South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1882-12-08
An ACTRESS Killed.
A REAL TRAGEDY on THE SrAas-
FGAsx FRAYSE's FATAL MIsAD-
VENTURE.

CINCINNATI, Nov. 3O.-This after.
noon at the Coliseum Theatre, in the
fourth act of the play Isl Slocum,'
Frank Frayne. in shooting the apple
of the head of 'Lncy Slocum.' per-
sonated by Miss Annie Won Behren,
missed the apple aud shot Miss Won
Behren in tie head. She died in ID
minutes. Frayne was Immediately
arrested.
The curtain fell aud the play was
stopped. The audience supposed the
victim WAS only slightly hurt. Fra, ne
used rifle OF % calibre, aud WAS
executing his backward shot. The
catch snap of the rifle was imperfect
and slipped Just as the hammer fell,
blowing The cartridge shell out back.
ward.
When the curtain went down afte,
the fatal shot the excitement behind
the scenes was BID great us to create
alarm lest panic might ensue among
the audience OF 1900 people. -
Frayne's cries aud lamentations were
so violent that he was heard before
the curtain. Manager Fennessy WAS
too much exc.te1 to say anything, but
he sent Il friend 10 tue T. ont to say that
the accident wis slight AMI that the
play would not proceed further. The
audience then retired in or.ier, though
one lady tainted. Manager Fennes.
~ took Charge OF Frayne. and. though
the latter demanded to be locked M.
he got friend 10 90 before Judge
lligley. OF the Police Court. aud
give bond for his release from arrest.
The bond was fixed mt $1,000.
Miss Annie Won Behron came
rom the West about four years ago,
and Jointly starred in emotional dra-
ma with Mr.. j. Il Brown, a we'll
known 'leading man. Two years a.
go Mr. trayne secured her services.
Sine has PLAYED four times al Front
Street Theatre since il has been un-
der the management of Mr. D.in. A.
Nelly, her last engagement here being
Tor tho Week baSIun;ng October %,
THIS Season. appearing III 'MarGo' and
81 Slocu'n.' Ia the ii.,a! scene Slo.
cum 5 wife is biindfolded, the price
SET upon Ills liberty by the VILLAIN of
The piece being that Siocnn st,ali
shoot an apple trom bis wire's head
his feat, !, IS sad, Mr.. Frame con
sideGed To be one o, his most simple
and least dangerous shots. The hair
is colIed lngl, upon the head and
high cap is placed on the coisfure.
thus raising the apple about eight in.
ches ABOVE the scalp. NJ. Frayne
has never had casualty III his per-
.orniances before, except once some
Years since in Chicago during tie
lifetime of his wife, who, shooting an
apple out OF Frayne's hand. grazrd
tie tip OF his torofngcr. When last
here Mr.. Fraync told Manager Kelly
he thought nc would give up the shoot
'nS features OF his plays, as he MAS
getting tired of them. Miss Won Be-
hren, when she first came East, APP
peared under the name OF Won Bu.
rem. aud so continued until her first
appearance in Baltimore. Mr. Frayue
appeared greatly attached 10 her, and
1t MAS suriniSeI by some that he would
eventually marry her. She was a.
bout twenty-five years OF age, of Ger
man pareatage, & it is believed Annie
Won Bahren was Ter real name.
Frank Frayne passed through Cum
bar!and, the Civilian says, on Satur
day afternoon last on NJ. | express
train will the remains OF Miss Won
Behrsn. The body was taken TO the
unfortunate lady's house in Brooklyn.
Tier parents exunerated Frayne from
al blame IN the natter aud o luested
that he accompany the reluains TO
Brooklyn. lie - under three thou
sand dollars bail, but as the coroner
jury acquitted him of intent to kill
Miss Won BehFen. it is not probable
that proceedings will be instituted IA
gainst him..