Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-09-21
BLAiNE'S ANSWERS.
lie Rcsrcnds TO the int,rregator,es Propound-
ed by ,hs "Sentiners ~ Attorneys.


Ihy telegraph 70 the Dispatch.I
INDIANAPOLIS, September 2O.-In the
Blaine libel suit in the District Court this
afternoon Blalne's attorneys filed the fol-
lowing answers to the in'errogator:es pro-
pounded by the SentinerS attorneys on the
9th of september:
]. james q. Blaine, Of Augusta, Me-, on
cath deposc and say, IN answer to the fore
going interrocatories:
First. Harriet Il. Stan wood.
Second. Georgetown, in the spring OF
1913.
Third. lived in Kentucky as assistant
Irofes.or'or tutor In the Western Military
Institute from January, 1913. to December,
1851. In 1s4S and 1919 tine Institute was at
Georgetown; in 1850 at Blue Lick. and in
1851 at Duncannon Springs.
Fourth. The lady l married lived IN
Kentucky from the spring OF 1913 to the
spring OF 1851; engaged As teacher in
Colt f. Johnson's Female Seminary. the
first two years at Georgetown aud the last
year at Nillersburg.
Fifth. finally left Kentucky in The lat-
ter part OF December, 1851; went TO New
Orleans on business, and thence directly
10 Augusta, Me. which place reached
February o. 1852, alG was next employed
as principal teacher In the Pennsylvania
institution for the instruction OF the blind.
in Philadelphia.
Sixth. My wife left Kentucky In March,
1851, accompanied by myself rs far a.
Pittsburgh, Pa: thence travelled alone TO
New York, where she was met by her
brother. Jacob Stlnwood. and under his
protection proceeded to her mothers resi-
dence in Augusta. Me-. where | next met
her February ., 1852.
seventh. eighth. aud ninth. | was mar
riCd In MileTsburg. Ky, on the 30th June,
| 1850. in the presence OF Sarah &. StanwoOd
End :. L. Blaine. The marriage was secret.
Having doubt subsequently, OF It's yalidity
under the laws Of Kentucky, which then
s!ringentiy required license OF the clerk
| OF the County Court, had the marriage
solomnizod the second time. in Pittsburgh,
| Pa. on the 10Th March. 1851, in the pre-
| sCnCc oi John V. LCm0yne and David Bell.
Tenth and Eleventh. Jacob StanYO0d
| was the eldest brother Of my wife. had
no acquaintance with him at the time Of
| marriage; had never aeen nor heard from
| him in any way before my marriage. | IN {
| HIM fo- ;hc flst time in February, 1852. |
| hlG two letters from him after my mar
| riage and before ! met him--One warm
| Is welcoming me rs q member OF
| the family; The other inquiring IL
! he could promote my business inter-
| fs's ly loan OF money. | had ~
| ether cOIresp OnucBce with him until had
| personally met him in February, 1852. My
| wife lad two other brothers, neither OF
| hom had ever met when l came to New
| England in February, 1862, nor did ever
| met any male relatives OF nv wife before
| n,y arrival in New England, February, 1882.
Twelfth. :hirtcefi.Lh, aud fourteenth.
| BY lrst child. son, was born in the
| house Of his grandmother on the 18Th OF
| June, 1901. His name was St1nwOod
| Blaine. He lived with his parents in 1852
| ard '53 and plIt Of ~, in Philadelphi,.
| He died July 81. 1854, and was buried IN
| the Slanw God family lot, in Forest Grove
| cemetery, Augusta, BE.
Fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth,
| 4 monument Was placed by my direction
| over his grave the year after his death. thus
| inscribed: "StanwOOd Blaine, son Of James
G.. and Harriet 5. Blaine born June 18th,
| 1851, ard died July 3lst. 1851"
| Eghte enth. have not myself seen the
stone since the first week in July, but have
| reason TO believe and do believe that since
that day many letters and figures thereon
have been defaced and that the figure |
| in the year 1851 has been entirely removed.
| have 70 means OF ascerialning by whom
this was done. but have reason TO be-
| l,eve and do believe that photograph was
taken Of the dcfacod stone by the procure
| ment Of one OF the publishers OF the Mem
| doe, a Democratic paper published in this
| city, and that copies OF said photograph
! were sent TO divers and sundry persons,
| including the publishers OF the Indianapo-
| lis Sentinel, defendant Of this suit.
Ninete, nth. twentieth. twcnty-irSt, and
| tTenty-scconG. know OF the book referred
| 10 rs the Lie Of James G.. Blaine. | did
| not revise the volume. or become In any de-
| gree responsible for aEy statement made i'll
| Il. though saw parts OF il before It's pub
| LEGATION, but did not and have not to this day
] en- PAGE CS. 10 which the question refers.
| though the statement there made was doubt
| less derived ly the author. Rofeil ii. Con-
| nell, IRON conversations with me. but not
from any special authorization by me to
make it.
| lSignedl JAMES G.. BLAINE.
United StGteS Of Americd-DiStrtct Of
MGi1e-SS.:
| Before me, Winfield s. Cholte, commits
! sioner OF the Circuit Court OF the United
| States and for said district, personally ap-
| nearcd James G. Blaine. and subscribed
| and made oath TO .he truth Of the forego-
] ing answers.
Witness my hand and official seal AZ Au-
| gusta. in said district OF blaine this 18th
CAV Of september. IN the year OF our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and eighty
four. [Signedl
| Seal WINFIELD ;. Cu0AfE,
| Commissioner Of Circuit Court of the United
STATE, for the district OF Maine.