Los Angeles herald., 1892-02-29
PURELY PERSONAL.
James G.. Blaine Parades the
Family Skeleton.
A Statement of His Sons Mat
rimOnial Troubles.
'lrhe Young Man More Sinned
Against Than Shining.
History of the Marriage From
the Blaine Point of View.
A Beardless Boy Inveigled Into an
Unhappy Alliance.
The Blame for the ElOpement Sad
died Oh Miss Nevins.
How the Elder Blaine Roasted Father
Ducey for Tying the Knot-Mrs.
Blaine Not Responsible for
the Separation.
History Of the Marriage From
the Blaine Point of View.
A Beardless Boy Inveigled Into an
Unhappy Alliance.
The Blame for the Elopement Sad
died OH Miss Nevins.
How the Elder Blaine Roasted Father
Ducey for Tying the Knot-Mrs.
Blaine Not Responsible for
the Separation.
Associated Press Dispatches.


WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S.-Mr. Blaine
furnishes the Associated Press with the
following, under the heading ga Per-
sonal Statement Since the separa-
tion of my son and his wife, three and
half years ago, my family have silent
ly borne every Misrepresentation, SLAM
, derous attack, newspaper interview it
has pleased the now divorced wife to in
spire. The person aimed at has been
Mrs. Blaine. We, perhaps, have been
at fault in allowing the horror OF public
discussion of private matters, together
with regard for the future of my grand
son, 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 offici al
character, which makes it impossible to
longer remain silent. To do so would
be to accept and perpetuate great
wrong to my wife and greater gwrong
to my grandson than eveh the pubhca-
tion of the truth can infict. A letter
I addressed to Rev. Thomas 1. Ducey, at
the time of the marriage, gives import
ant facts bearing upon that event.
AGUsrA, Me-, Sept. 13, 'S6.
Rev Thomas 1. Ducey:
Last Wednesday morning my young
est son, James G. Blaine, r., shocked
me by the announcement that on the
preceding Monday you had united him
in marriage, in your own rectory, with
Miss Mary Nevins; that my son and
Miss Nevins were unaccompanied by
friend or relative, two of your household
servants being the sole witnesses. My
sons announcem ent was the first news
any member of my family had of even
an attachment for Mics Nevins, whose
character is not at all in question, and
of whom, except for this rash marriage,
1 have never heard breath OF censure.
My son is but II. He has been living
here under the daily care of tutor who
was fitting him for college. In order
to continue his studies he desired
to remain here during the summer
while the rest OF the family were at
Bar Harbor. Monday, August 10th, Miss
Nevins, her sister and father came to
Augusta. Eighteen days afterwards
my son, who never heard of her until
she came here, left his home and with
out the permission or knowledge OF any
OF the family, and accompanied Miss
Nevins to New York. There the next
day they presented themselves to you
for marriage. While he misrepresented
himself to you, he did not, according
to your statement, afterwards made,
conceal from you the fact of his minor
ity, or the fact that his family knew
nothing of his intended marriage. You
agreed not to inform his family. You
took him to the archbishop in order to
secure a dispensation SO that Miss
Nevins, Catholic, might marry my
son, a Protestant. You knew was in
a moments reach by telegraph, yet
never gave the slightest intimation to
me, the most deeply interested and re-
sponsible party, of what was going on.
In defense of this conduct, you alleged
the confidence reposed in you as a
priest, by my son. The confidence of
the confessional is always respected
but by your use of confidence
reposed in you, outside the con-
fessional, even by those not of
Catholic communion, you perforce be-
come an accomplice before the act of
any crime or imprudence to which you
may listen. You further alleged that if
you had not performed the ceremony
some one outside your communion would
have done it. The is the common de-
Tense of evil-doing, and is unworthy of a
priest and man.
A week ago my boy was under my
protection, the most helpless. least re-
sponsible member of my family erratic,
but controllable through his strong
affections; an object Of constant watch
fuIness to his parents, brothers and sis
ters; source Of constant anxiety, but
not despair, because he is of good abili-
ties, as readily influenced to right as
) wrong, and because the patience of love