Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-06-30
THE MAD ACTOR.
John Mccullough Placed in the Bloom
ingdale Insane Asylum by
His Friends,
His Malady Increasing So Rapidly that IT
is No Longer Safe for Him TO
be at Large.
The Actor Unconscious Of His Surround
iBgs and Perfectly Satisfied With
His New Quarters.

New York, June 29.-John McCul-
Tough was ON Saturday afternoon handed
over to the care of the Bioomingdale In
sane Asylum authorities by three of his
closest friends, Mr.. McCullough's men
tai weakness has been we'll known for
many months, but it had assumed such
alarming proportions lately that this
step, long deferred, was at last consider
ed to be necessary. Mr. Mccullough
spent Friday night at the st. James Bo
tel, whose proprietor, Capt. w. NJ. Con
ner, is one of the Oldest and nearest
friends His room was over the cafe,
whose roof made a species OF shed di
rectly under the windows. Soon after Z
o clock Saturday morning Capt. Conner,
who had concluded that his friend
should be removed from all excitement,
and arranged a plan to take him to a
quiet retreat. sent bell-boy to the room
to see if Mr. Mccullough was awake.
The boy returned down stairs with the
word that the actor had answered his
CALI Thereupon Mr. Conner went to
his room. Mccullough was still lying on
his bed.
Hello, old man, aren't you going to
get up to-day?' said the captain
Why? What time is it?'' responded
Mccullough.
Its after o'clock"
We'll, what difference does 1t make?
| have nothing to do
/ We'll, I'll tell you, John. I've re-
ceived an invitation from a particular
friend of mine, said Capt. Conner, pro-
| ducing letter he had caused TO be sent
to him, asking Inc to meet him a little
way up the road to have little lunch,
and Id ike to have you come along.
VIII you Gomez
All right, I'll join you, answered
Mccullough, and he rose to dress.
| 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 Nc
| Cullough not making his appearance,
| Capt. Conner again went to his room.
| Mccullough was standing on the floor
with his undershirt half on, making la
| bored movements to get an arm in its
sleeve He was saying "Confound the
shirt as Capt Conner entered.
Keep cool John, said the captain.
Don't get angry with the shirt, and thus
pacifed him.
Then Conner called Drs Mcbride and
| Mcfarland, who were waiting and they
came in. Conner introduced them as
friends of his. The captain remarked to
Mcbride, You haze often seen Mr..
Mccullough on the stage?' The doctor
assented, and poor Mccullough said with
a grin, . Yes, we were just talking about
Mr.. Conner and Dr. Mcbride ex-
changed chances, and the doctor held
| some conversation with the sick man
Afterward the two doctors made further
examination of the patient, and although
they could not scrutinize as closely as il
they had been willing to let their patient
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 chambermaidi
dancing out on the shed while ago
Z Capt Conner had sent for Mr.. Robt
NJ Taylor and another friend of JOIN
Mccullough, to come to the hotel Whel
the actors friends and physicians hat
held consultation it was determined t,
carry out Capt. Corners plan, and tax,
! | Mccullough to the BlOomingdale Asy
| lum. The doctors made out their certifi
cate, and Chief Justicec Madam, of tn
l | City Court, signed a commitment. Nc
| Cullough and his three friends entered
closed carriage at the hotel door, abou
! 2 o'clock in the afternoon, and wer
driven up the road.
AT THE ASYLUM.
On arriving at the asylum the part
!, was shown into the parlor DIR. Sange
e Brown, the assistant medical superin
= tendent of the institution, soon came i
d with another physician, and they mad
4 an examination of the patient. At it
# conclusion DR.. Brown sat down alongsid
c of Mccullough on the sofa and said t
a him, in friendly way, Mr. Mccullough
your friends think it will be better fo
e you to leave the city, with all of its ex
V elements, and that right here would b
;, a good place for you to stop for a time
/ What do you think?'' IAN right, wa
t, nice place, and III stop with you"
:, Mr.. Mccullough was then taken up
e stairs to the hall on the next floor an
e told which room would be his. 1t wa
d one of six that opened on to a commo
s corridor. The occupants of these room
S mingle together as they please, have a
d exclusive dining-room and billiard
= table. The rooms and corridor are neat
o ly furnished. and from the windows fac
e ing south full view of the handsom
! grounds of the institution is had Ihes
:, patients have the liberty of the ground.
e Many, however, during the day ar
: taken for drives two or three times
Y week. John Mccullough espresso
Y much pleasure at his surrounding,
MIR. Conner and the other gentleme
soon went down to the office and mad
arrangements that their sick frien
n should remain at the asylum for thrice
! weeks, and was to have a special nurs,
DIR. Brown said yesterday that Nj
a Mccullough was still very much please
: with his temporary home. The doeto
. declined however, 10 say whether or nc
y he thought the patient would ultimatel
7 recover. He wanted further experienc
: with the case before pronouncing q
! opinion.
9 Mr.. Mccullough said yesterday after
! noon that be had never been so kindl
treated in his life. His family, in PhiIa
y delphia, have been notified to come owe
u and arrange certain legal forms.