The herald., 1893-01-20
LILLIAN AND MAUD EMBRACED.
Mr.. Dickson Denies the At
tempted Suicide.
They Smelled Gas but Could Not Tell
Where 1t Came From.
Mg. and Mrs. Dickson Evidently Are
a. sMuch Enamored of Each Other
and the Incos company
Is Happy.

row escape from asphyxiation at the
Nsdeau hotel OF Miss Lillian Burckhardt
OF the Incog com pany, who, of the stage,
is known as Mrs. Charles Dickson, wife
OF the well-known comedian. AS stated
then Miss Burkhardt WAS found last
Saturday night in her room at the
Nadesu in an unconscious condition, the
gas being turned on full and all the
windows being closed. 1t was rumored
that Miss Burckhardt thought she had
reasons for being jealous of her hus-
bands attentions to Miss Maud Haslam,
the leading lady of the company.
The Stockton Mail of Tuesday gives
the following further details about the
matter:
The dispatch from Los Angeles pub
lished in yesterdays issue of the Mail
concerning Mr.. and Mrs. George Dick
son and Miss Maud Haslam of the
Incog company was referred to the in
terested ones last night by Mail re-
porter, and they denied in toto the
story of Mrs. Dickson's attempted sui
eide and her alleged jealousy of Miss
Haslam. But in various ways it was
learned that there was scene in the
Nadeau hotel in Los Angeles, where the
troupe was staying, that might reason
ably give rise to the suicide rumor.
SAID TO HAVE BEEN HYsTERIA.
1t seems that Mrs. Dickson, whose
stage name is Lillian Burckhardt, has
not been in good health for some time.
She is of highly nervous temperament,
anyway, and her illness, which is eome-
what of a serious nature, has a strong
tendency to aggravate her sensitive con-
dition; and it must be apparent that
the part of the laughing girl which she
plays in Incog has not tendency to i'm
prove her nervous state. 1t may be sur
missed from this explanation that Mrs.
Dickson is inclined to hysteria, and it
was spell of this kind, according to
those who claim to know all about it,
which led to the trouble in Los Angeles.
Mr.. Dickson wanted his wife to 60
ahead OF the company to Salt Lake or
Denver and rest there until they arrived.
He argued that she would never recover
If she insisted on playing the one night
stands, or even moving with the troupe
go rapidly. Mrs. Dickson was not in
clined to act upon the suggestion, and
exclaimed with the petulance of a young
wife, when Mr.. Dickson insisted that
this was the best thing for her to do,
that he wanted to get rid of her, or
made some other remark equivalent to
that. By that time she was in such
nervous state that she could not play.
Mrs. Connolly, the wife of the tai
ented Ed. J. Connolly, another member
of the troupe, is Mrs. Dickson's undA-
study, and her services are kept wholly
in reserve in anticipation of Mrs. Dick
sons sickness or passing indisposition.
Mrs. Connolly played that night.
A HONEYMOON sPAT.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dickson are yet in their
honeymoon, having married in Cincin-
natl only ak or seven weeks ago, and
the members of the company regarded
the little tiff between them as some
thing to be laughed at. As young hus-
band Mr.. Dickson was inclined to think
more seriously of the matter. When
the players returned to the hotel Gustav
Yorke and another one of the troupe
were sent as messengers to Mrs. Dick
sons apartments to invite her to join
her husband and the several members
of the company at their customary mid
night lunch.
Mr.. Yorke got no response to his
knock. He listened, and all was still.
Then he entered. He saw two unoccu-
pied rooms with bathroom adjoining
The gas was burning brightly. Ne big
theatrical trunks were in sight. Mr..
Yorke thought of that lovers quarrel,
and an exciting sequel flashed across his
imaginative mind in an instant. "She
has run away" was the thought, and
Mr.. Yorke, followed by messenger No.
g.. 4
ing into the presence of the players, he
exclaimed dramatically: "My God !
She is not there She has gone with
the trunks and everything"
A scene of hustle and confusion fol-
lowed.
Mrs. Dickson had not gone. The ex-
bedroom beyond the bathroom. 1t had
been engaged by the Dicksons. Mr..
Yorke didn't know it. The TRUNKS were
in there. So was Mrs. Dickson.
The door was locked on the inside.
More excitement waa to follow.
When an entrance was made the smell
of gas was strong, and Mrs Dickson was
found in weak condition, A doctor
was hastily summoned, and she was
soon all right 1t became whispered
around then that che had attempted
suicide by aephyxiation.
'oNLY SEWER CAS-"
Mr.. Doblin, the manager OF the Incog
company, invited the Mail man to Mr..
Dickson's dressing room between the
acts last night. 81 want this thing set
right" said he, ''becsuse great in
justice has been done Miss Haslam by
the published dispatches, and as for Mr..
Dickson, there never was more de-
voted husband"
"It's all rot," said Mr.. Dickson, "and
there is not the slightest foundation for
putting my name and Miss Haslsm g
together. Nobody knows that better
than Mrs. Dickson. Isn't that so,
dear?" he added. turning to his wife.
"Why, certainly, George" said ashe,
smiling sweetly.
II told Mrs. Dickson" said her hus.
band, and he gently patted her cheek
once or twice, and then took her hand
and patted it as he spoke, "that she
had better play here tonight to dispel
any doubt about her usual health and
our domestic harmony Were it not for
this reason I would insist upon her re.
naming off the stage for a while, be-
cause she is really in no condition for
excitement.
"Now, as regards that gas business,
my wife knows nothing about it. We
smelled gas, but did not find out where
it came from. 1t was perceptible at
any time all over the hotel, but par.
ticularly 30 in this closed room, think