Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-12-28
JOHN MCCULLOUGH
Very Successfully Defends Member
OF His Company from the
AspersiODs of
A Clergyman, Who Had Her Removed
from OneTabIe 10 Another i'm
the DIntn<-RoOm.

New HAVEN, CONN, December 23.-John
Mccullough and party appssred here last
night in the CARL Operahouse - the play of
V:rgtnitls. Most of the company stopped at
the New Haven HOUSE, near the scene of Mr..
McCullough's tragic triumph. 1t was here
that Mr.. Mccullough was provoked as he
had never been in his life, go he said TO
Herald correspondent, and that at the break
fast table. Stopping at the New Haven
House, as a perms nent DO srder, IL the Rev.
F. S. Hyde, formerly of Lockport, n. Y, but
about become rector OF an Episcopal
church in Westville, asuburb of New Haven.
"As l was dressing this morning" said Mr..
Mccullough, "my servant. Bob, came into
my room very much excited. He had heard
some uncomplimentary remarks made about
ne and the theatrical profession. laughed
at what he said, but as Bob seemed much
excited / went to the dining room. / found
that Mrs. Foster, member of my company,
had been removed from one table 10 another
at the request of one of the table boarders.
(This was the Rev. Mr.. Hyde.) / went 10 the
table where this boarder sat, expecting that
something would be said to me, bu. 10 re-
marks we're made. l then left my seat and
Joined Mrs. Foster at her table, and inquired
what had occurred. Tears were rolling down
her cheeks. She told me that she had been
removed from one table TO where she then
was. l must confess that then lost nv self
POSSESSION, and you can imagine my feelings
when l say that I talked 10 him before
whole room full of respectable people 10
language which | would never allow any
man to use toward me without resenting it,
l felt much aggrieved over an insult 10 a
lady who is above reproach, and / told him
what l thought OF him."
The scene caused much excitement in the
breaklasl-room. Guests looked about in
surprise, and the clergyman addressed seemed
most astonished of anyone. Landlord Nose
ley, after the occurrence, invited the iraie
trasedlah and The clergym man into a room TO
talk over the difference between them more
amicably. Mr.. Hyde's wife and child had
been seated at his table and were witnesses
of the scene. Those who were in the room
say Mr.. Mccullough spoke SO that he could
be heard all over the room, and told the
clergyman that he Mr.. Hydel had made an
unwsrranted Use of his (McCullough'-)
hsIne, and in casting a slur on the reputation
OF a lady member of his company had com
mitted an act unworthy of gentleman and
unworthy OF his profession, and added: eff
1t was not Tor the cloth you wear and which
you so dishonor / would give you such per-
sonal chastiset1ent as you would never Tor
get" Mr.. Mccullough, after this speech,
Iefl the dining hall, as did most of the par
ties interested. When the two gentlemen
met in Mr.. Moseley's room 10 talk the mat
ter over Mr.. Hyde is said, by Mr.. McCul-
Tough, TO have apologized ''in an abject man.
ner." None of the persons who saw what
happened seemed DESTROYS of publicity, but
the affair created so much talk Iha, il was
impossible TO supptess the facts. The lady
ovef whop the discussion occurred was Mrs
Augusts Foster, formerly known in the New
England circuit as Augusta Hart. She
played "Seryia" TO Mr. McCullough's "VIr-
giuius."
Mr.. Hyde claims that the unpleasant oe-
currence came abou. because of a misunder-
standing, and in this Landlord Moseley con-
ours. Mr.. Hyde says that he made an ar
rangement at the New Haven House that he
should board at sperm anent" table; to
which no transient" persons we're to be ad-
mitted. Last evening he went to tine table
and found several "transients" whom he did
not know at the table, and subsequently,
learned that they were members OF Mr..
McCullough's company. His vile sat next
10 the gentlemen, whom he did not know.
This morning he requested the waiter to
remove (Mr. HYDE and his family to smother
table. He did not disparage the company,
but told the waiter that he did not know
who the ladies or gentlemen were. Later in
the day Mr.. Mccullough and the Rev. Mr..
Hyde, it is said, harmonised their differences:
MIR. Hyde apologizsd to lady member OF
the company and said that he had intended
no insult and that q misunderstanding
caused the trouble