The San Francisco call., 1905-08-08
TAGGAR1S
ARREST DUE
TO A PLOT
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rest. The quarrel and the skirt tearing
had occurred the night before.
On croSs-examination the surgeon ndo
testified that he attended Mrs IaggarI
at Colonel Miners request. going nrst 10
the latter's headquarters. There Miner
told him that Taggart had assaulted MS
wife and that she was reported TO De IN
fear of her life Miner had called 1t a
''very disagreeable occurrence and ask
ed for the surgeons advice. Captain
Taggart seemed much distressed ana
there was a deal of talk about the al
fair Finally Taggart had said he eould
perhaps persuade Mrs. .Taggart to with
draw her complaint and asked for per-
mission to go to see her. That was re-
fused and Taggart suggested that COL
onel Miner go. Miner refused TO go
alone and Colonel Hoff therefore accom-
panied him.
Her face bore evidence of having been
bruised in some way" the depopent
went on "Such a condition might have
resulted from an assault such as the. one
mentioned I remember my impression
was that her face was swollen and bru1s-
ed, but that she was perfectly COM
posed
PEEPED THROUGH A KEYHOLE.
Annie Everly, aged IS, of Pittsburg, but
formerly of Orrvi1le, testified to-day:
''I lived with my parents next door. to
the Taggarts at OrrvilIe and saw Billy
Taggart at Mrs. Taggart'S house nearly
every day. One afternoon. while play
ing with Mrs Taggart's boy Culver, the
latter happened to look through key
hole in the parlor door and saw Mrs Tag
gart and Billy sitting on two chairs. side
by. side, and holding hands Culver then
called me to take peep and l saw the
same thing. They heard, US at the door
and Billy came out and offered US a
nickel to go out into the yard and play.
Culver on one occasion called his mother
a profane name" -
Lizzie Yost of OrrYille, who had lived
across the street from the house occupied
by Mrs. Taggart. told of billy" Tag
gart's visit to Mrs. Taggart's home.
Augusta Kriedel, who also lived near Mrs.
Taggart in Orrville. said that she saw
Billy frequent the Taggart premises,
Ralph Misch, who worked at the Hurd
House in Orrville when Mrs. Taggart was
stopping there. testified that Billy often
occupied a room at the hotel; that on one
occasion he saw Billy enter Mrs. Tag
CARTS room and remain there with her
an hour.
MORE ARMY DISPOSITIONS.
The deposition of Captain Edwin F.
Cole, who served with Captain Taggart
at Fort Thomas, Tampa. Fla, and Fort
Leavenworth, was introduced in evidence.
Cole SdlQ IndI 1d66dFI WdS always NOAC
fond of his children and he never knew
of Taggart being intoxicated.
The deposition OF Captain Wendell
Simpson stated that he and Taggart had
been stationed together during most OF
their army career. He said that Taggart
was always fond of his wife, and kind
and polite to her.
Major Thomas H. Reece, who lived in
half of the house where Captain Taggart
resided at Fort LeaYenworth, deposed
that on the night of June 80. at about
II 30 o'clock, he saws Mrs. Taggart, ac-
companied by a man, come to her house
She tried the front door. went away and
returned again an hour later, and, after
some calling on her part, Taggart came
to. the door and fet her in.
Major Homer Bdndy's deposition stated
that he never saw anything but kind
treatment ON the part of Captain Tag
CART toward his wife and children.
The deposition of Captain BENJAMIN w
Atkinson was introduced to the effect
that Captain Taggart was never known
to be intoxicated and that he was very
domestic in his habits and always greatly
attached to his wife and children.