, 1875-02-24
NOT ON THE BILL,
The Academy Programme Intcr-
pointed.
4 Drunken Fool Enptics His Pistol al
the Aud!enco
4 Real Tragedy Aycrtca by Going Ont to
aSoe Man.o

Tho performance at tho Academy Of Mnslc
last evening was somewhat tudety disturbed by
an occu1rauco which must Strike tho reaIer AZ
suggestive OF tho danger which lusks In avery
popular gathering. 90 long N tho porncious
custom Of carrying firearms Is permitted by tho
police power Of the city. THO curtain had been
down ou the tlird aot sou,o time, and SIR. Loeach
WINS leading 1is orclleStsa tu gelccton for
which he anticipated ! round of ar1lause.
ptstot-ahos was heard in one cornor Of tho
l,ouHe AMI M . natural consequence tue
nNdfenc0 s0ao lii confederation to know what had
occurred. The la1ics mr.! tllcE gallants n,oyed
from tho left tlnnd side Of tue liDuke with Al
alacrlty which could not havo boon surpassed
had tim cry Of fire been raBett, 4 glanco at tho
place from which tho SOUND ca,ne showc,i =
young mau standing up And looking home"hnt
revolver. which was natautiy enhscl,ed from hin
by tho byatandera. 4 police officer, who Ind
been htandlng noar tho theatre entrance, hurried
down to this person md drow lnrn away. liz
Ind boon alttlng III the orchestra circ!c,
near its extreme loit, and was hustled ont in a
very short tune, The greater. part Of the audi
o,,co waB ignorant OF what had taken place, and
ahut followed rather added to their appret,on-
saou. 4 gentlcn,n1i In the audience drew from
near tho sent 1uBt vacated by The prisoner
thought which this slght called mp was horrfy-
Ing. From tho ginEerly way In which 1t WAS
cn1red. tho idea Grew that the rnrccl contatncd
baty. all fhfaht In arn,H had been sitting near
lberntee!y 10 lis front Of TIC
theatre while tho audience gazol il,
uluso horror, ami placed II on Tho
programtne-tatlc. Lifting ths paper ho revealed
to tho intense reliof Of everybody, no! baby,
but DENT .jol!n full Of whisky. II WIS now ro-
mcmborel that when the prisoner came In he
waB accompanied BY woman md carried par
col. The woman wont cut flvo minutes before
tho shot waa fired.
1t socms that the prisoner, whose name /.
ever rince hts companion left lin. They had
bcen quarroling, and ho appears to haye drawn
it with tho intension Of shooting her. III his
drunken tnry ho had 1iroti deliberately in front
Ing betwoen two OF tho musicians In tlia
woodwork Of tile stage. Seats ~ aud H. Section
A, wero directly In limo NTH the course ol ths
ball, Which passed. over No ~. In No. IL sat
Mrs. William otapr. and No. 40 had just beo
vacated hy her husband, ono Of tho prortietot
OF tho theatre. Had 10 boon in hiA scat bo woul,
hare. stopped tho bstlqt. According to all tie
laws at .p1oiec,iles Mr.. Ctapp 1uay therefore bc
congratulated upon having had !" "burineas te
attend to juss at that aemsnt, rs bis vacation ol
barnet was takon to tho Madison Street 20
liee Station as4d locked in . coli. lilo de-
Glued to to givo much information, bm
sntd that he Ind worked np 10 tho lot oi
JANUARY lor tue AtHeficAM Express company
| blnco which time he has been idle. llo has beer
drunk for thteo or four days, and, consequently,
reckless. When asked why l,e fired to shot, la
ropliel "just for fun, p and when reminded thai
his exqaisite comedy might lave beou converted
| into tragedy, 10 said ''lo wasn't GO blank pr
| ttoular about who he eot. The seats occupied
by Mr. Olapp snd lady arc usually filled by the
dramatic ci,ties. and slr. Gardiner was laugh
ing!y charged By several gentlemen with hayiu+
hired M asnassin to extorlu1nate ills foos
enpccaiy NJ it was known they mover
LETT their soata for business. However
s s1 nat .s
tn and consumed IN lis theatre 1t will not do to
| pross the other oilargo. To tlo credit Of tl.c
nutlsnps 1t nuBt bo said that, after llarnets 70.
moval BY tho police, tho play proceeded without
insd lis vion, and. finding nobody hurt. eontf,l:
| ued tile nMtsio INTO which atl unexpected "resk
1,ad haan fhna u1l1ntn 4 rfiu Int troilnrsi