Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1882-09-21
MELyILLE.s DOMESTIC TROUBLES.

Ihe Hero of the Arctic Expedition COMES
Home To Disgrace Himself and Family.
Philadelphia, September 17-Mrs.
Melville, wife of Engineer Melville, was
ezed with delirium last night at the
home of the family at Sharon Hill. Fol.
lowing is said to be the substance of the
interview with her husband: She had
been suffering from nervous prostration
previous to his arrival. The excitement
of mind appears to subside when her
husband is out OF her presence. MIR.
Melville left the house the same night
with friends, going TO Darby, near bv,
and has not yet returned. To-day DIR. w.
Fisher Longstreet and DIR. Bartleson
were called III attendance and have held
consultations. They determined to hold
another examination with view of
placing Mrs. Melville where she may be
restored to health. The affair creates
profound feeling of sadness at Sharon
Hill and in this city.
The Philadelphia Press will publish
tomorrow an interview. with Mrs. Mel
vile. wife orEngineer Melville, in which
she announces that after his arrival at
his home at Sharon Hill, a suburb OF
this city, long standing dispute broke
out between himself anu his wife which
ended III his suddenly leaving home aud
abandoning the family. when MIR. Mel
vile had greeted the children Saturday
night" said Mrs. Melville in her inter
view, "on the porch, he came to me. !
was waiting for him III the dlnlng-room
alone. He CAME IN and said to him
oh, George! | am glad to see you. Are
you not glad to get back and see me-!
l. I
He made no reply, and his arms hung
Imp at h,s sides. Then Meta caught
h1m py the hand and sand: KISS me
again, papa; am SO glad to see you,
and Re turned upon her and exclaimed il
an angry manner: VINO taught you tc
say that! Then l. sad: On: George
don't talk SO. Some one Will hear yon
Inc house is inli OF your friends. Let
US go out III the parlors ana recelvt
them. lhey are not friends OF mine,
he replied. 'Ihey are your friends, moi
NINE, answered, ana led him into tht
parlors. But one or two of the guests
iiad heard tnls grHA greeting ana the!
we're greatly astonlshed, but all the eve
ming L remained by his side, and, though
my heart was breaking, tried to bea
up through 1t all"
"Can you account for his strange be
havlor, Mrs. Melville, orasslgn q cause?
Nothing tnrther than L displease'
HIM IN regard TO money matters, an,
there was always scene on his return
from voyage. Dntlng ms last trip, NJ
only allowed me ninety dollars
month. Low could Keep N
his house and grounds, cloth
myself and his children and send then
to school and meet household expense
ont OF that? That's what dilspleased him
lhls thlng has been pending TOR years
and now It's come out and 1t wil
Kill me-.
Later Mrs. Melville described III
breaking awav from the house and leav
ing ms iamliy without dollar In IN
house or food TO eat. "he left me 1t tn
most heartiess manner" she sald, "and
never want to see h,m again"
Conslderabie talk hes been occaslonei
ny MslVliies delay IN reaching bis nome
and the extraordinary scene with wMc
ms ieme"ard journey Is closed is sal
60 nave It's root Ill serious domestic dil
hculty.
l'anenhoWef criticism OF Melville
seafch lof 1e Long brought out II
sponse IRON Mrs. Melville, and later o
she took TO letter.Wrlt'pg. what sh
wrote indicated serious mental agltatlol
Ell orts to quiet her nave OF late conceale
her malady IRON pubic view, put las
nights meeting althougn she had pee
prepared tor 1t, disturbed her greatly