The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-09-22
MIR. RLAINE,s LiRRL suIr.
Plain Answers as TO His Marriage
Replying 10 Questions Asked by
COnnapI for aha

Counsel for the Sentinel
In tho Blaine libel suit In tho District Court
at indianapolis Saturday afternoon, Nc.
Blainos attorneys flied the following answers
TO the interrogatories propounded by the
SeUtf6trs attorneys on September o.:
!, james @. Blaine, OF Augusta, Maine, on
oath, dcposo and say, in answer to tho fore.
going interrogatiOns:
/. Harriet d. Stanwood.
2. Georgetown, KY. In the epring OF 1913.
.. lived I'm Kentucky as assistant professor
or tutor I'm the Western Military Institute from
January, 1913, TO December, 1851. In 1913
and 1910 the Institute was at Georgetown; In
1850 at Blue Lick, and In 1851 at Decennon
Springs.
a. The lady married lived In Kentucky
from the spring Of 1873 to the spring OF 1851,
engaged as a teacher In Colonel Il. i. john
sons Female Seminary; the fret two years at
Georgetown, the last year at Millersburg.
.. finally LETT Kentucky In the latter part
OF December, 1851, went TO New orleans on
business and thence directly to Augusta, Me-,
which place reached on February 9, 1852,
teacher i1 the Penneyiva9,a Instliut,5n for tbe
Instruction OF the Blind in Philadelphia.
q. My wife left Kentucky In March, 1851, nc.
companied by myself rs far as Pittsburgh, Pa,
thence We Travelled alone to New York, whore
che was met by her brother, Jacob Stanwood,
and under his protection proceeded To her
mother's residence In Augusta, Me-, where l
next met her February o, 1852.
Married at Miilersburg, Ky, In 1850.
KY, on the Both of June, 1850, In the pres
ence Of Sarah O. Stanwood and y. l.. Blaine.
The marriage was secret. Having a doubt sub.
sequently OF Its validity under the laws OF
Kentucky, which thon stringently required a
license from the clerk OF the county court,
had the marriage solemnlzed second time IN
Pittsburgh, Pa, on the Doth OF March, 1851,
In the presence OF John v. Lemoyne and David
Bell.
10 ana IL. Jacob stanwood was the eldest
brother OF my wife. l had no acquaintance
with him ut tho time OF my marriage; had
never seen him nor heard from him In any
way, directly or indirectly, before my mar
riage. met him for the first time In Febru
airy, 1852. had two letters from him after
my marriage--one warmly welcoming mo as
member Of tho family, the other inquiring
IL he could promote my business interests by
the loan of money. had no other correspond
enco OF any Kind with him until after had
personally met him In February, 1852. My
wifo had two other brothers, neither OF whom
had ever met, when l came to New England
In February, 1852, nor did n ever meet any
male relatives OF my wife before my arrival 10
New England In February, 1862.
10, Is and ID. My flrst child, sop, was
born In the house OF HIS grandmother on the
18th Of June, 1861. His name was Stanwood
P lsSs He fe q Ta his sY
died on July 81, 1854, and was buried In the
Stanwood family lot In Forest Grove Cemetery,
In Augusta, Me.
DefaciDg HTS Sons Monument.
10, 16 and II. monument was placed by
my direction over his grave year after his
death, thus inscribed: "Stanwood Blaine,
son OF james q. and Harriet s. Blaine. Born
June 1S, 1851; died July 81, 1854"
10. Ihave not myself seen the stone since
tho first week In July, but have reasons TO be-
lieve, and do believe, that since thut date
many letters and figures thereon have been
defaced, and that tho figure j, in the year
1851, has been entirely removed. I have no
means of ssceTtaining by whom this was
done, but have reasons to believe, and do be-
lieye, that a photograph was taken OF the do.
faced stone by the procurement OF one OF the
publishers Of tho NelC Age, a Democratic paper
published In this city. and that copies OF said
photograph were sent to divers and eundry
persons, including the publisher OF the In
10, 20, 81 and %. know OF tho book re.
ferred 10 as "Life OF James q. Blaine" l did
not revise the volume nor become I'm any de-
gree responsible for any statement made In II,
though saw parts OF IT before Its publica-
lion, but did NOT and have not TO this day seen
page sixty.eight, TO which the question re-
fefe, though tho statement there made was
doubtless derived by the author, Russell II.
ConwelI, from conversations with me, but not
from any special authorization by me 70 make
It. JAMES G. BLAINE.
United States OF America, an
District " Msine, co.
Before me, Winfield s. Choate, Commissioner
of The Circuit Court OF the United States, and
for said district, personally appeared James
q. Blaine, and subscribed and mado oath to
tho ruth Of the foregoing answers.
gusta, In said district, shis 18th day OF Sep
TENDER In the year Of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and eightyfour.
[Seai1 WINFIELD 8. oHoATE,
Commissioner OF the Circuit Court OF the
United States for tho District OF Maiue.