New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-28
A. r. CAZAURAN.

A. r. Cszauran, the wSlLlnown playwright, died
yesterday at the Hotel Dam, after a protracted III.
ness. He cemo of an old French family, being the
son Of Jean Cazauran, and was born in Rue Notre
Dame, Bordeaux, October 81, 1920. Through the
death Of his mother the night of his birth hls
father had been shot In Algers six months before
his early training was much neglected. He was
never sent TO school but was prepared by Jesuit
priest for the University OF Dublin, where he was
graduated in ls4s. In tho Same year, he became
involved in the Irish rebellion and escaped 20 Amer
ica, pennlless.
He applied for employment TO James Gordon Ben
nett, ST., and being rapid senopapher, was taken
on tho STAFF Of Tho Herald.s For ten years no
served dramatic critic and editorial writer and
was correspondent In the Crimoa finally engaging at
Newport with benjamin Piman IN the preparation
Of the Manual Of Photography" Later he worked
on The Cincinnati Enquirer and at the outbreak
Of the war joined The Memphis Argus Of which
he soon became the editor. Memphis was soon
captured, and Cazanran taken prisoner and sent
BY sherman to North Cairo Subsequently no went
TO ST. Louis, where no was arrested on charge Of
sending through the Union lines qunine to tho
Southern Army, and was imprisoned for Ave months,
Bong acquitted OF the charge he appointed
reporter TO the local military commission, and at
this time for Samuel ColviTe and Mary Provost
a successful dramatiEatlon Of Aurora Floyd" Sub
s.qucntly he was manager for Emily Thorne, and 1t
vas undcr his auspices that Eine Gormon first APP
peared rs John Smith I'm Pocah0ntasH Again Cazau-
arrested by the military authorities, this time
nc Norfolk and put on trial. and again acquitted
being subsequently employed at Fortress Monroe head
quarters by Butler, who subsequently arrested him
suspicion OF being ono Of Santons spies and sent
him into the Confederate lines at Richmond.
Here CaEaran was arrested by the Confederates at
Unonist SPY and narrowly escaped being shot, be-
ing subsequently taken to Richmond. where no lay for
a long time III In hospital Recovering he wrote
a dramatization Of Miss Braddon's John March
mont's Legacy for Mrs. 81. gill, of the Richmond
Theatre, and after further viclssudes reached Wash
ngton. ten days before I1ncon's assassination, alb
sOlutoly destitute.
Here he employed BY John W. Forney, pro-
prictor OF The Washington Chronicle and
deputcd TO take down Lincon's last public speech
Lincoln, knowing Cazaursn, and observing bis weak
condition, sent hlm a written report Of The speech
By Mr. Slade. For some years later Czauran was
engaged on newspaper and theatrical work In New.
York and Washington, and wrote the drama ono
Wife, for Miss Charlotte Thompson. subsequently
he was connected with Tho Brooklyn Eaglo,s and
later Joined Mr. Palmer with whom-barifng one
short interval-ho has served ever since. His many
adaptations produced at the Union Square and Madison
square theatres comprise MISE . Mnlton, LSs
Secret The Celebrated Case The Lost chdren.'
French Flatss Mother and Son. Felicia" I" The
CrcoieE sDanlel Rochat" "The Partisan Romance
Tic Ranizous,p and The Martyr
The public appreciation Of his WORK s, was vas evinsed
Cazauran was married eleven years, and leaves q
widow, but no children. Tho funera VIII take place
tomorrow.