Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-03-01

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and tho Incidents which followed It and led y
the separation
"A letter which sdarssssd 10 nsv. TAsnas
Ducoy q ths time Of The marriage wtll g.
tineuy state ne important fncs bearing spea
hat event"
Attseh Upsa Father Duesy.
In tho letter 10 Rev. Thomas l. Du-
eey. who ID rector of St Lco's church.
Now York, Mr. Blame censures him
for performing the ceremony. and &C.
cusing him Of having knowledge OF the
fact that the boy was q minor, aud de
sired to keep tho affair secret from
his parcntA After resume of'thc cir
cumstsnces under which the marriage
occurred he says:
II Am powerless cannot question the
Legality Of the marriage. I shall at G dis.
sance and 1T every disadvantage endeavor 70
guido my son But ~ . father living under
he divine institution Of the family; ~ = ciu-
ssn living under The divine order ef society.
! protect against your act AZ servAat Of
God, - vhoae ministry zen ere ordained, call
God to witness between ybu ana my sea Of
marriage my con may be tho suthor or the vic-
tim The guilt ~ on your head"
Tho Girl 70 Dlsne.
Mr.. Blame then continues his state
ment:
when wrote this letter believed that Niss
Nevins had no other responsibility In the mar
r1age than IN copserttng 70 nay son6 appeal
and was tiamewosthy Tor tA1s AloAe
since then Am prepared - say that
the marriage was arranged By her fer more
than by my son: that shs did everything to
promote It, suggested every arrangement, an
ticipated and provided Tor ovsgy emergency, and
that. In fact. but for her personal, active and
firing agency the marriage would never have
taken place In this she showed knowledge
and forethought not 70 Be expected In
woman Of q years II was thus that
boy II years and 10 months. In
some respects Inexperienced even for his ags.
was tempted from his school books and his tutor
and blindly led TO the altar BY young woman Of
fully q years, with entire secrecy coutrived by
| himself and with Ill the fnstrumentnlitioo of
her Device eom2lete and exact"
Mrs. Blaine Exonerated.
After statement Of the events and
circumstances connected with the mar
riagc Mr.. Blaine continues:
II purpose next 70 show By somewhat
minute statement Of facts and dates the
falsity o; tho assertion that Mra Blaine
broke up the marriage relations OF my son
and his wife. She did not see her daughter
in-law until May. 1887. eight months
York, ,as latter called upon her twice
during hr two days stay. Tho next time
she saw her was . month later. When
about TO san for Europe, on the 9th Of Juno,
she was single day In New York and saw the
young woman on taking leave Az the end Of
fourteen months We returned from Europe
and stopped two or three days In New
York. va found that IN oxr absence my
son hae not only spent his entire allowance but
that he was deeply In debt 1t was then ar
ranged mat both my son and his wife should
come down to Augusta and have their future de-
tsrminsa 81 . family council"
A Homs Rejected.
In this connection Mr.. Blaine pro-
posed that his son and his wife should
occupy his Augusta home, and agreed
TO pay for fuel. light and servants,
horse and carriage, and to give them an
allowance Of $4,000 year. Mrs.
blaine. r.. rejected this. Referring
TO young Mira Blaine's departure for
New York during her husbands abb
ssnes with his father at Ellsworth, Mr..
Blaine says:
"sfrs. Blaine had strongly disapproved Of her
departure end had earnestly urged her u re
main. sShc did not then dream that our son
would not follow he wife or that The isnninens
| final separation wouln como 90. eGon But
abe llpeeossed IT, ttnory md = say
| the NStt, sudden depdffdle, I'D the
| Journey 70 New Y6fk sl6he 6ts4 ne inf6N snd
nurse. She did not Aowevetl suspect Ut the
young ~omai left with sny lcss friendly feeling
| toward herself th2a awards every ether mem
Der Of the family except my son y6lasA
Finding the youae women ltek4i6ea 10
| 60. snd foreseeing Dc dif1calueA IA their
| path since my daughter-in-law utterly de-
| elined tho provision I made for their sup
| port. Myr. Blaine repeatedly bade her re-
| member that she would ~ sny moment ro-
| ceivs the child foe any length OF tzne-for
l oAs year. or three years, or ten ycars or for
| life: that che should receive. ~ all who
know my wife viii believe, the very best
I cary and attention: that she would put his
< mother under no conditions whatever. and
| that whenever she wished the child 10 - ro-
l turned 10 her - should be sent The Offer
l Was not accepted. bat IL VAS not declined. II
| appeared to be received In the same friendly
| spirit in which II Was given Thus my daughter
in-law ieft my holne, the only home which my
sou could provide for her.
TIE women Qaarrei.
Just forty-four days after this wfIlfui
departure she returned 20 my house accom-
panied by her mother. Mrs. Ncvfns. ny
grandson and his nsrse. AZ the naosnert Of
their arrival thers were Ia the hcuse only
Mrs. blaine. who was III. and the serysnts.
downstairs, having previously instructed her
maid 20 do everything required for heir com
fort This was the only time she ever met
Mrs Fevirs Neither lady advanced % erse,
her No hand vAs extended % her,
but from Mr. Nevfna seconded ~ her dsngA-
TER, ume charges seaSnst her 50 End herself
% lnsaisine and "a violent tbas . seryans ~
| called IN for the frankly expressed purpoes q
sctisx ~ . restraint upon The elder visitor.
Ia this brief sssy Of two veeks With rs anl
on sb.s one ia<f visit os tee hours. reste III IL
| subssanssafioa az the statement 81 N to1es
| NJ Dcs6wood- Before leaving for the 49,,
hAd advised With Mrs. Blaine IN The
| evras % the return Of her daughter in-iAw, sn1
ere ssxd upon ny sdvsce. Not vsrd since
| the sepsFzslon has been written BY her, nor has
sse s><n NY sons Wife sxcept On ~
s<r<-s in View rors. whea not : word ~
excfanzei setween them Ms scn ~ ~
| are3y syes Ne restraint wns etseUyeed - -
sired. e. nee1>1 ~ inssre sspafssisa o. ~
esy OF sss Departure ~ wss - strongly deter
nined ~ - the day - ~ 1sorea ses - ~
suas - re3ss1oos Win her
rsune Ssoes res nas0ssssA
ras - Il from ne 70 hcid ny - hsanaless: