The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-09-24
NIGHT DISPATCHES.
rbp HadleJ and Morey Let
ter Matter.
General Logan Stump Speak
ing in Ohio.
Blaiaes Answer to 'Senti-
neI's' IntorrOgatories.
The Elaiuc-scIltiNel Suit.

4
IypIASAP"LS, sept. O.-ln the
p,,ioa libel sui in the district court
.hi. afternoon Mr. Blaine's attorneys
s',i the following answer to the
;nt.rrccatnrltS propOunded by the
CofjvcFS attorneys.
on =. t,nihe' otn James G. Blaine,
NJ Au.u-ta. Maine, on oath, deposes
and say: In answer 10 the fore
"nrnc ciityri"gatories.
sFr.t-l!arriet B. StanwOod,
s4rond-In Georgetown, Ky. IN
,bp.pring # 1913.
W T6lrl-I iveu in Kentucky as an
s.,js anl professor or tutor in the
u,stptu tiiIittry Institute, from
,"uuary SIS 10 December 1851. In
ISls and 1919 the Institute was at
Gr.rg.tuNu, IN lS50at Blue Lick and
IN l,jl ii pgennon Springs.
FGujii,- later married and lived
in Kentucky from he spring Of lS4S
IA he spring Of 1850, and was en-
ciecd as teacher in Col. T. Il. John
sol's female seminary, the first two
ypals al q orgrtown and the last year
at Milltrsburg.
Fitrh~i finally LETT Kentucky in
the tel part OF December, 1851, and
w,ut to New Orleans on business,
end thence directly to Augusta,
Maine, which place l reached Oh
February 8, 1882, and was next en-
pIo,ed a. principal teacher in Penn
sylv MIA Ii sttutiOn for the instruc-
ton of the Lllud in Philadelphia.
1Af
MaIch, 1851, accompanied by myself
as far as Pntshurg, Pa; thence tray
elcd aIont to New York, where she
was met by her brother, Jacob Stan
wond. and under his protection pro-
ctpdtd TO hsr mothers residence at
Augusta, Maine, where next joined
her February 9th, 1852.
seventh. eighth and ninth-I was
married in Millersburg, Kentucky,
on the 30th Of June, 1850, IN tie
pnsence of Sarah G. StanwOod ana
). l.. Blaine. Tie marriage was
secret. Having doupts subsequently
of the validity OF the marriage under
tie law, of Kentucky, which then
striugently required u license from
the clerk of tie county court, had
the marriage soleInniZed second
time IL pittaburg, Pa, on the 29th OF
March, l,=l, in tue presence of John
Y. Lanoyne and David Bell.
Tenth and eleventh. Jacob STAN
wood Was the eldest brother of my
wife | had no acquaintance with
him at the time CT my marriage:
had never seen him or heard Of him
in auy way, directly or indirectly be-
lore my marriage. | met him for
the 1T time in February, 1852. l
had two letters from him after my
marriage and before l met him; one
warmly welcoming me as member
Of the 'tmiiy, and another inquiring
if be could promote my business in
tereS by a loan Of money. l had no
other correspondence OF any kind
until a.tpr had met him in FebrU-
ary, 1852 My wife had two other
brothers, neither of whom J. had ever
met when | came to New England
in February, 1852, nor did l ever
meet any maie relatives OF my Wl1e
before 10y arrival i'll New England
in February, 1852.
Twelfth, thit teenth and four
teeItn. Ny first child, son, was
born in tie house of his grand
mother IN the 18th dav of June, 1851.
He lived with his parents in 1882
and l.ll3 and part of 1854, in Pbila-
dephia and died July 81, 1854, ana
was uuried in StanWOOd.
fifteenth, In Forest Grove Gem
etery, Augusta. Maine, 10Th and 17th.
A monument was placed by my dl-
rectiou ever his grave the year alter
his death, thus inscribed: stan
wood BIaine, son Of james u. and
Harriet ). Blaine; born June IL.
Sol died July 81, 1854"
Fig tenth, I have not my sell
seen tue stoLe since the first week IN
July, but lave reason to believe ana
de 4+-tieve Hat since that date many
letter, and fl ,ureS thereon have been
detac q and that the figure l, IN Tie
year 1871 has been entirely removed.
have no means of ascertainlng ny
whom this was done, but L nave
reason believe and do believe tna'
sphotogra,h was taken of the de-
faced stone by the procurement OF
one Of NE publishers OF the news
agents Of Democratic paper puocc
ll>l,d III this city and that c0p,es OF
said Photograph were sent to divers
and surdry PERSONS, includihg Ill:
pub listers of the IndiaDagolls Oe'tV
nat, the defendant of this SUIT.
NiMtteenth, twentieth, tWenty-nisi
aid twenty second-I know the
book rtl'red to as, Life OF Janles
u. BIaine.n | did not revise Tue
volume, nor become in any degree
Iesronsihlt for any statement mace
In 1t, In. ugh | saw parts or IL oeioie
lubIcat4un. But | did not an" ilave
hot to hi. day seen page sixty,elght'
twhich he question refers, tnoogn
lhe tal,nen there made was Hou.I, "
less derived 10y the author, husse,l
II, Conweli, from conversations win
HE, tut not from any speclal ao'noA
'zatl"n 10y he to make 1t.
(>ign,d) JAMES G. BLAINE.
MT b STATES OF AMERICA,
DISTRICT OF MAINE. ~
beIoIe me, Winfield S. Choate,
Commissioner Of the Circuit Ccurs
Cilhe United States in and TOT salu
Gis!rlc1, personally appeared So Jainso
U BialIe and subscribed and maoe
Oath 10 lie truth of the foregoing
allsw.r.
Witness my hand and Official sea. ,s
u August, n he SAID district, ,n,s ns
~ Gay ol September, IN the yea M -.
our Lord one thousand elgEt hun
uieu and ejgnty-four.
Sighed
WINFIELD 3. CHOATE.
Commiss uner OF the Circuit Coul!
vi The United States for the dlslric'
Of Maine.
The WhippinS-POst.
WILMINGTON, Del, Sept. 2o.~Sev'
eN cOuy ,ct, vera WhIDDeu at New