The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-10-27
ONE APPEAL MADE
FOR NAVY DESERTER
Mrs. Ada Magness Sole Sup
plicant in Letter to AS
siStant Secretary.

Beyond the solitary plea flied by the
grief-striciien wife, members of the in
fiuential German family, or their
friends have sa far failed to ask the
Navy Department TO show any leniency
toward Charles J. Magness, the young
husband Of Mrs. Ada German Magness,
now in the brig Of the training ship
Lancaster, - Philadelphia, awaiting
trial as "A deserter.
Only One Plea.
Assistant Secretary NSwberry said
today thar no other appeal had been
received in young Magness' behalf, nor
had Mrs. Magness called personally
upon either himself or Secretary Met
calf. as she announced yesterday she
intended doing.
Instead Mrs AIaguess. evidently I'M
able 20 stand longer the separation from
her husband, left for Philadelphia last
night the friends with whom she had
been stopping stating today that she
might return 20 Washington. or might
band is brought 10 trial
Brother Ignores Request
She had not UP 10 tie time of being
Ia lhis city reached any decision AS 10
what shs would do IT. this respect.
seemE ely intent TO simply go 20 her
husband and there continue the sight
Tor his freedom. Despite the fact thar
Mrs. AIagness said sue was awaiting
aid and advice from her brother. State
Senator Arthur Pue German. il was
learned today that Mr. German did not
come 10 Washington Ia answer TO his
sisters summons nor apparently did
he interpose ia ar2 way with the navy
authorities.
Ii is also understood that during her
tWO-days stay in Washington Mrs.
Magness did not call upon her mother
or sister nor at the German country
place. near LaureI. Md Mrs. Magness
said yesterday. however that there had
I been no estraugement between herself
ana her family. on account of her mar
TIagr 10 the sailOr-musiclan. and that
[ she expected them 60 aid her IN her
present trouble.
Same Course as Others.
! That the case u young Magness viii
have TO take She course that hundreds
OF others have taken was a statement
made at the Navy Department today
/ It was intimated that the question Of
wealth and influence Of deserte-'
! family could in no way affect the at
! titudS of the Navy Department uoz
4 mitigate the sentence II pronounced, un-
! less these were eEtenUatlng clrcum-
! stances,
! Mrs. Magness' letter, it is said, is SINH
/ lar 10 scores of others received from
/ mothers. wives, and sWeethearts OF de-
! serters and viii be given che customary
/ reply that the department VIII take the
matter under serious consideration
when the couTt-martiaI shall have con-
I Guided.
Then the question of Ieniency viii
| rest entirely with the Secretary Of the
/ Navy, as purposed tn an exclusive in
( terview in The Times yesterday, Mrs.
] MaEuess IS hoping FOR the best, but Is
/ stecIng herself TO be resigned TO what
! ever fate Is to be melted out TO her hus-
/ band.
Receives Messages.
/ A number of letters and kilograms
| are said 10 have passed between MIS-.
/ Magness and her husband yesterday.
| and if IS thought that her departure
for Philadelphia was on account Of
/ these messages. She VIII find her hus-
/ band, of I'VE weeks. attiTed in the reg
ulatiOn sailor uniform in the brig Of the
| Lancaster, where Mrs. Maguess may
| visit him under the rules, but where
J no favoTs can be shown.