The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-23
ROBERT MOULTON, DRUNK on
DRUGGED, EMPTIES REVOLVER
IN NEW YORK CAFE
THEATER MANAGER WOUNDED
TWO OTHER MEMBERS OF HIS
PARTY Had BULLETS IN
THEIR CLOTHING
MADE ATTACK ON All ACTRESS
Miss May Buckley, of "Prince OF
Peace" Company, Apparent Object
of AssaiIant's Wrath-MOuItOn
Also Wanted for Forgery.

NEW YORK, March ga highly sem
sational shooting took place early today
In the Rathskeler Of the Pabst hotel,
corner Broadway and Forty second
street. Robert Haden Moulton, a young
ex-student of architecture and more re-
Gently an-about-town, wanted by the
police for the passing of bogus checks,
was the assailant, a young woman now
playing In the melodrama 1.-The Prince of
Peace" at the Broadway theater, was
the target at which he shot, and Alex
ander w. Dingwall, manager of that
theater was the victim. D1ngwalI is now
In the Roosevelt hospital with bullet in
his back. His wound is not dangerous
Accounts of the affair vary to a con-
siderable degree. The most accredited
version was that Miss May Buckley,
with Mr.. Dingwall, John D. Leffingwell
and Miss Buckley's aunt, were sitting
IN booth, known to the frequenters
of the cellar as the Officers quarters.
when Moulton, who had been drinking Or
partaking of morphine or both, appear
ed before them and had began to abuse
the party and use profane language. his
insults being directed largely towards
the actress. His words were resented and
he whipped out a 40-caliber revolver and
began to discharge it. He fired five shots
in ALL only four of which took effect in
any quarter.
MR.. DINGWALL WOUNDED
Only one did any damage, the shot
which pierced Mr. Dingwan's back. The
cellar was in an uproar In a moment
Guests and walters ran toward Moulton.
women screamed and the manager and
the detective of the hotel soon over
powered the infuriated man Of the five
shots fired by Moulton, the first renetrst-
ed the sleeve of Mr.. LeffingwalTs coat,
grazing his left forearm The skin was
not broken. The second shot passed along
the front Of Mr.. DingwalPs vest, cutting
the cloth for an inch or two. The third
shot struck Dingwall in the f1eshv part
of the back on the left side as he rose
from his chair. The fourth shot passed
through Miss Bucl1ey's dress, being de-
fected from its course by blow from
Mr.. LeffingweI in an effort to knock tho
revolver from Moulton's arm The last
shot went wild
The cause for the act is not clear
1t was believed at first Moulton was
suffering from a bad case of infatuatton
or Jealousy either for Miss Buckley or
for Miss Minnie Seligman, Of the sams
company, and that he mistook Miss
Buckley for Miss Seligman. when he
saw her in the Rathskeller.
DRUNK OR DOPED.
AS soon as the testimony of numerous
witnesses could be secured. It became
apparent that Moulton was suffering
badly from drugs or alcoholic stimulanrs.
or both, and ne had no fixed idea in his
shooting
On Thursday night Moulton took box
at the Broadway theater, purchasing sly
tickets, only one of which he used His
action at the theater attracted the atten-
t1on OF the audience and those on the
stage On leaving the theater, MouIton
was seen to take number of drinks n,
nearby saloons. When he was arrested
bottle partly filled with sulphate of
morphine tablets and a bottle of LIQUID
solution of morphine were found in his
pockets. While waiting to be arra3gne5
IN the West side court, he said he had
partaken freely of these drugs and gave
this as an excuse for his conduct
Mouiton said that his home was in
Springfield, Tenn, and that he had been
Tor three years a student of archftec-
tufe' special, at Columbia college. He
SAID that he remembered going TO tho
theater, but recalled nothing after the
curtain rose on the second act. He de-
MED knowing Miss Seligman. He wac
held in $1,000 bail and his examination
was set for Monday.
MOULTON A CROOK.
After Moulton had been locked IN NJ
tectlve Traynor said that he had beep
looking for Moulton since Feb. 8. On tha+
date, he said, Moulton called rpon Or
James e. Newcomb of this citv. and had
him cash check for $50. DR.. Newcomb,
Detective Traynor said has received .
number of letters from Chicago Sinee
Sing, Elmira, Boston and Buffalo savine,
that Moulton had engaged in swindltnr
operations in the cities named. where he
had secured sums ranging from so to S175
The detective said he would arrest MouI-
ton on these charges if he should free
inc c1f OfI II
ed by the police that Mouton has sup
ported himself for the past two years by
swindling.
ELMIRA, N. Y, March 22.-Robert
sHayden Moulton, who shot Alexander
Dingwall in New York this morning. had
a check for $50 cashed at an E7lmira bank
few weeks ago, being identified at the
bank by Charles L. Shattuck. of the Rail-
way Y. NJ. c. A, an acquaintance The
check was returned protested
EMPLOYED BY JACOB LIT.
CHICAGO, March 22-George Warren.
treasurer of McVicker's theater said
when TOLD of the shooting of Dingwall
and Eeffingwell:
They are two Of the best fellows alive.
Mr.. Dingwall, I believe, has family in
Milwaukee. He has been with Mr.. Lift
about fifteen years. acting as general
the broadway theater Mr. LeHingwelI
was an advance agent for Mr. Lift, and
at various times has acted In that capae-
ity for Nine Modieska and for Otis Skin
ner. | understand that he was wealthy in
former years. enjoying an annual income
of $4,000. He once owned a newspaper IN
Hartford, Conn.,, and was known in every
prominent city in the country. Dingwan
was also newspaper man in his younger
days, and worked on Milwaukee news
paper.
MIIWAUTI[EE. Wis, March 22-Alex-
ander w. Dingwall, who was wounded in
a shooting affray at the Rathskeller OF
the Pabst hotel. in New York is from
Milwaukee, where he lived nearly all
of his life. Mr.. Dingwa1l was employed
in one of the leading banks Of this city
for several years. He became we'll known
to the theatrical profession while acting
as dramatic critic on local paper Nine
years ago he Joined the forces of Jacob
Lift, and two years later became general
manager of Mr.. Lifts theatrical business.
Mr.. Dingwall is we'll connected in Milwau-
kee, his father being a prominent con-
tractor.