The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-22
WOUNDED IN A RESTAURANT.
New York Theatrical Party Attack
ed by Columbia student.

NEW YORK, March 22-Whne the
Pabst RathsiIeIler. at Forty-secord
Street and Broadway. was flied with an
after-theatre crowd shortly after mid
night this morning R Hay zen Moulton,
a we-uthy young Southerner. seated him
self Ecar table at which were Miss
Minnie Seligman, leading y. man of The
Price Of Peace Company,' her escort,
John Leffingwel. the assistant ma mayer OF
the company and one othe woman and
a man whose name the police withhold.
MouIton had paid marked attention TO
Miss Seligman from a box in the theatre
at the evening performance and his &C
tons after he entered the restaurant an
noyed her
She complained to Mr.. Leffingwell, who
walked over to Morris and htoId him he
would have to behave himself or move
his seat. Moulton-s reply was TO draw his
revolver and start shooting.
The first bail struck Lefingwell in the
side and he reeled back. His companion,
Alexander DingweH manager of the
Broadway Theatre, ran to his assistance
and grappIed with the young man. Ding
well received q gIancing wound in the
back Moulton kept on shooting his re-
volver being IeveIed at Miss Seligman and
her female companion
Meanwhile, the crowded cafe was turn
de into bedlam. The flying crowd swept
the walters of their feet as they charged
toward the wild young man with the
revolver. Finally. the heg6 waiter and
Detective Lefpsig. the hotel officer.
reached him and disarmed him. a ply
stefan attended the wounded men and
pronounced their injuries not serious.
They were placed in caos and driven
away. LefingweH went to Roosevelt
Hospital.
The surgeons there said this morning
that be had sustained only 2 slight flesh
wound in the left side.
When locked up Moulton appeared to be
under the influence Of morphine and the
drug had made him so deaf shat the ser
geants questions had 20 be written out
TOR him. He said he was from the South
and had been registered at the Criterion
Hotel since Monday.
IN his pockets besides the revolver were
a bottle Of half grain morphine pellets,
bundle OF morphine powders. and soIu-
ton Of the drug in a 2-ounce bottle, over
half of which had been consumed
He also had memoranda re,ating to the
location of pool rooms in New York, Bos-
ton. Albany. Philadelphia. and Baltimore
There was torn photograph Of Miss Sell
lyman and some private pape1s
Moulton, 1t is reported. is = member of
wealthy outhern family. His relatives
are living in Tennessee He has been
travelling about, playing the races and
enjoying life He is tai. rather good
looking, and wears "A well-bred air He
was Immediately attired in evening
dress when locked up
When Leffingwell's clothes were unIoos-
ened and his shirt torn away. the bullet.
which was from -22-cafbre revolver,
dropped out of the folds Of cloth to the
floor. Dingwel WAS more seriously
hurt The bullet had plowed through into
his back and IL could not be located by
a hasJy examination. The man MAS taken
70 Roosevelt Hospital and the bullet prob
ed for but it was not found even then
When arraigned this morning. Moulton
said that he WAS a student ia the Arcili-
tecturaI School at Columbia ard that he
came from Springfield, Tenn He said
that ne had gone To the Price Of Peace
last night and had drunk . got-- deal after
the theatre and that he did z, remember
anything about the happenings Of the
night.
Detective Treanor swCre out an afii-
dayit. in place OF the TIVE conpIainants,
who were, Of course. unable to appear,
charging Moultca with the shooting
Treanor then took photograph from his
pocket and by il identified Noulron as d
man whom ne had been looking for for
he past two weeks and who. ne said. had
been sWiudling persons in various parts
OF the country by cashing bogus checks.