New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1892-03-02
TOLD BY BLAINE
The Secretary Gives the Story
Of the Unhappy Marriage
of His Son.
a Strong Denial That the Sep
aration Was Caused by the
Elder Mrs. Blaine.


WASHINGTON, Feb 29-Mr. Blaine fur
nished to the Associated Press to-day for
publication the following under the head
ing, "A Personal Statement
Since the separation of my son and his
wi e three and a half years ago my family
have borne every misrepresentation, every
slanderons attack, every newspaper inter
view which it has pleased the now divorced
wife toinspire. The one person aimed at
has been Mrs Blaine, and we have perhaps
been at fault in allowing horror ofthe
public discussion of private matters. COM
bined With a 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 ofthe judge at Deadwood.
S. d., assumes an official character which
makes it impossible to remain longer
silent. TO remain silent would be to ac-
cept and perpetuate great wrong to my
vile and a greater wrong to my grandson
than even a publication Of the truth can in
fiict upon him. 1t is necessary in speaking
oAAoo oAAOuAA SitC u dS UI1Cl as
possible, OF the marriage and the incidents
which followed it and led to the separa-
ton.
WROTE TO PRIEST.
"A letter which | addressed to Rev.
Thomas ]. Ducey at the time Of the mar
rage will distinctly state the important
facts bearing upon that event:
Augusta Me-, Sept 49, 1SSG.-Rev. Thomas
!. Ducey, rector St. Leos church, 16 East
Twenty-ninth street. New York city. Sir:-On
Wednesday morning last. the Sth inst, my
youngest son, James G. Blaine. Jr., shocked me
by the announcement that on the preceding
Monday he had been united in marriage with
Miss Mary Nevins; that you had performed the
ceremony III your own rectory; that my son and
Miss Nevns were unaccompanied by friends or
relatives, and that two of your household serv-
ants were the sole witnesses. My sons an
nouncement gave the first knowledge that or
any member OF my family had of his marriage
or even OF his attachment to Miss Nevins, whose
character wish to say at the outset is not at
all i'll question ;.::d OF whom but tor this rasn
marriage have never heard II breath of censure
my son was born Oct. - 1868, and is not,
therefore eighteen years old. He WAS living here
i'll his own home, in the house where he was
born, surrounded by neighbours who knew him
all MS lie, under the daily care OF attutor who
was fitting him for college, which he hoped to ell
ter this autumn TO facilitate his preparations
he desired to remain here during the summer,
While the other members of the family were
much OF the time at Bar Harbor AS l have
since learned Miss Nevins i'll company with her
sister and father, came to Augusta on Monday,
Oct. lG. On Friday, Sept. 3, eighteen days after
her arrival i'll Augusta. nv son, who had never
seen her orheard her name until she came here
lett his home without permission and without
the knowledge OF any member OF his family and
accompanied Miss Nevins and her sister to their
mother in New York On Saturday, the 9TH, the
two young persons presented themselves 10 you
Tor marriage. Through my eldest son. Walker
Blaine, who went to New York us soon as l
heard these unhappy tidngs, learn that James
MIsREPREsENTED HIS AGE
to you, stating that he within month or
two OF tWenty-one. But he did not according
TO your own narrative to my son Walker) con-
ceal. from you the vital fact that he was a mi
nor, and he did not conceal from you, but oEen-
~ avowed, that had no knowledge whatever
OF his intention to be married and that his spe-
cial design Was to keep all knowledge OF it from
me. III this concealment he sought your aid and
allotment, and you held his secret under consld-
Grafton from Saturday until Monday agreeing
with my son not to sdvise any member OF my
family Of his rash purpose. You took him to
the archbishop in order that dispensation
might be secured to enable Miss Nevins, who was
reared a Catholic, to marry my son, who was
born, baptized and reared a Protestant. You
know that during the long interval III which you
We're making these preparations was within IL
moments reach by teiegra PHI and yet you never
gave the pliehtest intimation to me, the most
deeply interested and responsible party.
"ln defense OF this conduct you alleged to nv
Son Walker the confidence imposed in you as a
priest by my son. The confidence OF the con-
fessional is always respected. put by your use
Nf0 ,,,G1
fessional, even by those not OF the Catholic com
munion you perforce become All accomplice be-
fore the fact OF any-crime or any mprudence to
which you may listen. tits not Tor me to advise
a minister OF your intelligence that your posi-
ton is absolutely untenable. would be danger
GUS to society and would not be respected by
any court OF the land. You further alleged in
justification OF your action, that if you had not
performed the ceremony some one else outside
your communion would have done it. This is q
common
Defense OF EVIL DOING,
and is unworthy of priest and a man. .Ycl
might we'll justify your murder OF a man by
chloroiorm on the ground that otherwise some
enc else would murder him with a dagger
IA week ago my boy was under my protec-
tion-the most helpless. the least responsible
member OF my family, erratic but controllable
through his strong affections; an object of con
slant watcnfulness to his parents his brothers
ard9his sisters a source OF constant anxiety,
but cot Of despair because he is OF good abii-
ties, as readily influenced to the right as to the
wrong. and because the patience OF love can
never know WEAKNESS. To-day, through your
agency, this boy i'll years, lnexperience, IN lude-
ment. in practical capacity, leaves my home
and my care, burdened with the full RESPONSE.
bilities OF a man. with the welfare OF d won an iii
his keeping
II am powerless. cannot question, the legal
ity of the marriage. shall at a distance and
at every disadvantage endeavor to guide my
son. But AS a father loving under the divine
institution OF the family; as a citizen living I'M
der the divine order OF society. protest against
your act. AS a servant of God to whose mill
istry on are are ordained. call God to witness
between you and me. OF whatever evils result
ing from this deplorabe marriage my son may
&c the author or the victim. the guilt be on
Your head. JAMES G. Blame. r
Sensational Charses.
San ANTONIO, Tex, Feb. %. Sensational
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