Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-03-22
PAM N A BIG HOTEL
a Se' tional Shooting Aifray
7 s .s Place in the Pabst
Hotel. New York.
Col : bia University Student
Empties His Revolver at Miss
Selieman's Party.
John B. Leffinswell and A. E.
Dinewell Wounded..C Cause
Of Shooting.

New York, March 22-John b. Lef-
fingwell, aged 40, OF Broadway theater.
land Alexander E. Dingwell, general
manager of the Jacob Lifts theatrical
enterprises, We're shot and seriously, tho
lot fatally, wounded at an early hour
today in the Rathskeller of the Pabst
hotel. Robert F. Moulton, aged 25, Of
lSpringfield, Tenn. student at Calum-
bia University. is held in $1,000 bail,
charged with the shooting. About sev-
cnty-five men and women We're in the
Rathskeller eating and drinking when
Moulton entered. He appeared to b.. un-
der the influence of drugsSor liquor. 1t
lis said he made some insulting remarks
about the women present which was
resented by some of the men Moulton,
lit alleged, thereupon drew a revolver
land discharged all five chambers, with
the aforementioned result.
The Evening Worlds report of the
Shooting says: Some time after mid
might Minnie Seligman and another
Iwoman, members of the Broadway the
later. entered the Rathskeller, escorted
llDy LefiingweH and an elderly gentle
man. They had been seated only few
minutes when Moulton, or Morris en-
ltered and seeing Miss Seligman, seated
| himsef where he could see her every
movement. jus, what Moulton did to
annoy the actress is5not known. but she
icomplained TO Lcffingwell and that gem
/ ltleman, arising, Went to Morris and told
him he would have5to behave himself or
move his seat. Morris reply was to
draw a revolver and start TO shooting.
/ The first ball struck Leffingwell in the.
side and he reelea back His compan-
lion ran to his assistance and grappled
With the young man. For his pains he
lrsceived a glancing wound in the back.
i Norris kept on shooting. his revolver
sibeing leveled at Miss Seligman and her
/ companion. Meanwhile the crowded
cafe was turned into bedlam. The fly
ling crowd swept the walters off their
i feet as they charged toward the wild
l.young man with the revolver. Finally
/ the head walter and detective reached
a him and disarmed him
q sIoulton said he was a user of NOR
4 IIpliine and that he took good deal Of
1.-THE drug yesterday. He remembers
4 coming out, but a sserts he does not re-
i member anything that happened from
that time until he found himself ia the
Moulton is a morphine ca ter and had
the drug in tablets and solution IN his
possessian Wien taken To the police sta
| tipn. He was also an admirer of MIN
\ ME Seiigman, the actress. and last night
i bought box the Broadway theater
and last night attracted the attention of
] he whole audience by demonstrations
of infatuation with the actress. After
+ the show was over Moulton followed
Miss Seligman to the Pabst Rathskeller.
Where the shooting occurred. Dingwell
%as shot in the back and Lsffingwell in
/ the left arm. The bullet also went thru
the actress dress and ii is believed
Afoulten Intended the bullet for the lady
land not her escorts. Moulton claims he
was not aware what he was doing when
he fred the shots.
! The statement was given out at the
broadway theater 10 the effect that the
wenan who was with Dingwell and
4 I-effingwell at the time of the shooting
j was May Buckley. q member of the
/ Broadway Theater Company. Miss se-
Iligman said she was not al the Pabsr
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