ActionScript 2.0 :: Remove Mid Array Only Beginning And End

I have a box with 5 pieces of paper inside
myArray1 = new Array ("1","2", "3", "4", "5");

I am going to chose a piece at random from the box
$i = random(5);
trace(myArray1[$i]);

That piece has now been removed from the box, therefor it has to be removed from the array, now how to remove from mid-array only beginning and end, so I thought of this:
Code:
for (var $loop = 0; $loop < myArray1.length(); $loop++) {
if ($loop <> $i) {
myArray2 = new Array();
myArray2.push(myArray1[$loop]);
}}
trace(myArray2);

How I have set this up, but I am thinking if the loop index of the random piece is equal to the random number, then skip that, else, put all the other pieces in a new box. But when I trace the 2nd array, it displays the random value. Is there any way to move everything from an array into a new array WITHOUT a certain element? I mean I know you can move a certain element via its array position, any form of array.pushNOT($n, ($n+1))