The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-09-19
THE BLAINE-sENTINEL CASE.
A BIZ of Discovery Filed by the De-
PENDANT.

INDIANAPOLIS, September 18-In the
United States District Court this after
noon the attorneys of Mr.. Shoemaker
filed a bill of discovery in the Blaine
Sentinel libel suit The bill brings up
the fact of Blaine bringing u suit against
tbs Sentinel and repeating the original
complaint in the suit, the Sentineps
answer, the accompanying interroga-
tories and the reply of Blaine's attor-
ney. The bill then states that after
filing the interrogatories, Shoemaker's
attorney on the 9th OF September, moved
the court for a rule against Blaine
to answer the same within a speci7
fed time to be fixed by
the court, which motion was argued on
September 14th and overruled. The bill
then goes on to say that in order to es-
tablish certain defenses OF Justification
pleaded by Shoemaker, it will be neces-
sary and material for the orators to
show and prove that Blaine had illicit
relations with and seduced a person
whom he afterwards married, the result
of said intercourse being the birth of a
child in about three months after said
marriage. The bill goes on to say that
! decorators are informed and have rea-
sonto believe that the marriage of Jas.G.
Blaine and Harriet Stanwood occurred
on or about March 18th, 1851, in Pitts
burg, Pennsylvania, that the marriage
was clandestinely arranged, secretly
performed and hastily accomplished;
that no license was issued by any au-
thority for such marriage, none being
required by the laws of Pennsylvania al
that time; that no public official record
was kept or made for some reason; that
one Brian, the minister who officiated
at said marriage, died several years ago,
and that if any private memoranda or
record of marriage was made, the same
was lost or destroyed, the particulars of
which marriage are fully known to
Blaine. The bill then states that some
time before the date of said marriage
Blaine was q professor at an institution
of learning at Millersburg, Ky; that
Miss Stanwood was all instructress in 4
| femalel school at the same place, and
that they there became acquainted /;
both were unmarried, and Blaine ad-
dressed Miss Stanwood as sutton; that
he gained her confidence, and illicit rela-
4 marriage Jabez StanWood, q brother or
uncle OF Harriet, or some other person
or persons unknown to the orators,
waited on Blaine and charged him with
being the cause of Miss Stanwood's con-
dition and threatened personal violence
unless he married her; that Blaine made
no denial OF the charges, and in
consequence of being threatened
agreed to marry her; that one
or more persons were present
at the interview between Blaine and
the relative, but these persons were ufl-
known to the orators. The bill then
stated that after the marriage Mrs.
Blaine went to Augusta, Me, where the
child was born, about June 18th, 1851
and that said child was always recog
nized and acknowledged by Blaine as
hisson. The orators further say thai
they have good and valid defense, a;
stated in their plea of justification thai
facts stated in the answer art
true, and the same can be fully
established by the answers OF Blaine
to the interrogatorieS heretofore pro
pounded, all the circumstances beins
fully known to him and full and com
plete discovery of said facts from anC
by Blaine is necessary to the orators il
their defense in aid of such other testi
mony as may be procurable. Unles
this is done the orators cannot so fully
setsout and completely show and prov,
the IacIS necessary 10 tnelr QeIenSe. Int
orators therefore pray that a full
and complete discovery be mad
by Blaine in relation to the fact
heretofore stated, and to that end he b,
summoned to answer the same unde
oath. The bill closes by asking that
writ of subpoena be issued out of chan
Gerry for Blaine, and that he be ordered
to answer particularly the interroga
tories; that proceedings be stayed unit
: such time as Blaine may answer; tina
!, in case Blaine fail to answer the inter
rogatories, further proceedings be per
pertually stayed and restrained
The bill was not filed till O'Clock
and the court adjourned without taking
! action.