Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-09-05

John J.. Mitchell and Blanca Cog
seswe!l were married October l6. 1862.
The match was opposed by the parents
of both parties, but after the mischief
was done parental pardon was obtained.
Young Mitchell held position in his
fatber's bank for few months, but
finding it uncongenial, his father gave
him rural establishment Two hun
dred and fifty acres Of land we're bought
near Milwaukee, and on the estate
residence was erected for the newly.
married couple Everything that
wealth and taste could do was done to
render this suburban home attractive.
The farm was supposed to be devoted
to stock raising, aud race-course was
laid out on it. The grounds about the
house were made park, and the house
throug hout was furnished in the finest
style. Among its adjuncts were a
large and we'll selected library, and un-
fortunately literally stocked wine
cellar. Mr.. Mitchell was not alone in
using this. Mrs Mitchell but too read
lily acquired taste for wine and strong
er beverages, and it common report has
any fou ndation she drank far more than
her husband did.
The fruits OF this union were seven
children of whom five are dead. The
oldest boy, bearing his srandfather's
name, Alexander, and now ten years
old, is feeble minded. add is under
medical care in the east, but with little
or no hope Of his ever improving. The
mother attributes the chiio's lmbeciIitv
to its fathers illicit excuses. The
father attributes it to the mothers ia
temperance. The youngest child, a
bright little boy two years old, the in
direct cause of the explosion that laid
bare the Mitchelps hearth to the bublic
gaze, is now and has been since his
parents separated, in the care Of Mr..
and Mrs. Alexander Mitchell.
| 1t is hardly worth while to detail the
limitation and recrimination between
the unhappy husband aud wife. Mrs
Mitchell charges Der husband with
abusive language and conduct. She
charges him with occasional iicentious-
ness during his entire married life, and
during the last TWO years with habitual
and scarcely concealed criminal inter
course with a German girl employed as
wet nurse for the last child
On the other hand Mr.. Mitchell
claims that his wife 5 intemperance was
the source Of all the trouble and caused
lot on y disgraceful inebriation bat IN
blushing lnidelity TO her marriage
vows.
4 lew years ago Mr.. Mitchell con,
Guided to emerge from bis rural retire
Hlent and mlDgle il politics. He was
| twice elected TO the state senate with
almost no opposition. While he was
III attendance in the Legislature last
, last winter, report that his wife had
been intoxicated in public, and has been
to sleigh rides and vine parties, and to
questionable places at improper hours
with meu, caused him to return home.
What be found or thought he found,
CONVINCED him that an absence from
Milwaukee tor a time was emlnently
desirable, and he went to San Francisco
with his wife, child and nurse. There
according to her husbands statement.
her habit OF intemperance was not
checked, and when she could not get
liquor she satisfied her thirst viii. bay
rum or pure alcohol
The family returned home in June,
and after few weeks . separation en-
sued. Mrs. Mitchell Gays she had de-
terlnlned to 60 to her mothers home
unless her husband refor med, which he