Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-02
McCULLOUGH IN BLOOMING
DALE.
The Actor Taken to the Asylum by His
Friends-Grave Fears for Him
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John Mccullough, the tragedian, is now
III Bloomingdale Asylum, and his friends
tear that ne will never leave there alive.
A Herald reporter gained admission to
the asylum yesterday, and although he
could learn nothing from DIR. Nichols as
to the unfortunate actors condition, he
ascertained from an excellent source that
the asylum physicians had pronounced
Mr.. McCullough's affection to be general
paresis, a disease resulting fatally in not
many months after its progress becomes
obvious.
"Ihis is private asylum" said Dr.
Nichols to the reporter, when questioned
as to Mr.. McCullough's condition, s'and
it would be as much an Improperly for
me to make known the condition of any
! OF my patients as it would be for a
! physician to disclose the secrets of his
I private practice. l will say this, how
ever, since the matter has become public:
/ John Mccullough is here under treat
ment. he was brought here by friends
at / 30 O'Clock on Saturday afternoon. OF
! course 1t was necessary to use little
deception to get him here, but when he
was within the walls of the asylum he
was informed kindly as TO his where
abOuts. He was told that he was not in
prison in any sense, and that he was here
merely for treatment"
''Did Mr.. Mccullough realize when told
what was mis- situatiOnY' asked the re-
porter.
''Only imperfectly. He was very cool
and he seems TO be satisfied with his sur
roundiDgs, which will be as comfortable
as possible"
THE ACTOR AND HIS FRIENDS.
Upon leaving the asylum the reporter
met MIR. Mccullough in the grounds. The
inmates and visitors were scattered along
the walks, some reading and some chat
ting, a few being overheard to express the
deepest sympathy with their newly ar
rived companion.
''This is the funniest place / ever
struck" said MIR. Mccullough TO the re-
porter, striking his bamboo cane against
his leg. Il haven't had a cigar since |
left New York"
Il thought you told me you didn't
smoke" said a young man of the group,
handing the actor cigar.
''WAy, l could smoke "a man off his
horse" was Mr.. McCullough's character
istic reply.
The reporter struck match and the
actor, lighting his cigar, assumed a COM
placent air and remarked that he never
felt better in his life.
care you a friend of Mr.. McCul-
lough'sg' asked a pOwerful-loOlking man,
who proved to be a keeper, slapping the
reporter upon the shoulder. ~ am very
sorry to say that it is against our rules to
allow any one to converse with the in
mates"
Mr.. Mccullough str0lled away with half
dozen OF his new acquaintances, SEEM
lngly as merry as a gro0msman at a we'd
ding. But there was sad reality III it all.
now HE WAS TAKEN THERE.
1t was a simple ruse by which Mr.. Nc
Cullough was inveigled into the asylum.
Capt. VIM. M. Conner, proprietor of the
St. james Hotel, an attache of the hotel
and Mr.. Robert NJ. Taylor, Of the firm of
De GRAF Il Taylor, invited him to accom-
pany them in a carriage on Saturday
morning to breakfast at a friends house
on the Boulevard. The driver took them
direct to the asylum. A table was spread
there, not for the occasion, however, aud
it afforded a happy means for concluding
the deception. DR.. Nichols signilied de-
sire that Mr.. Conner and his companions
should depart, and they did so on the pre-
/ text that they were going after some
other friends.
"We don't know how John felt after we
! left him alone" said Mr.. Conner last
night. 81 had a telephone message to-
dav, saying that he was behaving we'll.
he's cunning, you know, and he's no
DOUBT on his good behavior. | expect to
send his trunk to him tomorrow. 1t is
at the Continental Hotel in Philadel-
4 phia."