The evening world., 1906-04-09
BEW|TCHED-BY
MAUDE ADAMS
AND HERFA|R|ES
They Whispered to En-
pire Theatre Electrician
and Turned His Head.
TOLD HIM TO LOVE HER.

Peter Par and his-or her-falries have
added the brain OF Morris Gotiieb.
Swearing undying affection for Maude
Adams he was sent TO the insane pa
villon at Bellevue to-day 10 be detained
for examination.
Morris is a Little nan with n mild blue
eye and a small yellow caterpillar OF 4
s.ubby mus,ache crawhns across his
upper llp. HIS hair IS tie color OF 'the
cheesecake OF his nat!se land. He is
tie sors Z; man you nnd singing second
tenor az 4 sangerfest He i t.hrty-toLr
years old. an electrician by trade and
lives or did 1--we until to-day az No. 40
Eas. Fourteenth street.
Seventeen weeks ago he got a 3o5
hazdlinS Hg.l;s and sw!tcaboards baA:nd
the scenes at the Empire Theatre. He
was such a willing. o~olig!ng lizzie man
and had 50 much the ar about him OF
a faithful watchdog tina; Mss Maude
Adams's company took a liking 10 him
right way. The Little star. tripping
across the stage IN her boys quaint
garo!ng. used 20 give tie sandy little
man Il smile ~ passing. II appears nov
TIA those same smiles. % ca.eless!y
given. Wen straight to Morris Gott-
Aebs head ana 50 turned 1t that the
coctors may never DC able 10 get the
head straight on Morris Gojuleb's
shoulders again.
Thought He Heard Voices.
It's been abou, three or four weeks
now since the members OF the Frohman
company. playing Peter Pan" FIRST no.
uced that the assistant electrician was
acting peculiarly. lie sim handled his
part OF the work ~plins.dsingly and well.
but ne GO. TO speaking hours in the
neighborhood OF Miss Adams's dressing
room and made answers 10 voices that
nobody could hear. 1t develops also thl,
he took TO writing letters to Miss Adams.
They We're lovcletters couchcd IN SUIT
ed Old World style and fun of endear-
ing little words OF the Vaterland. II
doesn't appear that Miss Adams told
anybody OF these letters except her
private secretary. Miss Boynton. PROB
ably she wanted " save the little man
his Job.
But last Thursday afternoon. dressed
In his black diagonal best. he went to
n Hotel Manhattan. where Miss
Adams lives. an insisted on seeing her.
Miss Boynton. the secretary, came
dow TO the parlor on the frs, floor.
and told Gottleb that Miss Adams
was engaged.
Miss Adams asks as 4 special favor
said the secretary. 'tnat you 20 in her
carriage 10 Bellevue with this note from
her 10 the superintendent. n submit
10 an examination. She thinks you
need And Il is IN her own
Sarriage that you Will 60"
u would go anywhere to oblige Miss
Adams one little Bit" replied Gottlieb.
He got in the carriage when it came
and was driven on with Miss Adams's
note carefully tucked away in his
breast pocket.
To-day in the Yorkville Court Magis-
Eate Mayo received a letter from Dr.
NJ. S. Gregory. OF tho insane ward OF
had voluntarily submitted to an exam
inacon at his hands but had refused TO
consent - being committed. In. DIR.
sound mind and it would be unsafe 10
permit MIN AT large. He asked for tho
help OF the Magistrate.
Detective Hart. OF the East Thirty
fourth street station, was sent from TIE
court 10 find Gottlieb. When he re-
turned with the man IN custody Magis-
trate Mayo asked Gottlieb a few ques-
tons and ordered him 10 the hospital.
In court an Evening World reporter
talked to the little electrician, who sat
all curled up. looking as gloomy as u
yes. I love Miss Adams" ne said in
fairly good English. "bI, is that a
l~unaoy-does that make me crazy? The
bAsN AhN htl4I 10 llb Empire she
smiled at me. From that hour / have
loved her. ] am an honest man. | do
not think | did wrong to love her and To
tell her so.
Smile Gave Him Hope.
81 wrote her letters-oh. n rrca,
many. None of them did she answer
But whoa | would meet her she would
smile again, and that made me hope.
u used TO SIT and watch her on the
stage hours at n time. / have followed
her TO and from the theatre although
she never knew II. Two weeks ago !
went to Chicago. thinking / might for-
get her. but distance only brought nor
closer TO me. and l came back. Then
] tried to see her at her hotel and She
gent word asking me rs n favor 10 her
10 60 10 Bellevue. Then / knew my
case WIS hopeless.
Perhaps l was crazy but I do not
think | am crazy now Mister. as a
favor. will you please 70 10 Miss Adams
and tell her thut the man with she
crooked nose Is not crazy any longer
and thut he begs her to helm him cot
free? | promise not to speak or write
To her again.
Miss Louise Boynton, the secretary.
made this statement to the reporter:
"When | saw this man at the hotel bo
had been wandering about the lobby for
an hour, muttering Miss Adams's name
and crying as II his heart woul1 break
He sobbe all the time | talked 10 him
he be taken to Bellevue, / Wa pre sent
during n part Of his examination by tho
doctors there. MISS Adams is willing 10
give the man any help That VIII restore
him To his mind. She has volunteered
no pay for Il special course OF Treatment
for him. She feels "A great sympathy
for the poor fellow
Misc Boyntnn said all the letters which
Gottlieb wrote 10 Miss Adams had been
destroyed.