The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-09-25
ShOemaker's Petition.


INDIANoPLIs, Sept. 1S.-In the United
States supreme court this afternoon,
the attorneys for Mr.. Shoemaker filed q
bill of discovery in the Blaine-Sentinal
suit. The bill begins by citing the fact
of Blaine bringing suit against the Senti-
mel and repeating the the original com
plant in the suit and the Sentinal's an.
swer, accompanied by the interrogation
les and the reply of Blaine's attorneys.
The bill then states that after filing the
heterogeneous, ShOemaker's attorneys,
on the 9th of September, moved the
court tor rule against Blame to answer
the same within specified time to be
fixed by the court, which mo
ton was argued on September ID and
oYerruled. The bill then goes on TO say
that in order TO prove the certain
| defense OF Justification pleaded by Shoe
maker, 1t will be necessary and material
tor the orators to show and prove that
Blame had illicit relations with and Sc
duced the person whom he afterwards
married, the result of SAID intercourse
being the birth of child in about three
months after said marriage. The bill
goes on to say that the orators are
informed and believe the marriage of
James u. Blaine and Harriet StanWood
| occurred On or about the 2Sth of March,
1851, in Pittsburg, Pa; that tile mar
! rage was clandestinely arranged, secret.
ly performed and hastily accomplished
that no license was issued by authority
for such marriage, none being required
by the laws of Pennsylvania at that time
that no public official record was Kept
or made for the same reason ;
that one Bryan, q minister who
officiated at said marriage, has been
dead several years, and that if any pri-
vate memorandum or record OF the mar
riage was made, the same is lost or de.
stroYed, the particulars of which mar
riage are fully known t. Blame. The
| bill then states that after the marriage
Mrs. Blaine went to Augusta, Me-,
where her child was born about the 18th
OF June, 1851, and that said child was
always recognized and acknowledged bV
Blaine as his son. The orators further
say that they have good and valid de-
tense as stated IN their plea of justifica
ton; that the facts stated in answer are
true and that the same can be fully es
| tablIshed by answer of Blaine to the in
terrogations heretofore proposed, all the
circumstances being fully known 10 him
/ and q full and complete discovery o.
| sdiu iACtS from ana Oy Blaine Is neces-
sary to the orators in their defense IL
aid OF such other testimony as may bC
procurable. Unless this IS done, orators
cannot 50 fully set out and completely
show and prove the facts necessary t
their defense The orators therefore
pray that full and complete discover,
be made by Blaine IN relation to thu
facts heretofore stated, and to that enc
that be be summoned to answer the
same under oath. The bill closes BY
asking that Wit of subpoena be Issuec
out OF chancery for Blaine, and that he b.
ordered TO answer particularly the inter
rogatories, and that proceedings b;
stayed until such time as Blaine answers
That In case Blaine fails 20 answer sai(
bill, or fully and truly answer the inter
rogatoTies, further proceedings be per
petusllY stayed and restrained. Thu
bill was not filed until O'Clock. ant
the court adjourned without taking &C