The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-09-21
THE LIBEL SUIT.
Blaine Files SerIatlm Answers to the
Sentlnels InterrogatOrlea.
WITHOUT MINISTER OR LICENSE.
A Brother OF the Groom and Sister ofthe
bride onieiate NJ the First Mar
riage (S) Two Witnesses to
the Second Marriage.

rogatories were as follows:
First-"What was the maiden name I
of your wifeY"
Second-"When aud where did you
make her acquaintance" 1
Third--"State whether you ever lived
IN the State OF Kentucky. Ifso, what
employment You were there employed
and at what place and what time you
were 80 employed"
Fourth--iState whether the person
whom you afterwards married lived I
in Kentucky ut that time, in what
employment she was engaged and at
what place sho was so engaged?"
Fifth.-"State when you finally left Ken
tucky. II you atany time resided there,
whore you went there from, where you
were next employed and in what bust
ness or callingY"
Sixth-"lf you answer that the maid
on name of your wife wife was Harriet
Stanwood, state when she finally left
kentucky, whore she went, with whom
and when and whore you next met her9n
Seventh--"When and where were you
marriedlN
Eighth--"W you not married some
time in March, 1857"
Ninth-"Giyo date and place of your
marriage and names Of persons besides
Yourself and vito who were present on
that occasiouYN
renth-"What acquaintance had YOU
with Jacob Stanwood2n
Eleveuth-"Whatr relation, IL any, he |
had to the person you married, and |
what conversation or interview did you |
have with him before said marriage, |
concerning the same, and where did |
such interview, If any, occur and what |
was said and done therein?"
"Twellth--"Was not the first child of
said marriage born the 18th day of
| June, lS5lp
Thirteenth-"What was the name,
how long did II live and with whom"
Forteenth--"When did said child die,
where was II buried and If at any ceme
terry, give tho name of said cemetery"
Eiitoeth"Was there any tombstone
or monument erected at the grave of
said child. Give date of its birth and
by whose directions was such u tomb
stone erectedY
Sixteenth-"Wa there any inscription
on said tombstone at the time of its cree
ton or shortly thereafter, and ii so, give
said inscription In the words and figures
as the same was originally engraved on
said tombstone2N
Seventeenth -"Did not said tombstone
bear tho following inscription relative TO
the birth of said child: 'Stanwood
Blaine; born June 18th, lS5lY"
Eightoenth-"Has any portion of said
inscription on said tombstone been
erased since its erectionY If so, what
portionPn
Nineteenth" acquaintanceh have
, you with the book called 'rhe Life OF
! james q. Blaine,' written by Russell H..
: lConnell, with the Introduction by Gov.
I fRohiR, A. f~N,ARe. eEa IA Alishaa kHeE 81
Allon " Co, Augusta, Maine, in the
q year 1882"
Twentieth -"were not the proofs OF
I such work submitted to you for re-
VisionW
Tweuty-nrst-"Is not tho statement
I made up on the sixty-oighth page. OF
/ said book as follows. 'Mlss StanwOOd In
burg, Pennsylvania, q correct state
mont as to the time and place of your
marriagop
Twenty.socond- not you commu.
? nicate TO the author OF said book for his
= llse in such work, the time and place OF
/, your marriage as aioresaid?"
J. To these interrogatorles Mr.. Blaine
4 responds as follows;
. - |, james &. Blaine, Of Augusta, Maine
on oath, dop0se and say in answer To the
> foregoing interrogatOries:
4 Eirst-"Horriot Il. Stanwood."
Second-"ln Georgetown, Kentucky
In the spring Of lSiS."
Third-"l lived in Kentucky as as
/, sistant professor or tutor in the West
y ern Military Institute from January
IL lSiS, TO December, 1851; In 1918 and lSi!
4 the Institute was mt Georgetown; In 1850
" at Blue Lick; In 1851. ut Derennon
Springs.n
Fourth-"Thc lady I married lived IL
, kentucky from the spring of 1913 4
l. tho spring of 1851, engaged as teacher il
70 Col. n. H. JohnsOn's Female Seminary
10 the first two years ut Georgetown, ant
y, the last year at Millersburg.
" "Fiftl--l finally left Kentucky In tn
l. latter part of December, 1851; went I,
n Now Orleans on business, and thence
o. directly to Augu sta, Maine, which plac
( reached February Q, 1852, and was nox
10 employed M principle teacher in tn
IN Pennsylvania Institution for tho In
struction Of the blind, in Philadelphia.
10 "Sixth-My wife left Kentucky Il
1t March, 1851, accompanied by my
J. self as far as Pittsburg, Pa
le thence travelled alone 10 NeN
tn York, where she was met by he
N brother, Jacob Stanwood, aud under hi
as protection proceeded Go her mother
N residence at Augusta, Maine, where
is next met her, February ., 1862.
Seventh, Eighth and Hinth-"I wa
IN married in Millersburg,. Kentucky, OF
'
b. Sarah G. Stanwood and \. l.. Blaine
tn The marriage was secret, and havin
doubt subsequently Of its validity unde
m tho laws of Kentucky, whic
OF then Etringently required licens
from the clerk OF the county court,
had the marriage solemnized o secon
time in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvanis, ol
he the 4th Of March, lS6l, in presence Z
John V. Lemoyne and David Bell.
a 4.
IL was the oldest brother OF my wife. ha
no acquaintance with him at the tim
\. OF my marriage. Had never seen hil
-, 49, nor heard from him In any way ,directl
W ~. or indirectly, before my marriage.
'e met him for the first time In February
n. 1852. had two letters from hi
h after my marriage and before l m
M n him. One warmly welcoming me
on oo u member of the family; the other Il
Iva quiring II he could promote my busine
'o interests by loan Of money. ] had l
,,o further correspondence OF any kind unl
,n after | hnd personally met him In Febr
!" ary, 1861 Mywiie had two other hr0t
,,o era, ncithor on whom ! had ever m
~, ~, when came TO Now England in Febr
Nv ary, lS52; nor did ever meet any ma
a. relatives OF my wife before my arriv
W. W. In Nyw England In February, 1S52n
"e Twelfth, Thirteenth and Fou
teenth-My first child, 10
WAS born ia the house
bis grandmother ON the 18th OF Jun
lsIl. His hame was Stanwood Blair
II, lie lived with his par0nte In lS52--lS
up- and was buried In the Stanwood fami
nh lot, In Forest Grove cemetery, August
ny. Maine"
Fifteenth, sixteenth and Seventeen
IA monument was placed by my ,
ID. rection over his grave tho year after