The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-04-03
Il MTSTEiIOU US SHOOTING.
Guest mt vt. Cloud Hotel, New York,
Shoots Wild Wtst Shoymon

ShOOuS w Tia WtSt Snowman.
New York, April 2.-Samuel Halter, a
ticket seller with Buffalo Bills Wild
West Show, was shot and probably
mortally wounded this afternoon in a
saloon on West Thirtieth street. The
shot was fired by William H Holland
thirty-three years DID, a guest al the
st. Cloud hotel. Holland is said to be a
Montreal bookmaker. He made his es-
cape and at a late hour tonight had not
terry about the shooting. AS nearly as
could be learned tonight there were
only a few persons in the saloon at the
time Among those known to have been
in the lower room when the shooting
took place were Haller, Holland, Bar
tender Ernest Herneman and william
McCune, a friend of Haller and also
connected with the Wild West Show.
He was at the bar drinking with Hal
Ter. Bartender Herneman says the
room was perfectly quiet and orderly,
and nobody was looking for or expected
trouble. The several persons in the
place had been there for some time,
and the hour was 4:30 o'clock. The
party was somewhat startled when Hol
land walked hurriedly out of the lava
tory and, approaching Haller and his
friend, demanded angrily: what are
you talking like that about my brother
for?"
Haller was astounded, as he says he
never saw the man before and his con-
versation could not by any possible
method be made to cover the mans
brother, or any one else, in fact. He
said he was talking of some common
place matter Il am not talking of
your brother" he said calmly. Il never
met you, sir" you're liar Kissed
Holland, and instantly he pressed re-
volver. which he had partly concealed
under his coat, against Haller's abdo-
men and fired. In the confusion Hol- |
land easily made his escape. Hcller fell |
to the floor. The injured man was taxi
en- to Roosevelt hospital. There his |
wound was examined and found to be
very dangerous. The bullet entered the
abdomen and aoerated the intestines.
The surgeons had not been able to find ,
the bullet at late hour. Haller's con-
ulllOn was So CIillCdi lHil COipICl NLiN-
ca was called in and he took the injured |
mans ante-mortem statement which
was simply to the effect that he knew
of no eason why Holland should shoot
him Haller Is thirty-eight years old,
and had been with Buffalo Bill for sew
eral years. He is said to be a native OF
this city.
At the st. Cloud it was stated that
came there a few days ago. He
seemed to be well supplied with money.
Where he came from or who he is the
hotel people professed not to know.
BILLY" McCune, Haller's companion,
told a story which corroborates Haller's
story, with one important addition. He
says Halter and Featherstone, the pro-
prietor of the saloon, were talking about
he man Burbridge, and that Haller had
I'm always glad to meet
your friends Bill but I draw the line
1t Holland" 1T seems that FeatherstOne
1ad introduced Holland to him. Nc
-une is of the opinion that Holland
heard Hallers sighting reference to
lin. He says Holland at once came out
If the lavatory and attempted to pick q
light The shooting followed
Montreal April Wv. H. Holland,
Who shot a man named Haller in New
FORK, is the proprietor of the National