The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-09-05
A Louisville Family Who Knew the
Blaines and JOhnsons in Kentucky
and James G's Relationship
With Miss Stanwood.
The Charges OfSeduetiOn and Marriage
Positively Reiterated,
EXCEPT THE SHOTGUN EPISODE
Statements That johnson Secured Hi
Position on the Texas & Pacific
Through Mr.. Blaine's Influ-
ence-The Sentinel Suit.


INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 4.-The answer
of the Sentinel company in the Blaine
libel suit, was filed in the United States
court this morning, The defense admits
printing and publishing the article com
planned of in the issue of August Sth,
and denies it was false in any partiCu-
lar 1t sets forth that James G. Blaine
was married to Harriet StanwoOd at
Plttsburg on or about March 2jth, 1861.
That prior to that time, and during their
courtship, Blaine seduced Miss Stan
wood. That he at first re-
fused to make reparations fOr
the wrong done, but being
afterwards strongly urged thereto and
violently threatened with chastisement
and punishment therein for his said
wrong doing, and perchance repenting
him of his evil he married her AZ stated
| That in the June following u child was
born, known as Stanwood Blaine, which
lived two or three years and was always
| acknowledged by plaintiff and his wife
as their son. by reason whereof de-
| PENDANTS say the matters and things set
| forth in the article recited are true, and
| the same being true, they were pub
| lished Of, and concerning, said plant
III by defendants, as they justly and
| lawfully Wer rlRnt'
| The defendants filed with their an
swer number OF interrogatories, and
| require that the same be answered by
| the plaintiff under oath, positively and
I without evasion, within such time as
may be limited by the court thereby,
among which are the following: State
when you finally left Kentucky, II you
at any time resided there; when you
went therefrom; where you were next
employed; in what business or calling;
IL YOU answer that the maiden name Oi
your wife was Harriet Stanwood, state
when she finally left Kentucky, anC
when and where you next met her; give
the State and place of your marriag,
and the names Of the persons
besides yourself and wifo who were pres
snt on the occasion, and whatncquaint
ance had you with Jacob Stanwood
what relation was he, II any, to the per
son you named, and what conversation
or interview did you have with him be
fore said marriage concerning the same
and whore did such interview, if any, oC
jcur, and what was said ahH don
therein; was not the first child OF sal
marriage born on the 18th day of Jun,
1851; where did said child die; wher
was il buried, and IL at any cemetery
give the name OF tho cemetery; WI
any tombstone or monument erccte
at tho grave of said chill,
giving the date of its birt
, and by whose direction was said toni
stone erected; did not said tombston
bear the following inscription relati,
] to the birth OF the child: "Stanwoo
4 Blaine, born Juno Is, 1851; has any po
ton Of such inscription on said toni
stone boen erased since its erection;
\ xuhat UNnriinn iharAgiY What
quaintance have you with q book calle
"The Life of James G.. Blaine," write
by Russell Il Conwell, with an lntrodu
tion bV GOV. Robie, Of Maine, al
published by Il. G.. Allen
Co., OF Augusta, Maine, in Il
year 1881. We're not the proof OF sue
work submitted to you for revisioni
not the statement made upon the sixt
eighth page of said book as follows;
70 Miss Stanwood, in March, 1851, becan
10 his wife, at Pttsburg, Pennsylvania,
30 correct statement OF the time and pla
"A of your marriagep Did you not comm
so nicate to the author of said book for h
" ~ uRo in such work the name and place
" your marriage as aforesaidf
~ MIR. SHOEMAKER SPEAKS.
30 INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 4.-The followii
IS statement was tonight furnished &
Is Associated Press correspondent at II
Mt point by Mr.. Shoemaker, of the India
apolis Sentinel:
To the Public;
Biased reports have been sent fro
Indianapolis by certain press corr,
pondents indicating that the defenda
A In the libel suit brought by Mr.. Blai
will seek to delay q prompt trial.
u the contrary, we shall do all in q
power to expedite the conclusion of I
case, and anticipate being ready for
issue before q jury early In October,
not sooner,
Signed john G. SuoBMAKnR