COMEDIANS TRAGIC END.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1947, 2 January 1914, Page 5

COMEDIANS TRAGIC END.

HARRY FRAGSON'S DEATH. By Trteiraph—Prcffl Association—CopjTiilit Paris, December 31. In connection with tho death of the well-known comedian, Harry Fragson— whose death from revolver shots fired by his father, an octogenarian, was reported yesterday—it is stated that Fragson had been living with his father in a flat in the Rue Lafayette. After dining with a lady named Paulette, he wont home to dress for an engagement at the Alhambrn, Music Hall.

His father, whoso name is Albert Pott, had been dining alone, and had beon kept waiting somo minutes. A violent quarrel ensued and the father drew a pistol and firod. When the servant knocked and entered, he said that ho had shot his son because he was a criminal. Interrogated at tho police station ho declared that life had become a burden through tho woman his son had imposed upon him having caused frequent quarrels. "I had intended to kill myselrin my soil's presence. I cannot explain why I fired iu his direction." (Rec. January 1, 11.15 p.m.) Paris, January 1. Paulette alleges that Fragson's father, Mr. Potts, recently tried to suffocato Fragson and herself by turning on the gas jots. Sho had for a long timo watcliod tho preparation of Frag-, son's food, believing that Pott 3 intended to poison his son. Potts, now in prison, is much agitated. Ho states that Paulette tried to persuade his sou, Harry Fragson, to put him in tho Homo for tho Aged. Fragson's frionds stato that his fatlior suffered from persecution mania. Fragson was earning £50 a night. It is.reported that lie left £80,000.