The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-05-01
MARKsMaNsuIP ON THE STAGE
Mrs. FrankIin's Version OF the KILLING OF vo-
laufe In Pa vvfucket.

Mrs. Jennie Franklin, advertised as "the
daring shot and principal in tho terrible catas-
trophe and innocent killing Of woman on the
stage in Pawtuckot." stepped on the stage Of
Tony Pastors Theatre. at the matinee yester-
day. gun In hand She is 5h feet In stature.
and 1.-the and straight as an Indian. blue
velvet cape. knotted to her shoulders with rib
bons. hung iauntily down her back, leaving her
arms free. Blue mort skirts. snow white tights
and blue leggnes adorned the rest OF her grace
full figure. Before she shot Volante. a little
more than three weeks ago. her cheeks were
rosy and she weighed l57 pounds. Now she
weighs 1l9 pounds and her cheeks are pale.
Mrs. Frankin's twenty nine pound gun was
held with the steadiness Of a Creedmoor rifle
man. Her husband fastened apples on the face
OF a target. and she split them in two with bull
let's. She extnguished lighted candle and
broke q clay pipe. The range was the width OF
the stage. At last. turning her back TO the
target. she pointed the gun over her shoulder.
and taking aim over the reflection OF the gun in
a mirror, at the reflection OF the apple-mssed.
She tried three times without success. and then
angry 'pout bowed and retired. the spectators
heartily applaudinR.
could have hit the apple" she explained IN
tho greenroom. . II the audience had kept still.
just as was raising tho gun could hear peo-
",Tlats the shot she killed volante In"
had to miss then; can hear what people
say II it's only whisper IN the back Of the
made remarks about me- | want people to
know one thing. that never shoot below the
mark. II miss the bullet always goes above
IL, | think Volante must have breathcd so
drawing n long breathl. after getting of the
| trnpcze TINT night, and that threw her head up.
| | laughed when she fell. and sat on the floor
| with her hands on her knees; / thought she
| WINS making believe. as she had done before, TO
| scare the audience. Then said. Ny Godp |
| went over to her and / knew at once the bullet
| had come out again. saw q few drops OF blood
| under the hair Just over her forehead. The
| wound In her forehead where the bullet went
| IN didn't bleed: l wanted then to wash
| her head AMI let her 60 10 sleep. but
the doctor inserted probe, which cut tho prin-
| cipal vein that carries the blood all through the
head. Tho blood came out in a,stream, and II
continued to bleed. They wouldn't believe me
| when told them that the bullet had come ont
| hair away from the wound wherc IL came out
| attended her. and when her right side WINS
| parnly1ed she tried To- talk 10 mo. but she
| couldn't shape her lips to speak the words. She
| would take my arm in her left hand and draw me
| 10 her, and when | stood close beside her. lean.
| Ing over her bed, she would put up her hand
| and raise her left eye 80 that she could SEQ mo
| am paying 50 a week for the hoard OF .
| woman who used to stand for me. She want.
| to do 50 again. | have n support NV child. nnC
| II is atl can do. | cant save anything. You
| look NJ me here and You don't know me, bu
| you would know mo we'll II | should tell you tn,
name of my family in Brooklyn. That is
secret have kept through all my trouble"