The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-08-29
THE TACCART DIVORCE CASE is
RAPIDLY DRAWING TO ACLOSE.


see between Billy and Mrs. Taggart?"
None" Emma said, before he was
through with the question.
About the whiskey bottles under the
porch, there was a few, Emma said.
Some ketchup bottles, and once In a
while wbiskey bottle.
State whether or not" said Judge
Smyser, you ever saw Mrs. Taggart
and Billy drinking togetner?"
"No, sah.'
Ever see them out riding together
in the delivery wagon?"
only once"
What do you know about Mrs. Tag
gart smoking clgarettes?"
II never seen her."
Emma gave a vivid, spectacular ac-
count of the Leavenworth storm. He
grabbed her and jerked her, and rubbed
his hand over her nose, an 1t was
sight. She said, Tag, what have |
done" and he jerked her again and
tore off her clothes and threw her out
on the porch"
What do you know Of Mrs. Taggart
giving the boys beer?"
Huh! She never done it."
Emma, do you know these big red
cherries that they use in making cock
tails?"
"Yes, sab, an I've seen the captain
give them to the children"
Cross-examined, Emma said she
didn't know in what year she was born.
Was born slave. Was born on a
-Bradford's-in Kentucky.
Has four children. She can neither
read nor write. She was in doubt about
the penalty of false swearing. when
you take an oath, that is to swear to
Emma asserted.
At the party dinners, Emma looked
the shute" and saw her mis-
tress drink once in awhile.
Emma asserted that Billy Taggart
was nice young fellow. He got her
and carried water for her.
There wasn't any liquor about the Orr
vile home, Emma was sure. Talking
about the labels on the bottles under |
the porch, Emma, with grin, ad-
mitted she was well enough educated |
to spell "whiskey."
She constantly waved her palm fan |
and gestured with it, to the irritation
Of Mr.. Sterling, who asked her repeat
edly to lower her fan.
A little later on Emma was asked |
about her mistress sickness at Orr
Vile. She didn't know much about it.
DR.. McMillen had been to see her, be-
lore she went to the hospital.
Asked If she was pretty good cook,
Emma admitted the sly impeachment.
'"Didn't you find yourself kept pretty
busy In looking after the work."
Il kept note Of everything that was
going on" She said she "allus had
mother think a-comin'"
The witness told about the slap the
,aptain gave his wife described by Mrs.
Vose. Asked il she had seen the Incl
lent, Emma said, Il just heerd the
lap" /
Amid scenes and surroundings very
Unfamiliar to her, Emma the servant,
ook the stand again after the AFTER
loon recess.
Sterling took up, the alleged improp-
r conduct on the transport Relief be-
ween the captain and Augustine. En-
na said she peeped around the corner
nd saw them go in the room together.
How does it come you didn't tell
his when your deposition was taken?"
Il don't know"
Certain seeming discrepancies be-
ween Emmas testimony on the stand
nd tnat of her deposition were men
ioned by Sterling.
Asked to tell the wrong things she
oticed, she said among other things:
| seen 'em slippin' and slidin' around"
Asked II she said anything when she
aw the improper conduct she said,
Betcher life | didn't"
How soon after this did you tell
Irs. Taggart about this?"
81 never told her until we came here
} take depositions."
Questioned closely, Emma thought /
he must have seen her master and {
ugustina together, most thousand G
mes" G
Emma exhibited considerable bit of !
,eling against the captain. The cap r
lin had said of her, she alleged, that q
the old black fool didn't know moth
T."
Emma's attention was directed to the
ospital experience at Leavenworth. :
he said she had sent one meal to him
lere and was directed not to send any
ore. She said when he came to the Il
ouse from the hospital he went down u
! the cellar and drank beer. Referring a
the sickness of the captain, Emma ]
lid he was very bad. Thought he b
as going to die, she said. He was I
ghty sometimes, and great deal Il
orrled. n
Emma asserted that at Leaven%orth
e captain was full of liquor about all
q time, The term moderate drinker,
cording to her opinion, was entirely N
o weak to apply to him there. At o.
ia time Mrs Tappart uaa a paod daaI el