Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-09-27
BLAsNE'S LIBEL SUIT.

BLAgNE'S LIBEL SUIT.
Answers Filed to the Sentenel's Interroga-
tories.
INDIANAPoEIs, Sept. 20-In the Blaine Ii
bel suit, in the District Court, this afternoon
Mr.. Blaine's attorneys filed the following
answers TO the interrogatories propounded
| by the Sentinel's attorneys on the 9th OF
| September:
l. James G. Blaine, of Augusta, Me-, ON
oath depose and say, as follows, in answer
| to the foregoing interrogatories
Question l.--What was the maiden name
Answer Harriet B. Stanwood.
Q. 2-When and where did you make ner
| acquaintance?
A.2-In Georgetown, KY, in the spring of
O. s.-State whether you ever lived in the
State of Kentucky. If so, in what employ
ment you were there employed, and at what
! place, and at what time you were so en-
| ployed
| lessor or tutor In the Western Military In
/ stitute from January, lS4S to December, 1851.
| In 1S4S and lS49 the institute was at George
| town in 1850 at Blue Lick, and in 1851 at
/ Decennor Springs.
| o. 4-State whether the person, whom
| you afterwards married, lived IN Kentucky
at that time, in what employment she was
engaged and at what place she was SO en-
gagged.
| lucky from the spring of 1913 to the spring OF
| 1851 she was engaged as a teacher in Col. L.
| F. Johnson's Female Seminary, the first
| two years at Georgetown, the last year al
O. 5wState when you finally left Ken
| lucky II you at any time resided there; ;
| where you went therefrom where you were
| next employed and in W nat business or
| ealing.
A. 81 finally left Kentucky in the latter
part of December, 1851, went to New Orleans
on business, and thence directly to Augusta
Me-, which reached Feb. 8, 1852, and was
next employed as principal teacher In the
Pennsylvania Institution for the lnsLfuc-
ton of the Blind in Philadelphia.
@. elf you answer that the maiden name
of your wife was Harriet Stanwood, state
when she finally left Kentucky where she
went with whom and when and where
you next met her.
A 6.-My wifeleft Kentucky in March, 1851
accompanied by myself as far as Pittsburg,
Pa, thence she Travelled alone to New YORK,
where she was met by her brother, Jacob
Stanwood, and under his protectlon pro-
ceeded to her mothers residence in Angus
ia, Me-, where next met her Feb, y, 1907
Q-I-When and where were you married?
@. SrWere you not married some time IN
the month of March, 1851?
@. g.. Give the date and place of your mar
rage and the names of the persons beside
yourself and wife who were present on that
A. Z, s and 81 was married in Millersburg
KY, on the Both ofJune, 1850, in the presence
"
marriage was secret. Having doubts, sub
sequently, Of its validity, under the laws OF
kentucky, which then stringently required
license from the Clerk OF the county Court,
had the marriage solemnized a second
time in Pittsburg, Pa, on the 29th OF Marcn,
1851, in the presence OF John w. Lemoyne
O. 1O.-What acquaintance had you with
Jacob StanwOOd?
@ L-What relation, II any, was he to the
person whom you married, and what con-
versation or interview did you have with
him before said marriage concerning the |
same and where did such interview, II any. |
occur and what was said and done therein |
A. 10 and u.-JacOb Stan wood was the |
eldest brother of my wife. l had no ac- /
Quaintance with him at the time OF my mar" /
riage, had never seen him nor heard from
him in any way directly or indirectly, De-
fore my marriage. 1 met him for the nrst
time in February, 1855. had Two letters
from him after my marriage and before
met him. one warmly welcoming me as
member of the family and the other inqu1r-
ests by loan of money. had no other cor.
respondence of any kind until alter nad
personally met him in February, 1872. MY
whom had ever met when came 10 new
England in February, 1852, nor did | ever
meet any male relatives OF my wife before
49, @g arrival In New England IN feO'"
@. l2-Was not the first child of said mar
rage born the 18th day of June, 1854.
it live, and with whom?
@. l4-When did said child die; where
was it buried. and Ii In any cemetery, give
tho name of cemetery
A. u, IL l4-My first child, son, was born
in the house OF his grandmother on the ioth
of June, 1851. His name was StanWood
Blaine. He lived with his parents in 1852 {
died in 1854, and was buried in the Stanwood
family lot in Forest Grove Cemetery Au- .
o. I5-Was any tombstone or monument
erected at the grave of said child giving the
date of its death, and by whose direction
xUae tombstone PfpCtC61 |
@. l6-Was there any inscription on said
at the time of its erection and
ton in words and figures as the same was
given on said tombstone.
@, 17.-Did not said tombstone bear the
inscription relative to the birth
Of said child "Stanwood Blaine, born
June Is, 1851 ~
Ans Is, l6 and ia monument was
placed by my direction over his grave the
year after his death, thus inscribed: stan
wood Blaine, son of James q. and HarI let I
5. Blaine, born June Is, 1851; died July 81,
1854"
Q. l8-Has any portion of said inscription
1n said tom bstone been erased since Is cree =
lion? II so, what portion?
A. 49, have not, myself seen the stone
since the first week in July, but have rea-
son to believe, and do believe, that since
hat date many letters and figures thereon
have been defaced, and that the figure L
IN the year 1851, has been entirely removed.
have no means OF ascertaining by whom c
t was done, but have reason to believe, and {
10 believe, that photograph was taken of ]
he defaced stone by procurement of one of v
he publishers of the New Age, Democrat {
C paper published in this city, and that
copies of said photograph were sent to d. i
veIs and sundry persons, including the pub q
isherS of the Indianapolis SenttneI-the r
defendants of this suit,
O. I9-What acquaintance have you with D
! book called 'sThe Life of James q. Blaine"
written by Russell H. Conwell, with an in
reduction by Gov. ROBBIE. of Maine, and
published by e. Q. Allen 81 Co., Augusta,
Me-, in the year 1884
O. 20.-Were not the proof of such work
submitted to you for revision?
@. 2I.-Is not the statement made upon
he 6Sth page ofsaid book as follows: miss
Stanwood In March, 1851, became his wife
1t Pittsburg, Pa" correct statement as to
,he time and place of your marriage n
@. 22.-Did you not communicate TO the |
author of said book for his use in such work ]
he time and place ofyour marriage as afore-
aid7
Answers 10, 20, 81 and 22.-I know the Y
book referred to as the "Life of James q.
RIaine" 1 did not revise the volume, nor
become in any degree responsible for any
madein II, Though saw parts ofit
,efore publication; but did not see, and
he question refers, though the statement =
here made was doubtless derived by the n
Luthor, Russell II. COnwell, from CONVEX ID
alton with me, but not from any special
authorization by me to make It:
United States of America, District of 4
daine ss-Before me, Winfield s. Choate,
of the Circuit Court of the 4
United States In and for said district, per- IN
onally appeared James q. Blaine and SUBJ
Oregoing answers. II
Witness my hand and official seal, at Au-
usta, in said district, this 18th day of Sep 4
amber, In the year OF our Lord one thous-