The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-08-04
SENSATIONAL DIVORCE CASE
ON THIS WEEK At WOOSTER

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habit of smoking cigarettes. He says
that in 1896, at Ft. Thomas, KY, she
engaged in a
DRINKING CONTEST
with one Mrs. Poore, the wife of
brother office, and another woman as
to who could drink the greatest guam
tity of intoxicants. Further, he de-
clares that in the year 1898 he found
her at Mantanzas, Cuba, at 2 o'clock
iii the morning in a highly intoxicated
condition In a saloon drinking with
two men; that at Highland Park, Gin
cinnati, in 1900, while associating with
one Spencer, she became so intoxicated
that Spencer put her to bed
At Ft, Leavenworth, Kan, while as
scciating with the said Lieut.. Fortes
que, she became intoxicated. with For
tesque and other men.
Taggart in his third cause of action
declares that on or about July 4, 1908,
Mrs. Taggart conspired with Col. Mi
ner and Capt. Poore and caused the
plaintiff to be confined in the army
hospital at FIT. Leavenworth upon a
false charge of acute alcoholism. He
claims that he was always kind and
indulgent to his wife and had great af-
fection for her and for their children
and made every possible effort to lead
her in the paths of right and duty.
CAME FROM SAN FRANCISCO.
Mrs. Taggart, at the time of the fl
ing of the petition for divorce, was in
San Francisco, but on being appraised
of the suit, hastened to this city and
filed her answer and cross-petition.
Her first action, however, was to get
the custody of the two bright little
boys, whom Major Taggart had placed
in the care of his aged parents; the
court, however, enjoined her from TAX
ing the children out of the county. In
ways demeaned herself as a dutiful
and obedient wife, and that Major
Taggart had been guilty of
EXTREME CRUELTY
and gross neglect of duty toward her.
self and children. She charges that on
two occasions, while they were living
in Manila, Taggart struck her and beat
her in the face with his fist, that the
offenses were committed one. week
apart in September, 1901, and that
Major Taggart, at the time of infiicting
the blows, was drunk. Later on, she
says, that while they we're residing at
Ft. Leavenworth Taggart threw her
with such force against a chiffonier as
to dislocate her jaw and that he beat
her repeatedly and violently. She says
that on an occasion, while living at Ft.
Leavenworth, at the request of her
husband, she attended social affair
with Capt. Poore and wife and Lieut..
Fortesque, that when she returned to
their home in company with Captain
Poore, Taggart charged her with being
intoxicated, and when she passed
through the door Taggart grabbed her
and
TORE HER CLOTHING
completely from her body and beat her
to the extent that it was thought she
would die. She says that on this occa-
sion Taggart was drunk, and that he
only desisted from his treatment of
her on the pleading of their son Culver.
Mrs. Taggart answered the amend
ment to Major Taggart's petition and
filed an amendment to her cross-peti-
ton, setting forth an additional cause
for divorce. In this Mrs. Taggart al
legged that while they were residing in
Manila that Taggart associated with a
native Philippine woman whose Chris
tion name is Augustine.
Mrs. Taggart, since coming to San
Francisco to fight for her children and
to answer the charges of her husband,
has made Wooster her home