The San Francisco call., 1905-08-10
Lieutenant Drawn
Into Divorce
Scandal.
Frequent Caller at the
Absent Captains
Dwelling.
Filipino Lad Gives Damaging
Testimony Against Ac-
CuSed Woman.
Special Dispatch to The can-

WOOSTER, o., Aug. 9-That neither
principal in the Taggart divorce case will
ask for alimOny was brought out to-day
IN an argument for the admission OF a
statement as TO Mrs. Taggart's finances.
We have not asked for alimony and
oon expect to, said Attorney Wertz.
Neither will we.' said Attorney
Smizer IF my client is granted a di-
vorce"
attempted to bring about a recon
citation between my brother and his wife
without his authority and his knowl-
edge, was the statement wrung from
Howard Taggart when he was recalled
70 the stand to-day for cross-examina-
tion.
Thomas Moraldo, the Filipino valet OF
Captain Taggart. occupied the stand
most or the morning and told in broken
accents of the visits of Lieutenant
Forescue 10 Mrs. Taggart while Cap
tain TaSgart was away on duty at Kan
sas City at the time Of the food With his
own eyes he saw the lieutenant enter the
mouse and go upstairs to Mrs. Taggart's
room. where he remained with Mrs. Tag
gart for an hour
The Filipino told of other visits. and
or drinking bouts in which cocktails.
whisky, wine and beer figured.
SAYS TAGGART WAS SOBER.
Inc deposition of Captain William 3.
roi"eH OF the Eighteenth Infantry was
taken I'D this morning He testified.
On the evening of June 30 1903, I was
with Captain Taggart and he was per
fectly sober. l asked him to have a
drink with me before we parted that
night and he declined Captain Wfckhan
of the Twelfth Infantry asked me next
day to write a statement of Captain
Taggart's condition as to sobriety on
the preceding evening.
This was the time at which Ta9vs-+
was arrested for alleged intoxicatton,
Thomas MOraldO then took the stand
He was with Captain Taggart at Fort
Leavenworth. He testified that General
Miner called on Mrs. Taggart twice while
the captain was confined in the hospital
On one of these visits the general came
alone MoraldO continued:
"One night about 1 O'Clock. while the
captain was in Kansas City. Lieutenant
Fortescue called on Mrs. Taggart. and
Mrs Taggart came out to the kitchen
and told me / could go to bed The next
morning Lieutenant Fortescue called on
Mrs. Taggart again. and she received
him in her night dress. The next day he
called again and I let him in He asked
where Mrs. Taggart was. and I told him
she was upstairs in her room. He went
right upstairs to her room and remained
about an hour with Mrs. Taggart and
then came downstairs without her and
left the house
II frequently saw Mrs. Taggart smoke
cigarettes. One evening Mrs. Taggart en-
tertained Mrs. Vose, Mrs. Breese and
three officers at dinner, and they all
drank champagne. whisky and beer"
EXONERATES GENERAL MINER.
On cross-eXaminatiOn the witness said
he presided over the punch bowl at a
cotillon given at Fort Leavenworth in
April, 1903. After the cOtillOn broke I'D
a party Of guests went to the Taggart
home.
II never saw anything improper take
place between General Miner and Mrs.
Taggart," he testified.
Attorney Smizer attempted time after
time in a rapid fire of questions in his
ross-examination to break down Moral
dos story Of how Lieutenant Fortescue
visited Mrs. Taggartsin her bedroom on
a Sunday afternoon while Captain Tag
CART was away on duty at Kansas City.
Moraldo finally remembered that this en-
tertainment took place in Captain Tag
gart's den"
Howard Taggart was then recalled to
the stand for cross-examination by At
torney Smizer as to his CHoward's) ef-
forts to effect reconciliation between
the captain and his wife.
''You always kissed and embraced your
sister-in-law (Mrs. TaggarD when you
visited her, did you not?' asked Smizer.
The witness admitted that he generally
did
After the Rither incident?''
YES"
Mrs Taggart for the first time during
the trial broke into tears. At this point
Judge Easton adjourned court until to-
morrow morning.