The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-12-08
DEATH ON THE STAGE.


Horrible Spectacle Presented to a Thanks.
| giving Audience ut Cincinnati-An Actor,
In Fancy Rife Scene, Accidentally
Shoots an Actress Dead-The Actor Fran
tic with Grief.
CINCINNATI, November 30.
An accident. terrible and fatal, that snatched
away prom sing young life, was witnessed
by more than 200 people at the Coliseum The
ater this afternoon. In the progress of the
| play, Annie Won Beh' en-. the leading actress
of the company appearing there. was shot in
the forehead by rifle hall and almc st Instant
ly killed by the star, Frank 1 Frayne. For
several years past, expert rifie-shots have
introduced into variety acts and border dramas
the feat of shooting apples or other objects
held in the hands of other persons, or resting
on their heads.
| Yesterday afternoon the Coliseum Theater
was crowded to its utmost capacity, the count
of tickets showing the presence of $500 peo-
| pie within its walls. The play was the drama
Isl Slocum," a higaly-colored p cture of life
| in California. Fraype has produced it in all
the principal cities of this country and I'm
Great Britain.
The terrible fatality occurred in the fourth
act. 81 Slocum Frayne) and Ruth S.ocum
fannie Won Behren) were in the power of Yes
quez, an outlaw Oh. NJ. Markham. On the stage
in th scene were Frayne in his backwoodmans
| dress, Annie Won Behren somewhat similarly
| attired, with brown dress and brown stockings
| or leggin2s with the fringe that usually sccom-
panes the frontier costumes of the stage,
| Markham, and George Bear, who played
inc part vi jim biuusoe. 'esqueh' INC
ou''aw, tens siocuh that u Is uooiheu
to die, but he will give him a
single chance for his life, fearful
chahce. WIN MS pach 'urheu W MS "'ie NC
mus. snoo' an apple iroh ner neau win
rue ou iet-a situatlon having lts origin Oh
ca'use III inc story VI "hhan' len. Sioeuni
accep.s the ai'erha'ne' ruin oiocuhi' piinu-
loiueu' Is piaceo ut the ielt Oh ohe surge WIN
me apple on ner nead' WINE olocuin' iroli INC
otner sue, hres tne snot tnat Is 10 iree 'nehi.
Inc pach"aru sho'' us IL IN eaheu' Is uonc
W TESTING .he gun Oh tne snouiuer vi 'he
,no''e.' WIN inc pu'' v. inc gun III rum vi
uini. III inc s'ock Is aihAeo 'ne hanoie vi
ui'ie MIRROR WIN Wnich ann ID 'akeh. ihose
VINO arc ianiii ar Win the r'he say ms Is INC
sas 'es. iahc! shot 'n''. Is niaue oh inc s'ase'
"neh rIayh haue ms customary sioN Prepa
ra'ioIs ior IL yesterday ai'erhooh the auui-
ehoe' Inc iiaJoii.s VI "noih were "ohio" az"
chiiureI' "ai'eu III preainiess SUSPENSE MIS-
Won behreh s'ood hhe st".ue' WIN
pah'iageo eyes anu "Ppie "n ne"i waning
Ihere was the snarp cracA Vi 'ne I'm anu W
the astonshment OF the auuience anu 'ne nor
TUT Vi ,hose On the s'aee, Tue "oniaii zen,
FRA! ne dropPeu ms gun anu slooo 'r"hShAeu
Win norror, ana 'hen Ihe curtain WIS quicAS
lowered, shutting out tine scene from tne Won
dering people IN front. pazz went tnrouen
the mouse, but there was no excitement ana
aiter pause Mr. MarRnhm eiihe peiore inc
curtain, paie, even through MS stage nuke
up, ana IN lri ued, nervous manner, an
nounced that MISS Won Benien nau Deeh nurt
ana mat the performance wouid ne diseont'f-
ued. Few seemed 10 realize the ext mt OF tne
anity, AMI the great crow1 dispersed Win
out any undue excitement or pane. one
lady, pressed by the throng, 1ainteu near the
| door, but prompt remedies Brought her to-
The awful scene behind the lowered curtain
can scarcely be conceived. There, indeed,
were panic stricken people None knew what
to do. The dying woman lay prone on the
stage. with the brain-ml ttes oozing from
CHASTITY wound above the left eye, and red
blood rum ng from her nostrils. On his knees
at her side was FrIyne, embracing and kiss
ing ber-tbe woman that was soon to have
boon bis ,vifa tba woman no had killed. Like
''o'' ~ ~ "' ~ - - -,
man hereft OF reason MS whole frame IN
tremble, he fairly shrieked his grief, calling
down curses on himself, and kissing again and
Ct, en-, a., a.. -, 1911 ,,,,;,,, Ia
IT. -,
FRIENDS drew MN away from ner, ana itid tne
body, from which the life was slowly ebbing.
on an improyised ccuch DIR. Ouerner was
found in a f,w mi,utos but be soy ar
iouuu III -" ni"uo' D". nc co" o.
once 'hal 'he Poor woman Mas At ue porttus
of death. She lived but few minutes after
the bullet entered her brain, but she never
kneu wbose hand n was that took ber life
~ ~ " -
a"Hy. rTayhe' cohipieteiy proheh uowh ny
the awful occurrence, wept like baby, blam-
ing him self and CRYING for pun shment to be
,,;s;tod n, him Re.so, seaued IN have loft
$50, - se'. os'1.'..- -.
hiih' hi'i wien Sergeah' heuiliheer anu Two
patrolBcn of the Bremen District told him
that they would have to hold him under arrest
no soor,od ,r,od In bo take, into custodv aud
= -. -.
hhAious W ~ W Tue s.aiioI-house. arriving
there, lis name and the charge were formally
entered on the slate: Frank l. Frayne, age
fortv.tbroo nersormar resdaxce Chatham n.
.a,..S,.
D., cnar9e, iiansiau9n'er.
Frayne was permitted by Lieutenant West
endorf 20 sit with his friends i'm the station
bouso He was sc,rco,v able IN t,I,s fro,,, or
go - r.ios h,,, No. ,o,d r., 49, - tr,o
We, VI sii' 80, ~ nc ~ nv" " NV" 'no
girl ne had Killed, an tnat sne was soon 10
nave been n wire. lie asked 10 De locked
up. ana said ., did NOT want Dahl but wished
Tor punishment, 10 tne extent OF the law. In
HigIev hack o ws nrocred and the mr.