The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-06-29
AN ACTOR AT AN ASYLUM
acuLLoueH THERE AT LAST.
The Great Stage TraEedian's Condition
Drives His Friends TO the Last
Resort TO Improve His Ina
paired Mental Faculties.

New York, June 2s.-John McCul-
Tough WAS yesterday afternoon handed
over TO the care OF the Bloomingdale
insane asylum authorities by three of
his closest friends.
Mr., McCullough's mental weakness
had been well known fol many
months, but II had been OF such alarm
ing proportions lately that this step,
long deferred, was at last considered
to be necessary. Mr.. Mccullough
spent Friday night at the st. James
hotel, whose proprietor, Captain VIII
liam Connor, is one of the oldest ana
nearest friends. His roem was over
the cafe, whose roof made species og
shed directly under the windows.
Soon after 8 o'clock yesterday morn
ing Captain Conhor, who had
concluded that his friend should
be removed from all excitement
and arrange plan to take him TO q
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 not
answered his call. Thereupon M.
COnnor went TO his room. McCul.
Tough was still lying on his bed.
"Hello, old man." said the captain; I;
"aIen't you going 90 get up t0.dayM
"What time is it?" responded Me-
Cullough.
"Its after nine"
"Well, what difference does 1t maker
have nothing TO do"
"Well, III tell you John, I've
received an invitation from apaIticular
friend Of mine,r said Captain Connor,
producing letter he had caus ed to
be sent 10 him, "asking me TO meet
him a little way up lthe road to have
a little lunch, and I'd like TO have you
come along. viii you oome2"
Gan right; pll join you;" answered
Mccullough, and he arote.
MoCullouSh has not had easy use OF
his arms lately, and he was expected
by. Captain Connor to occupy some
time in dressing, After waiting hall
an hour, however, and Mccullough
not making his appearance, Captain
COnnor again went TO his room. Nc
Cullough WAS standing on the tlooi
with his undershlrt halt on and max
ing labOred movements 10 get an arm
into one OF the sleeves. He was say
ing:
"Coniound this shirt" as the csptair
entered,
keep cool, John" said the captain
"don't get angry with the shirt;'
and thus pacified him. Th0I
COpnOr called doctors Mcbride anC
; Mcfarland, who were waiting, anC
they came In. COnnor introduced then
as friends OF his. Tho captain remark
: cd TO Mcbride;
"You have often seen Mr.. McCul
. Tough ON the STAGE"
! The doctor assented and poor Nc
Cullough said, with a grin:
"Yos, we were just talking about H.
MIR. Counor and DR.. Mcbride ex
3 changed glances and the doctor helt
!. somO OOnVersatiOn with the sick man
, Afterwards the two doctors made fur
. ther examination OF the patient ant
1 although they could not scrutinize a
1 closely as If they had been willing &
0 lot their subject know what thel
I were doing, thoy became satisfied tina
{ the actor needed to be placed In IN
i care of professional nurses.
h Among the things he said was tha
l. Nthcre iad been two little chamber
, maids dancing out at tho shed awhil
Il ago"
y Captain Counor had sent for Mr.. Rol
ert M. Taylor, of the firm Of DeGro
Il Taylor, and another friend
John Mccullough, TO com
i To the hotel. When the actor
friends and physicians had held u con
sultation IL was determined W carr
out Captain Connor's plan and TAX
!. Mccullough TO the Bloomingdale asy
lum, The doctors made out thei
! certificates, and Chief Justice Nc
Adam, OF the city court, signed CON
y mitment. Mccullough and his thre
a friends entered closed carriage az th
y, hotel door about 2 o'clock in the aftel
J. noon and was driven Dup the road.
n On ARRIVING ~ the asyiul
= tina marty was shown int
. the parioT. Or. Sanger Brow
" v the assistant medical superin endeI
!. of the institution, soon came IN VIII
"a another physician, and they maze
- examination of the patient. Az u
~ concldsion DR.. Brown sat down alonI
II side OF Mccullough on the sofa al
n. said TO him, In friendly way;
"Mr. Mccullough, your irienI
think 1t will be better for you 70 leaN
the city, with all It's excilements, al
that right here would bo good pia'
for you 10 stop for time. what
you thinkW
"All right" WAS the pnswe
r. al think 80, too. This Is anlce piao
at and III stop with you"
,s Mr.. Mccullough was then taken !
q. stairs to the hall on the next moor al
no told which room would be his. III w
o. one af six that opened onto comhl'
9a corridor. The occupants OF the
w. w. rooms mingle together as they pleas
10 have an exclusive dining room anu
an billiard table. The rooms and cor
m dor are neatly furnished, and from y
" windows facing south q iuu we
of the handsome grounds Oh
Institution is had. These patients ha
the liberty of the grounds maj
'er hours during the day, and are TAX
,rs for drives two or three times q wee
~ John Mccullough expressed mu
= pleasure / his surroundings
u MIR. Connor and the other gentlem
~ soon went down to the Office and ma
10 arrangements that their sick frie
ne should rt main at this asylum for
as weeks and was to have a special nur
DIR, Brown said to-day that Mr.. N
Cullough was still very much pleas
with his temporary home. The dt
q. tor declined, however, to say whetf
is or not he thought the patient wot
AN ultimately recover. He wanted \
la ther experience with the case bef'
20 pronouning an opinion -
MIR. Mccullough said this aiterno
that he had never been so kint
tre,ted I'm his life. His family,
Philadelphia, have been notified
ON come over and arrange certain 10
forms.
CROPS.