Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-22
NRO|E COURT STIRRED
Sensation Sprung In Leonidas
Murder Trial-second Wife
Shows Up
MATE TEsTlFlEs IN OWN BEHALF
Tells a Straight Story of Shooting Of
Two Cowboy Medicine Men-Re-
lisvsd They Meant to Kill Him
Defense Grows Stronger With Ad-
vent Of the Strange Woman.
Special to Tines Republican.

vent OF the orange
Special to Times-Republican.
Davenport, April pa sensation
was sprung yesterday afternoon in thu
Leonidas murder trial when a woman
In black entered the court 10 to tes-
tify that she was the widow of the de-
ceased Christopher Leonidas n there
fore entitled to appear in the. trial OF
Mate Breen for murder The whole
court room Of people was stirred tc
excitement upon her entrance. Mrs
Taggart, as she gave her name. is Wild
cw number two to appear and claim
that she is the wife of the murdered
medicine man. The former wife is
the plaintiff in the case by her guar
dian, Mr. gMcManus, and the introduce
ton of the second wife is the greatest
blow tina the plaintiff could possibly
receive.
She claimed that she was married to
the deceased man in Denver in 1891.
She had, with her a 10 aged II years.
whom she said was a son OF her hus-
band, Charles Taggart, alias Christie
pher Leonidas.
The photograph OF the man which
had been given Breen for Identification
this morning was given to her and she
said that it was the likeness of her
dead husbands She also carried a
photograph of him which lie had given
her and the likeness conceded.
!. Mrs. Taggart No. 2 presented the
marriage certificate which bore the
name OF Charles Taggart, and swore
that the wedding had been solemn
lied in Denver.
Another blow which she offered to
the testimony Of the first Mrs. Tag
CART was the statement to the effect
that he did not make much money. She
isaid that he mad given her a small
sum Of money when she met him in
Quincy ard another sum at a later late
and that was all that she had received
from him. She claimed that he was
unable to earn much morsey and her
statement dee not agree with that of
shat he was capable OF earning on the
average OF s75 a month.
Breen in His Own Behalf.
Taken as a whole the testimony of
ssBreen Was strong and the manner in
which he gave it was convincing to
BAY the least. He sat quietly In the
chair and answered all questions In a
slow, deliberate, but never hating
manner. He seemed to describe posi-
1i0ns and actions to a certainty and
when he was repeating the expressions
nsed by the younger Leonidas he was
able to quote them directly.
One thing which was noticeable was
his use OF ship vernacular nj all of
the different positions and directions
he described in sailor language, such
aft, forward. starboard and others.
Breen said that he was given due
p~rovocation for his act and tina he
believed his life to be in danger at
the time that he shot the men. He
said hat they had not only told him
to his face that they would kill him
but that he porter came to him and
warned him that the cowboys intended
to take his life.
When they had anchored at the
wharf he said that he no
ticed that the freight was not being |
and that he went over to as
certain the reason for the delay. He
that m OF the freight handlers
Informed him that the cowboys would
not let them carry the stuff over their
luggage, Ink that one Of them had
pulled a gun on him.
Breen said that he had told the men
then to leave his men alone and that
fhnvy .anfol cyr1yy ua o1da1 th,f ha 4
had not talked in a disrespectful man.
no threats. Matters We're finally ar
and the removal OF the freight
proceeded.
Z After his first talk with the men
be had entered into conversation with
DIR. Schwartz who was on board the
boat at the time and had asked him
IL he had yer seen cowboys with
whips end gun who did not have
He claimed that this was
said in a joking. way and that he then
began to ask the doctor about a pre-
ecription for some stomach trouble
he experienced. The doctor said
that he would give him this and that
he then returned to the front OF the
boat.
Z When he turned to leave the doctor
ne said that he noticed the younger
standing within a distance
four or five feet from them and
when he left, the latter asked
doctor what that blank Of a blank
had told him.
The doctor repeated the conversa-
lion to the fellow and the next thing
that Breen saw OF him was when he
up to him and with his hand
On the butt OF his revolver said:
This is the kind of medicine that
you. need"
Breen claims that he simply replied
that he did not want any of that kind
Of medicine, and walked away.
As to the conversation Immediately
preceding the shooting, the following
alleged to have been uttered. Gle
had the whole sentence uttered before
could be made by the plain
tiff's a~ttprneys)!
Younger LeonidasL''There comes
that - 49, now"
Elder LeonidAg-"Yes. and we'll kill
him and throw him overheard"
Green stated that they made some
3asses and that he then shot them.
rig all Of the shots in O period OF
;sont 30 seconds
iIe alleges that each OF the men had
tempted to draw their guns and that
Is younger nan had his weapon half