The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1884-09-12
THE BLAINE LIBEL SUIT.
The indianapolis Sentinel De-
tends its Outrageous Article.

Indianapolis, September 4.-The
answer of the Sentinel Company in
the Blaine libel suit was filed in the
United States court this morning.
DOnnel admits printing aud pub.
fishing the article complained OF In
an issue OF August s, 1884, and dc.
nies that it was false in any par.
ticular. Ii sets forth that james
@. Blaine was married 10 Harriet
Stanwood at Pittsburg, Oh or about
March 20, 1851 that PRIOR to that
time, during conrtship, Blaine SO.
dueed Miss Stanwood; that he at
first refused 10 make any repara.
tion for the wrong done, but being
strongly urged thereto, aud vio-
leutly threatened with chastise-
ment and punishment for his said
wrong doing, aud perchance repeut.
ing him OF the evil, married her as
stated; that in June following a
child was born kno sn as Stanwood
Blaine, which lived two or three
years, and it was always acknowl.
edged by plaintiff and his wife as
their son, by reasons whereof de-
iendants say that the matters aud
things set forth in the article are
true, ana the same being true they
were published of aud concerning
said plaintiff, by defendant rs they
Justly aud lawfully might do. The
defendants filed with their answer
u number of interrogatories and re-
Quired that the same be answered
by the plaintiff under oath, posi-.
lively aud without evasion, within
such time as may be limited by
the court, among which are the fol-
lowing:
State when you went to Ken
tucky; il you at any time resided
there; where you were next em-
ploycd, and in what business or
calling; if the maiden name of your
wife was Harriet StanwOod.
State when she finally went to
Kentucky, and when aud where
you next met her.
Give the State aud place of your
marriage, aud the names Of the per-
sons besides yourself and wife who
were present on the occasion I
What acquaintance had yoa with
Jacob Stanwoodi What relation
was he, il any, to the person you
married. aud what conversation or
interview did you have with him
before said marriage concerning
the same, and where did such inter.
view, ii any, occur, and what was
said and done thereini
Was not the first child of said
marriage born on the 18th day OF
June, 1851
Where did said child die, where
was it buried, and ii IN any Gene.
terry give the name of cemetery 7
Was any tombstone or monument
erected at the grave OF SAID child,
giving its birth, aud by whose
directions was said tombstone
erected
Did not said tombstone bear the
following inscription relative to
the birth of the child: "Stan.
wood Blaine, born June Is, 1851 p
Has any portion of such inscription
Oh said tombstone been erased
since its erection. 1t so what por.
tion thereoff
What acquaintance have you
With a book called the "Life of
james g. Blaine,n written by Rus.
sell Ii. Cornwall, with an introduc.
tion by Gov. Robie, of Maine, and
published by E. q. Allen & Co., OF
Augusta, Me-, in 1SS4i Were not
the proofs of such work submitted
to you for revisioni Is not the
statement upon the 6Slh page of
said book as follows: "Mlss Stan
wood in March, 1851 became his
wife at Pittsburg, Pa" a correct
statement of the time and place OF
your marriagef
Did you not communicate to the
author of said book for his use 10
his work the name of the place OF
your marriagei