Daily Republican., 1884-08-15
Blaane VlliheA.

inst. the Sentinel Of this city contain
cd an editorial charging that Mr.. Blaine
had In Kentucky, thirty-five years ago,
acted With impr0priety toward his pres.
ent wife before their marriage. The
article stated that, after he went to
Maine, Mrs. Blaine's father followed
him, demanding his marriage ut the
point Of . shotgun. This slanderous
story having reached Mr.. Blaine, he
sent the following despatch to Colonel
Holloway:
BAR HARBoR, Me-, Aug. 14..-CoLo-
MEL w. II. HOLLOWAY IL have this
moment received the atr0cious libel
| of the Indianapolis Sentinel. 1t 10 ut
terly and abominably false in every
statement and In every Implication.
Politioa. ISLANDERS l do not stop to
notice, but this editor assails the honor
| Of my wife and my children. / desire
you, without an hours delay, to employ
the proper attorney and have the re-
sponsible publisher Of the Sentinel sued
for libel in the United States Distric ct
Court Of Indiana. 1t is my only
remedy. am sure that honorable
Democrats alike with honorable Re-
publicans will justify me in defend
ing the honor Of my family, II need
be, with my life. JAMES g. BLAINE.
THE COMPLAINT FILED.
Colonel Holloway placed the matter
in the hands of Senator Harrison's law
Arm, and Harrison, Miller g. Elan, at
torneys, this evening filed the follow
ing complaint with the clerk of the
United States Circuit Court:
James G. Blaine, plaintiff, versus the
Indianapolis Sentinel Company and
John G. Shoemaker, defendants, for
libel. James G. Blaine plaintiff above
named, a citizen of the State of Maine,
complains of said defendants of the In.
dianapolis Sentinel Company, a corpo.
ration created by and under the laws OF
the State of Indiana, and q citizen OF
said State, and John G. Shoemaker, who
Is also o citizen of said state of Indiana,
and says that the defendant company ID
owner and publisher Of o daily news.
paper called the Indianapolis Daily
SentiDel, which Is printed and publish
ed at the city of indianapolis, in State
Iof Indiana: that the defendant, John G.
Shoemaker, is president and business
manager of said company, and, as such
idirects and controls the publication o
said newspaper; that on the 9th day O.
August, A. ID. 1884, said defendants
wickedly intending to injure, defame
and scandalize plaintiff, did maliciously
print and publish, in the regular daily
issue of said paper for that day, of ant
concerning plaintiff, o certain false
soandalous and defamatory article.
That large number of copies OF sal q
newspapers-.o wit: 5000-were, upou
said day 10y defendant caused to be cir
J culated and distributed in said cit.
of indianapolis and through the STATE
, of Indisna, and that by reason Of sal,
implioetiOn the plaintiff has been dam
3 aged Ia the sum of $50, ,000, for which
sum he demands judgment
1t 10 understood that to. morrow pre-
ceedings will be begun against the pub
lishOr, Shoemaker, and the author o
+ the article, under Grubb's Libel law, II
+ the State Courts, This will compel MI
: Blsine's attendance as witness. Al
l toyneys say this suit and criminal Pre-
Q ceedinEs will be pushed with all poss
r Bile despatch.
a The Democrats who will ex
press an opinion say that MI
!. Blaine has pursued the onl
n manly and honorable course left ope
v Ito him, and the Seneinel committed
!. mistake that cannot but injure tk
v democrats in the contest. One prom
d nent Democratic politician said to-da
that If Sentinel's publication had beel
made against his farlily Ee would hav
!, gone cunning for the editor of the Sci
tinel five seconds after he read the AZ ii
:, Gle. 1t is said that when q copy Of M
: Blaine's telegram was read to the editt
I. of the Sentinel he turned away yer
~ pale and exclaimed, "Great God I
but later he refused to converse wit
d any one about the matter.
Q Senator Harrison has taken hold I
i the case in earnest and proposes
i prosecute 1t with vigor.