Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-04-18
The Sprague Divorce Case

ALLEGED MEASUREMENTS CORRECTED ny CoUNsEr
Judge Hoadley, OF Cincinnati and Winchester
Britton, OF Brooklyn, NY, counsel for Mrs. Kate
Chase Sprague. sent letter to the editor OF the
Fladtcdtor, OF Staunton, Va. referring to a state
ment published in that paper, March 10, In which
ex-Gov. Sprague was represented as having said
10 the clerk OF the court, to the commemorative
attorney, and to Rev. j. d. Hull1hon In order tn
procure marriage license and to induce the min
lster TO perform the ceremony, that he brought
suit against Mrs Sprague for divorce on the ground
with the same offense; that afterwards She with
drew her charges. against him, but his remained
ana ne was granted divorce on the ground
named In his petition, and that the court d.
vided the custody OF the children. For the
sal sake OF accuracy the minister reduced the above
hardly believeit possible that such perversIon Of
facts could have been made. but that they nave
seen no contradiction. They ask the editor of the
ptndtcdto to publish the facts as they are in ius-
t1ce to Mrs. Sprague. They then recite that MRS
Sprague brought suit for a divorce In Rhode
support. GOV sprague answered by a cross.hi III
charging her with adultery. She prepared proof
to support all her allegations, but on the trial GOV
would waive proof as to his adultery he would
withdraw his petition and permit the case to pro-
proposition was acceptg OF dec nesp2por This
granted Mrs. Sprague on this ground and she was
given the custody OF the younger three children,
Island, not subject to the control of the court In
rs 81 an 1ae lacts say they have advised
MIS W dFall nerSolI or permission of
the court to resume her maiden name.
Political Notes.
Mayor Edison, OF New York city, appeared before
the assembly committee on cities at Albany last
night, and explained and advocated the bill which
ne has drawn up proposing a government for New
York city in which the mayor would be wholly
responsible for the administration OF city affairs
The Pfcdyetaes Jackson, Miss. special says John
X Lynch, chairman OF the republican state GEN.
tral committee, has called meeting of republi-
can leaders from different parts OF the state at
jackson June IL. This action creates futter
among the republican faction led by Chalmers.
July 4.
The republican central committee OF New York
Yesterday adopted resolutions inviting sugges.
lions from all parties DESTROYS OF forming one har-
monlous ana earnest organization Of the republi-
can party In this city. committee was an
plan for an organlz .tion. The committee In
cludes John ]. O'Brten, Col. Charles Spencer.
William Dowd, Lloyd Aspinwall, Chauncey NJ
Depew, Theodore Dwight, Elliot F. Shephard
Whitelaw Reid. George Jones, Hugh Hastings,
and others.
Senator Brown, OF Georgia, passed through Chat
tanooga, Tenn, Monday night on a pleasure trip
10 the west A correspondent had an interview
With him concerning the Blaine and Brown ticket
Tor 1854 He smiled when 1t was mentioned and
stated that he had not given the matter a n v
thoug ht and regarded 1t as an absurd suggestion.
THREE INFANTS ARRESTED FOR PROBABLE HoM1-
C1DE.-Will1am John Ridley, boy six years old,
Is dying In Newark; N. j., from peritontis said to
De the result OF INJURIES received at the hands OF
Harry and Edde Keve and Wally Wendell. chill
dren, one OF whom, 1T is alleged, threw a stone
none Of whom are over seven years old, have been
arrested. and have given bail