The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-09-04
sen \TOR NIICHELL'S IN.
IHE tHfRGE THiT ms SFOf>E U.tS
GtgITI o. nm ittHERE.
The Mife's story ~ Ills Drunkenness 4
Spree 5000 Miles In Length What l. Re-
hind the Charges Against Mrs Mitchell.

spree 5000 Miles In Length what l. Re
hind the Charges Against Mrs. Mitchell
t,on n, 'i,"ra ns"
MILWAUKEE. Aug -. The Mitchell conn
,rnufsn has suddenly cvplndcd. The friends
and counsel If Mrs. Bmncn C.. Mitchell were
confident M tn Monday afternoon TINT the pro-
,o.,L that hnd virtually been agreed uIon in
privni, consultations between the attorney AMI
the rnrtins nt interest would b. formally rat-
n,d nud that in tina; event all the documentary
evidence would IL, burned To thu=r who caro-
fully observed the actions Of John l.. Mitchell
md Iii. counsel however such "A tcrmi-
milton WINS not 80 APPARENT They had
evidently resolved upon AN opposite course
II il said that Alexander Mitchell was
coadcd into this bclligcrcnt attitude by in
situations from the 9TH, side that he was
holding the infant chiliof his son and daughter
in.law simply for the purpose of compelling
tho latter t. accent n smaller. pe.uninry CONF
pensotion. The old rcntlomon scorned this
idcn with nil the cnrnnetucs. Of his Scot IA ma
turc. and determined =, fight Another rcnson
assigned for the failure to COMPROMISE il. that
nj the critical moment J,nn l.. Mitchell WAS too
drunk tn be consulted.
rc,,r,,r a., t,n y,.,ss eollnd nt the ,,looa.
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hh' nome Oh Mrs' ''Es' sN."' h' -" '"n pun "
street. VI ilwnukcc where Mrs. Blanca C. Mitch
ell is tomnorarily soiourninr. md soli ,i,cd an
interview. which. after some little par.cyi
was granted. THE woman about whom an mis-
noise hns been rni.cl would never bc taken for
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huruhharu' She shiu;
II WAS married 10 John J." Mitchell in 1865.
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Mitchell = nom the tlin' was II Years. 'i age.
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"N'"E IT," WI" n'r' W. n"u '''' manu- "S
school girls. of going therc frequently and listen
inc 1, her ,l.osauf d.4.riutinns ni her travels
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IN Europe. lirsi met J"hh l.. Mitchell at Mrs
James Il. Martins silver wedding. H. was u
vounp man inst returned from Euron. III,
S""ns NAN i"S' '''"'"'" run i'"'"''' ~
was th'h Young E'h'l'mhh III so'l'V'
! was the goddnughter 81 Mrs. Martin.
and WIS in short dr, --rs at the time.
Shortly alter this WIS invited u party NJ
Mrs Mitchcll's house. given expressly for
.o''' ~ "', VI '''., "'' '', nv, r'.'D9 ~
wv H. '""n W'S ",''u"N'' i"''" "a9
great deal of skating that winter, and John
showed me- decided attention at the skating
oa.ni,i, ,,,,. ,,i.,,, 49,, GO
earhiN"lS' Aler 'h" my li'A' WIS t'k'h up Tor
year or SO with my siudirs and John was IN
Now york UNDERGOING, ,r,.,tp,pt f,r his o,es
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year. and aitert that John saw me almost daily.
In due time he progressed formally saw my
father and mother and obtained iher consent
dn nn w. w. warn. ' ,Snrricd o' "o"'' ''o ''"'
mont Ths iirSi ,nimasn ma tnai the enSaGc.
tine1 T in r,tr frr Mr. T. m m ,'n,
a w"ek hninrr oir mnrrine,c In ~ t.,t.r sbe
sail shr hud ns''.r,ninnd lint / WINS n ,.nun,,
Iady of ability and virtuns mni Inn .hc :. -
furihermnr" assured 81 ill.,. fnrt hv "A dam
friend Of h.rs and She should therefor,
welrnmn m" 10 The family or words Ia fhnt
eject Th"r.un"n Went 10 See her nnd
sh. rroros.d thtt We should live with
her aitrr our marriage I told her | nype,.ted
10 live in Chinnl,n NJ that WAS our Intention nj
the time. Within "A week or two. h"w4ynr we
returned 10 Milwaukee. nnd then went To- the
house ana stayed. In the janu1ry following.
Mrs Mitchell rronos.I Ia GO Ia I 'uhn Wrwant
With her I" NV York ana Fishlill' remain nr
iii the last If March when We returned To- Mil-
wnuknr
Alter detailing the events of "A number Of
years during witch sh. ,lwrlt in both Nilwau-
kra and NV York and lore her husband "A
number Of Children Mrs Mitchell said: -
received "A dnspntl ii from New York an
nounring Tho Illness of my daughter Lila and
AlexnnI1r Nitchnu who was th"i, in NV Y"rk
tnIcsriiha,i Tor a special train f. meet me in
Chicago and tax" me to Milwaukee; il was In
readiness ON nv arrival. Nv aunt Mrs VIII
liam Is. Hihhard and IN" cashier Of Aloxandcr
Mitrholl's bank met me in Chicnco, took me-
into IN" car and hrok" tho news to me Of the
death 81 tw6 Of nav children. The physicans
said they had diphthcria of the bowels The
cruel charge has been made that they died from
Ia.