The age-herald., 1901-03-23
One Man Was Shot and Others
 Narrowly Escaped AN OVERDOSE OF MORPHINE Young Fellow Does Not Remem-
 Der the Occurrence. SHOTS DIRECTED AT AN ACTSESS When Arrested the Man Gave His Name as Robert Moulton and
 Claimed He Lived at Spring
 field, Tenn.
DIRECTED AT AN AcTsESs

New York. March 22.-A highly sensa- tiona shooting took place early today in the Rathskeller of the Pabst Hotel, cor ner Broadway and Forty-second street. Robert Haden Moulton a young ex-stu- dent of architecture and more recently man about town wanted by the police for passing bogus checks, was the assail- ant of the young woman now playing in "The Price of Peace" a melodrama at the Broadway Theatre. who was the tar get at which he shot, and Alex ". Ding wall, manager of that theatre, was the victim. Dingwal is now in the Roosevelt Hospital with bullet in his back. His wound is not a dangerous one.
 The accounts of the affair vary to a considerable degree. The most accredited version was that Miss May Buckley, with Mir. Dingwall, John D. Lefhngwell and Miss Buckley's aunt, were sitting in a booth known to the freouenters of the cellar as the officers quarters" when Moulton, who had been drinking or par taking of, morphine. or both appeared be fore them and began to abuse the party and to use profane language, his insults being directed largely toward the actress. His words were resented and he whipped out 32-calibre revolver and began to dis charge it. He fired five shots in all only four of which took effect in any quarter.
 Cellar In an Uproar. The cellar was in uproar in a mo- ment. Guests and walters ranS toward, Moulton. women screaming and the man- l ager and the detective of the hotel soon | overpowered the infuriated man. or the five shots fired by Moulton, the first pen- | etrated the sleeve of Mir. LeffingweIPs coat, just grazing his left forearm. The skin was not broken. The second shot passed along the front of MT. Dingwalps vest, cutting the cloth for an inch or two The third shot struck Dingwall in the fieshy part of the back on the left side, as he rose from his chair. The fourth shot passed through Miss Buckley's dress, being deflected from it's course by blow from MT. Leffingwell in attempt to knock the revolver from the would-be as- sassins hand. The last shot went wild
 The motive for the shooting is not clear It was believed at first that Moulton was suffering from a bad of infatuation, either for Miss Buckley for Miss Min nie Seligman of the same company, and that he mistook Miss Buckley for Miss Seligman, when he saw her in the cellar When the testimony of numerous wit nesses could be secured it became ap- parent that Moulton was suffering so badly from drugs or alcoholic stimulation that he had no fixed idea in firing the shots
 The young man occupied box at the Broadway Theatre, purchasing six tick cts only one of which he used last night. His actions at the theatre attracted att tention, both in the audience and on the stage.
 Had Bottle of Morphine.
 When he was arrested bottle partly filled with half grain sulphate of morphine tablets and bottle nearly full of liquid solution of morphine were found in his pockets While waiting to be arraigned in the West Side Court he stated that he had partaken freely of these drugs and gave this an excuse for his con- duct.
 .Moulton said his home was in Spring field Tenn. and that he had been for three years a student of architecture at Columbia College. He said he remem- bered going to the theatre but recalled nothing after the curtain rose on the second act He denied knowing Miss Sell igman He was held in S5000 bail and his examination was set for Monday.
 Dingwalrs friends. who saw him at the hospital tonight, say his condition is not serious.
 After Moulton had been locked up De- tective Traynor said he had been looking for Moulton since February g. On that date he said Moulton called upon Dr. James k. Newcomb. of this city, and had him cash check for $50. Dr.. Newcomb. Traynor says, has received number Of letters from Chicago Sing Sing. Buffalo, Elmira and Boston saying that Moulton had engaged in swindling operations in the cities named where he had secured sums ranging from $50 to s175 The de- tective said he would arrest Moulton on these charges if he should free himself of his present trouble. It is claimed by the police that Moulton has supported h'r'seff for the past two years by swind- ling ill
 .ouiton was removed from the West Side prison tonight to Bellevue Hospital. It was said that removal was necessitated because of the collapsed condition into which he has dropped owing to the use of alcoholic drinks and drugs.