The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-06-21
FACTS IN THE SABIN CASE.

There has been an obvious attempt Of
the political enemies of ex-Sena.
tor Sabin to make capital out
of his action in the divorce suit
These malignants must of course pursue
the ex-senator to the last, even if it in.
cluded domestic privacy. They could
not see in Mr.. Sabin's conslderate with.
holding of the facts in the unfortunate
matter from the public desire to spare
the feelings of his wife-not at all. In.
stead, they filled newspapers with sen.
sational headings and padded matter
based on hearsay or worse evidence tell.
ing how the wife of the ex-senator chad
been thrown into an insane asylum and
was kept there against her will, while q
divorce was obtained without the knowl-
edge of her friends" etc. In view Of
this dirty attempt to malign an honora.
BILE and upright man the following state.
ment published in an obscure corner oil
the Pioneer Press is very timely. 1t is
from Mr.. F. G. Taintor. of 239 Broadway,
New York City:
Before marriage Mrs. Sabin was q
member of the family of DIR. Hutchins,
of Danielsonville, Conn. am a son-in-
law of DR.. Hutchins and have acted as
the near friend of Mrs. Sabin in this
matter. Reports casting discredIt on
Senator Sabin were 30 far from true that
they were intolerable. even to the
friends of the lady. Mrs. Sabin had her.
self made written application TO be adj
mitted for treatment to the institution
at Flushing, L. /. where she is now. She
did so because it was the best thing, and
she did it after consultation with her
friends, and took the step freely and
without cOmpuision on the part of Sena-
tor Sabin, or, in fact, of any one. l ac-
companied her there and placed her in
the doctors care, and have since fire.
entire liberty of action and is free to
come and go, to receive her friends and
to communicate with them, which she
continually does. At a recent interview
with me she expressed her desire TO re-
main there as long as possible, and after.
wards wrote to ME asking me to use my
influence with the senator to provide foI
her continued treatment there. This
Senator Sabin willingly did when asked
regardless of the great expense incurred
In fact, there has been no disposition on
the part of Senator Sabin to withhold
anything that would contribute to Mrs
Sabin's comfort or welfare. Everything
requested or suggested by Mrs. Sabin OF
myself, or any other of her relatives OF
friends, has been freely done, and salts
factory provision has been made for hel
future support by Senator Sabin. Mrs
SabIn and her friends have been fully
aware of the divorce suit from the be-
ginning to the end, and have been at al
times free to oppose the suit, if she OF
they so desired. Her friends and rela
tives acknowledge that Senator Sabir
has acted generously by her in his pro
visions for her present and future com
fort, and they consider that his conduc
in the whole matter has been all tina
could be expected under the melancholy
circumstances of the case.
Can it not be hoped after this authori
tative statement that matter in which
the public is not leeitimately interested
will be allowed to remain in the privacy
which Mr.. Sabin's efforts were intended
20 keep it?