Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1896-01-23
CONDEMNED.
jamestown People Indignant
at DR.. ArChibald'S Asper-
SiOnS on His Family.
Public Sentiment Is Rapidly
Coming to Mrs. ArChi-
bald'S Rescue.
An Unparalleled Statement
Made Outside of Divorce
Proceedings.
From Wednesdays Daily.

PrOCeedlngS.
From Wednesdays Daily.
DR.. O. Wellington Archibald makes
public personal statement OF the most
deplorable nature, today, to sustain bis
course before the people, He does SO, he
claims, in self-defense and as reply to
ATTACKS" of a seml-officlal nature, on his
reputation end character he claims to
have been put in circulation by his wife,
for the purpose of driving him from the
institution. He says that he is loath to
parade his private affairs before the
public in this manner, but owing to the
great Injustice done him by false stories,
will sacrifice his own personal feelings
and his regard for his child for whom he
has suffered in silence for all these years
to do So He says he is compelled at
last to reveal what he calls "the hideous
skeleton In his closet" and would never
have done so but for the "vindictlveness"
OF Mrs. Archibald. his wife. On these
grounds statements follow that it is safe
few men would ever make public for any
purpose whatever. Referring to the
early stages of domestic troubles DR..
Archibalds statement says:
"Our domestic infelicity, which Mrs.
Archibald has seen tit to impress upon
her friends. she claims was brought
about by certain persons upon whom
she now vents her spite, have ever rea-
son to believe, has been but pretext
and done to bring about result which
she thought was fully consumated few
days ago, when one DR.. ID. S. Moore, Of
this city, was irregularly appointedemy
successor, with the understanding that
che and her children should be taken care
of by this man who, with her assistance,
has left no stone unturned for the past
three years, not hesltating at the destruc-
ton of my character and good
name and that of innocent female
employees, to accomplish that end
Az far back as the year 1876
when my daughter Mabel was only few
weeks old, she made her first attack in a
lealous rage for nothing more than the
reason that gave q little l6-year-old
girl q birthday present; cost, as l re-
member, but sl.25. This little girl bad
been with us since II years of age,
and was considered by both OF US as one
of cur own family. From this until
1882, owing to her unfounded jealousies,
we lived more apart than as man and
wife. The summer of 1882, owing to
the unhappy condition Of my domestic
AFFAIRS, left Iowa, accepting position
in the army and was stationed at Ft.
Lincoln, and at the same time sent Mrs.
A. and child to Nova Scotia, where they
spent the summer with my parents. At
that time. had I carried out my better
iudRment-and what I had decided to
do, that Of never trying to live with her
ae man and wife a98ln-lt might have
been best for all concerned. But after
some time had elapsed they returned to
Fl. Lincoln and feeling pity for my
child, who was at that time about six
years old, felt that could not have her
apart from me. Notwithstanding that
Mrs. A. had continually written me the
most unkind and sarcastic letters possl-
BILE. On arriving at Ft. Lincoln. instead
of being glad to see me, she virtually re-
fused to be what had hoped she might
be after so long separation, but in the
course Of a few months owing to the un-
happy state of affairs, persuaded her to
visit my brothers. family, who at that
time lived in Virginia.
At that time I received the appoint
.ment of superintendent OF this institu:
ton and again for the sake my child, ]
had them come to me for the second
time, but with no better success in 8
domestic way, and each succeeding yea'
has only added insult to injury. l have
lived ins this way for the reason that
believed il was for my daughters sake
and her welfare not to have any public
scandal and was willing to suffer as
have until now forced to expose to the
public the whole matter for the reason
that "Self preservation ia the fret Law
OF nature" ;" and that longer silence will
do more injury than good to the child tc
whom I devoted my life these many
years.
With further reference to his wife Dr.
Archibald continues:
{ In the spring Of 1888 one Gen. Harri-
son Allen met Mrs. Archibald in Bis.
Snarck when 9 very warm friendship
prung up between them. He was q
1equent visitor to the hospital where he
tas entertained from a few days to as
Abany weeks. This continued for al
Sleast three or four years, during which
tlme Mrs. Archibald seemed perfectly
y happy and made no charges against me
or any Of the employees as had been on
YpreviOus occasions mania with her
About seven years ago one Dr.. d. $
Moore came into our household. Shortly
fafter his arrival noticed very warm
Sfriendship springing up between Mrs. A
aud him. In the couree OF year or
more, noticed that Gep. Harrison
Allen did not think kindly OF Dr..
Moore and called my attention to the
3wsrm friendship existing between Dr.
Moore aud Mrs. A. Gan. Allen also
suggested that Billy Nickeus. who was
lat that time my steward, would prove a