The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-10-14
EASON DECIDES
TACCART CASE
Captain Granted Divorce and
Custody of Children
SC0RCH ARMY OFFICERS
SUSTAINING ALLEGATIONS MADE
I'M DIVORCE 5lLL--HtSTORY
OF THE FAMOUS
CASE.

= Wooster, Ohio, October 1.-THE d,
! cision of Judge Samuel b. Eason wa
, announced this afternoon, in the Taa
! CART divorce-ease proving surprise Il
both Majcr Taggar and his wife.
was a shock 10 certain army officers
, notably General Charles Wright Miner
{ retired, and Lieutenant Fortescue nov
J touring Europe
, Major Taggart4was given the decree
for divorce on The ground of gross
neglect and cruelty. and possibly on
thu ground a adultery. The adnlter,
basis u the courts findings may net
be any spec'fic charge. but will rest
upon. adHlterous methods and actions
The court granted Capt Tageart
the custody Of the Two children. Cul.
her, aged II, and Charles, aged Y
Although Mrs Taggart IS cened the
possession Of the children she viii
be permitted 70 ee them.
Taggart was in court during the
reading Of the decision Mrs. Taggars
| - ~ anu WdS not present.
The court rom was crowded with an
| eagerly expectant throng OF people
Judge Eason before giving his de-
cision reviewed the petitions. cross
petitions, answers and affldavits. In
the couee of his statement Judge
Eason said the testimony was deeply
touching.
The charge Ct drunkenness against
Capt Taggart, the court said, was NOT
sustained.
General Miner and those who as.
sisted him In the detention of Major
Faggart at FIT. Leavenworth in the
post hospital two yearG ago while his
wife fed with the boys TO California
were declarel guilty of a@aapiraoy
to ruin Taggart and break up his fam
ily
White Mrs Taggart. and General
Miner were not adiudged guilty CT
specific adultery General Miner was
held accountable for his actions In i'm.
Taggart. Jadge Eason stated
that II Miner did nor commit adultery
with Mrs. Taggart he was Instrument
al in having Taggart locked up I'm.
for the purpos of say.
ing Miners reputation with the War
Department, rather than because Tag.
CART had become a menace to the safe.
~ to his wife.
Judge EasSn scensured Taggart for
having been guilty of assault and bat.
cry on his wife on The morning of the
IT. Leayenworth trouble. VIII Oh is saidf
o have precipitated his arrest, the
our gave much attention To his pEo
location. and said that where In many
instances men under like conditions ,
murder, they were charged ,
With low grade Il manslaughter and :
generally justified by the jury. The /
act that as soon as Captain pcore N
eported TO General Miner the com. H.
laint made by Mrs. Taggart as To the +
rouble, the post commander issued
lrthwilh an order prohibiting Lieu.
-nant Fortescue from going &c see
lrs. Taggart. and the fact that he
laced a sentry On guard at Tagg arts
'sidence weighed heavily against the
Xarmy of Ger
The evidence upon which The charge
saulierous conduct was held avail.
bic relates to Mrs Taggart's conncc
on with Billy Taggart At OrrviHe.
nd with Eortescue aud Miner.
Little credence was given the state.
ents made by The Filipino woman
uRustina de la Cruz AS To the alleged
aptain Bash episode. The younger
aggart. ielat We came in I r his shars
judicial corins. because of the tesfi
ony of the detectives engaged TO
DIRK into his confidence and the al
ged confessions be made 10 them as
his connections with Mrs. Taggart.
we'll a. the testimony of Orrvine
iizsns whose afmissi. rs tended to
ow illicit relations between them
10 they lived in the cottage at Orr
lie.
As the matter OF slimony was prac
ally eliminated at the beginning Of
e trial. Judg Eason was not called
on to make any adjustments on
at usually important item where the
nicslants IN divorce case are
alihy. as appears in this case.
The faT-resch ne effect ~ Judge
sons decision n the Ft Leayen-
nth con. piracy charge is YET a prob
a Of The future. u has been appar-
that the War Depart mznt. before
cm charge and counter charge5
sc been filed by Taggsrt and Miner.
! waited for this decision before
ally passing upon them New that
ner Is placed under the ban by the
ge's findings what the War Depart
nj viii do viii be interesting.
lad the e9nsp' racy charge made
inst Miner By Taggsrt teen knock
out the rpini0n is that & might
re- gone hard with Taggart in his By
eef as an army officer. rince the MAJ