The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1884-09-26
BLAINE'S MARRIAGE.
The Mystery of the Libel Suit Cleared Up by
Blaine.
The Sequel to a Secret Marriage.


INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 20.-The following
are the first seven interrogations propounded
to Blaine by the Sentinel:
LIST. What was the maiden name of your
wife?
I'd. When and where did you make her
acquaintance ?
Sd. State whether you ever lived In the
State Of Kentucky; If 50, what employment
were you there engaged In; In what place
and al what time you were so employed?
4th. State whether the person whom you
Afterwards married lived in Kentucky at that
time; In what employment she was engaged
and at what place she was so engaged?
Sth. State when you finally left Ken
lucky, If you at any time resided there
where you went thersfrom, where you were
next employed aud in what business or call
ing?
oh. If you answer that the maiden name
Of your wife was Harriet Stanwood, state
when she finally left Kentucky, where she
went, with whom, and when and where you
next met her?
7th. When and where were You married
Following is the 22d interrogatory:
22d. Did not you communicate to the
author of said book for his use in such work
the time aud place of your marriage As afore.
said ?
INDIANAPOLIS, Sept 20.-Jn the Blaine
libel suit in the District Court this afternoon
Mr.. BIaine's attorneys filed the following an.
swer to interrogations propounded by the
Sentinets attorneys on September 18th:
James G. Blaine, of Augusta, Me-, on oath
deposes and says, in answer to the following
interrogations
LIST. Harriet b. Stanwood.
I'd. In Georgetown, KY, In the spring OF
1S4S.
Sd. lived in Kentucky as an assistant
professor or tutor in the Western Military
Institute, from January, 1S4S to December,
1851. In lS4S and 1S40 the Institute was at
Georgetown; in 1850 at Blue Lick; in 1851
at Drennon Springs.
4th. The lady l married lived In Ken
lucky from the spring of 1S4S TO the spring of
1850; was engaged as teacher In Col. T. F.
Johnson's female seminary: the first two
years at Georgetown, the last year at Millers-
burg.
9Th. finally left Kentucky in the latter
part of December, 1851, went TO New Or
leans on business and thence directly To Au
gusta, Maine, which place l reached Februa-
ry 8, 1852, and was next employed as princi-
pal teacher in the Pennsy lvsnia Institute for
instruction of the blind in Philadelphia.
9Th. My wife left Kentucky in March. 1851,
accompanied by myself as far as Pittsburg,
Pa, thence travelled alone to New York,
where she was met by her brother, John
Stanwood, and under his protection proceed
ed to her mothers residence, Augusta, Me-,
where next joined her February 0, 1852.
7th, Sth, 9th. l was married in Millers-
burg, Ky, June 50, 1850, in the presence of
Sarah c. Stanwood and S. L: Blaine. The
marriage was secret. Having doubts subse-
quently of the validity of the marriage under
the laws Kentucky, which then stringsntly
required license from the county clerk,
had the marriage solemnizsd second time
at Pittsburg, Pa, on the 10Th Of March, 1851,
in the presence of John V. Lamoyne and
David Bell.
10th and 11lh. Jacob Stanwood was the
eldest brother of my wife. | had no &C.
qusintance with him at the time of my mar
riage, and had never seen him or heard of
him, directly or indirectly, before my mar
riage. | met him for the first time In 1852.
had two letters from him after my marriage
and before met him, one warmly welcom.
Ing me as member Of the family and the
other inquiring If he could promote my bust
ness interests by the loan Of money. | had
no other correspondence of any kind 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 male relatives of my wife be-
fore my arrival in New England in February,
1852
l2.h, 18Th, 18th. My first child, son, was
born in the house of his grandmother, on the
Stanwood Blaine. He lived with his parents
nf in
adelphia; died July 81, 1854, and was buried
In Stanwood lot In Forest Grove cemetery,
Augusta, Me.
18th, 10th, 18th. A monument was placed
by my direction over his grave one ye ar after
bis death, thus inscribed: "Stanwood Blaine,
'On of James G. and Harriet S. Blaine, born
June Is, 1851. Died Jaly 81, 1854"
18th. l have not myself seen the stone
since the first week in July, but have reason
% believe, and do believe, that since that
late many letters and figures thereon have
been defaced and that the figure in the
rear 1851 has been entirely removed. Ihave
10 means Of ascertaining by whom this was
lone, but have reason to believe, and do be-
ieve, that photograph was taken of the de-
aced stone by the procurement OF one of the
publishers of the NeD Age, a Democratic
paper published in this city, and that copies
u sato photograph were sent 10 ulVers ana
undry papers, including the indianapolis
Sentinel, defendant of this suit.
lob, goth, 2lst and 22d. knew of the
book referred TO as the "Life of James G.
Blaine" l did not revise the volume, nor
become in any degree responsible for any
tatement made in 1t, though | saw par is of
before publication; but did not and have
lot to this day seen page 6S to which the
question refers, though the statement there
made was doubtless derived by the author,
RUSSELL Ii. Conwell, from conversations with
ne, but not from any special authorization
" me to make it.
(Signed) JAMES G. BLAINE.
United States of America, District of
lalne, ss-Befors me, Wlndfield >. Choate,
of the Circuit Court Of the
United States in and for said district, per-
onally appeared James G. Blaine and sub
cribed and made oath to the truth of the
oregoing answer; witness my hand and or
ial seal, at Augusta In said district this 18th
ay of September, in the year Of our Lord
ne thousand eight hundred and eighty-four. |
(Signed) WINFIELD S. CHoATE,
of the Circuit Court of the |
United Stat es for the District of Maine. |