Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-11-01

excuse Of Grover Cleveland for his actions
toward and treatment of me, as well as
his story as to my habits and charac.
ter before and during his acquaintance
with me. did not believe it possible
that even Grover Cleveland could at
tempt to further blackcn me in the eyes
of the world, and disgrace me and nv
people, after all he had compelled
me to endure for him and their sakes. I
deny that there was anything in my ac-
tions or against my character, at any
Tune or at any place
up to the hour I formed
the acquaintance of Grover Clevland, by
which he or any other person eau cast
the slightest shadow of suspicion over
me. Up to that hour my life was as pure
and spotless as that of any lady in the
city Of Buffalo, % fact which Grover Cleye.
land should be man enough ana Just
enough to admit-and defy him or any
OF his friends to state single fuct or
give q single incident or action of mine
TO which anyaorsHould take exception.
felways felt that had the confidence
and esteem of my employers, Messrs.
Hinman g. Best aud Flint & Kent, and
this could not maintain if had been
the vile wretch his friends would have
the world believe. He sought my
acquaintance and obtained an introduc
ton to me from person in whom [
had every confidence, and he paid me
very marked attention. His character,
so far as then knew, was good, and his
intentions l believed, were pure and
honorable. The circumstances under
which my ruin was accomplished are too
revolving upon Grover Cleveland to be
made public. did not see Grover Cleye.
land for five or six weeks after
my ruin, and then was obliged to send
for him, he being the proper person to
whom could tell my trouble. l will
not at this time detail my subsequent
sufferlngs and the birth OF our boy on
September IA, 1874, but l will say that
the statement published in the Buffalo
Telegram is ~ the main true. There is
not aud never was doubt as to the pa
ternlty of our child, and the attempt of
Grover Cleveland or his friends to
couple the name of Oscar Folsom or any
one else with that OF the boy for that
purpose is simply Infamous and false.
Attached hereto is statement prepared
and submitted to me by tho friends OF
Grover Cleveland to sign, but 1 declined
to do so because the statements therein
contained are not true.
| MARIA B. HALPIN.
Signed and sworn to before me this
2Sth day OF October, 1884
Seal CHARLES G.. BANKS,
Notary Public, Weatchester County
New York.
F. T. Halpins Fl. G. Henderson, f. S
Renud, witnesses.
The statement which Mrs. Hapi.
refers to in her affidavit as having heel
offered for her signature was written bl
Mr.. Q. HUDSON, an assistantin the oftic,
of the railroad commissioner, at Albany
and is made public by Mrs. .Ha!pin's son
Frederick T. Halpin. Mr. Halpin, in hi
affidavit. states. that about month ag
Mr.. Hudson te1egfaphed him to NEE
him at the Hoffman house In this city
During their interview Hudson prepare
statement which he requested Halpi
. to urge his mother to sign, in the interes
of Mr.. Cleveland. He refused t.
endeavort to persuade his mother, bu
took the paper to her at their home i
New Rochelle. She Immediately dc
nounced it as false and refused to sig
1t, and Mr.. Hudson was compelled to re
turn to the capital with his mission I'll
fulfilled. The paper is in Hudson's hand
writing and Is as follows:
l have read the statement published il
the Buffalo Telegram, of the date Of
) concerning myself and Mr.. Cleveland
statement which is largely false and ma
licious. Shortly after the death of M
husband, some twelve years ago, re
s moved to Buffalo with my children
a Some time after that l met Mr.. Clevt
land and made his acquaintance, whlc
acquaintance extended over period
: some months. During that time +,
4 ceived from Mr.. Cleveland uniform kint
n ness and courtesy. I now have an
have always had, high esteem for NJ
Cleveland. have not seen him in seve
or eight years.