The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-12-26
A TRAGEDIAN ANGERED.
John McCullpugh Creates Scene Ia n
UOtel Dining. Room.

| Anew HAVEN SoSS', DeceIuDeE .0.-Joln
Mccullough and party appeared here Sat,
urduy night iu the CARL Opera House iu
the play Of "Virginiua," Most OF the com.
pany stopped at the New Haven House,
near the scene Of Mr.. McCulough's tragic
triumph 1t was here that Mr.. Mccullough
was provoked US he lad never been in his
LIE, SO he said to Il correspondent, and that
at the breakfast table. Stopping at the
New Haven House, as a permanent board,
er, is Rev. +. S. Hyde, formerly Of Lock.
port, n. T., but about to become q rector
OF ah Episcopal Church in Westvi|le, a
suburb OF New. Haven.
'M'cuLLouGn's STORY.
Gas was dressing this morning, '''sail
Mr.. Mccullough, "my servant, Bob came
into my'room very mucl, excited. lie had
heard some uncompimentary remarks
made about me and the theatrical profes.
sion. laughed at what he said. but as
Bob seemed much excited Went to the
dining room. found that Mrs. Foster, Il
member Of my company, had been remov.
ell from one table TO oauothcr at the request
OF one oi the table boarders. (rhis was
Rev. Mr. HYDE went to the table where
this boar.ler sat, expecting TINT Something
would be said to ME, but no remarks were
made. l then LETT my seat and joined Mrs.
Foster at her table and inquired what had
occurred. Tears were rolling down lles
cheeks. She told me that she had becn re-.
| JnNl, tn1,1 to ,,1,n Al,
was. must confess that then lost my
seli.possession, and you can imagine my
feelings when l suy that talked to hin,
before q whole room full Of Respectable
people in language which never would
allow any man to use toward HE
without resentins it. / felt much aggriey.
ed over an insult to Indy who ID above
reproacb, and ] told him what thought
oi him.
| GUESTS EXCITED.
The scene caused much excitement in
the breakfast room. Guests looked about
i'll surprise, aud the clergyman addressed
seemed most astonished OF uny one, Land.
lord Moseley, after the occurrence, invited
the irate tragedian and the clergyman into
q room to talk over the differences between
them more a,nicably. Mr.. Hvde's wife
and child had been seated at his able aud
were witnesses of tile scene. Those who
were in .the room say Mr.. AIcCullouph
spoke so that he could be heard ull over
tie room, and told the clergymaa tI,at he
(Alr. Hyde had made an unwarranted use
of his lMcCullough's) name, and in casting
slur on the reputation OF Il lady member
Of his company had committed IN act IN.
worthy OF a gentleman and Unworthy Of
| his profession, and added:-"1f it were not
for the cloth you wear and which YOU 20
dishonor would give you such personal
chastisement US you would never forget"
Mr.. Mccullough after this speech left the
dining hall, as did most of the parties in.
terested. When the two gentlemen met
in Mr.. Moseley's room to talk the matter
over Mr.. Hyde Is said, by Mr.. McCulloush
10 have apologized ''in an abject mapner.a
None Of the persons who saw what han.
pened seemed desirous Of publicity, but
the aiiair created SO much talk that It Was
impossible to suppress the facts. The lady
over whom the discussion occurred was
Mrs. Augusta Foster, formerly known in
the New England circuit us Augusta Hart
She played. Seryia to Mr.. McCulloush's
ViIginius.
NH. HYDE s EXPLANATION.
Mr.. Hyde claims that the unpleasant Or.
currence came about because OF ulist,n.
derstanding, and in this Landlord aIoseley
concurs. Mr.. Hyde says that he made IN
arrangement ut the New Haven House
that be should board at II ''pern,anentS
table, to which no transient" persons
were to be admitted. Last evening he
went to the table and found several "tra1,.
sients' whom lie did not know at thu
table, and subsequently learned that thev
were members Of Mr.. McCullough's com.
pany. His wife sat next to the gentlemen
whom lie did not know. This morning h.
requested the waiter to remove him MI
HYDE and his, family to anoth er table:
From this act came tho trouble. lie did
not disparagc the company, but told the
waiter that he did not know who the
ladies or gentlemen were. Later in tho
day Mr., Mccullough and Rev. Mr.. Hyde
it is said, harmonized their differences
Mr.. Hyde apologized to the lady member Of
the company and said thct he had intend
ed no insult and TINT IL misuuderatnndin,.