The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-25
TAGGARTS' COOK.
She Tells of His Conduct With the
Filipino Woman.

Filipino Woman.
Wooster, o., Aug. 25.-Emma LytIe,
a negro cook, who has been in the en-
ploy of Mrs. Taggart for nine years,
proved to be the star witness. This
witness was brought into the court
room early in the morning and was
still on the stand when court adj
journed. She was somewhat nervous
and waved continually a large palm
leaf fan. She answered quietly and in
diligently. She had gone with the
family from Fort Thomas on their
various journeys, and even accom-
panied them to Manila. Cooking and
tending the kitchen and lookin' after
the children" were her duties, she
said. At Manila Captain Taggart
but toward the last he treated her
pretty rough.
do you know, Emma. what caused
this?'
Eyes, the Filipino woman was the
"Did you see anything wrong be-
tween the captain and Augustine 20
Eyes. sir
CURED on a ship, when the captain
called Augustine from her room by
rappfng on the floor with a cane. She
said the captain had been very bad
dCTOSS the water, ana on the OLnSr
hand, her mistress had been very nice.
The captain very frequently was pretty
drunk, and gave some instances.
Coming back to Orrville. this wo-
man told about conditions there. The
first OF April, after leaving the hotel,
the party moved into house. Emma
only saw Billy Taggart once at
Father Taggart's, and that was the
time of the dance. After Mrs. Taggart
went to Cincinnati "Billy," at Emma's
request, came and stayed at the house.
What improperly, if any, did you
see between Billy and Mrs. Taggart?"
None" Emma said before he was
through with the question.
Not All Whisky Bottles.
About the whisky bottles under the
porch, there was a few. Emma said.
Some ketchup bottles, and once in a
while a whisky bottle.
state whether or not said Judge
Swyser, you ever saw Mrs. Taggart
and Billy drinking together
mo, sah."
Over see them out riding together
in the delivery wagon?"
"Only once
"What do you know about Mrs Tag
CART smoking cigarettes %
Il never seen her"
Emma gave a vivid, spectacular ac-
count of the Leavenworth trouble.
He grabbed her and jerked her, and
rubbed his hand over her nose, and it
was sight. She said, Tag, what have
I done?' and he jerked her again and
tore off her clothes and threw her out
on the porch"
What do you know of Mrs. Tag
CART giving the boys beer?"
Huh, she never done it,
Emma, do you know those big red
cherries that they use in making cock
tails?''
Yes, sab; and I've seen the captain
giving them to the children
You say you saw Captain Taggart
throw his wife out the door that
night?''
Eyes, sab; and he said: You go to
the gutter, you damn yellow cur, where
you belong
At the party dinners she looked
through the ''shute'' and saw her mis-
Emma asserted that Billy Taggart
was nice young fellow. He got her
kindlingS and carried water for her
There was not any liquor about the
Orrville home Emma was sure. Talk
ing about the labels on the bottles I'M
der the porch Emma with a grin adj
mitted that she was well enough edu-
Gated to spell whisky
A little later on Emma was asked
about her mistress sickness at OrrviIle
She did not know much about it, Dr.
Mcmillan had been to see her before
she went to the hospital.
She Heard a Slap.
The witness told about the slap the
captain gave his VIE, described by
Mrs. Vose Asked if she had seen the
incident. Emma said: "I just heard
the slap
Sterling took up the alleged i'm
proper conduct on the transport IRE
lief between the captain and Angus
tina. Emma said she peeped around
the corner and saw them go in the
room together. ''How does it come
you did not tell this when your deposit
ton was taken?'
ct don't know
Questioned closely Emma thought
she must have seen her master and
Augustine together "most a thousand
times Emma exhibited a consider
able amount of feeling against the
captain. The captain had said of her,
she alleged, that tthe old black fool
did not know nothin'.''
Judge A. Berry of Newport, KY,
deposed to the effect that he was ac-
quainted with Captain and Mrs. Tag
CART, that he first met Mrs. Taggart at
a charity ball in Newport. Deponent
said: 81 am six feet six inches in
height and on the night of the ball I
paraded I'D and down the hall with
Mrs. Taggart at my side and the diff
ference in our size created considerable
amusement. Captain Taggart was
quite a lover of drink. I once sent
him ten gallons of Kentucky whisky
and he sent me a check in payment"
a New Consumptive Cure.