The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-04-18
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the Stage IN Shooting nn Apple
CT Her Head

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-uIparst the arple directly IN the
entire II the Ela~~. III, holder ufthe
tli.r place I'll. weapon over tier rght
shoulder. keeping the Trigger guard
pressed close and >teais TN uer sasul.
der. ami tl3cu taxes aim through tic
sights a. the reflected image before
her- Tie truck has b,,u repeatedly
4HHl.-att w4th success. lut Il re-
Qu1r,> great C~ao,n"ss and -t-adln,>~ TO
strike the reelected apple with prc,s--
~lou. and has always been ,l.sut..I
foal-hardN and dangerous experiment
This evening the variety entertain
nlsut passed oil a. usual unit! the
riil" shooting act, when the audience
was harr.iiei by seeing tho u~nfortu-
nate traptzc performer shot dead.
Miss ErArkllu displayed considerable
skill IL hitting her target au,i other
object, while firing directly AT them.
and She seemed confident and assured
when the final feat WAS - IA attempt
Ell. Nile. N~ulaute stepped q rtI, 10
her station. smiling at the audience a.
she dId -. Placing the apple. an or.
binary size one. on the top Of her head.
where IT rested IN her iuxurt4ut hair.
she @tood motIoules9 a. a statue. Miss
Franklin also tool her station near the
foot-lights in front IF the mirror. and
deliberately over her shoulder through
the glass at her Inflated friend. The
watching the performers ana suspect
ing some deceltful trick. when sud
denly the trigger was pulled. and at
the same instant a shrek resounded
through the hail as the unfortunat.
Nolaute fen forward on tho stage.
Everything was now IN confusion
both before and behind the footllghts.
the audience being IN a state Of terror
ut the denofeIHcytt Of what promised to
be only a pleasant bit Of sensation. II
first i was only supposed that Mile
Nolantc had beer wounded. hat il WaS
not many minutes before the news
spread that the woman had been ia
stantlv killed. the fatal bullet having
entered her forehead and pierced the
brain.
Miss Franklin wa immediately
placed under arrest hy the local police.
and IS now locked MP 10 await the ac-
ton OF the coroner She seemed To lee
half crazcd with horror at the occur
nee only realizing the rcckle-suess
OF her act when it was too late.