The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-09-24
David Bell, One Of the Witnesses
to the Ceremony, Interviewed
On the Subject.
He Was There at the Request Of Friend,
But Knew Nothing Of the Young
Couples Anteoedsnts.
Mr.. Lemoyne, the Other Witness, In
clined 10 be Facetious About
the Matter.

PITTSBURGH, Pa, September 23.--"Yes,
was one OF the witnesses to the mar
riage Of James G. Blaine" said David
Bell, the well-known attorney, who was
found In his office yesterday afternoon by
United Press reporter and questioned
concerning his connection with that
now famous nuptial event. 81
made memorandum in my diary
at the time, which is about all l can re-
member about it. Mr.. Bell here pro-
duced large cloth bound book, closely
written. The diary covered that portion
of his life from 1916 until October, 1851.
The memorandum Is as follows: "March
%, 1851. In presence of John Lemoyne
and myself, James G. Blaine, Of Ken
lucky, was united In the bonds of matri-
mony 10 Miss Harriet Stanwood by the
Rev. Mr.. Bryan, at his house, Third
street, Pittsburgh, at half past six clock
this day.
When questioned as to how he came to
be witness Of the marriage, Mr.. Bell
said: 81 was graduate at Jefferson Col
lege, and Mr.. Blaine was Washington
man. don't remember that | had ever
met him before. Jno. Lemoyne knew
him intimately, aud it was at his request
that | consented to become witness.
can not recall any of the details beyond
the mere fact of my being present at the
ceremony. The whole affair is blank
in my mind"
"Had you received the impression al
the time that 1t was q norgaDatic OF
candestine marriage, do you think you
would have remembered it?h
al think that had l received any
such impression the fact would have
left so strong an impression on my
mind that | should have been able to
recall 1t. have been thinkin G
over the matter pretty iutenty
for the past three weeks, but can recall
no circumstance that would warrant such
a conclusion. Mr.. Lemoyne wrote to me
some days ago in regard to the date, bu'
l have never received any communication
from Mr.. Blaine in regard to the matter
What have told you is absolutely all
know about the matter or am able tC
recall"
hc olhcI w ltnchb 1uteTVloWcu.
CHICAGO, Ill, September 23.-Th
Daily Ne,rs Independent Democratic
has the following:
"Yes, l witnessed Blaine's marriage
Pittsburgh in March, 1885," said ex-CoI
gresham John V. Lemoyne, in answer t
a reporters inquiry.
"Did you know at that time that Blain
and his wife had been married previousl
In Kentucky"
"No; were they?" inqulringly answere,
Mr.. Lemoyne, with some surprise.
Mr.. Lemoyne has just returned from q
two weeks hunting trip in Minnesots
and Dakota, aud when seen had not beef
In his house ten minutes. He had no
read the daily papers since he left Chi
cago, and had not seen Mr.. Blaine's let
ter to Mr.. Phelps, nor his sworn repl,
TO the interrogatories Of the Indianapoli
Sentinel, in both of which Blaine as
serted that he was married secretly IL
Kentucky in June, 1850. Mr.. Lemoyn
was referred to these, and after lookin
at them, said
SWELL cannot say how that was.
may uaNC OCCu SoJ uut uCoIu uOtAliu'
said by Blaine or anyone else at the tim,
of the Pittsburgh marriage which led M
to even suppose that there had been
previous marriage. He says that tn
Pittsburgh marriage was bad simply t.
satisfy ali possible doubts regarding thu
legality of the one he claims occurred
previously in Kentucky. He made no eX
PLANTATION of that sort to those who wit
messed the Pittsburgh marriage.
"Doyou believe that he was married II
Kentucky at all?"
"Oh, he must have been," replie'
Mr.. Lemoyne laughing; "doesn't h
say he was. 1t makes me think o
wha: the man said about the paten
medicine IF you don't believe it's good
just read the printed advertisement ant
see what that says"