The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-08-11
NO COMPLAINTS YET FILED
IN THE SALOON EPISODE
Hearing Before the Mayor Was More
Like a Riot Than a Ju-
dicial Trial.
TAeGART MISSED SEEING BOYS
"Buster" and riddles" Taggart, II Is
Said, Will Not Be Called
to Testify.

WUOSleT, OnlO, Aug. o.-OWlllS W luS
illness of James Sterling of Canton,
counse! for plaintiff, the divorce case
Of Taggart VS.. Taggart could not go on
this morning DR.. j. N. EGCum ap-
peared before Judge Eason and stated
that Sterling was suffering from chol-
era morbus and too i'll to arise at
least before noon. The court an
nounced an adjournment to l p. m,
adding that the case must go on at
that time If it became necessary for
some other attorney to take Sterling's
place.
Sterling has been indisposed since
Saturday, and the exciting hearing last
night exhausted him completely.
During the morning E. S. Wertz,
Sterlings associate, and Judge Smy-
ser, chief counsel for Mrs. Taggart,
visited Sterlings house. The sick at
torney was found confined to his bed
and almost too weak to speak. Judge
Smyser said, after consulting DR.. Yo-
Cum, that it would be impossible for
Sterling to appear this afternoon.
Judge Eason said that, in spite of his
intimation in the morning that the
case could not be long delayed for in
dividual necessities, some further time
might be given. This is taken to in
dicate that the case will be taken up
Wednesday morning in any event.
Eugene Carlin, prosecuting attorney,
and Wertzs law partner, may take
Sterling's place if necessary. He has
not appeared in the case and has not
worked up any of the evidence, but has
attended the trial regularly as mat
ter of professional interest.
Wertz and Capt. Taggart spent the
morning exploring evidence. Taggart
had intended to enjoy the unexpected
leisure with Buster and Tiddles, but
could not find the boys. Mrs. Taggart,
at her lawyers suggestion, went driv-
ing in the country with MIS-. James
Shields, her sister, feeling the need OF
recreation after Monday nights expo
sure to the disorderly crowd at the
Rope hearing.
1t is not known positively that Mrs
Fanny Saffons will appear as a wit
ness for Mrs. Taggart. Mrs. Saffons is
one of the women whom the plaintih
has tried to prove were close associ-
ates of Mrs. Taggart, though possessed
Of small standing in army society. She
has been figuring in court martialat
Fort Logan, near Denver, it is related,
where an officer is charged with hav-
ing raised 81 900 by falsifying his pay
checks and with having spent much of
the proceeds at dry goods stores. She
will arrive tomorrow, it is now said.
Captain Taggart received notice from
Washington this morning that his
leave of absence from his new station
at Columbus barracks had been extend
ed 80 days. This will give him ample
time to attend the trial, and if its out
come is what he hopes, to prepare a
home for Buster and Tiddles at Colum-
bus.
No complaints were filed or warrants
issued this morning in the saloon law
violation cases, which the captains at
torneys threatened to bring in retalia-
tion for the perjury charges brought
by the other side as a side issue Of the
divorce case. Taggart's attorneys
claims TO have ample evidence volun-
leered by minors, to refute the state
ment made by Hazel Heffeltinger,
the bartender, under oath last night,
that he never sold intoXicants TO min
ors. They figure that such refutation
would leave in doubt the bartender's
sworn statement that he never sold
beer to Mrs, Taggart.
In a hearing at the mayors Office
last evening that was more like riot
than judicial proceeding, Mrs. Grace
Taggart made her first appearance on
the witness stand. Capt Taggalt and
his wife encountered each other in
dramatic episode. The captain excit-
odly made grab for Capt. Taylor, one
Of his wife's lawyers, Taylor declaring
he would know what 1t cost" insinu-
ated subornation Of perjury. The faith
or and mother of Perry Rope, the de-
fendant, threatened Taylor with yio-
lence, and Attorneys Wertz and Ster-
ling, Capt Taggart's lawyers, who de-
Tended Rope, declared another arrest
IN connection with the case would be
made soon on charges of violation Of
the saloon law
The hearing was held before Mayor
M. NJ. Van Nest in the city hall. The
little office was packed TO suffocation
with a curious mob OF men and boys
who pressed inside the railing and
hung over the very witness chair. This
condition was responsible for the dra-
matte rencontre of Taggart and his
wife. The major was jammed against
railing, When Mrs. Taggart. having
testified left the room. her only way