St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-02-16
IS INVESTIGATED AGAIN.
At the Regular Meeting Of the Superin-
tendent of the Asylum at
jamestown.
THE ANIMUS OF IT ALL IS
The Bad Faith and Treachery Of a
Discharged Assist
ant.


JAMESTOWN, N. OAK, Feb. 15.-The
chief topic of conversation here during
the last week. has been the investiga-
ton which is being held intothe man
agement of the North Dakota asylum by
a joint committee of the legislature.
This is the second committee which
has been appointed at this session to
examine into the state of this institu-
ton. The first one reported about three
weeks ago, that the charges against the
superintendent were unfOunded, and
that he was thoroughly qualified for the
position. The parties who have been
pressing the charges have since claimed
that they could produce some fresh evil
dence which was not produced before
that committee, and therefore the in
curry has been re-opened at the request
OF DIR. ARCHIBALD,
the superintendent, who has all along
wished that the affair might be prObed
to the bottom to enable him to show how
baseless the charges are. The whole
trouble has grown flOm very small be-
ginnings. Some two years ago doctor
in the town, named Drake, applied to
DR.. Archibald to be allowed to come on
d
at the asylum. The doctor told him he
finally tha+ he could come on probation
for six months. At the end of that
time he did not consider he was fit
man for such responsible position,
and refused to recommend him to the
board of trustees for prominent ap-
polntment. Nevertheless there was SO
much to do in looking after the con-
struction of the new buildings and at
tending to the enormous amount of
work involved in the first organization
of such large public institution In its
new home that DR.. Drake was permitted
to stay on until last summer. Up to
this time Dr.. Archibald had
DONE THE BEST
with the means at his disposal, and had
put up with the inefnclency and con-
ceit of his subordinate. but now, having
time at his disposal to look about him,
he Informed DR.. Drake that he wished
him to look out for another position,
as he had met with suitable person to
assume the permanent. position.
Until this time DR.. Drake had always
expressed in public and private an al
most fawning appreciation of DR.. Arch
ibald's methods and kindness toward
his patients. but since then mysterious
stories of improper and cruel conduct
have been industriously circulated
about the institution. and the result is
the present inquiry, which is now prac-
tically over.
The inquiry has been impartial and
thorough, witnesses have been brought
here from Minneapolis and st. Paul,
and every opportunity has been given
for any person who wished to testify to
do so. There are still some witnesses to
beeXamined regarding different branch
of the inquiry, that into the economical
management of the institution, but as
far as the personal character of DR..
Archibald is concerned, the inquirymay
practically be regarded as closed. No
doubt is felt here but that the report
of the committee will completely
EXONERATE HIM.
The Jamestown Alert of yesterday
contains an account Of that days seS-
sion, when an infamous attempt was
made to stab DR.. Archibald through his
wife, of which the following is an eX-
tract:
Mrs. Archibald. who has been the
matron of the institution since it's
foundation, was then put on the stand
and examined as to the conduct of the
dSyluuls DuItllS Observation-Disclosures VII
the part of DR.. Drake, an attempt was
made to draw from the lady some &C
acknowledgement Of having entertained
suspicious of her husbands character,
and then to withdraw the offensive
questions without giving a chance for
their denial. Although it must have
been eXquisitely painful to a delicate
lady to have to unveil her most sacred
feelings as wife and mother on the wit
ness stand. Mrs. Archibald was equal to
the test, In voice that was carefully;
under control. although it quivered
with emotion, she looked her unmanly
prosecutor in the face and stated nef
belief, that never, by word, thought or
act had her husband been untrue to
her,
Every man in the room-eXcept one.
only felt the more respect for DR.. Archl-
bald when his emotions Overcame him
and his voice choked with sob. at
this expression of confidence, brought
forth at such time and such way;
every one in the roOm-eXcept one-and
that one sat in his easy chair behind his
counsel and smiled-smiled as only such
a creature as DR.. Drake could smile at
such time.