The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-08-08

worth to make cigarettes. ! never knew
Of Mrs. Taggart making cigarettes there.
Was Perfectly Sober.
u called at the hospital to see Cap
tain Taggart and was informed by the
sentry IN charge that he was TO allow
no one to see him. saw Taggart when
he went into the hospital, and he was
perfectly sober and was perfectly nor
NAL mentally. On the books OF the hos
9itaI il was stated that Taggart was
confined for acute alcoholism but it
was a lie and intended TO cover up the
real Fea son.
''It is dae OF the straagA4t things In
the world 20 put an Officer In coIInne-
nent. ] never saw IL done but once in
my lie. when a man. was suffering from
delir-Um tremens. | saw Captain Tag
gart before he was put in the hospital.
and he was utterly sober"
In reply TO a question whether. If he
suspected a conspiracy against him.
Taggart could not have obtained redress
through cCurt-martial, the major said
the whole theory OF army discipline was
that the presumption was always in ia
Yor Of the commanding officer, and that
to obtain redress Taggart would have to
overcome that presumption.
Attended Mrs. Taggart.
The deposition of Col. John Van Hoff,
assistant surgeon general Of the army,
L
worth in July, 1903, and had gone with
Colonel Miner to see Mrs. Taggart. He
did not consider her condition nervous
or hysterical. but was impressed with
her seIfpossession.
This was July l, the day of Taggarts
arrest. The quarrel and skirrtearing
had occurred the night before
On CrCss-eXaminatOn the surgeon had
testified that he attenued Mrs. Taggcrt
at Col, Miners request, going first to
the latter's headquarters. There Miner
told him TagSart had assaulted his wife
and that she WIS reported 10 be in fear
Tor her life. Miner had called il a very
disagreeable occurrence" and asked the
surgeons advice.
Captain Taggart seemed much dis
trcsSed, and there was deal of talk
about the affair. Finally Taega-t had
said ne could perhaps persuade Mrs
IagPaTt TO withdraw her complaint and
asked permission 10 go To see her Tnar
VAS refused and Taggart suggested that
Col Miner go Miner refused to go
alone, and Van Hon had therefore ac-
cOmEenied him.
Her face bore evidence of having
been bruised in some way" the deposit
ton went on. Such condition might
nave resulted from an assault such as
preston was that he. face was swollen
and bruised but that she was perfectly
composed.
7 saw Captain Targart when he was
confined IN The hospital and he was not
a victim Of acute alsroholism :"
The colonel said that he lived about
one hundred feet from the Taggart resi-
deuce and that the windows of his he'd
room were raised on Ine night of June
30 He heard no noise CT cOmmotton in
the IagSaTt house.
Twelve Year-OId Spy.
Fannie EverIy. of Pittsbure twelve
Years Old. dressed in 2-hite and with
hCr curls tied by pinl, ribbon, entered
the divorce clse of Major TaggHrr
witness for the major, and testified to
sEying on Mrs. TaggaTt and a relative
o. the major through keyhOle
Five years ago l lived 1T OrrvilIe,"
said the little witness. Il used to go TO
Mrs Tagg1rt's house almost every day.
/ saw Billy TagSart Ga cousin of the
major) nearly every time | went there
the house Usually nc was in tho parlor
"Once / saw 'Rilly' Tlegart and Mrs
Taggart III the parlOr when the dooa.
was closed. | looked through the key
He called We and / looked in after him
! saw Mrs. Taggart and Billy They
sat on chairs close together. holding
hands. That was all. Billy and Mrs
came out and told us 20 run
along and play Billy offered us some
oTanGes II we would, go out" -.
Mrs Taggart's attorneys will try to
chow she had gone to a Cincinnati hos
lttal and was there ut tn" time of tho
alleged ltcyhole episode. While the child
v as testifying Mrs. Taggart wrote. Il
left Orrville May G."
William Taggart's Visit
Lizzie Yost, of Orrvine. testified that
she lived across the street from the home
occupied by Mrs TaEgart and that she
saw William Tdggart make frequent
visits TO Mrs Taggart's house Augusta
Rcidlc, who also lived near Mrs Tag
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