Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-04-12
DEFENDS O'LEARY.

III Tie Hrduu rOEhS E1GIdlQ Is d COIL
m%unication from A. M. Packard, J. O.
Sullivan and j. A.. McDougall, relative
to the statements made at the session
Of the enforcement league at Grand!
Forks regarding NJ. T.. O'Leary, the
husband of Mrs. O'Leary, who is the
prosecuting witness in the liquor
cases at Mandan. The statement says:
M. j. O'Leary came to Mandan about
five years ago and since that time has
worked at his Observation-Disclosures.
this city. Soon after coming here he
bought the building in which his shop
was located, making a partial pay
ment thereon. He has conducted the
shop himself and at all times has had
a fair share of the patronage, though
there are two other irst-class shops
in town. Three years ago Mrs.
O'Leary was taken sick and was sick
a long time. Her husband had her
taken to the Bismarck hospital, where
she had every attention. About the
time she was able to leave the hos
pitable his eyes became affected seri-
ously and he was compelled to go#tos
Boston, Mass, to nave them treated.
His sight was saved, but all this had
cost a great deal of money and it is
small wonder that heNbecame some
what discouraged and his friends adj.
nit that his conduct for some time
did not meet with their approval.
They believe that in this time Of fin:
ancial stress he did not receive the
sympathy he had the right to expect
in his home. We do not assume to
determine whether husband or wife
was most to blame, but there was dis
cord in the home until in last; Septem-
Der they signed an agreement of sepa-
ration. Since that time they have
lived apart. So far from having lost
Occupation and manhood" he may be
found any day, except Sunday, at work
in his shop which is fitted up with
elegant baths and all the accessories
of a city barber shop. He is con-
Quoting himself in a manner3t to win the
admiration OF any fair MINDED person
who is conyersant with the facts in
this regrettable case. We wish, also,
to deny emphatically that he was ever
supported by Mrs. OLeary's labor.
On the contrary he was always a good
provider for his wife and children.
NJ. J. O'Leary is a member, of the.
Knights of Pythias and Odd Fellows
lodges of this city,. He also belongs
to the A. O. u. w, in which ne has
So, 600 insurance In favor of his two,
children. He served for several years
In the regular army and has papers:
attesting his good conduct therein.
His friends have no desire. to dis
courage the subscription being taken
up for Mrs. O'Leary, but they do
strongly object to the unmerited OBJ
loquy with which Mr.. O'Leary is being
covered. They are willing for Mrs.
! O'Leary to make all the money she
can while temporarily acting as the
figure-head of the Mandan liquor pros
ecutions, but do not believe the cause
of reform will be retarded by a refu-
tation of the slanderous attacks on
Mr.. O'Leary. WING
The undersigned committee was APP
pointed by Mandan lodge No. 5, I. o.
10. r.. for the purpose of investigating
this matter and making a public state
ment. If NJ. q. oIaeary was is rep
resented by Arctander his connection
with Odd Fellowship would certainly
be terminated. We find that he has
done nothing a1ishonorab1e and is more
to be pitied 2han blamed. He has
mot lost the confidence of his assoc
tciates in the orders to which he be-
longs and his standing as d business
man Is far better than that of his de-
tractors. He hag not lost his esoccu-
patton nor has he lost his man
hood and he left his home voluntarily
rather than TO live in acontinuaa STATE
of contention.