Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-06-29
In AN ASYLUM.
John Mccullough the Great .Tragedian,
Placed in an Insane Asylum by ~
His Friends.
Uumistakable Evidence Of Shattered
Mind Leads Those Nearest to Him
TO Take the Step.


Mr.. McCullough's mental weakness
had been we'll known for many months,
but IL had assumed such
alarming proportions lately that
this step, long deferred,
was Mt last considered to be necessary.
Mr. Mccullough spent Friday night
AZ the st. James hotel, whose
proprietor, Capt. U. M. Conner, Is
one of his oldest and nearest friends.
His room was over the cafe, whose
roof made aspecies Of Il shed directly
under the windows. Soon after 8
o'clock, yesterday morning, Capt.
Conner, who had concluded that his
friend should be removed from all ex-
element, and arrange q plan to take
him to quiet retreat, sent bell-boy
TO the room to sec II Mr.. Mccullough
was awake. The boy returned down
stairs with the word that the
actor had answered his call.
Thereupon Mr.. Conner went to his
room. Mccullough was still lying In
his bed. Hello, old man." said the
captain. "Ain't you going to get up
to day?n
why, what time Is it?n responded
Mccullough.
Its after nine"
"Well, what difference does it make?
have nothing to do.n
"Well, I'll tell you, John; I've re.
ceived an invitation from a particular
friend of mine" said Capt. Con.
ner, producing a letter he had
caused TO be sent to him,
asking me to meet him little way
up on the road to have little lunch
aud I'd like to have you come along.
win you comes'
"Ail right, III join you" answered
Mccullough, and he arose
Mccullough has not had easy use of
his arms lately and he was expected
by Capt. Conner to occupy some time
In dressing. After waiting half an
hour, however, and Mccullough not
making his appearance, Capt Conner
again went to his room. Nc.
Cullough was standing in the
floor with his undershirt half on and
making labored movements to get an
arm In its sleeve He was saying
"Confound the shirt" as the captain
entered.
keep cool, John, said the captain;
don't get angry with the Shirt and
thus pacifed him. Then Con
ner called Doctors Mcbride and
Mcfarland, who were waiting, and
they came In. Capt. Conner intro.
duced them aa friends OF his. The
captain remarked to DR.. Mcbride,
"Hou have often seen Mr.. Mccullough
on the stage?p The doctor assented,
and poor Mccullough said with y
grin, "Nes, we were just talking about
IT,
Mr., Conner and DR.. Mcbride ex-
changed Chances and the doctor held
some conversation with the sick man,
Afterward the two doctors made
further examinations OF the patient,
and although they could not scrutinlZe
as closely IA II they had
been willing to let their
subject know what they were doing
they became satisfied that the actor
needed to be placed In the care OF pro.
iessonal nurses
Among the things he said was: that
there had been two little chamber
maids dancing out on the shed
while ago" Capt. Conner had seat
for Mr., Robert NJ, Taylor or the Arm
OF Degraf Il Taylor and another
friend of McCullough's to come to the
hotel When the actors friends and
physicians had held consul.
t.tion 1t was decided to
carry out Capt. Conner's
plan and take Mccullough to the
Bloomingdale asylum. The doctors
made out their certificates and Chief
Justice MeAdam OF the city court
signed commitment. Mccullough
and his three friends entered closed
carriage at the hotel door
about 2 o'clock In the
afternoon and were driven
''up the road.h On arriving at tn,
asylum the party was shown into the
parlor. DR.. Sanger Brown, the assist
ant medical superintendent OF the in
stitution, soon came In with another
doctor and they made an examination
OF the patient, At its conclusion
DIR. Brown sat down alongside OF Mc
Cullough on the sofa, and said to hin
In friendly way;
Mr.. Mccullough, your friend
think II will be better for YOU To leay,
the city with all Of its excitements
and that right here would be goo,
place for you to atop for a time, Wha
do you thinkgn
49, AAhANt WIZ WIZ eAAoWNAs
81 think 80, too. This Is n mic
place aud III stop with you.n
MIR, Mccullough WAS then taken u
stairs to the hall on the next floor an
told which room would be hil
II was one OF six this
opened into common corridor. TIL
occupants of these rooms mingle /,
gether ss they please, have an excll
slve dining-room and billiard-tabl
The rooms and corridor are neatl
furnished, aud frem the VIII
dows facing south fu
view OF the haudsom
grounds of the institution il ha,
These patients have the liberty OF IL
grounds many hours during the da,
and are taken for drives two or thr,
times week. John Mccullough e,
pressed much pleasure at his su
roundings. MIR. Conner and the 9th,
gentlemen soon went down to the q
flee and made arrangements that the
sick friend should remain at the as
lum for thirteen weeks and w