Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-03
JOHN McCULnoUGHs WEALTH.
A Talk About the Trasedisn with PeO-
pic Who Know Him.
From the pAiIadslpAia N1,ng

FFV"t Sto FAte1cJetlfe&Q -Ne2cS.
A newsgatherer called on a well-known
member of the bar of this city, John Dol
man, ST., who was associated with John
Mccullough on the stage previous to the
war. Dolman left the dramatic profess
sion in June, 1860. and has since practiced
law in this city.
81 have nothing but the pleasantest re-
collections of John McCuUough.v said
Mr.. DOlman. Il meet him occasionally
when he comes to the city, but have not
seen him tor some years. He gave every
promise of becoming a good actor in his
younger days. When there was line to
speak requiring yigor and action it was
given to Mccullough. He did ii well. and
was always a tavorite in front of the
STAGE
Calling on another friend of McCul-
Tough, and his attorney also, Counselor
w. E. Johnson, the latter said that he had
received telegram from Mr.. William
Conner, proprietor of the st. James Hotel.
relative TO McCullough's visit to Phila-
oeiphia. Conner thought the Lelands had
erred IN giving SO much publicity to
Johns ailments.
THAT outbreak of McCullough's about
the $4,000 note was all wrong in New
York paper" said AFR. johnson. 1.-TWO
or three Years ago, when Billy Conner be-
came proprietor OF the st. James Hotel,
Mccullough was to 20 in with him i'm the
venture and put up $4,000. He had
given Conner, who had been his
friend and manager for years,
$4,000, but became obstinate a
| short time after that and refused to
go into the hotel business. The truth is,
some otiiciOus friends of MCCULLOUGH
urged him not to 10 into the venture with
Conner; that he Mccullough would be
swamped financially; that il was only an
experiment, and Conner might fail. When
Mccullough told Conner that be had
changed his mind the latter answered:
i IN sorry that you've put me in a hole.
Ive made all my contracts Tor furniture,
etc, and can't give you back the money
now
''Damn the money! said MCCULLOUGH.
You keep that and give me your note for
$4,000? This he did, making the note
payable in year at 6 per cent. interest.
Then Mccullough handed the note back
to Conner, telling him to keep il for him.
"Wben the year was up Conner wanted
to pay the note, but Mccullough insisted
that it should be renewed, as the interest
mad been promptly paid, and it was as
good an investment as he could make
elsewhere. The note was renewed. In
the meantime McCullOugh's cratic turn
of mind became observable, and Conner
gave the nOte to Mccullough. He kept it
in the Lelands' safe awhile and then sent
1t to his friend in St. Louis, William II.
Thompson, President of the Boatmen's
Savings Bank there, for collection. Con-
ner did not wish to have the note about
him for fear some supercilious friend of
Mccullough might charge him with hay-
ing wrung it out of the tragedian while
in his peculiar frame of mind. That's
the true story Of the note which McOul-
Tough thought was in the safe at the
Sturtevant House.
What Is Mccullough worth?" was
asked.
"About 500, 900, most of which is in the
Boatmen's Savings Bank of st. Louis.
President Thompson, of that bank, has
always been Il staunch friend Of McCul-
Tough and urged him years ago to save his
money"