, 1884-09-21

BLAINE'S ANSWER.
A Detailed Reply to the Senti-
nel's InterrOgatories.
Bare Some of His Do
nestle History.
The News Of a Day In Il Nut
Shell.
In Iiis own Behalf.

Blaine libel suit IN the District u, IT
this afternoon, Mr.. Blaine attorney filed
the following answer to the i~nterrogator:es
%propounded by the SsntiaeFs attorneys
On September B..
Il am James &. Blliue, of Augusta,
Maine. on oath. depose and say, in an
swer to the foregoing in~terrogatories:
l. Harriet B. Stanwood.
.. In Georgetown. Ky, in the Spring
Of 1913.
3. l lived in Kentucky as an assistant
professor, or tutor, in the Western Mill
tary Institute, from January, ls4s, to
December 1851. In ls4s and ls49 the
Institute was at Georgetown, in 1850 at
Blue Lick, in 1851 at Drenon Springs.
4. The lady | married lived in Ken
tucky from the Spring Of ls4s to the
Spring Of 1850. engaged as a teacher in
Col T, f. Jobnson's Female Seminary
the fint two years at Georgetown, the
last year at Millersburg
s. | finally left Kentucky in the latter
part of December, 1851 and went to New
orleans on business and thence
directly to Augusta, Me, which
piace l reached February 9, 1852,
and was next employed az princi-
pal teacher in the Pennsylvania Institution
Tor the Instruction of the Bliud, in Phila-
delphia.
9TH. My wife left Kentucky in March,
1851, accompanied oy myself as far as
Pittsburgh. Pa. thence Travelled alone to
New York. where she was met By her
brother, Jacob Stanwood. and under his
protection proceeded to her mothers
residence at Augusta, Me, where l next
met her. February 9, 1852
Z, 8 and9. l was married. in Millerzburg,
KY. 3Oih of June 1850, in the presence
of Sarah C. Stanwood and s. L. Blaine.
The marriage was secret Having a
doubt subsequently of its validity under
the laws of Kentucky which then strin-
gently required a license from the Clerk Of
the County Court. | bad the marriage sol
cmnized Il second time in P~ittsburg, Pa,
on the 29th of March. 1851, in the
presence Of John V. Lamoyne and David
Bill.
10th and 18th. JacobStanwooi was the
eldest brother of my wife. [ had no
acquaintance with him at the time of my
marriage. l had never seen him or heard
of him i'll any way, directly or indirectly
before my marriage. 1 met him for the
first time in February 1862. l had two
letters from him after my marriage and
before l met him, one warmly welcom-
ing me as a member of the family, the
other inquiring if he could promote my
business interests by the loan Of money. |
had no other correspondence Of any kind
until after l had personally met him in
February, 1852. My wife had two other
brothers, neither of whom ! had ever met
when l came to New England in Feb
ruary. 1852, nor did | ever meet any male
relatives Of my wife before my arrival in
New England in February, 1852.
10. 10 and II. My first child, a son,
was born in the house Of his grand
mother on the 18th day Of June, 1851.
His name was Stanwood Blaine. He
lived with his parents in 1852, 1858 and
part of 1854 in Philadelphia. He died
July 81. 1854, and was buried in the
Stanwood family lot in Forrest Grove
Csn,.,orv Anm,st. No
"a IA md ~ A monument was nlaced
hy nv diroc,inn over b:s crave the year
aHer bis deo,b Inns ipscrib.d. Stan.
w,oI Rl,;ne son nf lanes q and Har.
riot 6 blaine Rorn lime Is. 1871. died
wi, 81 1ss4n
IS Ib,ye not n,vself seen the stone
sine. the first week in .Julv Int have rea-
son 20 bol;evs and do believe that s;ncs
tn, do,e monv le,ters and 6opres thereon
b,ve been def,csd. and that the fpure
- - in the vear 1s5l has been entirely
renewed I have No means of ascertain.