The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-09-25
BLAINE EXPLAINS
HIS SWORN ANSWERS TO THE IN
TERROGATORIES IN THE EsENTI-
NELILIBEL SUIT.
He Claims Secret Matrimonial
Alliance With Miss STAN
wood in 1850.
And to Have Been Married
in PIttsburg the Follow
ing Year.
Miss StanwOOd's Brothers
Dates and Names-A Poor
Show for Him.

3 SNOW Tor Him.
: INDIANAPOLIS, September 20.-Mr
Blaine's attorneys to-day filed an ans
wer to the interrogatories of the Sen
tinel, which were filed September .
These interrogatorieS were as follows
FirSt-What was maiden name o.
your wife?
Second-When and where did vol
make her acquaintance?
Third-State whether you ever liv
ed in the state of Kentucky; if so
what employment you were there en-
ployed in, and at what place and al
what time you were so employed.
FOurth-State whether the person
whom you afterwards married lived
in Kentucky at that time, in what en-
ployment she was engaged, and what
place she was so engaged?
Fifth-State when you finally left
Kentucky, if you, at any time, resided
there? Where you went therefrom; /;
where you were next employed, and
in what business, or calling.
If you answer that the maiden
name of your wife was Harriet Stan
wood, state when she finally left Ken
tucky, where she went, with whom,
and when and where you next met
met her.
Seventh-When and where were
you married?
Were you not married some time in
the month of March, 1851?
Ninth-Give the date and place of
your marriage, and names of persons
beside yourself and wife, who were
present on the occasion.
Tenth-What acquaintance had you
with Jacob Stanwood?
Eleyenth-What relation, if any,
had he to the person to you married,
and what conversation, or interview,
did you have with him before said
marriage, concerning same, and where
did such interview, if any, occur; and
what was said and done therein?
Twelf;h-Was not the first child of
said marriage born on the 18th day of
June, 1872
/ Thirteenth-Wh was the name,
how long did it live, and with whom
Fourteenth-When did said. child
die, where was it buried, and, if in any
cemetery, give the name of the ceme-
terry.
Fifteenth-Was any tombstone OF
monument erected at the grave of
said child2 give date Of its birth; and
| by whose directions was such tomb
stone erected?
Sixteenth-Was there any inscrip-
tion on said tombstone, at the time of
| its erection or shortly thereafter? and,
if so, give said inscription in words
| and figures, as the same was originally
engraven on said tombstone.
Seventeenth-Did not said tomb
stone bear the following inscription,
| relative to the birth of said child:
"Stanwood Blaine; born June 18th,
| 1851? p
EIghteenth-Has any portion of
said tombstone been erased since its
erection if so, what portion?.
Nineteenth-What acquaintance
have you with book called the Life
of Jas. G. Blaine, written by Russell
| III. Conwell, with an introduction by
Gov. Robie, of Maine, and published
by E. q. Allen & Co., Augusta, Maine,
in the year 1884?
Twentieth-Weren not the proofs of
such work submitted to you for re-
vision?
Twenty-frst-Is not the statement
made upon the 68th page of said book
as followS:-"Miss sStanwood, in March,
| 1851, became his wife at Pittsburg,
Pa correct statement as to the
time and place of your marriage?
TWenty-second-D not you COM
municate to the author of said book,
for his use in such work, the time and
place of your marriage, as aforesaid? ?
To these interrogatories Mr.. Blaine
responds as follows;
On September 5, /, Jas. G. Blaine, of
| Augusta, Me-, on oath depose and say,
in answer to the foregoing interroga-
| tories,
Firit-Harriet B. Stanwood.
Second-In Georgetown, Kentucky,
in the spring of 1848.
Third-I lived in Kentucky as as
sistant professor, or tutor, in the
Western Military institute from JAN
uary, 1848, to December, 1851. In
1848 and 1S49 the institute was at
Georgetown; in 1850, at Blue Lick; in
1851, at Decennon Springs.
Fourth lady 1 married lived
| in Kentucky from the spring of 1848
to the spring of 1851, engaged as a
teacher in Col. Johnson's female semi
nary-the first two years at George
| UOWu, b1C 1c1OU y COL az 4t14hCAoOdASs
Fifth finally left Kentucky in
the latter part of December, 1851; went
to New Orleans on business, and
theLce directly to Augusta, Maine,
| which place l reached February 8,
1852, and was next employed as prin-
cipal teacher in the Pennsylvania in
stitution for the instruction of the
blind, in Philadelphia.
| Sixth-My wife left Kentucky in
March, 1851, accompanied by myself
as far as Pittsburg, Pennsylvania;
thence she Travelled alone to New
York, where she was met by her
brother, Jacob Stanwood, and under
his protection proceeded to her moth
er's residence in Augusta, Maine,
where l next met her February g.
1852.
Seventh, Eighth and Ninth-1 was
married in Millersburg, KY, June 80
1850, in the presence of Sarah @. StaIi-
j wood and ST.. Blaine. The marriage
was secret. Having a doubt subse-
quentIy of its validity under the laws
Of kentucky, which then strlngently
required license from the clerk OF
the county court, l had the marriage
SolemniZed a second time, in Pitts
burg, March 20, 1851, in the presence
of John V. LeMoyne and David Bell
Tenth and Eleventh-JacoD Stan
wood was the eldest brother to my
wife. l had no acquaintance with
him at the time of my marriage; had
never seen him nor heard from him
in any way, directly or indirectly be-
fore my marriage. met him, for the
first time, in February, 1852. l had
two letters from him after my marri-
age. and before met him, one warmly
, welcoming me as member of the
family-the other inquiring If be
could promote my business interests
by loan of money. had no further
correspondence, of any kind, until
after 1 had personally met him in
. February, 1852. Ny wife had two
other brothers, neither of whom had
ever met when came to New Eng.
land in February, 1852; nor did / evel
meet any male relatives of my wife
before my arrival in New England, il
: February, 1852.
Twelfth, Thirteenth and Fourteentl
first child, a son, was born in th'
4 house of his grandmother, on the 81
E of June, 1851. His name wa
! Stanwood Blaine. He lived with
his parents in 1852-1854, an6
was buried in the Stanwoot
family lot in Forest Grove cemetery
: Augusta, Me.
s Fifteenth, Sixteenth and Seven
+ teenth-A- monument was place.