The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-02-21
THE BLAINE DIVORCE.
Complete Victory for a Deeply
Wronged Woman.
GETS A DECREE AND ALIMoNY.
ne Dissolute Young Man and His
Mother Severely Taken to Task
by the South Dakota Judge.

DEApwooD, 8. D., Feb 20 Judge Thomas has
ranted decree of divorce TO Mrs. James q.
Blaine. r., with the custody OF her child, s1,0O0
| 10 pay the expenses OF the suit and sio0 month
Iupermanent alimony. Mrs. Blaine will leave
Deadwood for Sioux Falls tomorrow.
Mrs. Blaine is apparently happy over the re-
sult, and will leave tomorrow for Sioux Falls
pere was practically no defense. The defend
int's attorneys are simply watching the case
under instructions to fight only in the event of
cruelty and adultery being charged
Judge Thomas, in announcing the opinion,
~ the testimony showed that the cause of the
Kparation was the unfrendly feeling OF the
fsnily, and especially the elder Mrs. Blaine
IS far as Mr.. Blaine was concerned plaintiff had
hen properly treated, but Mrs. Blaine did all in
Der power to make the life of plaintiff unhappy
the evidently concluded it was best to separate
ibem, and so surrounded them with circum-
tsances which would result in apparent
eesertion on the part of plaintiff In other
words. she treated the plaintiff so cruelty as to
cause her to become so unhappy that she would
leaye the family home, and SO Mrs Blaine could
claim the wife deserted the husband. Young
Blaine's conduct was very reprehensible "He
does not SEEM" said the Judge, ''to be made OF
The stuff we would expect from his family. As
soon as he got under the domination of his
mother he seemed to become estranged from his
wife and treated her with neglect The
violence shows that the desertion
gas the result of the Vaccinations of
lis mother, and that his treatment
Of plaintiff was reprehensible and bad in every
respect" Speaking of young Mrs. Blaine's ILL.,
ness Judge Thomas said, in part: alt is hard
10 find language to describe the courts feeling
against young man who would act as he has
All the testimony shows that plaintiff did
everything in her power to make the husband
return to her, while he seemed estranged from
| her BY his mother"
Pretty Marie Nevins met young Jane, G.
Blaine, who was aged 20, and the two fell in
love. They were married by Rev. Father Ducey
lin 1886 The Blaine family opposed the mar
Inage bitterly, and the young mans bachelor
allowance of $500 was cut off Immediately.
The couple went to Augusta and sought re-
.onciliation. The father aud mother had a
yrormy scene with the boy, but the pretty face
Nlnd agreeable manners OF the bride won the
bid mans heart. He forgave what he could not
Nhelp. and increased the boys allowance to
ssAeCO year, telling him that he must get out
Yand work for his living. Mrs. Blaine, ST., was
more implaeable, however. The young couple
/ hen went to Pittsburg n visit to the brides
| bother, Richard Nevins, now of this city, who
l sas then supervising architect of the govern
ceent building. J. G. Blaine, ST., went to Pitts
bort OF General James A. Beavers candidacy
Nor governor, and on meeting c. l..
hagee, the Republican leader in that
.ection, and proprietor of the Pitts
tnan trial as n reporter on that paper. Young
Blaine had nice residence in the fashionable
bart of the city, and the couple were SO extrava-
Igsnty fond that they became laughing stock
nor their neighbors. The husband remained on
Xhe Times for about six months, and was in
Itulgcd in every possible way, but did not make
ssuccess in the newspaper business. He did
bot know how to get news item, did not
know one when he did get it and did not know
low to write it, and he was so dull-witted that
Ne was incapable of learning any of these
Hhings. His wife on the other hand is clever
3Eriter, as she showed by several gossipy contri-
Eutions TO the Times over the pen-name 'Pier-
Ntotts" The first published item written by the
Houng man (he wrote many Others which went
hi the waste basket was reprinted by several
lew York papers, and was cruelty criti-
3ised, though the city editor had done
Bis best to patch 1t up. He finally
8rearied of the business and resigned.
ashether OF his own free will or not cannot be
jeid The couple went to New York, the hus-
land becoming reporter on the Ndh and En-
tFtss. Shortly afterwards he entered II brokers'
Itfice The Young cOuple went to live in fiat