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the drinking bout The contest was
for the championship of the garrison.
The contestants were being backed by
the officers. Mrs. Taggart told him aft
erwards, the witness said, that Mrs.
Poor won the match, drinking nine
goblets.
Took Her Whiskey Straight.
Howard Taggart also testified that
his sister-in-law drank habitually with
the officers and prided herself on TAX
ing her whiskey straight, laughing at
the men for using water with it.
The captain, the witness said, OBJ
jected to his wife's giving their sons
beer.
Continuing, the witness said he
knew Mrs. Fanny Saffron and a GER
tain. drinking resort at Matanzas, Gu
ba. She had told him that Mrs. Tag
CART and she were drunk one night in
the saloon with two volunteer officers.
Mrs. Saffron he said, then described
meeting the officers in the plaza, drink
ing high-balls and one bottle of cham
payne followed. and as another was
opened Capt Taggart came in and
knocked the glass from his wifes
hand
One of the officers had apologized,
the witness said, expressing the hope
that no court martial would be neces-
sary.
Visits Mrs. Tageart In Chicago.
The witness said he remembered
Mrs. Taggart's return from the Philip
pines in 1908, when he visited her
In Chicago and she showed him her
oriental collection saying her husband
bought the objects for her. She show
ed three fur coats, worth $1,000. This
was. to rebut the allegation that,
though the captains pay was $210 a
month, he did not properly support
his WIFE
Once at Fort Thomas, the witness
said, he and Mrs. Taggart drank to-
gether until the witness became drunk
THAT was the first time was ever
really dead drunk" he said and Mrs.
Taggart took his part when his
brother upbraided him. The witness
said there was poker playing at the
Taggart house The preacher drop
ped in, and Mrs. Taggart thought 1t
would be good joke so she pushed
him through the door.
Tells OF Visits by Officers.
On cross examination the witness
said that Mrs. Taggart, In telling him
of the drinking bout she engaged In,
said she was foored after the fifth
goblet. He added that Lieut.. Ryther
was in the habit of calling upon Mrs.
Taggart during her husbands alb
sence.
Maj. Taggart was permitted to take
his children out driving last night by
the courts order.
Not Rich Mans Daughter.
Chicago, Aug. 4. - Grace Viola Gull
yer Taggart, the Chicago woman from
whom Major Elmore F. Taggart Of the
United States army is seeking a di-
vorce at Wooster, o., Is the daughter
Of John Manville, hotel porter in
West Madison street lodging house,
and not the daughter of Charles Gull
yer, the wealthy board of trade oper-
ator. She was adopted by Culver with
her sister when Manville entered the
federal army forty-four years ago.
Il have never made any secret of
my daughters adoption" said Man
Vile last night at the Lafayette ho-
tel, 105 West Madison street. Mrs.
Culver who Is my sister, wanted the
two girls because she had no children.
My wife and gave them up cheerful
ly because we knew the Culvers could
give them better advantages than we
could"
Know Father az "UncIe john"
While Manville was soldier and
later North Dakota farmer, his two
daughters were reared in luxury,
thinking that Mr.. and Mrs. Culver
were their parents. Manville was
known as "Uncle john" and seldom
went to the Culver home.
my wife and moved around often
and we didn't see much of the girls
while they we're young" said Manville
as he rested on his mop at the Lafay-
cite house. I'VE had three boys to
look after, SO we we're never lonesome
for children When we came to Chi
cago and visited the Culvers the chill
dren called their mother 'auntie' and
me uncle Mrs. Culver was addressed
as mother and Culver as father.
AS the Culvers had legally adopted
the two girls we never objected. It
was the wish of their foster parents,
so that was all there was to 1t.
think Grace knew she was an adopted
daughter Of the Culvers. She was 4
years old when she went to live with
her aunt
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