The Topeka state journal., 1905-08-11
TAGGART'S STORY.

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place. Mrs. safforns came home about
a half hour later. My wife laughed at
me great deal over this affair"
COtillion at Fort Leavenwortb.
1t was brought out in oss-exami-
nation of witness that most notable
couliilon was given in May, two years
ago: bysMrs. Taggart at the garrison
haI in Fort Leavenworth, which
from point of elegance was the
SWEETEST function ever experienced in
army circles there. 1t developed that
that function was attended, from
and the wives, including Captains
Saffarons and Poore and their wives,
and that, while Major Taggart super
intended its arrangement, all the ex-
penses were paid by Mrs. Taggart
from her private purse. This event
transpired previous to Major Tag
CARTS alleged Imprisonment in the
post hospital.
Captain William B. FolweIl, of the
Eighteenth infantry, Fort Leaven-
worth, testified that he saw Major
Taggart refuse a drink at the officers
club there on the night of June 80,
1903.
In q legal tangle over the admission
of statement made and signed by
Banker Charles H. Hubert, of Chi
cago, it developed that Mrs. Taggart's
income is $4,000 a year from property
left her by her foster parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Culver.
The document showed that in 1894,
on the. death of Mr.. Culver, Mrs. Tag
gart inherited a life interest in prop
erty which nets her $110 a month, and
that later she inherited a life interest
in $S5.0O0 when her foster mother
died recently in Wooster, whittier she
came in company with Mrs. Taggart.
The estate is handled by the Equitable
Trust company of Chicago.
NIoraldo on the Stand.
The appearance of the dusky ORR
entail bodyguard and valet to Major
Taggart, Thomas Moraldo. in the wit
ness box, furnished a slight diversion.
'Tomaz," as he is called, is a little
fellow. His beady, jet eyes glitter and
dance, and his hair stands like the
bristles in a brush.
He was questioned, cross questioned
and "double-crossed' questioned,
turning nervously as he talked, but
sticking like a leech to certain points
of evidence which made his testimony
virile. Moraldo is 21 years of age.
He got acquainted with Captain and
Mrs. Taggart in Manila and came
over with the Taggarts on the trans
port Sheridan and since that time has.
from time to time been in Taggart's
employ. When waiting tables and do
ing general housework in the Taggart
uOHlS OIl LSdNSIWO tWO yCc11s .
ago, he said he often saw Colonel
Miner call on Mrs. Taggart when
Major Taggart was absent Once he
came with Mrs. Miner, at times with
other officers, and at times alone, but
always in the day time. He saw
nothing wrong.
He said Lieut. Fortesque came
often and that while Taggart was de-
tailed on the Kansas City flood For
tesque came in one night, and Mrs.
To a,-t hi (MnroIdnA he'd
He came at 9 o'clock the next day,
which was Sunday morning, opened
the front door and asked for Mrs.
Taggart, sat in the parlor with Mrs.
Taggart, who wore her japanese XII
mona, and was entertained half an
hour
Called Again the Same Day.
The same day he called again at
1890 p. M, and Moraldo told him
Mrs. Taggart was upstairs in her
room. He said Fortesque went up to
the room, and that later he saw
room. Upon cross-examination it de-
veloped that the room Fortesque en-
tered was Taggart's private den"
''What is your relation with Captain
Taggart?" asked Judge Smyser.
me no kin to him., replied the
Filipino, and laughter followed.
How did you happen to come here
to this trial?''
MdJOI lClA IAAC OO0l sAACSC
questions - an: wered Noraldo.
Did you see Fort asque go inc Mrs.
TaggaTt's room upstairs
NO
HE ask for Mrs. Taggart. I say she
upstairs in her room, an he go up to
her roonn--T know
How do you know-yOu didn't see
him enter her room?"
st dBnnO-he go in her ROOM
Did you see him come out of her
room - ~
Yep
Where were you wher you saw
this?'
Upstairs
What was you doing upstairs?'
'I dunno. 1 sec him come out Mrs.
Taggart's room-I see it,
smoke cigarettes ?"
yep, she smoke him cigarette
did you ever see Mrs. Taggart
drunk?''
Yep" a.
Drinking what?''
"she drink him champin. whiskee;
some time beer
With company"
with whom?'
Mrs Yost, Captain Breeze aud
Miss Berry. They was two of11cers-I
dunno wflo--one long man, one short
man. serve dinner an pour out
champin; 1 pour out whlskee. They
drink him-yep.''
Mrs. Yost is from San Francisco and
Miss Berry, who was then visiting Mrs.
Taggart at FIT. Leavenworth, is the
daughter of ex-Congressman Judge Al
Berry, of Newport.
Then came the story of the cotillon.
when Moraldo was the ebon jewel who
was lashed to the punch bowl at the
hop. He got to bed the next morning
at o'clock.
In questioning the witness Judge
Smyser would occasionally walk I'D
near the little swarthy antipodean and
something The manner of the law
yer appeared to have an hypnotic eff
feet on Mora1do, whose face would
suddenly emulsify into a peculiarly dis
torted edification that gave him an