Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1884-09-13
The 0entinel's Answer.


swer Of the Sentinel company in the
Blaine libel suit was filed in the United
States court this morning. The defense
admits printing and publishing the ar
tice complained of in its issue Of Aug.
8, 1884, and denies that il was false in
any particular thereof. 1t sets forth
that
James q. Blaine was married to Har-
riet Stanwood at Pittsburg on or about
March %, 1851 that prior tn that time
and during their courtship Blaine Sc
duced Miss Stanwood that he at first
refused to make reparation for the
wrong done, but being afterward urged
thereto and violently threatened With
chastisement and punishment. therein
for his said wrongdoing and perchance
repented him Of the evil, married as
stated; that in the June following a
child was born, known as Stanwood
Blaine, which lived two or three years,
and was always acknowledged by the
plaintiff and his wife as her son. BY
reason whereof defendants say the mat
tcrs and things set forth in the article
recited are true, and the same being
true, they were published of and con-
corning said plaintiff by defendants as
they justly and by law fully might do.
The defendants fled with their an
swer number Of interrogatories, and
require that the same he answered by
the plaintiff under, positively and with.
out evasion, within such time as may
be limited by the court thereby, among
which are the following:
State when YOU finally left Kentucky.
If YOU at any time resided there. From
where You went there. Where you " as
next employed. In what business or
calling. fyou answer that the maiden
name Of your wife was Harriet Stan
wood, state when she finally left Ken
lucky, and when and where you next
met her. Give the state and place OF
your marriage, and the names of the
persons beside Yourself and wife who
were present on the occasion. What
acquaintance had you with Jacob Stan.
wood. what relation was he, if any, 10
the person YOU married, and what con-
versation or interview did you have
with him before said marriage concern
ing the same? And where did such in
terview, if any, occur and what was said
and done therein? Was not the first
child Of said marriage born on the 18th
day Of June, 1851? Where did said
child die? Where was it buried? and
If in any cemetery, give the name Of the
cemetery. Has any tombstone or monu-
ment been erected at the grave of said
child, giving date Of its birth, and by
whose direction was said tombstone
erected? Did not said tombstone bear
the following inscription relative to the
birth Of said chil |: "StanwoOd Blaine,
Born June Is, 1851 ?" Has any portion
Of said inscription on said tombstone
been erased since its erection? If SO,
what portion thereof? What acquain-
tance have you with book called "The
Life of james q. Blaine" written by
Russell III. Conwell, with an introduc-
tion by Gov. Robie of Maine and pub
lished by +. &. Allen & Co. of Augusta,
Me-, in the year 1884? Were not the
proofs of such work submitted to you
for revision? Is not the statement
made upon the sixty-eighth page Of said
book, as follows: Miss Stanwood, in
March, 1881, became his wife at Pitts
burg, Pa" correct statement Of the
time and place Of your marriage? Did
you not communicate to the author Of
said book, for his use in such work, the
name and place Of your marriage, as
aforesaid?
The following statement was tonight
furnished by Mr.. Shoemaker:
To the public: Biased reports have
been sent from indianapolis by certain
press correspondents indicating that the
defendant in the libel suit brought by
Mr.. Blaine will seek u delay prompt
trial. On the contrary, we shall do all
in our power to expedite the conclusion
Of the case. We anticipate being ready
for an issue before jury early in Octo-
Der, if not sooner.
[Signedl JonN c. SHOEMAKER.
Blaine attorneys have filed an answer
denying the truth of the defendants
allegations. The next step will proba-
bly, be demurrer to the interrogatories
Of the defense.