The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-10-14
.EASON DECIDES
TACCART CASE
Captain Granted Divorce and
Custody OF Children
SC0RCH ARMY OFFICERS
SUSTAINING ALLEGATIONS MADE
IN DIVORCE EILL--HlSToRY
OF THE FAMOUS
CASE.

= Wooster Ohio, October l3--The de
cision Of Judge Samuel y, Eason wa
, announced this afternoon, in the Tag
gart divorce case proving surprise tc
| both Majer Taggart and his wife. i
was shock TO certain army officers
} notably General Charles Wright Miner
retired, and Lieutenant Fortescue now
, touring Europe.
! Major Taggarts was given the decree
for divorce on the ground OF gross
neglect and cruelty, and possibly on
| the ground cf adultery. The adultery
basis Of the courts findings may net
be any spec flc charge, but will rest
upon adulterous methods and actions.
The court grauntod Capt Taggart
the custody Of the TWO children. Cul,
hef aged II, and Charles, aged I.
Although Mrs. Taggart IS cenied the
possession Of the children she will
be permitted to fee them.
Taggart was in court during the
reading of the decision. Mrs. Taggara
is i'll and was not present.
The court rom was crowded with an
eagerly expectant throng of people.
Judge Eason before giving his de,
cision reviewed the petitions. cross
petitions, answers and affidayits. In
the coute of his statement Judge
Eason said the testimony was deeply
touching
The charge CT drunkenness against
Capt. Taggart, the court said, was not
sustained.
General M ,ner and those who as
sisted him in the detention of Major
Taggart at Ft. Leavenworth in the
post hospital two years ago while his
wife fed with the boys to California
were declaresi guilty of eanapiraoy
to ruin Taggart and break up his fam.
ly.
While Mrs Taggart ana General
Miner were got adjudged guilty CT
specific adultery General Miner was
held accountable for his actions in i'm. |
prisoning Taggart. Jadge Eason stated |
that II Miner did not commit adultery |
with Mrs. Taggart he was instrument |
al In having Taggart locked up in.
communicate" for the purpo of sav.
ing Miners reputation with The War
Department, rather than because Tag. |.
CART had become menace to The safe.
ty to his wife.
Judge Easc n scensured Taggart for
having been guilty of assault and bat.
cry on his wife on the morning Of the
n. Leavenworth trouble. wh oh is saidG 4
o have precipilated his arrest. the !
curt gave much attention 10 his pro ,
'ocation, and said that where In many ,
instances men under like conditions :
ommittej murder, they were charged 3
With low grade 81 manslaughter and :
justified by the jury. The +
act that as soon as Captain Pcore In
eported to General Miner the com. li
laint made by Mrs, Taggart as to the +
rOuble, the post commander issued
an order prohibiting Lieu.
nant Fortescue from going tc see
irs. Taggart and the fact that he
=
7sidence weighed heavily against the
S-army off Ger.
The evidence upon which The charge
adulierous conduct was held avail.
BILE relates TO Mrs Taggart's conncc
on with Billy Taggart at Orrvllle.
nd with Fortescue and Miner.
Little credence was given The state.
ents made hy the Filipino woman
ugustina de Ia Cruz. as 10 the alleged
aptain Bash episode The younger
aggari. lelat We came in ( his share
judicial corins because of the testi.
ony of the detectives engaged to
ork into his confidence and the al
ged confessions he made 10 them as
his connections with Mrs. Taggari.
well as the testimony of Orrville
tz MS. whose admissions tended to
ow Illicit relations between them
hie they liye4 in the cottage at Orr.
lie.
As the matter of slimony was pTac-
ally eliminated at the beginning Of
e trial. Judg EasOn was not called
'on to make any adjustments on
az usually important item where the
In a divorce ease are
alfhy. as appears in this case.
The far-resch Bg effect If Judge
sen decision n the RI. Leaven.
nth con piracy charge Is yet a prob
= Of ihe future II has been appar
that the War Depart msut. before
lom chargas and counter charges
ve been filed by Tsggart aud Miner.
5 walled for this decision before
ally passing upon them Now that
ner is placed undsr the ban BY the
ge's findings What the War Depart
nt viii do viii be Interesting.
Had The eonsp' racy charge made
inst Miner b. Taggsrt been knock
out the opinion is that It nigh;
Te seHs hard with Tsggart in his Br
esF IS an army officer. elnce the isal