The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-03-23
May Buckley or Minnie Selig-
man the Object of His
Jealous Passion.
WOUNDED THEATER MANAGER.
Two Bullets Struck Alexander
w. Dingwell-Panic In
Restaurant.

New York, March ga highly sensa-
tonal shooting took place early Friday In
the Rathskcllar of the Pabst Hotel. corner
Broadway and Forty-second street. Robert
Haden Moulton. young ex-student OF ar
chitecture and more recently man about
town. wanted by the police for the passing
of bogus checks. was the assailant:
young woman now playing in the meio-
drama. ''The Price of Peace at the
Broadway Theater. was the target at which
he shot. and Alexander W. Dinswall. man
ager of that theater. was the victim. Ding
wall Is now In the Roosevelt Hospital with
bullet IN his back. His wornd is not
dangerous one
The accounts Of the affair vary to con-
siderable degree. The most accredited
version was that Miss May Buckley, with
MIR. pingwall. John D. 1.effingwell and Miss
Buckley's aunt. were sitting In Dooth.
known to the freduenters OF the cellar as
the Officers quarters when Moulton. VINO
had been drinking. or partaking of NOR
phine, or both. appeared before them ana
began TO abuse the party and to use pro,
fame language his insults being directed
largely toward the actress.
Exciting Time In the Cellar.
His words were resented. and he whipped
out a 32-caliber revolver and began to dis
charge it. He fired five shots in all. only
four OF which took effect in any quarter.
Only one did any damage-the snot when
pierced Mr.. Dingwalrs back.
The cellar was In an uproar In moment.
Guests and walters ran toward Moulton.
women screamed. and the manager and the
detective of the hotel soon overpowered the
infuriated man. OF the five shots fired by
Moulton. the first penetrated the sleeve OF
Mr. Lefiingwells coat. just grazing his Tore
arm The skin was not broken The second
shot passed along the front OF Mr. bhs-
walls vest cutting the cloth for an lnch OF
two. The third shot struck MI. Dlnswaii III
the fieshy part Of the back. on the iett size,
AS he rose from his chair The 1ourth passeu
through Miss Buckleys dress being denect-
| I'd from its course by blow from MI. Lei
tinswell, In an effort to knock the revolver
from the would-be assassins hand. The last
shot went wild.
Jealousy or Drugs RespOnsibie.
The morive for the shooting Is not very
| clear II was believed at first that Moui,oh
was suffering from bad case oi iiia,ua
! tion ana 1eaIousy, either for Miss Buckley
or for Miss Minnie Seligman OF the same
! company. and that he mistook Miss Buck
lev for Miss SeIigman when ne saw her
| in the rathskellar.
| subsequently,, when the testimony OF nu-
| merous witnesses could be secureu' II pe-
came apparent tnat Moult0n was SUFFERING
| SC DaCly from Va eiSo"oA.~
| Iants or both. that he had no fixed idea
Iii firing the shots.
| on Thursday night Moulton occupied
hox at the Broadway Theater, purchasing
! elk tickets, only one of which he usea. ms
| actions at the theater attracted attehtioh
| both in the audience and on the stage.
Denied Knowing Miss Selfxman.
! After leaving the theater Mou.ton was
| 8, en- TO take d number of drinks IN near
| bv saloons When he was arrested a pot1ie
partly filed with half grain OF suiphate
| Of morphine tablets and bottle near.y lui
| Of q liou d solution Of morphine Were ioui3
/; I'm his pockets. While waiting at the par II
! court he stated that he had partaken freely
J of the drugs and gave this as an eAcass
| TO. his conduct. =,
Mouiton said that his home was IT
! Springfield. Tenn. and that he had beer
| for three years student OF architecture
! special. al Columbia College He said tina,
| he remembered going to the theater. pu
| recalled nothing after the curtain rose OF
| The second act. He denied knowing MISS
| Seligman He was held in $500 bail. and his
| examination was set for Monday
| Dingwalrs friends, who saw MIN at the
hospital tonight. said his condition wa:
not serious. and that he would be OUT II
| S fey: Gays.
IS CHARGED WITH SWINDLING.
After Moultcn had been locked up, De
| tective Traynor said that he had been look
| ing for Moulton since February s. On tha
date. he said, Moulton called upon Doctor
| lanes T.. Newcomb of this city, and hat
him cash check for $50.
Doctor Newcomb. Detective Traynor said