The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-03-22
WOUNDED
IN CAFE
BRAWL.
LefIlngHsII and His Companion
Shot by Richard Hay
den Morris.

New York, March 2s-Two men were
shot at an early hour this morning In
the Rathskeller OF the Pabst Hotel.
Broadway ana Forty-second street, by
man who Is believed TO be insane
The injured men are John B. Letting
tire, who Is wounded in the left side. and
a man whose name or address the police
say they have not been able 20 ascertain.
Richard Hayden Morris. % years old, who
says he is "A student and native OF Ten
nesseo not I'm any business and guest
OF the Criterion Hotel. IS locked up
charged with having done the shooting.
Details OF the shooting were hard tO
obtain and the police were not aware OF
the fray until notified at the station
house by the manager Of the Rathskeller
in person and asked that "A detective be
sent 10 the hotel 60 arrest the man who
had shot two guests.
This was about 2:l5 o'clock this morn
ing Detective was sent and in the Rath-
skeller found Morris IN the clutches OF
half dozen men, and a crowd OF men
and women talking excitedly. Tie in
iured men had by this time been taken
away I'm cabs by friends. No ambulance
had been called but instead a physician
WIS FuUlHiontO 10 uftSS their WOUNDS,
which, IL is said, are not of a serious ma
ture.
IL appears that at las o'clock this
morning there were about 81 men and wo-
men i'm the Rathskeler eating and drink
ing. Suddenly the door OF the Rathskeller
was flung open and Morris entered lie
appeared 10 be under the influence OF
drugs or liquor Exactly what happened
between the time he entered and the
ghn A.. "A
said he made some insulting remark
about the. women present which was re-
scented by some of the men Morris. II Is
alleged thereupon drew a revolver and
fred five shots.
Leffngwell and the man whose identity
Is unknown feh from their chairs wound
ed Instantly the place was in an up
roar. Some OF the women screamed. The
others tainted and many ran out of the
place, followed by some of the men.
number of walters rushed at Morris
who was thrown down and disarmed a
doctor was summoned at once and after
he had dressed the wounds of the two
men, their friends took them home in
cabs.
When Morris was arrested he appeared
TO be dazed and asked repeatedly: "What
have ! done? What have | done?"
IL was only after repea ted questions had
been shouted into his ear that II was dis
covered the man was deaf A police SER
geant then wrote several questions and
the prisoner gave his name and address
IN answer TO the written questions. In
his pockets were found among other
things leather card case. so I'm bunch
or pawn tickets representing "A gold
watch and chain diamond ring and other
articles Of Jewery five tickets for box G.,
OF broadway theatre for last nights per-
formance. unused. bottle, three-quar-
ters filed OF half grain sulphate OF NOR
phine tablets. and bottle. three QUA rters
hlled with a liquid solution of morphine.
them he,n. I IN us us & 81 pooi n,pnr g., wp p ol
ton and Albany -
Morris registered at the Criterion Ho-
tel on Monday last as from New York
city. He told the hotel people he was "A
student and had come from Boston. The
Evening Worlds report of the shooting
says; Some time after midnight MIN
ME Seli9man and another woman MEM
ber OF the broadway theatre company
entered the Rathskeller escorted by Mr.
Lcningwell and an. elderly gentleman
They had been seated only few minutes
when Morris entered aud, seeing Miss Sc
ligman, seated himself where he could
see her every movement
Just what Morris did to annoy the ac-
tress Is not known. but she complained
TO MIR. Leffingwell. and that gentleman
arising. went to Morris and told him he
would have to behave himself or move
his seat.
Morris reply was to draw his revolver
and start shooting The first ball struck
Leffingwell I'm the side and he reeled
back His companion ran To his assist
ance and grappled with the young man.
For his pains he received a glancing
wound I'm the back Morris kept on shoot
ing his revolver being levcled at Miss Sc
ligman and her companion.
Meanwhile the crowded cafe was turn
ed into bedlam The dying crowd swept
the walters off their feet as they charged
toward the wild young man with the re-,
volver Finally the head waiter and
detective reached him and disarmed
him