The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-11-19
sI sLoCUM, THE DEAD sHor.
A Beckwoodsuran In tho Mesbes Of the law
kmbsrra sam ents with his A Rept.

Judge Donohue granted an injunction
Yesterday eRalnst the theatrical company known
"a "the Frank Feayne Hno Team" to prevent
tho performance OF the drams, " ri Siocum," In
the Bowery Theatre. The complainant Is Col. J.
Holmes Grover, who SAYS he Ia the business
agent for Frank Frayne, and the story told In
tho complaint Is interesting. Mr.. Frayne
10 Kentuckian by birth, and has the
traditional skii with the rife that every
Kentuckian Is supposed to have. Hi, wife /
also nne sho:, and his little son Freddy, a lad
Of tender ye rs," as the complaint seys, has also
remarkable skin. Mr.. Frayne had, In addition
to bis talent and thst OF his family. a trained
Indian pony and an English msstiR. To
utilize all this talent Mr.. Clifton W. Tsyieur,
the dramatist, wrote a play called " ~ Socum,"
a regular backwoods drama OF some merit. in
which the whole strength Of Mr. Fray De's little
family and the horse and the dog were exhibit
ed. For the use OF this drama Mr.. Frayne
paid tho author 8JY per cent. royalty
until the bth OF last August. when the COM
plainant, Mr.. urover, loaned tho actor Sl,0OO.
witn which to buy the copvrl yht OF the play, and
Augnst tnat Glover should be- the husiness age nj
OF the conn pany, and have one-fourth of the net
proceeds Of the performances. There was also
to ne a sinking fund for paving tho 81 ,OO1 loan
| On the Sth OF this month the S1,uD was
paid. The complaint says that on SATURDAY,
nignt last, after PLAYING suocessfu ougsReui cut
| In philIdelpna Mr. Frayue gave hun notice
| That his tGrover'sl services ma agent were no
longer needed, and tnen left the city on the late
train for New York 1t was further alleged that
the complainant had spent 5000 Of his own
| money In Ouying costumes, In printing and ad-
yertsing.
| Col Grover sqid that he Immediately came to
| this city nd found the company PLAYING In the
! Bowery theatre, and Mr.. Charles Wing acting
as business agent. urOver demanded recogni-
tion AS tho agent, but says that Mr.. Meath, the
manager uf the theatre, would not recognize
him, but made him pay 10 get into the house.
| therefore the complainant prayed that a re-
ceiver to appointed IN take possession OF all
| properties, wardrobe, manuscript. prOmpters =
knives. the lndian pony " lIackbeSry." the Eng
| lsh tnastin jack" and all the other property
| 81 the COMPANY. and that Mr.. frayne DO en-
| joined from playing the drama.
| The lawyers OF the complainant and the sheriff
| .ried e. serve the papers on MIR. Frayno and MT.
| In Inc eyrnln, ysbsn Inc Soors ~ fu, ina
| perform nco were o ened one Of the counsel
| and the sheriff endeasorcd to enter the
| theatre. he dOOrkoeper Resisted. and there
was ripple Of excitement, which was speedily
quited by the gentlemen going to the box Ohlce.
Ihcn the parties signed pnpor stipul ting tnat
the play might go on. and that one-fourth Of
| the receipts be held intact to await the order OF
| the Court. The inJ inctinn was served on Dir.
frayne in his dressing rooni
The reporter attcrward found him pulling on
a palr Of Indian lergings preparatory to going
! on In the second act. Guus. pistols aud knives
were SC tered around the room, and tho ia
! m uus jack" lay sleeping by tho ire MIR.
| frnyne, who seemed even behind the scenes to
| be the gentle, honest Oackwoodsnan he per-
| sonato-, said that he We ready TO put
| ns action to the test of the law that
| nc could prove that Mr.. Grover was thoroughly
incompetent, and h-d grossly failed To fulhl his
y II Of the contract. Instead Of Grover being
| out ~ pocket, he (Fraynel wns tho victim.
Here tue nctor was called on the stage. Hts
| skill, as set forth In the com plant, was not
| overest'mated, for while on the stage he
shot an apple from the head Of his wife,
smal mirror To do IL. Ii was a bona Ode shot.
hts wife also shot one apple from his hand.