The herald., 1894-07-21
JOE TAGGART WINS HIS SUIT,
The Jury Decides the Bosch
Note Genuine.
Taggart Threatened With a Prose-
cution Charging Perjury.
An Attempt to Arrest Him While the
Jury Was Out Results in
Reprimand From Judge
Clark.

The trial of the sensational suit OF
Joe P. Taggart We. John D. Bosh came
to an end in Judge Cark's court yes
terday afternoon, and Mr.. Taggsrt comes
out the victor.
1t has been a csse in which there has
been great bitterness OF feeling on both
sides since its inception, which will only
be increased by criminal proceedings
which have been set on foot by Mr..
Bosch, accusing Mr. Taggart of perjury
in connection with hi, testimony given
during the first trial of the suit over o
year ago.
The suit was upon promissoIy note
for $4,000 dated August s, 1890, purport-
ing to have been given by Mr.. Bcsh to
Mr.. Taggart in the purchase of mine
by the former from Tsggart. The note
bears the signature OF John D. Bosch.
and he claimed that it was a forgery.
Upon the first trial of the case before
Judge Clark, the jury rendered ver-
dict in favor OF Mr.. Bosch. MIR. Tag,
CARTS counsel applied for a new trial
which was granted by Judge CLARK. and
it is this second trial which terminated
yesterday, the verdict OF the Jury this
time being in favor OF Mr.. Taggart, Civ
ing him judgment for the full amount OF
the note and accrued interest, the total
amount of judgment being for $4,000.
The arguments of counsel in the cass
were unusually energetic, and took up
the greater part OF two days. The jury
retired at O'Clock in the afternoon, and
~ no
mentioned.
The door OF the jury room was no
sooner locked upon the Jurors after they
went out, when Deputy Sheriff w. B.
Cline went up to Mr.. Taggart and told
him that he had warrant for his arrest,
upon q charge of perjury, upon COM
plant filed in Justice Seaman's court.
Ben Goodrich and r. H. F. Variel,
counsel for Mr.. Taggart, put their heads
together and then marched over to
Judge Clark, who was still sitting on the
bench. They told him about the pro-
posed arrest and protested against it
before the conclusion OF the trial, claim
ing it was an infringement of their
clients legal rights. Judge Clark held
that it was not proper to arrest Mr..
Taggart until the cose was concluded,
and under his ruling the warrant was
not served at that time.
M. E. @. Munday, counsel for Mr..
Bosch, explained to Judge Clark that
the charge was not bassd upon testi-
| mony taken in the present trial, but the
Judge told him he considered it very
improper procedure and verging upon
contempt.
1tsXyNs Based upon statements ALLEGED
! tn have heen mazda nv Mr. Tappart IL
the trial, that the S560O note was glvsl
by Mr.. Bosch in part payment for
mine. the full amount being $3250
that Mr.. Bosch gave him $3.50 cash and
the $4,000 note in payment of the bal
ance. 1t is claimed that witnesses OIL
behalf OF Mr.. Bosch testified that Mr.
Taggart admitted on several OCCASION
that $3.50 was the total price he received
for the mine. 1t is alleged that tn,
$4,000 was an afterthought.
MIR. Taggart was seen last night at
O'Clock and stated that no warrant ha(
been served ON him up to that time. bu
that he would 60 before Justice Seaman
today and ask for an examination q
once upon the complaint which has beef
filed. He stated that he cared more 70
the vindication of his integrity as tn
result of the verdict in bis favor than h
did for the money involved.