on march 21, 1899, "the new york times" reported, "john t. shayne, a wealthy furrier, and a prominent democratic politician, brother of c.c. shayne of new york, was shot, and probably fatally wounded, this afternoon by harry h. hammond, a tailor. the shooting occurred in the cafe of the auditorium annex, where shayne was sitting at lunch with mrs. hammond, the divorced wife of hammond, and two other ladies." shayne did miraculously recover from the shooting incident.