Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-09-04
GENERAL NEWS.
Blaine's LibeIIers PROFOUND a
Series Of Questionsto Him.
He Will Probably be able to
Answer them All in u
Satisfactory Manner.
A Female by the Name Of Mrs. Lock-
wood Accepts a Nomination
for the Presidency.
The Blaine Libel Suit.

The Blaine Libel Suit.
indianapolis, Ind, 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 the printing and publishing of
he.articls complained of in the issue of
August 9Th, 1884, and denies that it was
false in any particular thereof. 1t sets
forth that James G. Blaine was married
to Harriet Stanwood, at Pittsburg. on
or about March 25th, 1851; that prior to
that time, during their courtship, Blalne
seduced Miss Stanwood; that lie refused
to make reparatlon for the wrong done,
but being afterwards strongly urged
and violently threatened with chastise-
ment and punishment therein for his
said wrong.doing, and perchance repent
lug him of the evil, married her as sta
ted; thatin June following child was
born known as Stanwood Blaine, which
lived two or three years and was
acknowledged by the plaintiff and his
wife as their own. By reason whereof
the defendants say the matters
aud things set forth in the
articles recited are true, and
the same being true they were pub.
lished concerning said plaintiff by de-
PENDANTS, as they justly and law.
fully might do. The defendants file
with their answer number of interroga.
tions and require that the same he
answered by the plaintiff under oath
positively and without evasion within
such time as may be limited by the
court, among which are the following:
State when you finally left Kentucky
if you at any time resided there; when
you went there; from where; where were
you next employed, in what business ol
calling?
If you answer that the maiden name
Of your wife was Harriet Stanwood,
state when she finally reached Kentucky
aud when and where you next met her;
give the whole state and place OF your
marriage and the names of the persons
besides yourself aud wife who were
present or the occasion. What ncquain.
tance had you with Jacob Stanwood
What relation was he, if any, to the per
son you married, aud what conversation
or interview did you have with him be
fore said marriage concerning the same
and where did such interviews, if any
occur; and what was said and done there
in? Was not the first child of sale
marriage born on the 18th day of June
1851? Where did said child die
Where was it buried, and if in any Gem
etery, give the name of the cemetery
Was any tombstone or monumen
erected at the grave of said child? Giv'
the date of its birth, and by whose di
rection was said tombstone erected
Did not said tombstone bear the follow
ing inscription relative to tile birth O
the child: "Stanwood Blaine, borr
June Is, 1851" Has any portion of sucl
inscription on said tombstone beer
erased since its erection, and if 30, wha
portion thereof? What acquaintance
have you with book called "Ihe Lif
OF James G. Blaine" written by Russell
Fl. Conwell, with an introduction b.
Gov. Robbie, of Maine, and published b.
E. G. Allen & Co., Augusta, Me-, in th
year 1884? Were not the proofs Of sucl
work submitted to you for revision? I
not the statement made upon th
sixty.eight page of said book a
follows: "Miss Stanwood in Marc
1851, became his wife at Pittsburgh, Pa.
A correct statement of the time an
place Of your marriage. Did you nc
communicate TO the author of said bool
for his use in such work, the name an
place of your marriage as aforesaid?