Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-02-29

Nevias had no other responsibility 10 the
marriage that in consentiny TO my cons
a. peal and vas blsmeworthy for this Alone
Since them | an prepared to say the
marriage VAS sfrag sed by far more than
os my sen; that she did everything 10 pr,
IN te 1t; suggested every ArrAugsmeat; !;
anticipated, provided for every emergency,
sbd in fScs, hut fer her personal, active
ard nniirng Ssepcy the IN lrrisgs would
aevsr haze taken place,
l. Ihis she showed = knowledge snd
f0rethoush! no, to be expected 10 woman
OF 81 years.
lhe statement gives extracts from letters
written b. Miss Nsvlrs TO Young Blaine 4
fes dsy after the couple frs. met
These include the following:
Don't ask sny questions thai may lead
people 10 susp4et anything. Remember, We
are IN the mouths Of every mAn, ~omsn
sad child in Augusta"
Look into the (msrrisge) laws to-
morro~, and perhaps one question Al the
bank" (''shere," says Nj. Blaine, "he ot-
tanned the money for the marriage journey
on my account, BY inducing the cashier to
advance him fund, on his memorandum.
thing he had never learned to do before he
met Miss Neyins "
"Oh, do b. careful. feel nov sll sorts
Of dreadful things said of US. You do no,
know ho~ vile the world is. Do lock up
the laws. Let the rest keep"
When the couple reached New York.
Mr. Blaine assets. Miss Nevins took chsrge
of everyih,l y, and directed all the procseG-
lngs 10 the lasI mllu.e.
hir Blsine states that ~hen his son Wal
set wan, ie New York TO sec whether the
marriage mlgnt not bs invalid or could no
be sGuulled. b. reason Of the groom's
youh. but loIi WAS toId thst il WAS 100 late
bee Ause the brids had taken IAsssge for
Boston vita the groom On the nigh. steamer
on Long Isisud SQUAD,
Mr. Blsine then proceeds to show the
falsiiy " the assertion tAst Mrs Blsi e
broke up the msrrlsge relations Of her sou
and his wife
she did ~ SEE her dsughter-.L-lsw until
eight months after the marriage, when che
was 10 New York,
After mr, and Mrs Blaine returned
from Europe they found their son hsd
spent his entire allowance and was deeply
10 debt
Ii was arranged thst young Blaine and
hts wife should 20 TO Augusta and bsvs
,heiS future determined at the family coun-
vi
Il WAS there proposed that the youug
couple shonld live in MIR. Blaine's Old home
az Augusta, Mr Blame to furnish fuel, |
highs, man servant, horse and csrrisge, |
and s25O0 q year until youug Blaine cJuld |
earn that sum.
Young Blaine's %ife refused to stay in |
Augusta, aud then young Blaine disclosed |
.he fact that the marriage was an unhsppy |
Dne sne he had become. .ensrsnged from his
wife.
During young Mrs. Blsine's stay of two
.eeksil Augusta, ssys Mr.. Blaine, Il be
came potent, owing 20 the inhsimony Of The |
young couple that a separation was the
es.t disaster TO be dreaded
Young Blaine accompanied his father to
Ellsworth where Mr.. Blaine was t. make a
speech.
la few days yoaGg Blaine returned
home to fld his wife had left for New
York few honrs before.
Mrs. Blsine, Sr., earnestly but in vain,
urged her daughter-IL-lsw 10 remain
Sac did cot then dream that her sop
V ould not follow his wife or ii1al sepsi-
.lion would come so soon.
She uffered TO take charge of the child,
but young Mrs Blaine De tcilned the offer.
Sne Jeff & sharp note Tor her husbsnd,
The latter, aft T reading it, said he would
not follow her
Ia A days young Mrs. Blaine returned
30 Augusta with her mother and child,
Mrs Bisiue rose from a slcxbed TO receive
them.
Mrs Nevins and her daughter made in
sul.ug charges against Mrs. Blaine and her
son.
Mr. Blaine declares that st no time in
thought or word or deed attempted to seI-
arete this man and his wife.