The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1892-03-05

MISS NEVINS BLAMED.
MR.. BLAINE SAYS SHE CAUSED THE
SEPARATION.

He Says That Mrs. Blaine Never In Any
Manner Sought to Part His Son and His
wife-Fnther Ducey Sharply Robuked.
Young Mrs. Biaine's Caustio Reply.
WASHINGTON, Feb. Secretary Blaine
has furnished to the United Press a long
statement relating to the marriage Of his
ton, James c., Jr., to Marie Nevins and
their divorce.
The statement opens with letter written
by the secretary to Rev. Father Thomas
Ducey, Of st. Leo's church, New York, who
officiated at the wedding, in which he pro
tests against the act Of the priest in marry
ing his son, who he knew was a minor and a
Protestant, to Miss Nevins, who was a Cath
olic and Of age, and keeping the fact sscret
Miss Nevins Fixed the Wedding.
When / wrote this letter, Mr.. Blaine says,
believed that Miss Nevins had no other re-
sponsibility in the marriage than in con-
senting to my sons appeal and was blame
worthy for this alone. Since then ] am pre-
pared to say that the marriage was arranged
| by her far more than by my son; that she
did everything to promote il; suggested
every arrangement; anticipated and pro
vided for every emergency, and that, in
fact, but for her personal, active and un-
firing agency, the marriage would never
/ have taken place. In this she showed
| knowledge and forethought not to be ex-
pected in q woman Of twenty-one years.
Within ten days after her arrival in Au-
gusta, within one week from the day she
first met my son, she was adjuring thus for
! several successive days.
| yVrita uofhing until I 500 Won at mo 1rnouv
at once about the law Cof MARRIAGE. 1 can't
wait to hear It makes me i'll. Can you come
/ to me n momont3 ] am alone. Do not send up
| your card. Did you see the lawsf Do not keep
up the suspense The Bar Harbor house is per-
| feet, but love the dear old place here better.
Don't ask any questions that may lead people
| to suspect anything. Remember that we are in
! the mouths OF every man, woman and child in
| Augusta Every word you speak is repeated
| and misconstrued. Every look of yours, every
! flush Of your face is talked Of. Look into the
| laws only, and perhaps one question at the bank
| Cwhere he obtained money for his marriage
] journey on my account by inducing tbe cashier
] to advance him money on his memorandum, a
/ thing he had never learned TO do before he met
Miss Nevins). All else can wait Oh, do be
/ careful feel now all sorts Of dreadful things
are said Of u.s. You do not know how vile the
| world is. Do look up the laws. Let the rest
keep
His wife Defended.
The secretary then relates the events
which led up to Mrs Blaine, Jr.'s departure
/ from the house, and says:
Finding the young woman determined to
| go, and foreseeing the difficulties in the
path since my daughter-in-law utterly de-
clined the provision l made for their sup
! port, Mrs Blaine repeatedly bade her re-
member that she would at any moment re-
ceive the child for any length Of time-for
one year, for three years, or ten years. or
for life; that he should receive, as all who
| know my wife viii believe, the very best
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 he should be sent. Thus
my daughter-in-law left my home, the only
home my son could provide for her.
/ Just forty-four days after this willful de-
parture, she returned to my house accom-
panied by her mother, Mrs. Nevins, my
| grandson and his nurse At the moment OF
their arrival there were in the house only
/ Mrs. Blaine, who was ill., and the servants.
Mrs. Blaine at once arose, dressed and went
down stairs, having previously instructed
her maid to do everything required fo1
their comfort. This was the only time she
ever met Mrs. Nevins. Neither lady adj
vanced to greet her. No hand was extend
ed to her, but from Mrs. Nevins, seconded
| by her daughter, came charges against her
son and herself so insulting and so violent
that a servant was called in for the frankly
expressed purpose Of acting as a restraint.
Far be it from me to hold my son blame
less; though when his youth, his uncom-
pleted education, his separation from the
influences Of home, the exchange of life
! full of hopes and anticipations for prema-
ture cares and uncongenial companionship
are considered, 1 hold him more Hnned
against than SHINING. But his mother, at nc
time, in thought or word or deed, attempt
ed to separate this man and his wife. On
the contrary, she did not fail by liberality,
| by consideration and by extenuation to
foster in every practicable way their happi-
ness-f happiness to them had been possible
JAMES @. BLAINE.