The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-09-19
THE LIBEL SUIT.
Kew Discoveries Of the Illiftt Rels.
tiOns of the Blaines.
MARRIAGE WITHOUT A LICENSE
That Threats OF Per
ssnai Violence Induced Blaine 90
Make the One Reparation for
the Great Wrong.

INDIANAPOLIS, IND, Sept. ls.--ln tho
UMted States district court this after
noon the attorneys for Mr.. Shoemaker
filed bin OF discovery in the Blaine
Sentinel libel suit.
Tic bill begins by citing tho fact of
Blaine bringing the suit against the
Sentinel and repeating the original
complaint in the suit, aud the Sentinels
answer with the accompanying inter-
rogatories and the reply Of Blaines
attorneys. Tho bill then states
that after filing the interTogatories
Shoemaker's attorneys, on the 9th of
September, moved the court for u rule
against Blaine TO answer the same
within II specified time, TO be fixed by
the court, which motion was argued on
september 18th aud OVerruled. The
bill goes on TO say that in order so cs-
tablish u certain defense of the justihca-
| tlpn pleaded hY shoemaker, II
will DO necessary and material for
the orators TO show and prove that
Blaine had Illicit relations with and So
duced the person whom he afterwards
married, the result OF said intercourse
being the birth OF child In about three
months after said marriage. The hill
goes on to say that the orators are in
| formed and believe the marriage of
James q. Blaine and Ilarot StanwoOd
occurred on or about tho 10Th OF March,
1851, III Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. That
the marriage was clandestinely ar
ranged secretly performed and hastily
accomplished. That no license WAS
issued by any authority for such mar
riage and none being required by the
laws of Pennsylvania at that time. That
no public official record was kept or
uade for same reason. That one Bryan,
a minister oiliciated ut said marriage,
being dead several years, and that ii
any private memorandum or record of
the marriage was made tho same Is
lost or destroyed, particulars of which
marriage being fully known to Blaine.
The bill then states that sometime be-
fore the date of said marriage Blaine
was u professor at an Institution OF
. learning ut Millersburg, kentucky.
, That Miss Stanwood was an
, instructress In u female school Mt the
, same place and that they became nc.
, quaiutod. Both were unmarried, and
Blaine addressed Miss Stanwood as
/ suitor. That he gained her confidence
and Illicit relations ensued. That shor
time before said marriage Jacob Stan
wood, brother or uncle Of Harriet
y or some other person ol
o persons unknown to the orators
h waited on Blaine, and charged him will
being the cause of Miss Stanwood's con
@ dition, and threatened him with per
y sonal violence unless he married her
That Blaine made no denial of tho char
> ges, and in consequence OF being threat
ened, agreed to marry her. That ono q
more persons were present at tho inter
view between Blaine and relative
4 but these persons whereabout
+, arc unknown to the orators. The bi
m then states that after the marriage Mr.
y. Blaine went to Augusta, Maine, whel
n tho child was born, about the 18th
al June, 1851, and that said child was q
ways recognized and acknowledged 1
Blaine as his son. The orators turth,
say that they have good and valid d
ea fenso, as stated in their ploa of fjustitlc
/, tiOn, that the facts stated in answer al
'' true aud that the same can
NJ fully established 10y answers by BlaiT
Il 10 tho interrogatories heretofore pr,
~ pounded. All the circumstances boin
VI fully known to him, and full and con
d. plete discovery of said facts from and /
Blaine is necessary to the orators
their defense, in aid of such other to
no timony as may be prucurablo. Unle
tn this Is done the orators cann
NJ. so fully set out and completely sho
ma and prove the facts necessary To the
ho defense. Tho orators, therefore, prs
''0 that fun and complete discovery
made by Blaine in relation TO the fac
heretofore stated, and to th
IA end that ho bo summoned
." answer all under oath. Tho b
hd closes by asking that the writ of su
ne ppna bo issued out of tho chancery
lot Blaine, and that he he ordered To a
swor particularly said interrogatori,
That the proceedings be stayed un
Blaine may answer said bill, or on |
rso failure To fully and truly answer "a
~. interrOgatories, that further proceedin
- he pcrpetually stayed and restrain,
.no Tho bill was not filed until o'clot
leu and the court adjourned without taxi
action,