Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-12-01
FRAYNE'S FATAL SHOT.


KILLING AN ACTI:ESy ON TBE STAGE.
Miss Won Bshren Shot to Death by Frank 1.
Frayne While Trying to Hit An Apple
Resting Oh the Lady's Aeac.
During the matinee performance OF the
play known as "Si SlOcum," at the Coli
scum theatre in Cincinnati Oh Thursday,
Frank Frayne shot and killed Miss Annie
Won Behrep, 4 member of his company
The shooting was accidental. Miss Won
Behrep was acting the part of Ruth $50
cum. The fourth act had been reached
where Mdrhun. the william, demands that
81 shall shoot an apple from tho head of
Ruth, his wife, saying: "It must be with
the backward shot" Tho usual prepare
tions were made. Ruth took her position
a distance of thirty feet from 81, who
turned his back to her. Then placing his
rife over his shoulder he took aim by
means of tho mirror, fired, and Miss Won
Behren fell to the floor without a
word or groan. Frayne at once realized
the dreadful truth. He rushed to the
PROSTATE girl and fel! IN a swoon, with
one arm over her body. Instantly the
cuieain was lowered and Manager Fen
that the woman had received only a
slight injury. Then he added that
the play would end without the fifth act.
No one had seen any blood aud the people
went out without knowing the extent Of
the tragedy. There were fully $500 peo-
pie in the house, the Thanksgiving mat
inee having drawn an audience that filled
every seat. 80 quick was the curtain
lowered that the audience had no appre
hension of the tragedy that had occurred
and passed quietly out without any dis
order. Some erumbled because the acci.
dent had prevented the il st-,ay tho fifth
act and others were heard remarkiug that
the woman must have had very narrow
escape and the prediction was heard on
all sides that the girl was taking a grea:
risk 10 permitting Frayne to shoot at the
apple on her head in that way and some-
time she would be killed.
When the audience Were passing out
and indulging in such remarks as these
tho utmost confusion had obtained behind
the curtain. Frayne, bending over the
PROSTATE woman, was appealing in the
tenderest and most urgent tones that she
should speak to him. A surgeon was
called and the girl was born to her dress
ing room, where in fifteen minutes she
died, without having uttered a word OF
giving sign OF consciousness. The ball
struck about two inches above the left
eve and half an inch to the left of the me-
dian line. The body was left lying at the
theatre.
Within half or three-quarters of an
hour it began to be realized that Frayne
might he suspected of having shot the girl
intentionally. As soon as this was sug.
gested to him he demanded to be taken to
police headquarters at once. A close car.
the manager of the tbreatre he was driven
to the Ninth street station house. Mem
bers of tho company made their way or
foot and policemen and others followed
after. Frayne would not permit tho man
ager of the theatre to explain to the ofii
Ger in charge what had happened, but de
manded to be locked up in the darkest
cell instantly. Then he burst into tears.
Something was said about bail, which
he heard, when he rushed forward agair
and demanded to be locked up, saying he
would not give bail or permit anyone else
to give it for him. He was finally calmed
and taken to his hotel.
Tie members of tho company seen
overwhelmed with grief. Miss Vor
Behren had been doing this part for two
years and was favorite. The rifle which
Frayne used is a Stevens breech- loader
twenty-tw calibro, and has been in ust
six years. He says tho shot is perfectly
safe with an ordinary marksman, as til.
apple is placed On cap, which raises il
four inches above the head. In expi..na
ton of the accident, he says that when hs
fired he heard the catch spring strike. tht
flash burned his shirt collar and he Oh
served that the cartridge shell was partly
blown out.
Frayne was engaged to marry Mis-!
Won Behren, who was Brooklyn, N. Y.
girl.
Casualties GA tho Exll.
Near Union Point, Georgia, at on,
o'clock yesterday morning, freight train
backing down for = cab car, collided will
a passenger train, and 4 few minutes after
wards another freight train ran into thu
sleeper Of tho passenger train. The col
lision occurred in q deep cut and on a
curvo. Two engines and several freight
cars were wrecked, ono Of the engines ex
ploding. John Sheppard, fireman, was in
jured, but not fatally. None Of the pas
sengers were injured.
An accommodation train and freight
train cOllided on the Fort Wayne road al
New Waterford. Ohio, yesterday Afternoon
in consequence Of a misunderstanding o
orders. Both engines, baggage car ant
three freight cars were wrecked. JohI
Shouse, Of Allegheny city, Psnna.. fire.
man of the passenger train, was killed
The two engineers and a passenger were
severely injured.
w. J. Maxon, Of Buswell, South Caro-
lima, was killed yesterday by jumping from
moving train 1T Erarchville, in that
state.
The Louisiana Election Dispute.
Governor McEnery has issued a procla
nation announcing the result of the cleo
tion in the Third congressional district
of Louisiana, without awarding the certi-
fcatc. Kellogg's majority is placed al
1887.
The governor has also issued a procla
nation ordering an election for congress
man in tho Sixth district of that state, t,
fill the vacancy caused by the death OF
General Heron.
The grand jury at New Orleans has
presented two indictments for forgery
and publishing as true forged documents
against thirteen perpetrators of recent
election frauds in that city. Warrants
have been issued for tho arrest of tho
persons indicted, and the bail has been
fixed at $500 in each case. The names
will not be published until all the arrests
are made. Under section 1873 of the
revised statutes, tho offense is punishable
with from two to fourteen years. i'm.
prisonment at hard labor in tho peniten-
tiary.
A Bishops Silver Anniversary.
The twenty-fifth anniversary Of the con.
secration to tho priesthood Of Bishop Fitz-
Oora16 Of tho (;athrlic NiOcosa of T,;ftIo