The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-04-25
IVY MEN ARE NAMED
As Correspondent in SEN
sational Ohio Divorce
Case.

Wooster, o., April 25.-wth the film
hy Maj Elmore F. rasgart. u S. A., o
pn amended petition IN his suit FOR a.
reice. further sensations have been adj
1ei 70 case which has been the sub.
'e.l Of gossip IN military posts from tn,
Philippines to Kansas.
Capt raggart has seswed az many sta
tians IN this country and in Cuba and the
philippines since his marriage to Grace
Nioiet Culver Chicago society girl. in
1896. He is now daily expected home
from The Philippines. whittier he sailed
in January in command Of the transport
sherman. He has named half dozen
officers Of various ranks as correspond
ents.
Among com are Capt. Louis II. Bash,
husband Of Bertha RuilSin, whose Hell
net Of Navrre' placed her in the front
rank Of young American writer's. Be
fcfe Capt Bash's marriage his name
WIS spoten boy gossips IN connection
With the Tasgart troubles, and on ac-
cuant Of i Capt. Basn offered TO release
I. Miss Runkle from her betrothal. but
she declared belief in his Innocence. and
they were married on October p, lst.
INC Taggarts have two children. aged
1r end 6 respectively
III MS first petition for divorce Mai
Taegart charged his wife with deserving
hhn on July 6. 1908. While he was stat
Toned at Fort Leavenworth He alleges
tiat she went with the children to San
Francisco. where her conduct was such
that it created scandal.
1t was while in Manila that Nal Tag
cart alleges that Capt, Bash and Mrs
Taggart figured IN episodes which are
reecunted IN the petition Mai. Taggart
speches that in August 1901, Capt.
Fash was q frequent visitor at their
home in spite Of protests which he made
to 7Irs raggart
wife Pleads Innocent.
II reference to Capt. Bach Mrs Tag
eart said recently:
Il scarcely know Capt. Bash. While ]
was in the Philippines three years ago
With my husband ! met Capt. Bash, but
we never became well acquainted l saw
no more Of Capt, Bash than ] did Of
amy other fellow-onicers Of my hus-
i4nd."
AAA TIC AAA1N NfANN ARA ANNANlA '-ANA
~ Maj Taggart he says that mis- wife
aas guilty OF improper conduct with
4ficut. Rithcr at Fort Thomas, Ky, in
lisC He also Ieiterdtes the charges as
O Misconduct with one William Taggart.
4 nd alleges chat his wife and william
y aragmrt lived for n time IA 1900 in the
g tters honie in Oirvlle, o.
MAJ. ragEart further AYERS that on
sverai occasions in 1903, While he was
& iaiioned at Fort Leavenworth, Mrs Tag
ant was guilty Of improper conduct with
& 'ol Charles w Miner, U. S. a. 1t
vas about this time, Maj. Taggart all
ges. that his wife and Lieut.. Granville
!, Fortesque a relative OF President
ROOSEVELT. figured IN incidents which
nuishea grounl for naming the lieuten-
at as one Of The correspondents.
For this second canse of action Mai
.Hggnrt charges his wife with squander-
6 much of his earnings for intoXicants
r herself and others, and for presents
clothing and other articles to William
asgart rngeart alleges that his wife
as addicted &c cigarette smoking and |
rinking lie Instances an occasion at
prt Thomas when, as he alleges, Mrs. |
aggart engaged in a drinking contest at !
canteen with a Mrs. Poore and sew