, 1892-02-29
BLAINE'S BLAST
AGAINST THE CATHOLIC PRIEST
WHO MARRIED HIS SON.
The Secretary shows That a BOY Of
II was TnvefgIed into MatrIa
mony by woman of Gilmore
Sinned Against Than Shining.


WASHINGTON Cry, Feb. Secretary
James g. Blaine has furnished the asso-
ciated press with statement relative to
his sons marriage, showing that it was
arranged from beginning to end by Marie
NeYins. The. Secretary says: fSince the
! separation Of my son and wife, three and a
half years ago, my family have silently
borne every misrepresentation slanderous
attack and newspaper interview which it
has pleased the now divorced wife to in
spire, the person aimed at being Mrs
Blaine. We perhaps have been at fault in
allowing public discussion of private mat
ters, together with regard for the future of
my grandson, to permit so much calumny
to go unanswered. The last outrage of the
kind, embodied in the decision of the Judge
at DeadWood, assumes an official character
which makes it impossible longer to remain
silent. Too so would be to accept and
perpetuate a wrong to my wife and great
er wrong to my grand son than even the
publication of the truth can infict.n
Mr.. Blaine then prints a letter he wrote
to Rev. Thos. I. Ducy, September 18th,
1886, protesting strongly against the priests
act of solemnlzlng a marriage between the
two without the consent of the parents
Mr.. Blaine says Miss Neyins did everything
to promote it, suggested every arrangement,
anticipated and provided for every emerg-
ency; in fact, but for her personal, active
and untiring agency the marriage would
never taken place. In this she showed a
knowledge and forethought not to be ex-
pected in a woman of q years of age.
When they reached New Y ork after fleeing
from Augusta she cautioned my son
net not to forget to put a $2o
Ducy, and to look in the pocket of his gray.
clothes for ring. She directed the pro
ceedings to the least minute particular. 1t
was thus 17-year-old boy was tempted
from his school-books and tutor and blind
ly led to the altar by young woman of
III, with entire secrecy, contrived by her
self, and with all the instrumentalities Of
her device complete and exact. Ny oldest
son, Walker, went to New York to see if
the marriage was not invalid or could not
be annulled. He was met with the asser-
tion that 1T was too late for any proceed
lngs toset aside the marriage. The secre-
tary then shows thatMrs. Blaine had moth
ing to do with separating them, and shows
that his boy was a spendthrift, that bis
wife left OF her own account, came back to
Augusta and was insulting in the extreme
to her mother-in-law, Mrs. Blaine, when
the latter was i'll and alone in the house
with the servants. In conclusion the secre-
tary says:
Far be it from me to hold my son
lbla9m3efless, though. all things considered, I
hold him more sinned against than sim
ming. But his mother at no time, m
thought, word or deed, attempted to sepa-
rate man and wife. On the contrary, She
did not fail, BY iberality, consideration
and extenuation, to foster in every practi-
cable way their happiness ;.if happiness to
them had been DOSSi blA
WHAT THE PRIEST SAYS.
New YoRK, Feb. ga reporter went to
the Rev, Ducy's house last night to inter
view him about a reference to him by Mr..
Blaine in his statement 81 have no
statement to make" said Father Ducy.
Mr.. Blaine says I tranSgressed my priestIy
duties in marrying his SON.. merely refer
him to Archbishop Corrigan, who ap-
proved all did in the matter 1t would
have been impossible for me to have mar
ried young BlaiEe without the sanction of
the archbishop. l knew all about the let
ter Mr.. Blaine wrote me, and poor letter
it is. It will not help Mr.. Blaine before
the Catholic world.'. More than this the
priest would not say.