The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-09-27


der his protection preceded to her
mothers residence in Augusta, Me,
where next met her, February, 8,
1852
DATES OF THR TWO MARRIAGES.
7, 8 and 8. / was married in Millers-
burg, KY, on the both of June, 1850,
in the presence of Sarah c, Stanwood
and S. L. Blaine. The marriage was
secret. Having a doubt subsequently
of it's validity under the laws of Ken
lucky, which then stringently requir-
ed license from the Clerk of the
County Court, / had the marriage sol
emnized a second time in Pittsburg,
Pa, on the 29th of March, 1851, in the
presence of John V. Lemoyne and
David Bell
10 and II. Jacob Stanwood was the
eldest brother Of my wife. / had no
acquaintance with him at the time of
my marriage; had never seen him
nor heard from him in any way, di-
rectly or indirectly, before my marri-
riage. ! met him for the first time in
February, 1852. Ihad two letters from
him after my marriage and before !
met him-one warmly welcoming me
as member OF the family: the other
inquiring if he could promote my bus
iness interests by the loan of money.
l had no other correspondence OF any
kind with him until after / had per-
sonally met him in February, 1852.
My wife had two other brothers, nei-
ther of whom i had ever met when
came to New England in February,
1852, nor did / ever meet any male
relatives of my wife before my arrival
in New England in February, 1852.
BIRTH OF HIS FIRST CHILD.
12, 13 and Is. Ny first child, a son,
was born in the house OF his grand
mother on the 18th day Of June, 1851.
His name was Stanwood Blaine He
lived with his parents in 1852, 1853
and part of 1854 in Philadelphia.
He died on July 81, 1854, and was bur
led in the Stanwood family lot, in
Forest Grove Cemetery, Augusta, Me.
GRAvEsToNE MUTILATIoN.
Is, Is and II. A monument was
placed by my direction over his grave
a year after his death, thus inscribed
"Stanwood Blaine, son of James G
and Harriet S. Blaine, born June Is
| 1851 died July 81, 1854"
| Is. have not myself seen the stone
since the first week in July, but have
reason to believe, and do believe, that
since that date many letters and fig
ures thereon have been defaced and
that the figure II" in the year 1851
has been entirely removed. 1have nc
means of ascertaining by whom this
was don, but have reason to believe
and do believe, that Photograph wa:
taken of the defaced stone by the pro
curement of one Of the publishers o.
the New age, democratic paper pub
], lished in this city, and that copies o.
said photograph were sent to divers
and sundry persons, including the
publisher of the Indianapolis Sentinel
defendant of this suit.
i 10, 20, q and %. know Of the book
referred to as "Life of James G
: Blaine" I did not revise the volume
nor become in any degree responsible
for any statement made.in it, though
! saw parts of it before its publication
but did not and have not to this da,
seen page 68, to which the question
refers, though the statement there
made was doubtless derived by the au
j thor, Russell II. Conwell, from con
versations with me, but not from any
special authorization by me to make it
JAMES G. BLAINE.
United States of America, District o
Maine, Ss.:
> Before me, Winfield S. Choate, Com
, missioner Of the Circuit Court OF tn,
United States, in and for said district
personally appeared James G. Blaine
and subscribed and made oath to tn
foregoing answers.
Witness my hand and official seal
at Augusta, in said district, this 17tl
day of September, in the year of ou
!, Lord one thousand eight hundred an,
: eighty-four. WINFIELD S. CHoAFE,
: Commissioner of the Circuit Court 0
the United States for the District O
? Maine.