Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-09-05
BLAINES LIBEL SUIT.
.,un STAND or ras pErEspAsrs.
The Answer Filed Contsioiog = series OF
Interrogatories Necessary to lie An
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.wereu by the Prosecutor.
The answer of the indianapolis SeHttHel
company in the Blaine libel suit was filed
In the United States court on Thursday
morning. The defense admits printing
and publishing the article complained of
in an issue of August s. 1884, aud denies
that it was false in any particular. 1t sets
forth that James q. Blaine was married
to Harriet Stauwood at Pittsburg on or
about March %, 1851; that prior to that
time, during the courtship, Blaine seduced
Miss Stanwood; that he at first refused to
make reparation for the wrong done, but
being afterwaTd strongly urged thereto
aud violently threatened with chastisomeut
aud punishment therein for his said wrong
doing aud perchance repenting him OF the
evil, married her AS stated; that IN Juno
following child was born, known as
Stanwood Blaine, which lived two or three
years and was always Acknowledged by
plaintiff aud his wife as their son, by rea
son whereof defendants say chat the mat
ters aud things set forth in the article
recited are true, and the same being true,
they were published of and concerning the
said plaintiff by defendants, as they justly
and lawfully might do.
The defendants file with their answer
number of interrogatorles, aud require
that the same be answered by the plalutif
under oath positively and without evasion,
within such time as may be limited by the
court thereby, among which are the fol-
lowing:
State when you finally left Kentucky {?
Ii you at any time resided there When
you went there ? Where you were next
employed? In what business or calling
That the maiden name Of your wife was
Harriet StanwUUd? State when she finally
left Kentucky, and when and where you
next met her Give the state and place Of
your marriage, and the names of the per
sons besides yourself aud wife who were
present on the occasion What acqusiut
auce had you with Jacob Stauwood ?
What relation was he, il any, TO the per
son you married, and what conversation or
interview did you have with him before
the said marriage concerning the same,
and where did such interview, il any.
occur aud what was said aud done therein ?
Was not the first child of said marriage
born on the 18th day of June, 1851
Where did the said child die? Where WAS
it buried, and If in any cemetery give the
name of the cemetery Was aUy tomb.
stone or monument erected at the grave oi
said child giving its birth aud by whose
direction was said tombstone erected
Did not said tombstone bear the following
inscription relative to the birth of the
child "StanwoCd Blaine. Born June lS
1851 ?' Has any portion of such in
scripton on said tombstone beer
erased since it's erection, if so
what portion thereof What acQuaintsuc,
have YOU with book called Life OF
James e. Blaine" written BY Russell Ii
COnweIl, with an introduction by Cover
nor Robe, of Maine. aud published by Z
c. Allen " Co., of Augusta, Me, in th'
year 1854 Were not the proofs of suct
work submitted TO you for revision? l.
not the statement upon the 6Ssh page o
| said book as follows " Miss Stauwood il
March, 1851, became his wife at Pittsburg
| Pa, correct statement o! the time anC
place of your marriage Did you no
communicate to the author of said book
for hisause IN such work, the name of th
place of your marriage, as aforesaid
The defendants anticipate being resd
for an issue before a jury early in October