The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-10-03
MORE HETEROGENEOUS.
The Sentinel's Attorneys File Another Bill
of Discovery in the Blaine Suit.

proceedings, and left the case open to trial. they
are now endeavorng to cause a further delay,
and with that object an amended bill of dscov-
cry, together with twelve additional interroga.
tories were fled in the United States Court yes
terday afternoon.
| THE BILL AND ITS ALLEGATIONS.
The bill states that your orators being ad-
vised that an amendment by inserting further
and other interrogatories for discovery is neces-
sary and proper, do respectfully ask leave to file
additional interrogatories, and to file their amend
| ed bill for such purpose Your orators
| further show, in addition to the matters set
forth in the original bill, that the said
defendant, Blaine, as your orators are informed
and believe, and thereupon charge the fact to
be, claims and pretends to have been secretly
married to one Harried Stanwood, the said per-
son referred to in your orators original bill of
discovery, at Millersburg, Kentucky, on the
Both day of June, 1850, which claim and pre-
| tense of such secret marriage aforesaid your
orators controvert and wholly deny, and to the
end that there may be full and true discovery
in relation to such pretended secret marriage"
it is asked that interrogatories may be answered
by the defendant, under oath, upon the order of
the court 1t is further alleged that Blaine
was lawfully married for the first and only
time to Harriet Stanwood, in Pittsburg Pa,
on March 30, 1851, and your orators further
show, as they are informed and believe and
therefore charge the fact to be, that said mar
riage aforesaid was not on the part of said de-
PENDANT Blaine marriage of love and affection,
but of compulsion, charged in their said
original bill
1t is further charged that the facts and cir
cumstances both in relation to said secret pre-
tended marriage in june 1885, and in relation to
the Of Of
his actual and lawful marriage in March, 1851,
are peculiarly within the notice. and knowledge,
and information of the said James G. Blaine,
and that full knowledge of the same and
full, true and complete discovery concerning
such matters are necessary and material to these
your orators in order that they may
fully show and prove their defense in the said
action at law, and in order that they may be
prepared to make good their issues upon their
part, the facts of such defense and their plea
and answer of justification, as vested in said
original bill, and that such discovery OF evidence
is necessary in addition to such other evidence
as your orators may and can procure of
the facts in relation to said pretended
false marriage, and the compulsory character
on the part of said Blaine of said real marriage
aforesaid, before the time of the trial of said
remedy at law to enforce compel such dis
covery" The prayer of the bill is, therefore,
that Mr.. Blaine shall be ordered to answer
positively, under OATH and without evasion, to
ton, the following interrogatories:
THE ADDITIONAL HETEROGENEOUS.
l. State whether OF no a marriage, if any, in
any manner form, took place between you
and Miss Harriet Stanwood on the Both day of
June 1850. If yea, declare upon oath in what
building, house, apartment or residence the SAID
marriage took place, at what hour of the day
or night of said day, and the ames of all then
persons, including the name of the Judge, minis
ter magistrate or other officer or person who
performed the ceremony of such marriage, if
any such officer or person were present,
2. Declare upon oath whether or no there was
any magistrate, minister judge or officer pres
ent on such occasion, and if nay, what person
there present said or pronounced the words of
The marriage contract.
3. State whether or no any words, term or,
language concerning the marriage contract were
said or uttered by any one in your presence, or
by yourself or by Miss Stanwood, on that oc-
casion; and, If yea state the words so said or
uttered, or give the substance of the same, and
the name of the person or persons by whom they
were said or uttered
4. State whether or no you were acquainted
on the Both day of june 1856, with S. L. or Samuel
L. Blaine If yea, what relation he was to your
self, where he resided at that time, what was
his business or occupation. whether or not he is
now living, and if he be dead, where and when
did he die
8. State whether or no you were acquainted
on the Both day of June 1850 with Sarah c.
Stanwood. If yea, what relation she was to
Harriet Stanwood, where she resided at that
time, what was her business occupation,
whether or not she is living If she be dead,
when and where she died.
6. State what your age was on the Both day
of June, 1850 and state also, il you know, what
was the age of Harriet Stanwood on the same
day.
z. State whether or no you accompanied the
person whom you married there to Pittsburg,
Pa, in March, 1851. If yea, state what other
person besides yourself, accompanied her on
thereof
the name of such person. II any. and tho rela-
ton the persons bore to the person whom you
married or to yourself
8. Declare upon oath particularly from what
point or place you accompanied the person whom
you married. at Pittsburg in March, 1881, on
her journey to that city, and state particularly
at what point or place. on said journey you
joined her, or her and her party and companions,
if any, on the way to said city.
9. State particularly what became of her com
panions, or the persons who accompanied her, If
any, after the marriage ceremony had been per-
formed at the city of Pttsburg, aforesaid How
soon she left Pittsburg after the marriage,
where she went to thence, who accompanied her,
if any one did, on her journey.
10. State whether no you left the city of
Pittsburg after your marriage in 1851, as afore-
said If yea, how soon after said marriage you
left said city and to what point or place you
went therefrom.
IL. State whether or no you did not immed-
lately after your marriage at Pittsburg, Pa, IN
March, 1851, leave the said city of Pittsburg
and go thence to Drennon Springs KY,
and if yea, state how long you
stayed remained at said Drennon
Springs, and whether or no during your stay or
residence at said last named place you did not
pass yourself off and hold yourself forth in so
ciety there, and on your way thithrr, as an I'M
married man, and whether or no you did rot pay
attentions and conduct one or moro courtships
with young unmarried ladies as a sutton to them
at that place.
II. Declare upon oath about what time you
left Drennon Springs, and how soon thereafter
and where you rcioincd your wife, and where
you were and in what business calling you
were engaged during the period between the
time when you left Drennon Springs and that in
which you rejoined your wife to live with her, if
you did SO rejoin her.
THE PRAYER OF 'YoUR ORATORS"