The Washington times., 1905-09-01
HER HOME WAS NOT
A HE'LL ON EARTH,
SAYS ARMY WIFE
Claims Captain Taggart
Never Told Her SO
at LeavenwoIth
BRIGHT AND BRIEF
Frankly Admits That She
Cabled Her Husband
at Manila.

WOOSTER. Ohio. Sept. Mrs. Tag.
gart entered the courtroom alone this
morning A white waist and black
skirt was worn by the. defendant Shs
walked slowly and thoughIfuly up the
stairs leading TO the court. In one hand
she Gangled her black hat by the string
This hat has been worn by Mrs. Tasgari
on all except one of the days OF the
trial. She entered the court before any
of her attorneys. and sat at t2b,c
where she unrolled bundle of closely
written pages containing her testimony
of yesterday
Mrs Taggart's sister, Mrs. Shields, is
her unofliciai stenographer. She puts
down most of the testimony OF Mrs
Taggart In a rapid hand. The witness
generally slances over the questions and
her answers during recesses, Or when
she has little spare time in the court
room.
Our home at Fort Leavenworth was
not a he'll on earth, as the captain made
il out to be. II cannot be that he ever
thought So He never told me so.
These were the first words OF Mrs
Grace Taggsrt upon the witness stand
today in answer to a question from At
torney Stirling.
Mrs. Taggart is as bright and as brief
as at any time during her examination.
She left her hat on her attorneys table
as she mounted the stand this morn
| Ing. A mass of beautiful chestnut brown
nsir. prettily arranged, added greatly TO
the attraction of the witness.
Because of Miner.
so you say that you were never told
BY Captain Taggart at Fort Leayen-
| worth that because of your intimacy
with Miner and Fortescue- his home was
! becoming hell on earth?''
Captain Taggart never told me that. .
"Mrs. Taggart. while you lived at Orr
vile, did you send cablegram TO Cap
( tain Taggart?
Il sent a s25 cablegram TO the captain
at Manila.
Then did YOU cable some one in Eu-
rope 10 meet you at some place in In
diana?r
An objection was interposed by MIR
| Smyser. who said Captain Taggarts at
! tOrneys were wandering around aimlcss-
ly.
They are just stalking each other like
men who are lost In the woods he said
The objection was sustained
Taught Her Children.
That she has not been going TO churcl
in Wooster for effect. that she tried I,
be good mother to the Taggart boy
and that she has taught them to pra.
for their father is the testimony o
Mrs. Taggart. Her home life in Wooste
was principally dwelt upon by Mr.. Stir
ling during the morning
II learned Culver and Tiddles to pTa.
as soon as they were old enough To iif
their little fingers, said Mrs. Taggart
She denied that she allowed the chill
dren 10 run without attention In IN
What prayer did you learn them t
! say. Mrs. Taggart2'
"They learned to say Now / lay m
down 10 sleep. said Mrs. Taggart.
THAT was their first prayer
Have you learned them to say ths
great prayer. which begins. Our fathe
who are IN heaven. hallowed be Tn
Yes. sir: they know that prayer"
do you mean TO say that you hav
/ knelt a your bedside at the side OF thos
. children and prayed with them?"
Did you ever teach those boys I
pray for their father" said Mr. Stirlin
2 slowly
II have sir" said Mrs. Taggart.
Mrs Taggart was asked If she eve
sent cablegram 10 Captain Bash aboJ
the divorce suit. She said she had no
Went to Silver Lake.
believe you took an excursion to SiIvc
I Lake,
YES. sir
How long were you there?'
"All day: ! went with Dr. and Mr.
: ! Stauffer. OF Wooster
: This examination was objected 10. an
: further questions on the subject wel
= Ia abooej The question would have Ie
: up to an incident which the plaintiff hs
: several times tried TO introduce at tn
r trial. Allegations duplicating = son
=. Or. Stauffer are made by the plaintiff
q but petition naming young Stauffer {
! 4 correspondent having been refused. L
Judge Eason, he will rot allow test
| Eony on the subject to be Introduce
Asked IL IL Was not fact that 81
! never pretended to attend church unt
5 she came to Wooster, and commence
\ 10 attend Mr. Stauffer's church. she Sa
i she had always attended church wh1
| she lived near one and was able to z
! lis not il a fact you have been goiu
Q TO church in Wooster just for the effe
, IL would create in your favor at TN
r | trial."
"No cir. that Is utterly false -