The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-10-24
YOUNG MRS. BLAINE TO SUE.
Seeking 100000 Damages from
James @. Blaine and His Wife.

From the Netc York Sun.
Gen Martin r. Mcmahon, Gen. Roger
A Pryor. and Col. Robert G.. Ingersoll,
counsel for Mrs. James G.. Blaine. Jr., are
about to begin a suit at the instance of their
client against her husbands parents, ex-
Secretary James g. Blaine and Mrs. Blaine,
for damages in the sum of 100000 for
alien ting her husbands affections. Young
Mrs Blaine does not sue for divorce,
For she is a rigid Catholic, and her
ideas on the subject of divorce are
in accordance with the well-known rules of
+ha church. Besides, those who have the
authority to speak for her, say that she is
still attached to her husband, and, above all
things. desires n reconciliation with him.
She saws that her husbands parents have
came between herself and him, so that he
has deserted her, refused to answer her let
ters and kilograms imploring him to send
nor some token of his affection, and, in q
word, has cast her off.
Mrs Blaine's resolution to bring suit was,
If is said, arrived at after her return
last Thursday night from Augusta, Me-, to
which place she had gone with her mother
to see her husband, and where she had
been denied the privilege by her husbands
mother
Mrs. james G. Blaine, Jr., was Miss
Marie Nevins, daughter of Col. Richard
Nevins Of Columbus, O. Miss Nevins'
Grandfather Oh her mothers side was Sam
mel Medary, who was governor of Kansas
nrder Buchanan Col. Nevins was
of well known Philadelphia family.
Miss Nevins was bright and
charming girl. She was educated at
the Convent of the Sacred Heart in Gin
cnnati Hor parents came to this city to
live in 1886, and here the young woman
first met James G.. Blaine, Jr. Miss Nevius
at this time was Only 10, and, it is said, her
future husband was still younger, SO that
even at the present time he is not of age.
CAS- to young Mr.. Blaine's age" said
Gen. Mcmahon to reporter yesterday 1--WE
shall submit some evidence at the trial"
After a brief courtship the two young
people were married on Sept. 6, 1886, by
Father Ducey of st. Leo's Roman Catholic
church here Their parents had not the
slightest idea that they Intended to get mar
ried or that there was any more than ordi-
nary friendship between them. An old
friend Of the NevinSes gave TO reporter
Yesterday their side of the story.
Il don't know that there is any use in try
ing further to deny the fact
that the marriage was received
with great dissatisfaction by both
Colonel and Mrs. Nevins and Mr. and Mrs.
Blaine, Sr The Nevlnses thought that young
Blaine's habits were not of the best, and
they knew that he had no business, had
never shown business ability even, and was
utterly dependent on his father for support.
He had not a dollar. The Blaines were in
dignant that their son had not made a bet
ter match SO far as money was concerned.
aud they threatened to dlSoWn him for what
lie had done.
"The yonng couple on the day they we're
married went to Boston and remained until
the following day. Then the husband went
on to Augusta and his wife returned home,
each agreeing to break the news to the par
ents Col and Mrs. Nevins were shocked
beyond measure, and upbraided their daugh-
ter severely. The poor girl took their re-
proaches deeply to heart. In day or so
She received a letter from her husband,
in which he declared that his parents were
SO violently angry that it was possible that he
and his little wife might have to SEPARATE
but that whatever came he would always
love her. The letter was filled, in addition
with detailed account OF the denuncia-
tions which Mr.. and Mrs. Blaine, the elder
had heaped upon their new daughter-in-law.
The receipt Of the letter simply Frustrated
Mrs. Blaine. She kept her bed in her room
for several days crying and refusing to see
any one but her little sister and Gen. Nc
Mahon, her fathers old friend.
"To make long story short, friends went
back and forth betwe, the two families,
and a peace was finally patched up. James
G. Blaine, ST., when he saw his sons wife
took great liking to her. He gave his
son 81 800 a year to live on. The young
couple took a tie fiat at 81 East Fifty
fifth street. Jimmy got a place in the
brokers' office OF S. Morris Pryor, and So
bered down greatly from the wild boy he
once was. B ali this time Mrs. Blaine,
ST., evidently was not contented. She
acted very collly toward her sons wife and
the wifes parents whenever they met, and,
if she ceased active reproahces against her
dauShter-in-law, let it be perfectly under
stood that she had not relinquished her OPP
position to her sons choice. In this opposi-
ton She was heartily joined by Miss Abigail
Dodge, better known as Gail Hamilton.
well in 1887 the elder Blaine and his
family went to Europe In January of
this year a son was born to Mrs. james g.
Blaine, Jr., and was baptized in the Cath
Ole church. When the Blaines came home
Mr. Blaine was as cordial and kind to his
daughter-in-law as ever, but the women of
his family made no secret of their dislike
All this while young Blaine was apparently
devoted to his wife. He constantly paid
her those little attentions which women like
and was as kind and affectionate in his
treatment of her as possible.
When the Blaine family went to Au-
gusta after the grand Blaine reception here,
Mrs. Blaine and her daughters sent back
urgent invitations to Mr.. and Mrs. James
u. Blaine. Jr., to come and visit them.
Young Mrs. Blaine did not want to go, as
she knew the Blaine house at Augusta was
crowded, Mr.. Blaine's son-in-law, Lieut..
Copplnger, and his family being there
Nevertheless the invitations kept coming
persistently, and her husband was SO anx-
lous to go that his wife consented. Mr..
mes q. Blaine, Jr., at this time, was q
clerk Ia the employ Of the national repub
lean committee at its Fifth avenue head
quarters having resigned his clerkship
with 5. Morris Pryor. The committee told
nun that he could work IN Maine as well as
IN New York and gave him leave to go.
But when he and his wife and baby came to
Augusta they found that the Coppinger
children had the whooping cough. The
blaine baby was teethiDg, and its young
mother declined 10 allow 1t to remain in the
mouse, declaring at the same time that if
sue had known of the existence Of whoop-
ing cough in the house she would not have
Ieit New York. Mrs. Blaine the elder said
mat that talk was all nonsense, anu insisted
upol the baby's coming into the house. The
nahY father said that he would stay in the
mousse anyway, and his wife decided to re-
man with him. She sent the baby and its
nurse however, to the Augusta hotel near
oy, AID this angered the elder Mrs. Blaine
exceedingly.
J., an day or SO the young wife was told
suat Ter husband must 90 away with his
latter on stumping tour. The men went