The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-08-08
MRS. TAGGERT TO
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threaten to write to Capt. Taggart
about It,"
The deposition of Andrew Dagane,
valet in the Taggart residence at Fort
Leavenworth, tells something of the
row July 2, which brought about the
separation. 1t declares Mrs. Taggart
smoked many cigarettes, and that
many officers came to the house when
Taggart was away, including Col. Mi
ner, commandant of the post
Often when Taggart was at the Kan
sas City flood in charge of relief work,
Miner came in the day time, entering
by the back door. Mrs. Poor came, too.
Caroline Schallenberger, a trained
nurse and the wife of a doctor, made a
deposition in Cincinnati, which tells
that at Christ hospital, Mrs. Taggart
was patient in 1900. Questions as
to the nature of her Illness were not
permitted.
OF the direct testimony the most re-
freshing was that of Mrs. NJ. J. Bverly,
and 1t comes from lips more than three
score years and ten.
The lawyers spiritedly fought every
word of testimony, and the rules of the
court were searched so that nothing
save that allowed by authorities would
be allowed. In the examination of
Howard Taggart, when Mr.. Smyser as
serted that the captains wife was first
pianist and then organist of the post
church, the depth of religion in garri-
sons was told by the witness.
Why" said Howard, never more
than six persons attended the serv-
ices"
But, of course, you had either morn
ing or evening devotions in your own
homer" Smyser inquired.
Il never saw any" Howard replied.
Mary Jane Everly, past a. was led
into the court house by Attorney
Wertz and assisted to the witness box.
She lived next to Mrs. Taggart when
the latter was finding Orrville too slow
for her. The two women exchanged
calls.
Billy Taggart was there most of
the. time" the old woman said, back
and forward just as though he lived
there" She saw him leaving the house
nearly every morning. BILLY" took
quart bottles to the house, and Mrs.
Everly supposed the contents of these
bottles, about barrel full in all,
helped Mrs. Taggart bear the monot-
ony Of classic Orrville. Her house was
near Paradise street. Mrs. Everly said
her husband, becoming curious, sought
the empty bottles, and thus it became
a fact that each had contained real
whisky.
There were so many" positively
declared the aged witness, that the
landlord took away nearly wagon
load, getting them from under the
porch, and Billy took away the re-
mainder. smashing them"
Did Mrs. TaggaTt care for her chill
dren?"
Indeed she didn't. The little one
cried for hours, and the older one took
care of himself"
Billy" was gallant in his other at
tentions, for, besides the bottles, he
brought, he would drive around in his
grocery wagon and take the captains
wife, who once had graced the Luz
netta in Manila and the driveways OF
Havana, for outings, while he delivered
packages and parcels to his customers.
Attorney Smysers questions were
such as 10 bring out the defense's con-
tention that the bottles had been pur-
mics of the captains wife. But the old
witness was sure Billy" had taken
them in.
Her determined manner in telling
Mr.. Smyser that she had right to sit
on her own front porch brought unex-
pected but unanimous applause and
laughter 1t was startling to the
court, and it was ordered that upon
another such outbreak the room would
be cleared.
S. NJ. Brenneman, all his life resi-
dent of Orrville and a banker, was
called to prove the bad character of
Billy" Taggart, and an hour was con-
sumed by the attorneys to get in or
exclude most of the evidence.
Mr. Sterling, in his address giving |
reasons for desiring this evidence, de- |
nounced Mrs. Taggart in terms almost |
as severe as Attorney Wertz used in |
opening the case.
I'VE want to show" said he, "that |
she is woman of adulterous disposi- |
tion. She and Billy Taggart played |
love in the dark at Aunt Sally's home
and she attended silly, giddy dances
with him while her husband was at
the front in the Philippines; and she
said she would rather ride in Billy's'
wagon than attended church with Aunt |
Sally; and that Billy might be pre-
sentable she bought him clothes and |
shoes"
The court prevented the testimony
being offered.
Howard Taggart, a brother, was |
again on the stand to be asked con-
corning the letter which told the cap |
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