The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-11-02
John McCulIOugh's Collapse
in Chicago.
MOBILES AT THE THEATRE.
Interesting Account of the Great
Tragedian's Condition - Love
and Law-GeneraI News.
Mccullough.

day ne appeared 10 nave quite reflfeu'
and spoke very hopefully of the Chicago
engagement. He was full Of enthusiasm
about it and said he felt he could act
better than ever in his life. Brooks was
with him till three that afternoon and
was won over to believe all would be
right. and left him. At seven he went
to his room, where Brooks thought him
asleep. Mccullough was gone. Brooks
went round to the theatre. No Nc
Cullough there. Then he sent out mes
sengers and rode round in a carriage
himself. At night he was found at the
club. He had come into the club at
quarter of eight and ordered dinner.
There he sat, utterly oblivious Of the
fact that there was a performance. He
was hurried to the theatre, and the cur
tain did not go up until half past eight.
The whole week was one of terror to all
those connected with Mr.. Mccullough.
He never betrayed any annoyance but
once, when Brooks went on the stage to
attempt to stop the rehearsal, which had
been going on all day, and at which
several members of the company were
weeping, Mccullough turned angrily
on Brooks and told him to leave the
stage, he had no right there, The pitt
full exhibition of the Monday night has
been told. AS an extenuation of the
conduct of the Chicago audience that
night il is said that those who made the
noise knew nothing Of McCuilough's
real condition, but thought him drunk.
The next morning, Mt. MeVicker sent
for Brooks and handed him the letter In
oh ho cold fbof 31ra than and fhoro
terminated the engagement of Mr.. Nc
Cullough. Brooks read it and said, els
this final, Governor" at is" said Nc
Wicker. Then Brooks carried the letter
to Mccullough, and said there was
nothing to do bat wait. How the
9 trsgedian acted is known Then the
notion took him to go immediately to
Detroit, the next town. Brooks per
suaded him to wait as they we're not
due there till the following Monday.
That night they played cards, Mr.. and
Mrs. Brooks and Mccullough, and he
went to bed. The next morning he was
all right apparently, but bitter against
McVickeT. Brooks attempted to keep
the papers away from him, and towards
the afternoon persuaded him to lie down
and take nap. He and his wife went
cut to dinner. While there a message
came that Mccullough was wandering
around the railroad depotinsisting upon
going to Detroit. Brooks knew he had
neither money nor baggage with him
and Immediately took carriage and
went to search for him. When he
arrived at the depot Mccullough got
into the carriage without any coaxing
and they rode back to the hotel. Here
it was that the row took place. Brooks
invited Mccullough to ahght, and the
latter, seeing that he was at the hotel,
made a elbow at Brooks with heavy
cane be was carrying. The blow did
not reach BrookS's head, at which 1t
was aimed, but struck his hat, which
rolled into the street Brooks then
closed the door of the carriage and told
the driver t0 drive round the block
rapidly enough to prevent Mccullough
getting out, and he himself went to
PinkertOn's Detective Agency. he
hired the sergeant and one of the men.
This took about an hour, and then they
went back to the hotel. The driver had
faithfully Obeyed instructions. He was
passing the hotel as they hailed him.
When he pulled ZIP at the curb McCul.
Tough, who had evidently thought he
was being taken TO the depot, looked
out, saw the hotel again and Brooks
standing in front of it. He opened the
opposite door of the carriage and Jump
ed out. AS he did so he was caught by
one of the PinkeTton men under the
arms and lifted from the ground. Kick
ing and struggling, he was carried tt
the elevator and put in almost before {
soul around him saw the performance
and taken to his rSom.
The helplessnesS of Mccullough wa
painful to behold. Brooks went up t.
the room and told him plainly that h,
was under dureSs until morning. The,
would then consulta to what was bette
to do next. Mccullough made no out
CRY and no further resistance. Indeed
he played cards w h Brooks until abOu
nine in the evening. Dinner was served
in the room and the actor ate of /
heartily enough. At about nine Brook
put Mccullough into bed and gave in
stTuctions to the two men to see tina
there was no attempt at escape. He eX
presses his conduct in this particula
by saying that il was indefinitely bette
to exercise a little hardship toward
Mccullough for one night than to per
nit him to wander off by himself an,
possibly do something rash. He wa
very much depressed, and the idea tina
he might commit suicide was constant,
in Brooks mind Had this happened
everybody would have blamed him
Brooks.
But the night was not to pass withou
further excitement 1t seems that
little while after going to bed McCul
Tough wanted to continue playing cards
and the two men were quite satisfied t
humor him He was exceedingly ger
tie, to all appearances at the time, an
the only evidence of anything wrong
was thatin playing, he took all the trick
whether theY were his or not and O
course, no objection was made. Ate
about two hours of this, he threw dow
the cards impatie2tly, and said he wan
ed to go out He was told that this wa
impossible for the night. but the mex
morning he could do as he pleased.
is not unlikely that Mccullough got a
idea into his head that these two me
were there for the purpose OF takln
him into an asylum. He atterwaro
intimated as much.
AS thew sat at the table MeCullong
again ouieted down, and walked up an
down fine room. He still had his heav
cane in his hand. Suddenly, as he va
nassing one of the Pinkertop men, b
dealt him a terrific blow with the kno
of the stick. It laid opened the seal
from the face to the occiput. ana tn Ia
blood pushed out over the mans Tar
and On to the table, The other once