The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-30
ROOSEVELT TO 60 TO COURT TO
 AID SECRETARY
Colonel May Be Character Witness at New Trial
 of Nc Grath.t
WIFE LEA YES BABES
 TO VISIT HIS CELL
Spouse of Alleged Victim Says She II Attend To
 McGrath Later.


 Erath. secretary for theodore Roose- selt. and acting secretary for the Ma tf0na1 Committee of the Progressive party, will remain in 9 cell in the Raymond street jail, Brooklyn. under sentence to thirty sdays In the work house for assault until etomorrow when attorneys employed by MT. Roosevelt and George ". Perkins will try to have Justice Sou dder. in the Supreme court, Brooklyn grant an ! order for a new trial
 With Mir McGrath will remain his cousin, Williann Powers, of No 1,520 Bedford aveniIe. Brooklyn under a st similar sent ence. At Oyster Bay it was said there was just possibility that MT Roosevelt would be in court t0Enorrow as a character witness for ] his secretary. He continued to speak. highly Of MT M eGrath yesterday, in- slstdng an error had been made MT. I Roosevelt personally etained Robert i H. Elder 10 argue the motion for a new trial before Justice Scudder to- morrow Mir, E7der twill be assisted T by John sL I5a1pln, of Bowers & Sands, c6uIlseI for MT. Roosevelt, who Idefended MT. McGrath and MT. Pow CTS when they were convicted.
 Writ Saves Them rom WorkhOuse.
 Innediate1y after the two young ] men were sentenced they were hlr- ried to- Raymond street Jail, to be held there until 2 70 clock yesterday | morning. when they Were to have been sent tq 4hss oaae with the regllIar sf0ad of ssofn vari- 4 ous courts. MT. 9sind Jus ! fice Suspicion late Tuesday night and { obtained from him q vgris staying the execution of the sentence of both men, The writ was served upon the ! taller, and McGrath and Powers were not sent to he island yesterday
 MT. Halpin obtained from Justice ] Kelly doubt iIl the ! ice sesld dsas tssHa1s i if Justice Sct4dder grants an order for new trial fta also will carry with it a new trial for Powers. as their cases are Identical But until a new trial is ordered neither may be admitted to bail. although yesterday there were many who expressed a esirel to pro- wide any am os1nt Of bail for them
 Mrs NIclzrath, who was shocked by the conviction of her husband. left their two little children in their cot tage att Oyster Bay, yesterday, and him. The Drisoners would see only their relatives and lawyers.
 TO Assert Witnesses Were Barred.
 The petftion for q new trial will be based on the Allegation that the jus-9 : tices in the court of special sessions erred in refusing to hear witnesses corroborafing the testlmony of Me Grath and Powers that Charles Ldghte, Ir.s lA mineral water naanu- factnrers and his wife had started the fight in restaufant inf St. Johns place one night last June. Ldglte's leg was broken and he was cut and bruised in the strugg1e.s
 Joseph Powers, father of one of. ! the convicted men, said yesterday that Ing cent Of the charge and that they would be vindicated by the higher court
 My son and his wife left home with MT. McGrath one the night of the trouble to get the 3 o'clock train for Oyster Bay said MT Powers. They missed the train and MT. Me- Grath suggested they go into the cafe to telephone As hear the story Mrs u ightess deportnent was not dig 1aifded. and when Mrs. Powers looked at her with some dfsmay Mrs. Lighte made remark and attempted to attack her. sEI h and my son stood up to IroteeE Mrs Powers and the trouble started MT. McGrath ran out to get a policeman. but there was not one in the iname ediate neigh borhood.
 wait and See, Says Mrs. Idghte-
 sI feel certain that a mistake has been made and that when the higher courts hear all the testirn ony my son and his cousin. MT McGratf, will be cleared of all blame
 Mrs ELdgh4eAwas seen at her hus- ha lllizn sk sssgatsr plant. fn Pacific street.
 I'm too busy to talk for publIea- tion.s she said tsAs you can see, F am up to my neck in work. '
 She busted herself with handing out bills and vouchers to drivers who I were coming in and out with their trucks and issuing instrFctions to theus s MrgsI Ifghte wsss1ot about
 ss Aokl,t fear any l1n& saaf these law gArs may produce BeaF4ng lpoh my see what will happen If they make any charges against me may give |out something. Furthermore, I'll get these fellows just as. soon as their time is up .
 ssHzfsfaIe.'' Says George ". Perkins
 George w Perkins said he was shocked when he heard of MT Me Erat1a's predicament and believed a, great mistake had been made
 asAn of us at progressive headquar->t ters feel perfectly satisfied that In some way a great mistake has oc- cured and that this will be rectihed l as soon as the matter can be brought up on appeal he said. I
 Among the many friends who rallied to the support of MT. MeGrath yester- day were the staff attached to the Progressive National Headquarters, at Noss 30sEast Forty second street. These naeT showed their confidence in MT McGrhth by Issuing the following l statement yesterday afternoon.
 As sincerity and 1npdest. honorable I behavior are what we have long found | in John MoGrath. we wish to state, at l Just this time. our belief in him. We | know him incapable of any unehival- ! rous aetss
 This brief statement is signed by !, William Hazalin Chi1ds, William Hard; | !. Gerdes and J. AT. Stricker. In addf- fion to this formal notice Of their fee1- fngs these men who had come into l relations with MT. McGraths through | his position as secretary to both MT. | roosevelt and MT. Perkins were ex-