The San Francisco call., 1905-08-30
MRS. TACCART
FLAYS HUSBAND
Says He Choked and Kicked
Her and Tore the Clothes
Off Her Body in His Rage
DESCRIBES DRINKING.
She States She Evaded the
Cocktails and Highbaffs,
but Took Whisky Straight
Special Dis7atoh 70 ne Can.

WOOSTER. O., Aug 2s-Mrs. Tag
garts second day on the stand in the no
1Qrious divorce case saw the close OF
the direct examination and the begin
ling OF her -cross-exanination.. She CON
tinUed, as on Monday. 10 bear up well,
but the real test OF her endurance VIII
come tomorrow, when she WILDE COM
PEELED 70 face the ordeal OF a rapid cross
examinstion for a whole day The ex-
animation to-day began with the events
at Fort Leavenworth.
Mrs Taggart, what about drinking
at Leavenworth? was asked
i rarely ever touched a cocktail and
never drank highballs- When I drank
whisky. which was seldom. 1 took il
straight, but a very little bit"
She was asked about the drinking pro-
cliyities Of Captain Taggart while at
LeSvenWorth- She said he would
imagine things as the result OF drink
The liquor went 10 his head and made
him jealous
The occasion Of Mrs Taggart's going
into the cellar with Lieutenant Fortes-
went down into the cellar after ice. and
while down there Hirshler came down
and helped them get the ice and au
three came up from the cellar together
The matrimonial cyclone Of June 81
Is& being the climax OF their marital
woes and the immediate cause OF their
separation. was next taken u
How long did it take you TO get from
PoOre's over 70 your house7"
about I've minutes -
Had you any reason TO ask Captain
Poore 70 enter you homer
Yes, sir"
go on"
Captain Poore stopped in the vesti-
bule and called Captain Taggart 70
come down I stepped inside the vesti-
bule door. The captain was On the
landing in his pajamas. He made one
plunge and grabbed me. and as be
pulled. brought ny clothes of All
my clothes but my shoes and stockings
were pulled OF. He dragged me 70 the
door and threw me out and said You
can go. 70 the gutter where you belong.
you - He pulled me back and
threw me down and sat on me He
kicked and checked me and jerked me
upstairs He said: - you, I'll hx
you He went into another room and
got q revolver and said ne had that
10 use on the man who brought me
home. He said he had notion 10 use
Il on me He threw himself down on
the bed after that, and was soon asleep.
He had pulled out the front Of my
hair. Ny body was black and blue
all over and there were two bruises on
my shoulders
What had you done that you were
conscious Of TO provoke that ASSAULT"
Way. had done nothing. The cap
tain knew where I was"
The next morning" said the wit
ness Il sent Captain Poore TO ask
General Miner for protection from my
husband When General Miner came
70 see me, I told him 1 wanted him TO
take. steps to keep Captain Taggart
away from the house. because I was
afraid OF him and I would not5Iive with
him any more"
Mrs. Taggart then told OF going TO
San Francisco and taking her children
with her, where she lived with her
mother until the captain abducted the
buys and brought them 70 Wayne Coun-
" where he fled his suit for divorce.
Late this evening Mrs. Taggerts
cross-exa nination was begun and will
be continued tomorrow.