The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-10-03
BLAINE REPLIES.

To these in,errogatories Mr.. Biaine re-
sponded as follows:
], James G. Blaine, OF Augusta, Me-,
on oath Gepose and say in answer to the
foregoing heterogeneous:
/. Harriet p. SIsnwood.
=. In Georgetown, Ky, In the spring
of 1913.
5. lived in Kentucky as assistant pro-
fessor or tutor in the WeStern Military
Institute from January, 1913, to Decem-
Der, 1851. IL lS4S and lS49 the Institute
WAS at Georgetown, In 80 Ut Blue Lick,
in 1851 at Decepnon Springs.
4. The lady l married lived in Ken
lucky from the Spring of lS4S to the
Spring of 1851. She was engaged as
TEACHER in Colonel 7. Z. Johnson's
Female Seminary, the first two years at
Georgetown, the last year at MIXERS
burg.
3. finally left Kentucky in the latter
part OF December, 1851; went to New
Orleans on business, and thence directly
TO Augusta, Me-, which place l reached
February 8, 1852, and was next employed
as principal teacher in the Pennsylvania
Ipstitution for the Instruction of the
Blind in Philadelphia.
6. My wife lett kentucky in March,
1851, accompanied by myself as tar as
Pittsburg, Pa: thence she travelled
alone to New YORK, where she was met
by her brother, jacob StaEwood, and
under his protection proceeded TO her
mothers residence in Augusta, Me-,
" h re / next met her February 3, 1852.
is and s. was married in MIXERS
furg, Ky, on the S0ih of June, 1850, in
the presence oil Sarah c. S,anwood aud
.r,s.
Havinga doubt subsequently of its valid
ity uuder tie law of Kentucky, which
then itgently required license from
The Clerk of The County Court, l had the
marriage solt mnized second time in
Pittsburgh, Pa, on the ooh of March,
1851, in The presence of John V. Lemoyne
and Dayid Bell.
10 and IL. jacob Stanwuod was the
eldest brother of 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, before my marriage. l met
him FOR the first time in February, 1852.
] had Two letters from him alter my mar
riace, and before ! met him. One warm
~ w. looming me Is member of the
iamiaS, the other inqriring if he could
promote my business iutere>ts 10y The
lean OF moaey. | had no other cor
respondence of any kid until after had
personally met him in February, 1852.
Ny wife had Two other brothers, u 18th r
of whom | had ever met, when | came to
New Eng and in February, 1852: nor did
ever meet any of the male re atives of
my wife before my arriva! in New En-
s'aud in February. 1852.
u. Is and Il. My first child, son,
was born in the house of his grandmoth-
sr on the 18Th of julie, 1851. His name
was Stanw God Blaine. He lived with his
parents in ls5? sni 1854, and was buried
IN the Stanwood family lot in Forest
Grove Cemetery, Augusta, Ne.
Is, IL and Il. A monument was
placed BY my direction over his grave
ore year afLsr his death, thus inscribed:
''Stanwool 3aine, sou OF James g. and
Harriet ). Blaine, bora June Is, 1851,
died July 81, 1854"
Is. have rot myself seen the stone
since the first week in July, but have
reason to heiie &c. aud do believe, that
since that date many letters and figures
thereon have been defaced, aud that the
fgure 81, N the year 1851, has been en-
f:rely removed. / have no means of
ascertaining by whom this was done, but
have reason to believe, and d. believe,
that photograph was taken of the de.
faced stone ny the procurement of oLe of
the publishers of the Ne,c Aye, a Demo-
cratic paper published in TINS city, and
that copies of said photograph We're sent
to divers and sundry persons. Including
tStsodsBt Of this suit