The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1892-03-02
worth was postponed. Monday, Sept. 8,
James spent the interval at Bar Harbor,
and l remained at Ellsworth.

On Monday alter the meeting James
returned with me to Augusta and arrived
at IL p. M, only to learn that his wife had
gone to New York at 3 p. m, eight hours
before. She knew we'll that James would
be at home that night. Mrs. Blaine he'd
strongly disapproved of her departure and
had earnestly urged her to remain. She did
not then dream that our son would not fol-
low his vile, or that the imminent final
separation would come so soon; but she
deprecated the angry and, to us at least,
sudden departure and the journey to New
York alone with the infant and nurse.
She did not, however, suspect that the
woman left with any less friendly feeling
toward herself than toward every other
member of the family except my son
James. Finding the young woman de-
cided to 60. and foreseeing the difficulty
in their path since my daughteT-in-
law utterly declined the PROPOSE
tion l made for their support,
Mrs. Blaine bade my daughter remember
that she would at any moment receive the
child for any length Of time-for one year
and three years, or ten years or for life;
that he should receive, as all who know
my wife will believe, the very best OF care
and attention; that she would put his
mother under no conditions whatever and
that whenever she wished the child to be
returned to her we should be glad to send
it. 1t appeared to be received in the
same friendly spirit in which it was given.
Thus nv daughter-in-law left my home,
the only homo which my son could pro-
vide for her. She left behind her for my
son a note whose temper and tone are
sufficiently indicated by a single extract.
You know when you left what the conse-
quence of your trip TO Bar Harbor would be;
what business had you at Bar harbOr? : =
Why did you not telegraph me and
not let me lie awake till nearly o'clock? You
shall live TO regret all this. You have broken
the greater part OF your promises thus far and
until you learn 90 be truthful you need not
come near me. am not here TO have my
affairs discussed among the neighbors. If you
desire to have another communication with
me you can address me New York hotel.
MARY NEyINs BLAINE.
On receiving it my son declared: 81 will
not follow her. l told her l would not
when she made the threat"
Just forty-four days from this willful
departure, she returned TO nv house ac-
companied by her mother, Mrs. Nevins,
my grandson and his nurse. At the mo-
ment of their arrival they were IN the
hall q few moments. Mrs. Blaine be-
ing i'll. Mrs. Blaine at once
arose, dressed and went down
stairs, having previously instructed
her maid to do everything required for
their comfort. This was the only time
she ever met Mrs. Nevins. Neither lady
advanced to greet her. No hand was ex-
tended to her, but from Mrs. Nevins, sec
onded by her daughter, came charges
against her son and herself so insulting
and so violent that servant was called in
for the express purpose of acting as q re-
straint upon the elder visitor.
On this brief STAY Of two weeks with US
and on this one last visit of two hours
rests all the substantiations of the state
ments of the Judge at DeadwOod. Believ-
ing for the best had advised with Mira.
Blaine in the event OF the return of her
daughter-in-law, and she acted upon my
suggestion. Not word since the sepRra-
ton had been written by her, nor has she
seen M sons wife, except on tue street
in Me- York, when not word was ex-
changed between them. My son was en-
tirely free No restraint was attempted
nor desired orneeded to insure separation.
On the day of his wife's departure
he was as strongly determined as on the
day OF his divorce not to resume his rela.
tions with her. Far be il from me to hold
my son blameless, though, when his youth,
his uncompleted education, his separation
from his home, the exchange of a Lille full
of hopes and anticipatiOns for premature
cares and uncongenial companiOnshlp are
considered, l hold him more sinned against
than SHINING But his mother at no time,
by word or deed, attempted to separate
this man and his wife. On the contrary
she did not fail by Iiberality, by consider
ations, by extenuating circumstances, to
foster in every practicable way their hap
piness-if happiness to them had been
possible. JAMES ". BLAINE.
New YORK, Feb. 29.-Mrs. Nevins. the
mother Of Marie Nevins Blaine, who re-
Gently secured a divorce from James G.
Blaine, ir., was seen today in reference to
the statements sent out yesterday by
Young Blaine's father, in which the secre-
tary of state proceeded to answer the
remarks made by the South Dakota judge
when he granted divorce. Mrs. Nevins
discredited in vehement terms Secretary
Blaine's statement, and then said:
"His story OF our interview with Mrs.
Blaine is largely manufactured out OF
the whole cloth. 1 will tell you exactly
what took place. l 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 asked to see her hus-
band. Mrs. Blaine said we could not see
him. She insisted upon the nurse leaving
the room. She said she would not discuss
the matter before a servant. The nurse
and little Jim went to the kitchen. We
continued to talk matters over for some
time. All three of US were perfectly cool.
Mrs. Blaine said when Mary spoke OF
going away again: We'll, you can leave
the baby here, if you want to-
eff Mary had been some poor outcast
whom James Blaine had seduced, Mrs.
Blaine could not have spoken in a more
brutal manner. 1 spoke up for Mary and
said: 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 extremely signif-
cant way: We'll, your marriage was all
wrong anyway, Marie Then / protested
| Mrs. Blaine instantly flew into a fury
She rang q bell and a servant appeared
with surprising speed. If it had been my
servant / should certainly have accused
her of eaves-dropping. Show these per-
added, and watch them
ave walked out and called the nurse
and little Jim. at the door of the car
riage the nurse. who was crying out Oi
sympathy for Marie, said. Mrs. Blaine
| you are goose to go away like this. You
are his wife. Go right up to his room.
No one has 8 right TO stop YOU Marie
/ went hack into the house / STAYED in