Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-01-09
THE CASE. DROPPED.

MIR. Blnne Brings His Libel Suit ,Agafrss
the indianapolis "se"th,ea" to q Sadden
Termination by Ordering It's Dismissal
Ills Reasons.
INDIANAPOLIS, Hld., Dec. 1.-THE fa-
nous libel SUIT Of James G.' Eaaine against
the Indianapolis ScnttnG Company reached
a sudden and unexpected termination yes
terday in the United States Circuit Court,
Mr.. Biaine;s attorneys appearing with a re-
quest for it's dismissal. The request was
accompanied .lv the following letter from
the distinguished plaintiff 10 his attorneys,
setting forth the rease4s for this ACTION:
wAsu1SeroS, Dec. ~ih.-McSsrs: ha%grison,
Malcr& Elan, counSs,oss at aaW;,rGtn ,aet
tho t. g 1ndisn sp.5 is" seatine, ' for n Rsy,sf-d aid 50 50
in the belief that the wrong done mo
by That paper, being entirely O. a
fairly tried without undue influence from
political considerations. ! confess was
profoundly amazed to fnd the matter at
onoe taken up, ana the libel reproduced
Democratic; paper in Indiana Except from
three members OF tho Democratic party OF
sent Sent or diisapprayoi was spoken; while tse
great mass OF the Dcmocraticspeahcrs repeat
cd tho libel from evory stump in Indiana with
y Wit, II vas Fanf fSSs ~i mad oo0 SO 'no far 1''' as
aGSy' matter NJ Mas of '1 the kind kid; can be made:
an issue in an exciting ,p%olHitdi tied
were Thoroughly poisoned in their minds in
regard to the question to he decided at law.
Under such conditions. it's simply Impossible
that L can have a fair trial, or that ] can eX-
pect any other result than that which uni
iornly'attcnas a political libel suit growing
out Of an excitingscampaign in this country.
If l were unfair enough to desire a jury
composed of my own partisanS, l could
not nave it. a properly constituted jury in
Indiana would be composed of members OF
both political parties in about eqmaa proporI1
was repeatedly advised that six Democrats
could NOT be founQ m the St;lte Ms,o. in q
political suit, would give u ver ,a,H
did not. necessarily convey an imputation
but. simply that the banding Of party
tial consideration OF the evidence submitted.
I am perfectly able to fight the StI,tincs Rows
paper III an Indiana court. but ! you'd stand
no chance whatever against the con
solidated venom of the Democratic party
Of the State. With these surroundings,
and with this prospect; it IS idle Tor
of a trial. The questions rropoundcd by
tho bill of discovery have already been
III and M;f1; fully answered by me.
wa 'I'N '.E'S
oath to the Judgment of the public.
] DO not choose to have the ease indirectly
concluded by Il tcchnicality or Suffered to die
in silence. ] prefer to make this frank and
open statement of the reason which induced
me to believe the prosecution Of the case
would be utterly fruItlcSs. Very respectfully,
JAMES G. BLAINE.
Some time ago Mr.. Shoemaker's lawyers
stated that they would demand that the
court issue an order for MI. Blaine to make
immediate answer to the heterogeneous
filed with their amended bill of discovery,
and this being III the nature of a chaEccry
proceeding they We're entitled to such ruling.
These i~nterrogatories went into minute de-
tails of both the Kentucky and the Pitts
burgh marriages; MI: Blaine.s subsequent
engagement to Miss AIarshalI; the defac-
ing. of the Augusta gravo-stone. etc. In
order to continue the suit full answers to
each of these would have been ilnpesatively
necessary.