The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-29
Details of the Actors Incarceration.

New YORK, June 2S-Mr Nc Culloughs men
tai weakness has been well known for many
months, but it had assumed su ch alarming pro-
portions lately that this step, long deferred, had
at last become necessary. Mr.. Mccullough
spent Friday night at the ST. James Hotel,
whose proprietor, Captain Connor, is one of the
Oldest aud nearest of his friends Mccullough
has NOT had easy use of his arms lately, and he
was expected by Captain Connor
to use some time in dressing.
After waiting half an hour, however and
Mccullough not making his appearance, Captain
Connor went to his room. Mccullough was
standing on the floor with his undershirt half on,
and making labored movements to get an arm in
one of his sleeves He was saying, ''Confound
the shirtl" as Captain Connor entered. "Keep
cool, john" said the Captain, don't get angry
with the shirt, and thus pacifed him. Connor
called Drs Mcbride and Mcfarland, who were
waiting, and they came in. Connor introduced
them as friends of his. The Captain remarked
to Mcbride: "You have often seen Mr..
Mccullough on the stage" The Doctor
assented, and poor Mccullough said with grim
"Yes, we were just talking about it." Mr.. Con-
nor and DIR. Mcbride exchanged glances, and the
Doctor held some conversation with the sick
man. Afterward the two doctors made other ex-
aminations OF the patient, and although they
been willing to let their subject know what they
Were doing, they became satisfied that the actor
needed to be placed in care of professional nurses
Among the things he said was that there had
been two little chambermaids dancing out on the
shed a while ago. Captain Connor had sent for
Mr. Robert NJ Taylor, of the firm of DeGraaf
& Taylor, another friend of McCullough's, to
come to the hotel When the actors friends
and physicians had held a consultation it was
determined to carry out Captain Connor's plan
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lun. The doctors made out their certificates.
and Chief Justice McAdam, of the city court
signed commitment. Mccullough and his
three friends entered a closed carriage
at the hotel door, about 2 o'clock IN
the afternoon, and were driven up the road. On
arriving at the asylum, the party was shown
into the parlor. DR.. Sanger Brown, the assist
ant medical superintendent of the institution,
soon came in with another physician, and they
made an examination of the patient At its
conclusion, Dr. Brown sat down alongside of
Mccullough, on the sofa, and said to him. in q
friendly way, .sMr Mccullough, your friends
think it will be better for you to leave the city,
with al of its excitements, and that right here
would be good place for you to stop for time.
What do you thinkp
''Al right" was the answer; "I think so, too.
This Isl nice place, and I'll stop with you"
Mr.. Mccullough was then taken up stairs to
the hall on the next floor, and told which room
would be his 1t was one of six that opened
onto a,common corridor. The occupants of these
rooms mingle together as they please, have an
exclusive diningroom and billiard table. The
rooms and corridor are neatly furnished and
from the windows facing SOUTH full view of
the handsome grounds of the institution is had
These patients have the liberty of the
grounds many hours during the
day and are taken for drives two or three times
a week. Mccullough expressed much pleasure
at his surroundings. Mr.. Connor and the other
gentlemen soon went down to the Office and
made arrangements that their sick friend should
remain at the asylum for thirteen weeks, and
was to have special nurse. DIR. Brown said
TO day that Mr.. Mccullough was still very
much pleased with his temporary home The
Doctor declined, however to say whether or not
ne thought the patient would ultimately recover
He wanted further experience with the case be-
fore pronouncng an opinion. Mr.. Mccullough
said, this afternoon, that he had never been 80
kindly treated in his life. His family, in Phila-
Heiphia, have been notified to come over and
arrange certain legal forms.