Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-02
Remain for that wonderful contortionist
MARITIME.
$1000-For His Equal-$1, 900.
He VIII Finish His Performance With
Wonderful Disocation.

His employer learned that the new clerk
was attending night school. and had gained
a speaking knowledge of Italian. French
and German. Soon MARITIME had the per-
sonal acquaintance of John d. Rockefeller,
Cornelius Vanderbilt, James Hazen Hyde.
FREDDY" Gerhard, John w. Gates, J. Pier
financial world MARITIME began to dress in
better style than the other clerks, and
Joined the throng who gather in the lob
bies of the Waldorf-Astora, SheIry's and
Delmonico's.
Three years ago he was invited to at
tend the farewell bachelor dinner of a
young millionaire who married the daugh-
ter of a well known statesman. Cham
payne flowed freely. and MARITIME did not
slight It, Finally, the haberdashers clerk
was called upon for a stunt. He electrified
the assemblage with some wonderful feats
OF high kicking and somersaults. His old
circus days came back to him, and glasses
bottles and dishes were swept from the din :
ner table to make way for MARITIME in his
contortion act Enthusiasm is not the word
to describe the ovation which followed
MARITIME was a hero for the time being.
Mrs Stuyvesant Fish and Mrs. Hermann
Oelrichs heard of MARITIME and asked him
to repeat his feats at private entertain
mentS. He agreed and received s25 for ten
minute acts. Even John d. Rockefeller 1t
Is said, became interested in the former
circus performer.
In His Social Career.
MARITIME was not generally known as a
haberdasher's clerk. He wore perfectly fit
ting clothes, and he gained the reputation
among his wealthy friends as society
entertainer" He always appeared to have
plenty of money. but seldom spent it, I'M
less in the company OF women.
MARITIME told reporter for the World
that In his social career he had taken no
less than fifty women of the LOO to
luncheon at the Waldorf-Astoria and other
fashionable resorts. In return he was in
yited to visit their homes, and it Is his
boast that there is scarcely man In the
city who had as many invitations to 18th
avenue houses as he has in the last three
years.
His social duties did not interfere with
his business AT s am sharr, lie was at
the habesdashers store ready to walt on
customers. He worked hard until 9 pm,
and his sales were larger than those OF
any two clerks in the establishment. His
pay was raised at Intervals of six months,
and at the time of his arrest his salary was
So week.
He was a member of the gymnasium class
at the West Side branch of The Y. NJ. c. A..
and kept In training on the trapeze until
he was taken to jail When the association
gave its minstrel show last winter MARITIME
was manager. Members of the congrega-
ton of All Angels Episcopal Church of
West End avenue were surprised and
shocked TO hear of his arrest. He was con-
sldered model young man, and never
came late for services on Sunday morning
His politeness In escorting home from sefg-
Ices unattended women caused him to be-
come popular. There are many In the con-
gregatipn who, even now have their doubts
as TO Martine's guilt. He was introduced
into the most select dancing clubs In the
city and attended the Astor dances
MARITIME lived with weiI-ta-do family In
drive and s5sh street ssl He paid SIC Weak
for his board md room. He was taken
into the family circle on account Of hts en-
PERTAINING manners. MARITIME invited his So