The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-09-01

or years old"
What was your adopted fathers
business?"
HE was in the commission business
and afterwards was president of the
board of trade at one time"
What were your educational advan-
tages?"
Il was given every advantage"
by the way, what was the relation
between your adopted mother and your
father?"
They were brother and sister,"
Did you attend church,"
Il always attended church"
She said she joined the Episcopal
church at Sandusky, Ohio.
I'm the home where you were brought
up, was there anything by way of
drink?"
There was no drink there. My
father was total abstainer."
Mrs. Taggart spoke very low and
seemed to be completely self-confident
Capt. Taggart watched his wife very
closely with lowered brow as the court
ship and marriage were asked about.
THE love of the captain seemed to
be the very best" she said.
80 1t was a pure love match?"
'Yes. think it was"
who prepared the wedding outfit ?"
why, my mother and myself"
II the preparation of your trousseau,
what did Capt. Taggar; nave to do
with that?"
With smile: why. he didn't have
anything to do with that"
DO you know what your wedding
outfit COST"
No, l do not; but it was several
thousand dollars"
What education had you about look
ing after household affairs?"
81 never had much What | knew
my grandmother taught me. used to
paint good deaf"
Where did you first drink beer?"
"The captain had it in the house
when | went there"
What did you find in the house
when you went there?"
There was beer and whiskey."
hS WilHSoS "dS tuSu ldhcu W 1.
Thomas, Ky.
Where did you get acquainted with
the Poors?"
1T was at Ft. Thomas" and did
you learn to know Capt. Rither there?"
Yes, sir"
ITO what extent did he visit at your
house or CALI" HE was at the house
quite often"
When did you learn to know Mrs.
Saffarons?" why, | met Mrs SAT-
farons as soon as | arrived at Fort
Thomas"
When was your first child born?"
May IS. 1892"
Was it a boy?" mo; it was a girl.
She did not live"
The other children were asked also
about. Asked about social life: I'VE
always had great deal of company
The captain was young, and so was l."
Were you having an income Of your
own?" yes, sir; | always paid the
cook. felt inclined to do it."
Amy friction or feeling over it one
way or the other?" mo, sir"
During the time you were at Fort
Thomas was there any contention or
controversy between you?" mo, II
think not ! was interested in his sue
cess. ! was very ambitious for him"
The birth OF her first child left her
with a rupture which from time to
time gave her trouble. This was gone
into in some detail for the purpose OF
rebutting the evidence offered by the
plaintiff as to the cause Of her ccnflne-
ment in Christ's hospital.
AT the time Tiddles was 6 months
old by request of my husband joined
him at Macon, Ca, leaving Tiddles at
FIT. Thomas in the care Of the surgeon s
wife. | was advised not to nurse It'd
dies, and he was living on the bottle
and | knew the surgeons wife could
take as good and possibly better care
than | could. The captain told me to
always be particular to set out the
drinks to visitors when they called. On
one occasion visitors drove out from
Cincinnati and in rocking over the
sideboard for some wine | could find
none, but found new bottle of some
thing. gave them all drink, but
when tasted it l noticed il tasted
strange and did not drink It, When
the captain came home and saw my full
glass on the table he asked me IL /
had given that stuff to the visitors. !!
said yes and he said, Well, I'm sur
prised that they could drink it; it's
Vermuth. One night shortly after the
birth of Culver the captain came home
drunk"
Did you ever smoke cigarettes at
TT. Thomas?" Never nut once, when
smoked part of one"
did you ever tell any of these sto-
ries that you are reported to have
told?" mo, sir; / never heard of
those stories until after this suit COM
menced"