St. Paul daily globe., 1892-02-20
TESTIFlES MID TEARS.
Mrs. Blaine Gives Evidence in
Her Behalf for Hours at
DeadWood.
The Sad Story Of Her De-
sertion by James G.
Blaine Jr.
a Little Speech From the
Plaintiff Which EXciteS
Much Sympathy.
The Case tO Go TO Judge
The Case to Go to Judge
Thomas for Considera-
tion Tomorrow.
Special to the Globe.

LlOn 1OIuOPFOWs
Special to the Globe
DEADwooD, S. D., Feb. 19. - The
Blaine divorce case has been tried. All
the depOsitiOns have been rend, the
plaintiff has given her evidence and the
attorney has rested. Argument will be
made tomorrow morning-only for the
plaintiff, however, as the defendant did
not put in an appearance. The weather
had moderated greatly since yesterday.
and, as Mrs. Blaine passed a good night,
has had no recurrence of 'hemorrhages
and felt much stronger than at any time
since her arrival in DeadwoOd, she
was able this afternoon to take the wit
resS stand, and, bearing up bravely
under the stare of 500 eyes, answered
the questions of her attorney ard
told the sad story of her life since
her marriage with James q. Blaine Jr.,
Sept. &, 1856. According to her teSti.
mony the courtship was a short one.
They met at Augusta, Me-, and few
weeks later became engaged. The
agreement then was that they were not
to be married for four years, or until
Miss Nevins had fulfilled her theatrical
contract with Nine. MOdjeSka and Dan
ss3 Erohman and Mr.. Blaine had COM
Eleted his collegiate course. The young
man, however,
Changed His Mind,
concluded he did not want Miss Nevins
10 appear on the stage, and persuaded
her to a hasty and secret marriage.
The difficulty that she was Catho-
lie and he Protestant was over
come by a dispensation from Archbishop
Corrigan. and the wedding took place in
the veStry of st. Leo'S church, New
York, Rev. Father Drury officiating.
The couple started the same afternoon
for Boston. arriving there the next
morning. Young Blaine left his bride
and went to Augusta, Me-, to inform
his. parents of his marriage. Mrs.
Blaine returned to New York. A few
days later she received a letter from her
husband. stating that his parents OBJ
jected strenuously to the marriage. and
intimatlng that he would have to give
her up. The letter Frustrated her. and
she was i'll until the receipt of
second apologizing for the first,
and stating that since his father
had become acquainted with all the
circumstances of their trip TO Boston, he
advised his return to his bride. The
husband followed the letter in a day or
two, and all went merry as marriage
bell. during which time the couple
lived at New York. Oh Nineteenth
street, and in Pittsburg, Pa, where
young Blaine chased items as a re-
porter for daily paper. There was a
little more than
A Year of Bliss,
their crowning happiness being the
birth of son fifteen months after the
marriage. In August, 1888, Mrs. Blaine
accompanied her husband on a visit to
his parents at Augusta, Me-. and from
this time her troubles dated. Arriving at
Augusta. she found that the children of
Mrs. .Coppinger, then visiting the Blaines.
were down with whooping cough,
and that it was necessary for her to
send her maid and baby to a hotel.
entail mansion. This was the first of a
succession of disagreeable results A
state campaign was in progress IN
Maine, and her husband constantly ac-
companled his father to various places,
where the senior Blaine was making
speeches. Whenever he was absent her
mother-in-law made it peculiarly hard
for her. At length she told her hus-
band, as he was about leaving ON Fri
day, that if he did not return the next
day she would be absent when he come
back. Their baby was then i'll, and
that night came near dying. She was
anxious to communicate with her hus-
band. but was unable to do so because
her mother-in-law refused to tell his adj
dress, and. when she learned this later.
because the telegraph operator refused
to send the message until it was paid
for, and
She Had No Money.
Her physician advised that for the
baby's health she return to New York
Immediately, and she did so, notWith-
standing her mOther-in-law said: eff
you go, never want to see you again. l
will make you rue it the longest day
you live" Mrs. Blaine Sr. concluded
by saying. 'trll keep my son with me.
In one half-hOur, if [ choose, can take
that young man from YOU The young
wife replied, "If he is that weak he is
not worth my love nor the insult IN your
eyes" The mother thought the son was
tied too closely to his wife's apron
strings. The wife thought he had
quite liberty enough, and this
was subject of frequent contention.
That night Mrs. Blaine left for New
York, leaving an effectionate note for
her husband, telling him she left Au-
guSta, not him, and that whenever he
returned to her, her arms would be
open to receive him. He never re-
turned. After she reached New York
she was taken i'll, debts began to press.
the landlord of the Fifty-fifth street
fiat, in which they had kept house,
wanted his rent and
Tradesmen Were Clamorous
for their pay. Finally Mr.. Blaine. not
even delgning reply to the numerous
letters in which she entreated him to
come to her. and falling to contribute
&c her support. everything in the house
was sold and she returned to her par
ents at the New York hotel. In the
meantime friends had assisted her
among them Mrs. Kendall, Mrs. Ogden
Doremus and Mrs. Charles Avery DOre-
mus. Shortly after returning to the
New York hotel she was taken i'll. The
deposition of DR.. Fuller, which had
already been read to the court. made
known the fact that the illness was
miscarriage, brought on entirely bv the
mental anxiety to which Mrs. Blaine
had been subjected. In response to
question Mrs. Blaine's answer:
"There is one living child issue of the
marriage" had peculiar significance.
The witness resumed her story, telling
of The months of waiting in expectation
OF her husbands return, months during
which. though she frequently impiored
him to come back, she heard not word
from him. Acting under the advice of
Gen. Mcmahon and Gen. Roger =.
Pryor, she went once more to aupuSta