Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-09-22
THE ANSW ERS
To the Interrogatories ProPouuded by
the Sentinel Co. in the Blaine.
Sentinel Libel Suit,
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Sept, p

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Sept. 20.
In the Blaine libel suit in the Districl
Court this afternoon Blaine's attorney ile<
answers TO the following interrogatories pre-
pounded by the Sentinel's attorneys.
''On the 5sh Of Septenber, l, James 6
Blaine of Augusta, Me-. on oath depose anC
say in answer to the foregoing interrogateries
First-Hsrriet B. Stanwood.
Second Ky., in the spring O
1884.
Third-I lived in Kentucky as assistan
professor or tutor in Western Military Insti
tuition from January, ls4s to December, 1851
In l84S and 1S49 the institute was at George
town. in 1850 at Blue Lick and in 1851 a
Duaconnon Springs.
FOurth-The lady married lived in Ken
lucky from the spring of l84S o the spring
1851, engaged as teacher in Col. F. T. John
son famale seminary. The first two years a
Georgetown, the last year at Millersburg.
Fifth finally left Kentucky in the latter
part of 1861. went to New Orleans or
business and thence directly to Augusta, Me
which place | reached on February 8, 1882
and was next employed as principal teacher
in Pennsylvania Institution for instruction
of Blind in Philadelphia.
Slxth-My wife left Kentucky in March
1851, accompanied by myself as far as Pitts
burg, Pa, thence travelled alone to New
York, where she was met by her brother
Jacob Stanwood, and under his protection
proceeded to her mothers residence in Au
gusta, Me, where next met her February 8
1862.
Seventh. eighth and NINTH was married
in Millersburg, KY, on the Both of June
1850, in the presence of Sarah G. Slanw oeG
and S. L. Blaine. The marriage was secret
Having doubt subsequently of its validity
under the laws of Kentucky, which ther
strlngently required license from the clerk
of the county court, | had the marriage
solemnized a second time in Pittsburg. Pa.
on the 29th of March, 1851, in the presence
of Joseph V. LemOyne and David Bell.
Tenth and eleventh-JacOb Stanwood wa,
the eldest brother of my wife. l had nc
acquaintance with him at the time of my
marriage; had never seen him or 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 after my marriage and before | met him,
one warmly welcoming me as a member OF
the family, the other inquiring if he could
promote my business interests by the loan OF
money. | had no other correspondence of
any kind with him until after had personally
met him in February, 1852. My wife had
two other brothers, neither of whom had
ever met when | came to New England in
February. 1852. Nor did l ever meet any
more relatives of my wife before my arrival
in New England in February, 1862.
Twelfth, thirteenth and fourteenth-My
first child, son, was born in the house OF
his grandmother on the 18th of June, 1851
His name was Stanwood Blaine. He lived
with his parents in 1922, 1858 and part OF
1854 in Philadelphia. He died on July 81,
1854, and was buried in the Stanwood family
lot in Forest Grove cemetery, Augusta, Me.
Fifteenth. sixteenth and seventeenth-A
monument was placed by my direction over
his grave year after his death, thus in.
scribed: "Stanwood Blaine, son of James
G. and Harriet B. Blaine. born June 18TH
1851; died July 3lst 1854"
Eighteenth have not myself seen the
stone since the first week in July, but have
reason to believe, and do believe, that since
that date many letters and figures have been
defsced, and the figure l in the year 1851 has
been entirely removed. | have no means of
ascertsning by whom this was done, but have
reason to believe, and do believe that pho
tOgraph was taken of the defaced stone by
the procurement of one of the publishers of
the New Age" democratic paper published
in this city, and that copies of said photograph
were sent 10 diverse ana sunuTy persons,
including the publisher of the Indianapolis
Sentinel, the defendant of this suit.
Nineteenth, twentieth, twenty first and
twenty -second-I knew of the book referred
to as the Life of James G. Blaine" | did
not revise the volume nor become in any de-
gree responsible for any statement made in
it, though | saw parts of it before its publica-
ton, but did not and have not to this day
seen page 68 to which the question refers,
though the statement there made was doubt
less derived by the author, Russell II. Con-
well, from conversations with me, but not
from any special authorization by me to make
it,"
JAMES G. BLAINE.
United States of America, District of Maine,
ss.
Before me, Winfield S. Choate, commits
sioner of the circuit court and for said dis
trict. Personally appeared, James G. Blaine,
and subscribed and made oath to the truth of
the foregoing answers. Witness my hand
and official seal at Augusta, in said district
this 18th day of Sept, in the year of our
lord, one thousand eight hundred and eighty
four.
TSeall WINFIELD 5. CHoATE.
DRINKING ROIT