The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-19

he wanted to know how long he must stay
Just as long as you want to, john" said Mr..
Common, but the actor had forgotten the subject
and wanted to know how far it was to Philadel.
phia thinking it was near by
Mr. Canning mad not considered him fit to be
at large some months, and did not think he could
distinguish between right and wrong. Mr.. Can
ming never knew the actor to be violent except
on one occasion. A few months ago he was
standing in the bar room of the Continental
Hotel talking to a friend The conversation ap-
peared to excite him, and Mr. Canning heard him
say, angrlly - it, shut up!' and saw him
raise his hand as if to strike his companion. He
rushed to the other side, placed his hand on his
arm. and said soothingly why, joint I've
bought out this bar room, and I'm going to make
living by selling whisky" "Oh, that's all
right" said Mccullough, laughing and walking
away with Mr.. Canning. He returned to New
York in the evening. and Mr.. Canning and
another gentleman were obliged to support him
while he climbed the stone steps OF the Broad
street station.
William NJ Conner, proprietor of the st.
James Hotel, of New York, who took McCul-
Tough to Bioomngdale Asylum and lifelong
friend of the actor, and for many years his man
ager was next examined.
He testified that he had first noticed break
ing down in the actors mental condition before
his trip to Europe, in 1883 He had not, howevsd
err. considered it serious. rs his physician said he
was suffering from nervous dyspepsia and
only required complete rest to entirely recovery
He suffered quite severely while in this city dur
ing an engagement in January, 1885, and whils~
at Boston, little later, he contracted a severe
cold, which soon became serious. He was
obliged to close his engagement sooner than he
expected, and this made him very melancholy
and depressed, it had been the greatest
success of his life. He told Mr.. Conner that
he would jump into the river and drown
if he did not recover Mr. Conner chided
him for such statement, but still did not think
anything serious was the trouble and induced
the actor to take long rest. The season of 1854
Of Tho g.
finally broke down completely on the 10Th of
September of that year, since which time until
recently he has been at large. Mr. Conner had
waited for his relatives to take charge OF him,
but finding that they did not he took steps which
resulted in his being removed to the Blooming
dale Asylum. .,
During the day two ideas seemed to control
him entirely. One was to get liquor and the
other to go to Delmonico's. Mr.. Canning walked
him all over town to prove that he was in Phila-
delphia, and would tell him that the liquor was
bad whenever the tragedian wanted to drink.
At the Girard House he wouldnot be prevented,
and ordered brandy while Mr.. Canning took
buttermilk. The latter had drunk about half of
it when the actor took his glass away poured
the brandy into the buttermilk and drank the
decocton.
He also stated that the actor had grown rap
idly this spring, often trying to fight with
him, and he had queer way of going to Del
mOnicos, sitting down by the side of some gem
tleman who had had his order filed and COM
placently eating the strangers dinner. On one
occasion he nearly Drained waiter who at
tempted to interfere. He has not disposed of ,
any of his property during the period of his
lunacy, and he is WORTH probably, about $50 600,
most of which is personal property.
DR.. W. c. Mcfarland, of New York, one of.
the physicians who signed the certificate of lu-
macy that permitted his entrance to the asylum,
was next called. His testimony was entirely as
TO his mental and physical condition. He said
that he had noticed the gradual sinking of the
actor for six months. His disease, he said was
general paralysis of the brain and was incurable.
Softening of the brain would take place in q
short time and death would probably occur in
six months
Further testimony will be taken next Saturday
morning