The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-09-01

A MERC|LESS ONE
Continued From Page one.) .

Uo COnllnueu tOInOTTOW.
The witness was asked about her in
terest in her husband and hopes for his
future when they we're married.
DO you still entertain hopes of your
husbands success?" why, don't
wish him any i'll will at all"
She told of a number Of prominent
people from Cincinnati who called on
her at Ft Thomas. "Vermuth' was
served to the visitors.
well, now" said Sterling, what is
'Vermuth?' l don't know" why,
you'll have to ask the captain about
that. He knows said the witness.
The examination here went into the
details of social life at Ft. Thomas,
drinking, card playing, etc. She ad-
mitted having taken glass of beer at
Berry's the time the deposition was
taken there.
After leaving Kentucky, Sterling
passed rapidly to Manila, p. l. The
drives through the city were inquired
about. The witness said she went out
very frequently with her husband and
also drove once or twice with Capt.
Mccoy, Capt. Carson and Capt Bash.
Capt. Bash stopped right in front OF
the house just as my husband and /
were starting, and after some conver-
sutton l got in with him We went to
the Lunetta, where the band concerts
were"
After the concert somebody propos-
ed going to the club"
do you know who ordered up the
drinks?"
Il think Capt. Taggart did"
What did you drink" II took sar-
saparilla. Capt. Bash took cocktail"
The story of the quarrel in front of
the house was narrated practically the
same as told before. Said she was with
Capt. Bash three times altogether.
Did you meet him at social func-
tions?" Yes, sir, several times"
Have you told us of all the meet
ipgs with Capt Bash?" "Yes, sir, all
that | remember Of"
You did know him at Ft. Niagara"
Yes, sir; ] met him there"
Did you meet him In this country"
Eyes, / met him at a hotel in San
Francisco, the Cumberland. Spoke to
him in the hall. think | saw him
once while driving with my mother in
the Presidio."
Witness said she resented the infer
ence concerning the doubt as to the
paternity of the Poore children and
denied making any statement that 1t
would take Philadelphia lawyer to
determine the paternity Of the next
Fcore offspring Mrs. Taggart was
then asked if She was In New York
city in the fall of 1902 at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel She said she was. A
letter was handed her and she was
asked If she wrote 1t. She said she
did. The letter was headed Fifth Ave-
nue. Hotel, Madison square, No". 26.
1902. Dearest Honey: Carrie Saffa-
rons took lunch with me today. She
looks we'll They took Saffarons' things
out of the post and they are stored. /
see Capt. Jackson quite frequently.
Capt. Dunning is here, too The PoGIes
must be in sight somewhere"
frcm Ft. Thomas the -aXamina-
tion went to Mantanzas, Cuba. Down
there in Cuba, did you have your side
LtsIh well stocked?" mo, sir"
Now, as the evening wanes some
body proposed to go to this cafe?"
'lcs, sir. The captain remarked"
she said, that somebody should bring
MIN a sandwich"
Who proposed going to this saloon?"
1T was one of the officers. ] couldn't
say which one"
What nationality was the barkeep-
err"
Il don't know. He was not an Amer
lean" She said it was where Capt.
Taggart took her to her meals. II had
been theer often with Capt. Taggart
and drank lemonade"
Questions galore were fired at the
witness rejecting on the character of
the Mantanzas cafe or saloon, and the
proprietoy Of her being there at the
hour and with the company mentioned.
Don't you know as matter of fact
that you were never in that place be-
fore?" mo, SIR"
"And don't you know that you were
never in that place with your hus-
band?" mo, SIR"
"Msr. Taggart, did not your husband
request you not to associate with Capt,
Basin" mo, sir" with spiriD, "he
never did"
Referring to Major Dewberry, Mrs.
Taggart spoke highly of him. Il never
met finer man." she asserted.
did you attend church any in the
Philippines?" mo, sir, did not"
How soon after you landed at FIT,
Leavenworth did the young ladies
come" Miss Berry came about the
first of March and left the last Of April.
Miss Yost came about the 10th or 18th
af raI.il and Loft about Tho Iaat Of