The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-08-15

acted in a very frivolous manner. l
thought that a man of that character
deserved to be killed. | came home
from field practice one afternoon about
3 o'clock. asked Mrs. Taggart to go
with me for drive. We started to go
to the cart. She started back. / fol-
lowed after my gloves | heard Mrs.
Taggart tell the colonel not to come,
as | had come and we were to go driv-
ing. / took her to task about this.
She told me that Col. Miner had di-
rected her to call him up at the Office
and not at the house, on account of his
wife"
Lieut.. Fortesque then came above the
horizon at a dinner party given by
Mrs. Taggart to the Misses Yost and
Berry. After the BALI the captain saw
the lieutenant at his house.
Fortesque, Briggs, Breeze and Cava-
nagh were the gentlemen who came to
the captains house with the ladies.
The party broke up at daylight, Mrs.
Taggart somewhat boozy, said the wit
ness.
Afterwards, at various social func-
tions | noticed Mrs. Taggart and For
tesque together frequently" Again,
after a hop at the dancing hall, some
young people called at the Taggart
home.
Sterling asked: What time did they
quit hopping?" About 1880. That
night saw Mrs. Taggart and Mr.. For
tesque coming out of the basement.
after they came up from the cellar
they resumed their seats at the table,
and each had a high ball. l called my
wlfe's attention to the conspicuous in
timacy between her and Fortesque. 1t
was not decent
"At hop later on l looked at my
wife's card and found she had given
seven dances to Fortesque. This was
nearly half the dances. | told her she
could give Fortesque all the dances if
she wanted to. | did not dance with
her." Here a technical description of
the custom of dances occurred. After
the dance Fortesque followed the party
to the Taggart home. The captain or
deIed Fortesque to leave, which he did,
saying lit would be long time before
he would darken the Taggart door
again" The next day the ladies re-
fused to speak to the captain either at
breakfast or luncheon. 1t was suggest
ed to Miss Yost that she could go
home, but she remained about two
weeks.
On another occasion Grace came
down dressed to go out. The telephone
bell rang and she answered it, saying
she would be over soon. The captain
went with his wife to the Poore's, say
ing to her that she would find For
tesque there. When they came in sight
of the Poore residence the lieutenant
was sitting on the steps. The husband
objected to his wife's going there, but
she went in spite Of his entreaties. She
brought the party to his house after
ward and asked him to come down
stairs to see them. A scene occurred
here. Finally the major, taking his
wifes most sacred oath with uplifted
hand, got her to promise that if Tag
came down to the people below this
time she would in the future have alb
solutely nothing to do with them. She
was crying bitterly After securing
this promise from her, the storm sub
sided, the sky cleared, Mrs. Taggart
dried her tears, put some powder on
her face and they went downstairs to
the unwelcome guests
II went to the telephone the next
day when the bell rang, and Fortesque
was there, and he didn't answer for
some time when he found that | was
on the other end Of the line. For
tesque then said he wanted myself and
wife to go over to the Poores that
night. told him that we wouldn't be
there. He wanted to know If Mrs.
Taggart wouldn't go. l said no, she
wouldn't
"She refused to see Fortesque that
afternoon when he came. She started
for a drive around the circle in the
evening when | came home from my
drive. | went to the officers mess.
After waiting on the porch for some
time | came home about 10 p. m,
Found Mrs. Taggart was not at home.
| remained upstairs until 1 clock,
then took a sleep. | woke up at 80
a. IN. No one had returned. saw four
whiskey glasses on the table down
stairs, and a decanter. went to the
telephone and called Capt. Poore."
Sterling caught the thread of testi-
money broken by the noon recess,
Capt. Poore answered the phone when
Taggart called him up and said that
Mrs. Taggart was all o. X. Had just
been over to the house and could not
get in. They would keep Mrs. Taggart
all night. The major objected to this,
and she returned with Capt. Poore.
Capt Poore asked ror a drink. II did
not answer when the bell rang. l went
down and found Mrs. Taggart there.
The glasses on the table heretofore re-
ferred. to We're those OF the Poores,
Lieut.. Fortesque and Mrs. Taggart,
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