New-York tribune., 1908-01-12
DEATH CHEATS COURT.
1CT or ANGRY HtSB4ND.
Shoots Wife and Himself Uhen
She Gets q Separation.

Arthur E MARITIME, young travelling sales
| man. half crazed with jealousy and grief at the
prospect of being separated forever from his wife
shot and probably fatally wounded her yesterday
afternoon in their apartments in the ST. George
Hotel Brooklyn He then shot himself through
the right temple and died instantly. At the Brook
! lvn Hospital where Mrs. MARITIME was taken, it
was said that her chances of recovery we're
slight
The Marines came to the Hotel st. George
nearly a wear ago. About four months ago Mrs.
MARITIME left the hotel and returned only few
days ago
YESTERDAY afternoon Miss Mary Baker. a
guest heard pistol shot which she believed
came from the Martines's rooms. She sum-
moned William Quill, an elevator attendant, who
forced the door and found MARITIME lying dead on
the floor and his wife lying on the bed groan-
ing DR.. N W. Henry. who resides near the
hotel was summoned, and declared Marines
death had been instantaneous.
Before Mrs MARITIME removed to the hos
rital she managed to gasp: My husband shot
me"
The Marines were married in 1902 and had
one child Eliza beth. aged two years. who is
with her mothers family in Charlotte Vile, Va.
Mrs MARITIME has been suing her husband for
separation. charging him with inhuman cruelty
and on Friday before Justice Maddox, in Special
Term of the Supreme Court, Brooklyn. her suit
was granted. and she got the custody of their
child The husband to be permitted to have
the little girl for one month each summer. but
was rot 10 VISIT her at the mothers home w here
Mrs MARITIME declared he was not welcome.
Marine was formerly boOkmaker and re
Gently he assisted one Of the big bookmakers
here He Was of Spanish extraction His wife
is said 10 have been an actress and a relative
of Francis Trevelyan, the well known race
track judge.
For time the Marines lived in ID street.
Brooklyn.
In an ante-nortem statement made TO Coroner
Henry J. Brewer at the hospital Mrs. MARITIME
said she was born in England twenty-five years
ago. and that her maiden name was Kathleen j.
Treveyan.
She said that on leaving the courtroom on
Friday she was approached by MARITIME who
pIeaded with her to spend her last twenty four
hours in Brooklyn with him, she had planned
to return 70 Virginia Saturday She finally
consented and the couple returned to the st
George Hotel
They retired soon after dinner, and early yes
terday morning Mrs. MARITIME began to dress pre-
paratory To starting for home Her husband
was awakened and, springing from bed, pointed
= revolver at her declaring she would never
leave him alive.
She saws she was terrified and returned to
bed. Suddenly she says, her husband shot her
and then put the pistol to his own head. She
saw him shoot, and then she tainted.
AT this point Mrs MARITIME paused in her mar
ratfve to inquire as to her husbands condition
When she learned that he was dead and that
the body was to be taken to the morgue she
asked that the mans father be informed. say
ing he would properly care for the BODY.
Poor Arthur" she said Il bear no aEimOs-
ity toward him. / loved him. but he was so
Jealous and cruel, Poor fellow! Poor, poor
bow" Then she lapsed into unconsciousness.
Henry F. MARITIME, father of the dead man, who
lives at No 104 Garfield Place, Brooklyn, was
Informed and had the body removed to his
home.