of them caring to tn
any souvenir of the occasion
lpe Of a piece of lead inserted
- osiles free gratis. The propel
Dugnt by Francis ID. Moulton, I
aA friendn in the Tild,
W scandal, for So 5
ueiiyery was TO
Yen days later, when
mslallment of the pureh
would be due. However $
y lne siege of Canonchet /
'siae Fast the people who V
10 sNr We're destined to see sol
~.pslng all previous acts.