Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-03-19
EMUIATINe FRANK FRAYNE.



Boyish mimickirg of the feats with
firearms Of the unlucky actor, Frank L.
FrayDe, almost resulted yesterday in as
deplorable tragedy as that which led
to the death OF Frayne's affianced,
Bertha Won Behren, In a Cincinnati
theatre. Young Thomas Dillon, with q
Climax pistol, while Initiating one of
fTayne's crack shots, fired bullet at
his playmate, Morris III. Abel, which
had a narrow escape from penetrating
that youths brain. As ii Is, he has a
severe wound in the head, which may
yet have troublesome complications.
The affair happened at the residence of
Dillon's father, Thomas II. Dillon, Mt
No. SAT North Twelfth street. Mr.. Dill
lon is the proprietor of the Spa bot
tling-bOuse, at No. 1904 Chestnut street.
Young Thomas, who is Il years old,
las been permitted By his parents to
take to his home on Saturdays num-
Der of schOOlmates of the Hancock
public school. Some of the lads had
visited the National theatre during q
recent engagement of Mr.. Frayne in
one Of his border plays, in which the
rifle and Workmanship are the promi-
nent feature. These lads had memoir
lied much of the "business" and when
ten of them assembled yesterday after
noon about o'clock in the sitting
room of the Dillon dwelling the sub
ject of Indian Staying naturally crop
ped out at once. Morris II. Abel, who
resides at No. lila Green street, aud
young Dillon personated the two lead
ing characters,
Dillon had the Climax pistol, and IL is
said that all of the boys were aware
that Ii was loaded. Whether Dillon
pointed the weapon directly at Abel,
or whether il was brandiShed aimlesly,
is disputed, but at all events there Was
q sudden report, and young Abel clap
ped his hand over his left eye and
shrieked out that he had been shot.
The show adjourned in quick disorder.
Dillon was so frightened by what he
done that he rushed from the house
and went down to his fathers business
place, where he remained until dark,
fearing that he would be arrested.
Blood streamed from AbelPs wound.
He was taken To the offices If several
physicians, but none of them were at
home. He was finally removed to tue
Eighth district police station, in But
tODWOOu sITeSt, dOONc lSutu. lIlcutS
Edgar telegraphed to DIR. Hazel, the
police surgeon. Ii was discovered that
the Lullet had entered the right
hand corner OF the left eye, had
struck the bone, and had glanced
upward and passed along under the
skin, scraping the skull in its course,
and had lodged at the upper part of
the temple. whence it was extracted,
flattened like penny, by DR.. Hazel,
who gave directions to Mrs. Abel for
the further treatment of the wound to
prevent Inflammation. The victim re-
marked a. the operation was finished
This fellow was just cOck-eyed enough
to point pistol at me and hit me. No
more playing Frank Frayne for me.
I've got enough" \ deputatiOn of
about one hundred Juveniles, who had
heard of the shooting, cOngregated
about the station-house and escorted
Abel to his house. The police had
to drive them away. They were salts
fed that the affair was entirely accI-
dental, and on this assurance the
alarmed shooter, Dillon, returned
home last evening.--iHaadeLohid
Times.