The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-28
BOTH CONFIDENT.
The Taggarts Discuss the Progress of
the Divorce Case.

Wooster. o.. Aug. 2s.=on the eve
OF hef taking the witness stand in the
noted divorce case, Mrs. Taggart, wife
or the army captain, gave out the fol-
lowing statement:
While I feel that too much has al
ready been printed as to the troubles
between Captain Taggart and myself,
beginning of the trial has been shown,
that nave been wrongfully charged
with wrong doing by Captain Taggart
by reason of his Authorizations and
Jealousy. That his Authorizations as
to conspiracy between myself and
his FELLOW officers of the United States
army have been exploded, believe
mas been shown by the testimony of
dispositions of others. j believe, too,
that 1 have shown by General Miner
and others that my charges as to his
cruelty the night of the affair of June
80 and on other occasions were true
and Will be more clearly and fully
established to the satisfaction OF. the
court before I myself am excused
from the witness stand.
am sure that no person believes
that he has shown that / used liquors
to excess at any time as he charges,
nor has he shown that I ever gave
liquor of any sort to Culver or riddles.
God knows that I am guiltleSs of all
the cruel charges as to infidelity with
caused to be dragged into our trouble
and this is clearly established now
from the evidence. These men have
all sworn that his charges are false,
that he had no occasion to besmirch
their names and their families in his
effort to ruin the mother of the chill
dren whom he processes to love SO
devotedly.
81 am sure that before my testi-
mony has all been given that the good
people of America, will realize that I
am the victim of a man whose jealousy
created suspicious which, brooded
liquors. became fxed in his mind as
realities. I am sure that my own
testimony will clearly establish that
my relations with Billy Taggart were
the result of a kindly feeling for his
relative, who is poor and who did me
many kindnesses at times when I was
in need of the services of a man in
transa citing business, and whom
treated as I did his own brothers and
sisters.
81 have realized during the trial that
the good people at Captain Taggart's
old home, Orrvil1e, put the wrong con-
struction on my kindnesses to Billy
AMI that Captain Taggart, by reason OF
his Jealousy and suspicious, accepted
what these people believed were acts
showing improper relations as true,
and connecting Bi1ly's name with mine
in his other charges I have already
said more than 1 intended. but I be-
lieve that the end will result in my
vindication and in my being awarded
the custody of my boys"
Taggart Thinks He Has Won.
''My case is in my opinion already
won," said Major Taggart after he had
returned from zOFrvflle- 81 consider
General Miner in the light of the adj
mission he made as one of the best
witnesses for my side
Before. the case goes to Judge
Easor1 we will have shown several re-
markable facts to exist.
THAT I will be given the custody of
my two children I have never for a
minute doubted and now I feel more
assured of this ending to the litigation.
I did everything INcould do to avoid
the notoriety of a divorce suit and at
San Francisco fe4t~certain that matters
had-been arranged permanently to
that end, but when Miss Preston told
me at the transport that my wife was
not acting in good faith on our pre-
viouSly made agreement and that she
was to take me at disadvantage and
during my absence file a petition I was
driven to this extremity, undesirable as
it was.
80 far as Mrs. Taggart's charges of
intoxication on my part are concerned,
no testimony has been produced tend
ing to prove it. General Miners state
ment as to my alleged insanity is not
borne out by the facts presented to the
court. If Mrs. Taggart can Justify her
conduct and actions as set forth by the
evidence in this trial. there can be no
ground for divorce