New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-01
SHOT DEAD on THE STAGE.
MIMIC TRAGEDY BECOMES A REALITY.
MISS ANNA Won BEHREN KILLED by PRANK L
FRAYNE, THE RIFLE ExPERr-THE RESULT OF a
nEREcuYE PIECE or MECHANISM.
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FRAYNE TUE RIFLE ExPERr-THE RESULT OF
DEFECTIVE PIECE OF MECHANISM.
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CINCINNATI Nov 30-Ev rybo ly having aholi
day to-day the theatres were all well paironzed
Tdis was especially the case at the Coliseum the
house being lit rally packed at the matinee per
formances. The play was 81 Slocum," a
picture of Cali ornia life presented by Frank L.
Frayne and his company. In the fourth act 1t be-
comes necessary for Ra,h Slocam the part taken by
Miss Anna Won Behren, 90 save her husbands he.
to allow an apple to be shot from her heal by her
husband. Wneh the play reached this point to-day
there was o breathess silence in tine theatre
Every eye was fastened on he stage when inc
pretty young actress stood immovable VITA
the apple upon her head. while thirty feet dista u
Frayno was pointing the polished rife Dac"wdia
over BIZ shoulder. Eve ear was strained TO eaten
the report. Fraync unusu lily deliberate for
mo nent he stood adjusting the weap IN
and steauying the 81 hit. AT last af or what had
seemed minutes TO The onlookers, pc puen
the trigger Instead of the sharp clear report that
tn. rifle SHOULD have made. there came mufiied cx-
plosion ike shot heard from afar, and itfie pad
of smoke came from both the muzL.e
and the breach of tho weapon. Ruth stood Tor
SECOND and then fell backward on tho stage.
Frayne looked around in dlze | way and glanced
az his shirt when was n-ed With powder. Ihen'
seeing Miss Won Behren TALL he rushed across tie
the stage crying: Ny God My G)di what nave
done Z" ana dropped down besids her. Ihat was
all the audience saw, for just as they realized thl
somsthing outside of the ordinary course OF
affairs had happened, the curtain came rolling
down. shutting tn, scene from their eyes. In a 10"
moments Manager Hennessy appeared before tine
curtain ami announced that an accident had DC
CURED How serious 1T was he did not know, but
| II,t .tft,gtn M T.
for nance. and he accordingly dismissed the audi
ence.
Meanwhile on the stage the greatest confusion
| preyaIled Miss Won Behren was lying lifcless on
the boards her forehead splashed with blood, while
n crimson foo poured from her nosirls. Mr. Frayne
was in "A faint near her The members OF the COM
paDy ran exci;edy hther and thither. A basin OF
water was brought, and while some sDonged the blood
from the face Of the gr Others bath ID Mr. Frnyne
head until Consciousness was restored. Pies nilY
| d.. l.. A. Querner arrived, and on making an ex-
uni milton IOnnd thai the ball lnsea OF spIltlhg
the apple had entered toe fOreh al OF the &C resS
| "A pOiuI about two inches above the le1t eye aId
| nau an inch fro the medal line. Alta II
! sac was insenSlble, not u mu cle qu'Nei ny,
| and NOT a tIemOr neIng visible TO indicate that IL .
still ing, red her pub WAS SilIl pea lag, ana ulu
| not finally cease uJtn almost III cen minutes ha ,
| ELAPSED. Air tTayne meanwhile appeared almost
! ran ic with grief. lie wrdng bIs nhI-s an 4
! MOP ed noE crylngO like could aud ihon .redk-
/ luu INTO SObs. He explained tdat JUST H. tho
| crItical moment vi II the weApOl was dlscua' god
the pIn spring eaten, nOnllg the DdrTeI la place.
suapDed n 10 IN the lon eel tub 10 OrOp. thus
| slI0wIng tie breech up aud the muzLle down. Of
| course TINS detected the bnnet from Us proper
| course, and instead OF hItllnR the apple II went
lower ana uuried itself IN the BRAIN III the actress
Ine spring whicn na caused al the mischief was
| atterward pIcked up on tine nOur OIL tno lu6ado
| twenty 1eeu from tde Stage.
se.gca. { Beuhln4cT took Mr.. fTayne TO mo
| Bremen = ret Police STA ION, wherc no was re-
leased on 10 900 bail furElsnsd bv Hubert ncnck,
owner of the LolseutD,On Cuarge OF IIdhsldughteG
| Ito Nop. saying, " DO anything wlth lne. 'Idhe IL
! as bad as pOss iule; 4 nave committed murder. and
! 4 WANT the IaS To taSe ItS course tbs Bf'eI was
SOM thing terrible to Witness. and many OF MS mOIe
Intimate Ir,ends pred Lhst ne VIII rose us mehtIi
| palaIce. he company was dis banded a, once, ana
to-Aorrow wall th If salaries la lul up 10 date
and tickets OF transportation 10 ihclf MONIES. MT.
Frame wall, sa, :, retlfe 10 private Lie. no
uey.r expects 10 80 on the sage again IoI lc re-
manner of tAr week the tnedtIc Nil dc Kept cOstu
! Ms, Won Denr WAS as Mr. frdynt Himself Say 81
nIs Promised wlI0,
Miss Oh benr rs bad the utmost confidence III
Nh Frl, ne, having been IL ding lacy la hlS COM
! lIme sac uas StoOd without quiver as M outlet
! wnlst4cd over her ne4d, striking MitA itS
! dun Ihud In tAe wooden sheh' Inc vac
! nn OF this unfortunate Tragedy was hu
eXceedIngI, DeautlIuI young woman, some twenty
three Y IA OF ~. cne was DARK hIui5tte' WI ID
cui>ooIInV O.acK la when iell IN nuggets over d.
| II nusOme a lOieue.d one might Wish % iOok
| uoA. uer mono vas IN BrOOAiyh, y. l., WheIo IeI
fat .eT ana nOtLeT now i've. and III ,ndt cl'y she
made er ursC aJpea ancc Oh me stagc, Dut only a.
an amateur