Show CHRONOLOGY OK OP SPRAGUE TRAGEDIES Murder Murder of ot Amasa Sprague uncle unde of tho the future Governor Sprague The murderer died on the gallows the gallows the last hanging in tn Rhodo Rhode Island About CAbout About a J. J United State States se senator tor political 1 enemies unite unito with former Governor Go Spragues Sprague's business s rivals rivals Brown Brown Sc and Ivos Ivos and nearly nearly nearly near near- ly accomplish th the ruin rin of or f his firm H lie holds Judge of Rhode hi Island Iland and largely largel responsible an and tho S r o feud is on 1873 A 1873 A business panic completes the downfall do of of ot the commercial house houss of ot Spra Sprague e. e Armed 1879 Armed with a a. shotgun shot un Governor Go Sprague ue escorts Roscoe Conkling from b by a back way ivay Mrs Kate Sprague leaves with I her three dau daughters h and obtains a a. divorce 1882 William About About William Sprague Jr influenced by the attentions paid to his wife b by Gerritt S S. S Wheaton a a. N New w York Tork society bachelor goes west est and soon commits commit suicide S z A A. Wood brother of ot Go Governor Spragues Sprague's second wife kills kill himself b by poison polson In a New York Tork hotel A few years ears earlier t tho 10 historic his his- tone to-Ic shotgun had tl figured In his expulsion from nez Inez Inez Sprague dau daughter o of William Sprague jr Jn secretly marries Henry V. son on of Governor Go Spragues Sprague's Spra ues ue's 01 old enemy 1909 1909 the historic Sprague country man mansion lon burns to the ground 1911 1911 Aged Aged Governor Sprague hurries his divorced granddaughter back from Paris to America to save sae her from a a. swarm o of noble but needy suitors |