Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-09-05
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telegram rom Pttsburg says: representa-
tive OF the Ind annapolis Sentinel was In PittsbunR
for week or more looking up evidence In regard
TO the suit He visited number OF prominent men
here and worked I'm secret with such aid as he
could obtain. The points which lac wished to locate
definitely were where the marriage took place,
when IL took place, who performed IL and what
records existed of the fact that the marriage did
not take place IA Kentucky Il generally supposed
IL Is stated that The Sentinel representative diScov-
cred that the marriage took place In the Gun ber-
land Presbyterian church on 9th avenue. Thee ecere-
mony WIS performed by Rev. Dr. Bryan. the pastor
OF The Church, who died number OF years ago.
The marriage Is said 10 have taken place At dusk,
and there were two witnesses one or them was
Hon. John Lemoyne, formerly OF Washington, ana
now member OF Congress from Illinois The name
OF the other witness has not been told. Mr. Le-
lnoyne was college mate OF Mr. Blaine for two on
three years, and knew him Intimately. IL Is said
that he Will swear that Mr.. Blaine asked him @
After IL was performed Mr. Lemoyne was sworn
10 secrecy Tor SIX months, and at the end OF that
time was enIoned TO longer period OF secrecy.
Ihe records OF the marriage here are Said 10 have
disappeared There Is no public record OF t. It
TOOK place In 1851 In the early part OF the year. and
the Sentinel Will claim the marriage preceded the
birth OF the child, whose tombstone was defaced .
lew moths ago. IL VIII also claim that the tomb
stone Itself and the date OF the childs birth Is the
record OF the TACT The Sentinel Il is claimed. has
traced the affair rom the closing OF the school q
Mllersburg, KY, TO the birth OF the child
LIGHT THROWN ON THE PRoCEEDIHGs-
The Chicago Tribune prints to-day the following
editorial paragraph:
"A person unfamiliar with the practice In the In
diana courts would be apt form the idea from the
action or the indianapolis Sentinel ia setting up a
plea or Just1ncatlon Ina the libel suit brought by Mr..
Blaine and accompanying This with the ming OF Q
Set OF nterrOgator1es, seemingly Intended force
from the plaint n the admission that the charges
were true. that the paper in question felt condene
that II had the evidence wnerewith TO prove the
truth OF its calumnies Such, no doubt, was the
impression which the paper Seeks 10 convey; but
while by the Illinois law a defendant In action Of
libel who flies plea OF justification must prove the
truth OF what be assertS-not part OF Il, but the
whole-and II he tails therein his filing such plea
Is taken as proof OF malice, and the chances ara
that he is mulcted In special damages In Indians
the niing OF plea or justification and failure tc
prove the case does not hurt the defendant He
can rle it and then put it in In mitigation proof of
the truth or any part OF the alleged nbelous state
ment 20 since the Sftinei runs no risk by reiter.
ating its LIBEL II Is easy TO whyft sf6ud DO 60
and seek 70 make the world believe that it can
prove what It asserts
. "The interrogatories which Il nles are q part os
The same game OF brag and blufY.. The lmpressiof
sought 70 De conveyed, Is that the defendant VIII
exturt from the pIaintfn under oath the Testimony
nat u DEEDS 70 prove Its case; but by the Indafa
aw the DEFENDANT n not obliged TO usa these an.
swefs after they have been obtained ana the, are
not lnSended 10 be used 1n this case. They W1u
never appear In the proceedings when the case
zones TO lie heard They wiz have answered thelP
Malignant purpose long before that TINA