The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-03-05
MRS. NeviNs TALKS.

Ths Mother OF Marie Nevins Bisine. Re-
Gently Divorced from James g. Blaine,
Jr.. Replies to the Statement Pubifshsd
By Secretary Blaine In Regard to'ths
Attitude OF Mrs- Blaine, ST., Toward Her
Dauehter-in-Law.
New YORK, March Mrs Neyins
the mother Of Marie Nevins Blaine.
who recently secured a divorce from
James G. Blaine, Jr., was seen in ref
erence to the statement sent out by
young Blaine's father in which the sec
retary of state proceeded to answer the
remarks made by the South Dakota
judge when he granted the divorce.
Mrs Nevins said:
Secretary Blaine's statement is .
tissue Of lies from beginning to end.
and my daughter will prove that to the
world before we are through with it
His story Of our interview with Mrs.
Blaine is largely manufactured out Of
whole cloth. 1 will tell you exactly
what took place. I accompanied my
daughter to the house. The nurse and
child were with us. We were shown
into the drawing-room. Mrs. Blaine
came in. We all bowed and proceeded
to come to business. Marie asked to
see her husband. Mrs Blaine said she
could not see him. She insisted upon
the nurse leaving the room She said
she would not discuss the matter be-
fore q servant The nurse and little
Jim went to the kitchen. We con-
tinued to talk matters over for some
time. All three of us were perfectly
cool.
"Mrs. Blaine said when Marie spoke
Of going away again, Well, you can
leave your baby here II you want to-
II Marie had been some poor outcast
whom Jim Blaine had seduced, Mrs.
Blaine could not have spoken in a
more brutal manner. ! spoke mp for
Marie. They have both done wrong.
Mrs Blaine, in marrying without our
consent
"a moment or two later she turned
to my daughter and said in an ex-
tremely significant sort of way: We'll.
your marriage was all wrong, any
way, Marie Then protested Mrs
Blaine Immediately flew into g. fury.
She almost foamed at the mouth. She
rang q bell and a servant appeared
with surprising speed. II it had been
my servant should certainly have &C
cused her Of eavesdropping. Show
these persons out, cried Mrs Blaine.
And then she added and watch them
We walked ont and called the nurse
and little Jim. At the door of the car
riage the nurse who was crying ont of
sympathy for Marie, said: Mrs. Blaine,
you are q goose to go away like this,
you're his wife. Go right up to his
room Marie went back into the
house. stayed in the carriage. Then
it was that the scenes took place"
The Divorced Woman VIII Make State
ment.
Sioux FALLS, S. D., March Judge
Palmer, attorney for Mrs James q.
Blaine. Jr., WIS seen yesterday in re-
gard to the statement issued over the
signature of James q. Blaine, Sr.
MRS. Blaine will not make a state
ment to-day" said Judge Palmer. but
she will be able to in q day or so.
When her statement comes it will pre-
sent some facts which probably not
even Mr.. Blaine himself is acquainted
with His son is the principal in each
event. and with him it will deal"
5 Mrs. Blaine, Jr., has been so i'll ever
since her return to Deadwood that she
has been unable to leave her room and
yesterday declined to be interviewed
on the subject of the statement She
will be visited by Judge Palmer to-
day and her side Of the controversy
will then probably be made public.