The Portland daily press., 1884-10-31
Maria Halpin's Statement.
She Accuses Governor Cleveland of I'm
famous Conduct and Exposes an At
tempt 10 Set Her TO Exculpate Him.


NEW Y oRK, Oct 29.-The following is the
| sworn statement of Maria B. Halpin.
State Of Ne,o York; County Of Westchester.
Maria B. Halpin being duly sworn: reside at
New Rochelle in the county of Westchester, State
aforesaid. am the person whose name has been
published in connection with that of Grover Ceve-
land as the mother of his son. have been induced
to remaii silent while the disgrace and sufferings
brought upon me by Grover Cleveland have been
discussed and criticised by the public and the press
and would most gladly remain silent even now,
but for duty which owe to my aged and afflicted
father my children and my sisters, to whom my
troubles were unknown until made public by publ.
cation few months ago. My duties to these rela-
tives and to those friends who knew me before nv
acquaintance with Grover CLEVELAND whose kind
assurances Of love and sympathy and confidence
have reached me, compels me to make a public
statement and denial of many of the statements
which have been made public concerning me and
my character and actions while in Buffalo. would
gladly avoid further publicity of this terrible mis-
fortune If could do so without appearing to admit
the full statements concerning my character and
| habits, especially those made by Mr.. Horatio q,
| King and published with the alleged approval al
/ Grover Cleveland himself. These statements have
been accepted by many journals true, and appear
his actions toward and treatment of me, as well as
his story as to my habits and character before and
during his acquaintance with me.
1 did not believe it possible that ever Grover
Cleveland could attempt to further blacken me in
the eyes of the world and disgrace and my peo-
pie alter all he had compelled me to endure for him
and their sakes. deny that there was ANYTHING in
my actions or against my character at any time or
at any place up to the hour that formed the ac-
quantalnee OF Grover Cleveland for which he any
other person can cast the slightest shadow of sus
picion over me. Up to that time my life was as
pure and as spotess as that of any lady in the city
Buffalo, a fact which Grover Cleveland should be
man enough and just enough 10 admit, and
Idefy him or any OF his friends to state sin
gle fact or incident action of mine to which any
person can take exception. always felt that 1
had the confidence and esteem of nv employers,
Messrs. HiDman b Best and Flint & Kent, and
/ NOT IN had haan 4 bn
vile wretch his friends would have the world be-
heve He sought my acquaintance and obtained an
every confidence and he paid very marked attention.
His character so far as l then knew was good and
his intentions believed were pure and honorable.
The circumstances under which my ruin ac-
complished are too revolving the part of Grover
Cleveland to be made public. 1 did not see Grover
Cleveland for five six weeks after my ruin and
then was obliged to send tor him, he being the
proper person to whom could tell my trouble.
will not at this time, detail my subsequent suffer
19gs and the birth of my boy on Sept. a. 1874 but
will say that the statement published in the Bua-
10 Telegraph in the main is true. There is not aud
never new was doubt as to the paternity of our child
to couple the name of Oscar Folsom or that of any
one else with the boy for that purpose is simply
famous and false. Attached hereto is the state
ment prepared and submitted to by the friends
OF Grover Cleveland to sign but declined to do So
because the statements therein contained not
true.
(signed), MARIA B. HALp1N.
Signed and sworn to before me, this 2Sth day of
October, 1884. CHARLES G. BANKS,
Notary Public.
f. F. Halpin, H. G. Henderson, F. G. Renaud, wit
nesses.
This is the statement prepared by w. @.
Hudson for Maria B. Halpin to sign:
have read the statement published in the Buffalo
Telegraph of this date concerning myself and Mrs
Cleveland statement which is faI.e and malicious
Shortly after the death of my husband some twelve
years ago removed to Buffalo with my children.
ffnr hat
his acquaintance which acquaintance extended
over period of some months. During that time
received from Mr.. cleveland uniform kindness and
courtesy. have now and always had high esteem
for Mr.. Cleveland. have not seen him III seven or
eight years.
Following is the affidavit of Frederick 7
Balpin, showing who is the author Of the
Hudson article above mentioned and how he
was approached:
State and County of Ne,c York, ss
Frederick L. Hapin, being duly sworn, says that
he is the son Of Maria b. Halpin; that about a
month or little more ago he received telegram
from VIM. @. Hudson, from Albany, requesting de-
ponent to meet him at the Hoffman House in the
of said telegram he met the said VIM. G.
Hudson at Room 240 in said Hoffman House
and had conversation with him in relation to the
affairs of Grover Cleveland and my mother. That
said Hudson then and there in my presence
prepared statement which, as the friend of
Grover Cleveland and one interested in his election
he requested me to have my mo- her sign. That
said statement so written by said Hudson in my
presence and then and there delivered to me as
aforesaid was delivered by me to my mother at
New Rochelle, N. Y, and is annexed to the state
ment made by my mother, Maria B. Halpin, this
day, and forms part thereof, commencing with
the words "Have read the statement" and ending
with the words "In seven or eight years and con-
tanning eighteen lines of legal cap paper That my
mother refused to sign the said paper, giving as her
reason that the statements therein contained were
not true.
(Signed) FRED T. HALPIN
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 28th day
Of October, 1884. H. G. Henderson, Notary Public
in sand for Westchester county. Seal, certificate
filed in New York county.