Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-09-19

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Blaine Called - - Aasv~n
seriss u.d.r 90
lSpIAHAroLls September !.
United ssases district court a:
the attorneys for M. Shs.u,l-N
Of Discovery in the BAineS..
suit The bin begins BY cisD. :
Blaine bringing suit assiu,, !,
and repeating the original con,,'.
suit. the ssntinefs answer and :.
ing interrogation, and the renl, ~
attorneys The bill then ,,,,,.
fling the interrogato1es :, =
attorneys, on the sixth Of -
moved to court for q rule asa;,.S
answer the same within q snss;s
be Fixed by the court, which
argued On September 18th, s,s
The bill then goes on to say 10.
to defened the justification
ShoemakeS, It will be necessa,, re-
rial for the orators to show and ~
Blaine had Illicit relations with 70! -
the person whom he Afterwards
result of said intercourse beip, =
q child, in about three ne =
said marriage. The bill eoss =
that the orators are informed -,
the marriage Of James G. Blsins
net Staawood occurred on a,
10Th Of March, 1851, in Rits5
that the marriage was canJss;'
ranged secretly performed and !
complshed; that no license VI,
any authority for such marr;.,.
ing required by the laws Of Peusr
that time, that no public oticiI ~
kept or made for the same reason'
Bryaa. the minister who oaScis,.
marriage has been dead several ~
that if any private memorand. O:
the marriage was made the ap, !
destroyed, the particulars Of sGo
are fully known to Blaine. mr.
states that some time before i.
said marriage Blaine was prOss.,
institution Of learning at Mill.nss'
that Miss Stanwood was an ips,.. y
n female school At the same MAJ.
they became acquainted. Bod -
married, and Blaine addressed n.
wood - . suitor; that b
her confidence and illicit
ensued; that . short time before y
riAge, Jacob Stanwood, q brothe, |,
of Harriet, or some ONE other :
persons not known to the orators, ~
Blaine and charged him with !,
cause Of Miss Stamwoods coudS!!I
threatened him with personal viOl-
less he married her; that Blaine i
denial Of the charges and in coneQ,,
being threatened agreed to marry !.
one or more persons were pres.
interview between him and \
but these persons were unknor
orators. The bill then state
after the marriage Mrs. Blame /,
Augusta. Me-, where the child "
about the 18th Of June, 1851, and
child was always recognized and u
edged by Blaine as bis son. Tk
further say they have good and u
fense rs stated in their plea o! jusii
t.hna, the facts stated in the answer
and that the same can be fully ecl
BY the answers Of Blaine to The i'd
toIes heretofore propounde1, oil
stances being fully known to him, "
and complete discovery Of said q:
and by Blaine is necessary to lbs u
he'll, c.,.,ssse in aid ofsuch othe, d
as may be proeurable. Unless this
the orators cannot 30 fully set out a
pletely show and prove the facts D.
to their defense. The orators d
pray that . full and complete dimi
made by Blaine in relation to b
heretofore stated, and to that cod
be summoned to answer the san
oath.
The document closes with the rni
a writ Of subpoena be issued GU, Of q
for Blaine, and that he be ORDERED
swer particularly the interrogatots
proceedings be stayed until suct
Blaine may answer; that in css
fails to answer the bill or fully ~
to answer tho interogatories fgts
ceeding be perpetually stayed and 1
ed. The bill was not filed until 81
and the court adjourned without
action.