Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-23
Will Appeal to President.

The statement was made here today
that Mrs. Magness will make a pathetic
appeal to President Roosevelt and Secre-
tary Metcalf in behalf of her recreant
spouse. Naval and military officers say
the penalty for desertion in time Of peace
is dishonorable discharge and term OF
years in prison. In time of war the
penalty is death. 1t may be possible for
the unfortunate wife to get the prison
feature eliminated they said, but he
must be given a discharge without honor.
known in the service as ''bobtail''
In this connection 1t is also stated that
and some republicans, who were intimate
friends of the late Senator German. will
interest themselves in behalf of Magness.
should his wife request it.
Intimate friends of Mrs. Magness de-
clare she will .eave no stone unturned in
her efforts In behalf of her husband, as
bad as he may be. One Of them asserts
that after the sensation subsidies the mat
ter in the last analysis will be viewed
from the standpoint OF another case Of
love defying locksmiths." Notwith-
standing the humble origin of Magness
and the fact that he was but blue
jacket in Uncle Sans navy, the woman's
love for him was strong enough to over
look social obstacles. 1t was pointed out
that other women of high standing So
cially have done worse things than marry
a sailor. even though he deserted his
ship because of the influence of Cupid.
Another Woman in the Case.
Word came from Baltimore today that
Miss Georgianna Happier, who was Mag
ness affianced and was Tilted by the
sailor because he had met Miss German
and plighted his troth to her. has an
nounced her intention to make more trou-
BILE for Magness. She is being urged to
sue him for a good round sum for breach
Of promise. A gold ring with a sparkling
diamond setting, worn on her engagement
finger, will, 1t is said, be used In evil
dence should the suit be entered by Miss
Happier She said Magness gave 1t to her
when he promised to wed her, as token
of the covenant.
It is known that Miss Happier gave the
naval authorities the Tip" which led to
the arrest of the deserter. She is a
comely young woman Of twenty-one years.
The mother Of Miss Happier is quoted
in Baltimore paper as saying:
That man Magness treated my daugh-
ter mean. but we all liked him very much.
1 know he gave my daughter that dia-
| mond as an engagement ring. My daugh-
ter told him she did not believe he wanted
to marry her. When Joe declared he
was serious my daughter told him to give
her something to seal the engagement.
and he gave her the ring.
"Of course. my daughter liked Joe a
great deal. but l believe she Is like her
father. and i: you hurt her once she Is
through with you. / cannot say how she
| feels toward the young man now. but
seeing her name in the newspapers wor-
| ried her a great deal. told her to hold up
| her head. because we have been living
here thirty years and my husband has
been working In the sawmill across the
street all that time.
When We saw a large diamond pin in
'Joe's' necktie my daughter asked him
where he got it. He told her Miss German
gave II to him. When my daughter pouted
about it. ne said: 'Ah. go on; she's an old
| married woman!"
Both Once Worked in Shirt Factory.
The young girl who says she was Tilted
by the musician said she first met Mag
ness when both were employed at q shirt
factory on North Exeter street. That
was four years ago. and their friendship
gradually ripened into what her family
regarded as an engagement, with a date
for the wedding.
When she saw the announcement of the
approaching marriage of Miss Ada Cor
man to Mr.. c. j. Hartlove in a newspaper
Miss Keppler, it is said. became suspicious
for she had heard Miss Germans name
from Magness. She also knew that Mag
name Of Hartlove, and. too, she had not
seen the musician since the latter part
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