Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-09-09

al Dispatch to the Globe-Democrat.


Special Dispatch to the Globe-Democrat.
FORT WORTH, Tex. September B.
John Randall, one of the staunchest
Democrats in Bosque county, living
at Meridian, Ky, when James q.
Blaine taught there. He was casually
overheard a day or two ago to say he
knew the charges against Blaine to be
untrue, aud this fact coming to the
knowledge Of the representative of
the Globe Democrat, he took the train
this morning and at Meridian found
Randall in conversation with Colonel
William Tourney, Of Waco, on the
subject. Randall says Professor John
ston was principal of the school, and
Teachers. Blaine in the male school
and Miss StanwOod in the female
school. Johnston became embarrassed
financially, and the directors found
fault with the management, several
acrimonious discussions arising be-
tween Johnston and one Of the direc-
tors, who i, now dead. On one occa-'
sion this director came TO the school,
and after words with Johnston-w no
was a much older and physically
weaker man than the directOr-at
tackled him, when Blaine. who heard
the quarrel, came into the school room
and upbraiding the director for his
cowardice, administered sound
thrashing, driving him from the
building.
THE SHOTGUN EPISODE.
A director went off, but returned di-
rectly with double-barreled shotgun,
avowing that he would kill Blaine.
Several pupils saw him coming, and
notified Blaine, who had to run around
the buildidg and in and out Of the
rooms to avoid being shot, when
three of the boys got behind the di-
rector and disarmed him and with
the aid of several others gave the di-
rector sound thrashing.
Randall says Blane's attentions to
Miss Stanwood were open and bOnor-
able, and that the pupils of both knew
the affection existed, the BOYS teasing
Blaine about it, and that it was
known for weeks Beforehand that they
were to be married. No breath of
scandal had been heard. The scholars
all understood that when the session
was over the couple would be married
and as it had been determined to end
the session on the day of the shotgun
episode. on the afternoon of the same
! dav James G. Blaine and Miss Stan
wood were quietly married, babe
good bye to their scholars and went
north.
HOW THE STORY STARTED.
a worthless fellow named Hawkins
SAW the shotgun business and heard
of the marriage, so put the two to-
gether. telling cock and bull story OF
| how Miss Stanwood's father had made
Blaine marry his daughter
Randall states farther That he know :
that Mr.. Stanwood had been dead for
over three years before the tine of
this womau's marriage.
Son of the above facts came TO The
knowledge of MIN Norton, of Dallas,
a son of A. Il Norton, and knowing
that j. II. Johnston, clerk for the CON
tractor erecting the Federal building
at Dallas, was a son of Prof. Johnston
not wishing to be witness in the In
dianapolis libel suit, did not have any
thing to say. and did not want the
public TO know that he. knew OF the
circumstances. Young Norton is now
in Houston attending the state Re
publican convention, aud Informed
Deputy United States Marshal a. y.
Woody that Oh his return he would
visit Randall and get his statement IN
full.
Randall. who is Democrat and OPP
/ "A hat hn y, ,,.l
made by the Sentinel is UNANIMOUSLY
false When the marriage took place
the young girls brought flowers for
Miss Stanwood's h:ir and dress, and
the boys gave the bridal party fare
well cheer when they bid goodbye to
Kentucky. The shotgun had nothing
to do with The wedding, and Hawkins
own conclusions of what lac knew
nothing about formed the basis for
| the whole stary.