New-York tribune., 1884-10-03
MCCULLOUGH OCCAsTONALLY VT0LENT
suApoyrD EY DETECTIVES AND CAREFULLY
WATCHED BY Ills FRIENDS.
fBY TrIrGR.PH TO TUE TErpUSE.l


Cu1c,co. Oct. John Mccullough the
,ragcdan passed wild day and night of ii, beginning
with yesterday morning Hi managers failed TO disclose
the fun truth 90 hin respecting the canccng OF al h-
cngascmen,s owing TO the respect that they cheran'u
for the ynnn's forccf nature He had d'p"yed great
anger when Informed Of the termination OF the 'mcaso
engagement Hi. manager found it difficult I" RESTRAIN
and control him and h"statcd TO tell him that hS uure'
On so far as his again appearing upon the stage was CON
cerned was blank Mr. Mccullough read the accounts
In the papers of yesterday concerning him. ana S""n
after repaired tine fremont House where Miss Ir3
formerly the leading lady Of his company, was staynS
lie declared that he intended start Immediately for
Detroit She persuaded him to abandon the plan 'mtli
evening and he did 90 Then ho appeared AT the Mlchl-
ga Central depot, having ordered his baggage from 'he
hotel The baggage had failed 10 reach him. however, III
accordance with the directions Of Joseph BROOKS lie
was shadowcd all the while by two of Pnkeron7 "'lec-
tiycs They found him walking up and down the plat
form with Ms, Tracy and apparently. in calm frame
of mind is little strategy Mr. Brooks induced MIN 20
enter carriage the door closed instantly and thu'
impri soned Mr. icCullough driven 10 the Leland
Hotel
ON the WAY there Mr Mccullough protested stoutly.
and ly the time that the hotel was reached lac was
thoroughly excited and angry II leqmiou
Mr. Brook. aud the two detectives I" get
him into tie hotel At the entrance he
struggled desperately and struck Mr.. Brooks
heavy blow with his Two OF the nceroc clipnlcd
the hotel hastily dodgcd g. one sdc ics tn' ,t ,l
frcnzcd man would strike them. Finally he was nan
pushed half dragged to the elevator ana ihrrr 80 u
pcTatc hi~ resistance that II was ioid nc'ItrS ~
throw him into the elevator lie was taken 10 N looi
and kept prisoner. -. ~
reached the hotel she was crying c"hNul-lNc. @ Ni'I
a moments delay she went to ilr Mrt uoush~ room;
and lid what she could to assist IN calming his mId ana
bringing him 10 realize that he wa- n"' III it '.'Io ~
iii amy engagements for some time 10 come
lie finally grew ca.nler and then pleaded pitcously
that he might leave the hotel. lie Wa ur"''u
his mind He was finally induced 20 slt down 20 GHlho
Of cards of the detectives sitting al ihe tanc Win
him hut without warming after having been engaged III
play fer several hours. hc gpcd HI cane ana struck
The policeman, causing an ugly cash III the forehead
Mr. Mc, ullolsh induced to take narcotic ana at
o'clock ms % o[hihe mn , ne u m had a3T Snd @ ar ,e time lie
avoke more refreshed. rose ana dIcS,'" h"', ~
where he brcakIasted His -hadoVine deicctive never
deserted him. however. In the night l. - iiItc lyl 5ie
o the cancclne of his engagement which "n added To-
his fury This afternoon he went ont CRYING ~ car
riacc with General Carson ana ms lhn.!, aa',
appeared thoroughly trcable IL con' csatiou he talked
Joseph Brooks said tonight NcCulioueh j, flushed.
one of his friends. bu the fact H. nr{'ljhcn' m IA M
mentally true. lie j. forty-,ght ears old a9 IN my
G nv not M 6n, Il ~ mis- ,ytrrme view Nj Brook. to-day
,yyofc ont a warrant for Nh McCullouehs arrr to he
used II the facts warranted 1t, ana lA4a dio"''S 'o
gravity of the case a Lee views II.
John NcCurouch's l.mcntabe condition Was the gen
crll theme of conversation theatrical people IN
some time that his brain to some extent affected by
ovcrwork and strain il said ny his friends that the
iucc.sant ou-ucss produced by having 10 answer
over-arNious sympa;hizers rs 10 the state oi MS
health. From the time Of the accident Whl'h nap
pencd to him two years ago he has been ncr'ou-
about himself a- all who i for the first tim" III
ihjr live. are When hc lrIt America i0r his European
visit L-t spring he sch man. eii h' turno" W"n
d-rc5liy inilro, ed iu . intu j. Nts tdi ne over
kudnr- OF s friends again operated toh~ dls dN ahi-
i'm auutrrdircciiou Iii- return mad" the excuse
for heavy dinners accompanied by plenty ~ WIN: \
ini ne rod OF abstinence the effects of "a sudden
return stmuauta TO hc disastrous la ITS consequence
startling paper paragraph with ia" -iish'g't
foundation completed The work ana n'
started ont on his seasons W"lk nervous
harasscd and circhl,d. IL friend aHd t"rh,f man
accr " W. Conner. D., naturally much d.trN-'"4i thl.
rIl.inat of a ni, fears. particularly - ne lrrl Al
had h- advice been taken tie break down lni -l "i least
have been deferred IL not prevented atoE'th'i- Nj
Conner wanted the actor to take Ht least iWo years resi-
fore i ilrulul tllr hut c",, n'i prevail on
him Yesterday Mr.. Conner sdid; " II Wa- M
possible i.l it Nct liiough at once, nut l"d
brooks JET hiu ht i- owi Way. and t1u- MN nome
a. -npn a~ hc cared to How soon tiai VII h' 10
NOT know hut probably uot Toy som" days AT least
tln De had oc; .er any give M the idea ~ acting
foi tis season 40 least, but DO not consider - c"'c
hopclc--.'