Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-12-19
SPOKE OUT IN COURT
Mrs. DOremus Talked Plainly
to J. G. Blaine, Jr.
SHE CALLED HIM A SOUNDED.
Proceedings Before the Referee for the
Custody of the Boy.

Inc BLANC FAMILY " ANT HIM. DuG tbs
Young Mother Says No--The Reported
Prosecutions Not Exaggerated, Accord
ing to One of the Family Young Blain.
Before Judge InEraham for Examina
tion AS to His Property.
New YORK, Dec. 19.-The Blaine di
vorce proceedings, which are in progress
at the Office of Referee Lord, are at.
tracing unusual attention. The present
fight before the referee is for the Gus
tody Of the child of Mr.. and Mrs jaime.
G. Blaine, jr. The Blaine family want
to have the boy, and his mother is just
as determined not to let him out of her
hands Mrs. Blaine says that her
daughter-in-Iaw is not fit and proper
person to have charge Of her grandson,
and the mother cordially returns the
compliment.
Mrs Blaine, jr., says that until she
began her suit for divorce her hus band s
family never showed any interest in the
child. They did not even show that
they cared whether it was properly fed
and clothed.
The young mother refused TO allow
the child, when six months of age, to
be ia ken to the house in Augusta where
the Coppinger children had the whoop-
ing cough. The nurse aud baby were
finally allowed to stay at the hotel, but
the parents wer; compelled to stay at
the Blaine house, on the ground that
there was no money for hotel bills.
The objections on other grounds to
allowing the child to be placed in it 8
grandmother's hands are the physical
ana mental neglect that other grand
children are said to have suffered in
their gran mothers house, and that to
place the child there, who is now prop
erly cared for in these respects, would
be to its injury.
A very dramatic incident, which has
just LEAKED out, enlivened the pr oceed-
inys two days ago
Mrs James G. Blaine, ir arrived
with her frlrnI Mrs. Ogden Doremus
She did not snow that the law gave he'
husband the r,..t 40 -. present Wasn
she saw him there, tnous sh4 had not
met him since she bill nin gloI at
Bar Harbor three years ago, she con
troilcd any sign of surprise SO we'll that
her companion never suspected thtt the
man VINO rose IA thew entered WAS The
person in question.
Mrs. Durenus had seen Mr.. Blaine be-
fore, but 1t was wears ago. and AS his
wife did not take the slightest motto. of
him she did not SUSPECT that IT WAS he
During the procedures Mrs. Dorelnus
got in GA ate of mind She locke d
round for some synpathetic person. Tc
the person next her she said:
"rn. n An in this case is a scoundreI
and uoltroon.n
DO YOU know whom YOU are talking
to5' snapped the individual addreSsad
No" she replied.
well, 1 am Air. Blaine"
Mrs Doremus flushed slightly, and
then continued quickly and with in
creasing emphasis:
Il did not know that you were Mr..
Blaine when | spoke But | repeat it
now. A man who would abaunon not
only his wife, but his innocent chill, at
the dictates of mis- father and
Don't mention my mothers name"
burst in MIR. Blaine.
since you have mentioned it, i"
calmly continued Mrs. Doremus. Il
will add, or his mother, is polGroon
and scoundreL
MIR. Blaine had nothing handy to
reply, aud the passage at arms came to
an end.
ne reported prosecutions OF Mrs
Blame nave hot pen exaSSerate
SAID mem Der OIL Mrs.. Bans 1tmIy.
"A mhn dlo 1nterroSate Mrs. Blaine's
caoman Concerning her moVemeAtt and
aiter treating n%m at the CoIonnade
ne was nlr91 10 "aGch ~ anI tna6 he
""e 9'0pp'"8 6' 'ne DreNooFC house,
"nore MS eAponseS were palu. FOR
guest al Cne 0reVoof1 house lie was
remarkaoly olSr7putaole IN appearance
Inc caonan IL Was VINO reported to Mrs.
Blaine.
Al the same tlme woman had Ia
Ken rooms at the New ork Hotel. She
showei SO much curiosity concerning
Mrs Blame and expressed such desire
TO see her rooms, WIN the pretext OF
Gakths 'nem tna' tne CLERK told Mrs
Dla.ne'
one morning MIS- blaine on opening
ner ooor' ga" Cne woman hoVeflnS near,
ana ASKED heF why she was SO interested
III ner: ,
ne woman SAID 1t was natural Gu
rlostty about one she had heard so
mucn or Mrs. Blame lntlmated her
suspicious concerning her motives, and
ntteen minutes alter the woman left the