The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-10-22

Magness will probably be carried t9
Philadelphia, where the Dolphin nosS
lies, for a court-martial N
He was arrested last night as heAeft
ais apartment in the Seelbdch HOtei.
ana had no sooner reached the jail thar
pc sent for his wife, asking that she
arrange 10 cash a check or sell one OF
The bonds found upon the alleged de-
5eTter's person, in the effort TO obtain
his possible release. When found Mag
ness had nearly $500 in bonds and
FASH upon his person, which he said,
had been given to him by his wife, who
Is wealthy in her own name
II is said that Magness AMI Miss Cor
man were married on September >, in
LOUISVILLE. The alleged deserter was
traced by the naval authorities by the
published Washington accounts Of Miss
Gormans reported marriage to a &C.
J. HaTuOVe-"
It was suspected that Hartlove and
Magness were the same, and after his
arrest the musician confessed his ident-
lty. Mrs. Magness' nervous prOStratiOn
followed her husbands confession.
Magness Active in Laurel.
At Laurel, Nd, the utmost surprise
was expressed this morning Magness
lived there several months during the
past summer, IN order thai he might
be near Miss German. It is said. and
identified himself with all the affairs
Of the village. He practiced with the
Laurel baseball team. became a mem
Der Of the Laurel Military Band. and
was welcomed at number of social
affairs
1t was known in Laurel that the
family OF Miss German had looked with
marked disfavOr on the friendship be-
tween her and young Magnes, and had
done everything In their power 10 ter
inmate it. Magness, IL is asserted, was
never a visitor at the German home.
His home was in Baltimore.
Miss German was the favOrite daUgh-
ter of the late Senator German, and
the only unmarried one at the time of
the Senator's death.
She had full control of the fortune
left her in her fathers viii and was
not compelled 10 give account TO any
one. She is said TO have left LAUREL
last Monday for Louisville and joined
her husband.
Relatives OF the former Miss Cor
. man have no doubt that the SIS COO in
Government bonds and 5000 In cash
which were found on HartlOye al the
time Of his arrest, belonged to the
wife.
Family Conference Is Held.
Richard Johnson. brOther-in-law Of
Magness, who has acted as spokesman
for the German family at the country
home near Laurel, was not there this
morning. Mrs. Johnson. a sister Of the
bride. confirmed the statement that Mrs
German mad gone TO Baltimore but
other than this referred all queStiOners
to her husbands Office. Here il was
said Mr.. johnson was absent the inn
preston being that he had gone to Bal
timore- 1t is believed, therefore. that
a family conference was held this after
noon between Mrs. German her elder
son, state Senator A. p. German, and
Mr. Johnson.
State Senator Arthur p German ex-
pressed the belief that the large amount
OF cash and bonds found In MaEness'
possession probably belonged 10 his sis
ter lie understood, ne said, that a.
marriage had taken place early in Sep
TENDER.
Pastor Ignorant of Romance.
The Rev Frederick d. Power, pastor
Of the Vermont Avenue Christian
Church, who has known the German
family for score of years. said the
published reports that he had been re-
qucsted TO perform the marriage cere-
mOny Tor MagneSS and Miss German.
and had consented, were erroneous
Neither ne, nor other members of the
church, he said, were ignorant of all
details concerning the romance.
The family and Mrs. Magness. as
she is now known. although 1 knew
her husband as HartlOve, had the SYM
Pathy perhaps Of the entire cOngreEa-
ton he said Miss German had taken
an active interest IN our work for years.
was especially interested In charity
work among the poor, and In the Sun
day school, and II was largely through
her endeavors, I understood that the
three Dolphin musicians consented TO
play, with renuneratio each sunday"