The Washington times., 1905-08-23
Sent Mrs. Taggart From
Fort in Hope of
Reconciliation.
A TELEPHONE INCIDENT
Would Not Tell Wife If
He Were Guilty of I'M
proprietieS.

WOOSTER, Aug. 23.-General Miner
was still on the stand in the Taggart
divorce case tins morning.
Miner stated that as soon as he had
ordered Major Taggart imprisoned, July
/ 1893 he also issued an order COM
pelling Fcrrcscre TO stay away from
Taggart's house entirely and have no
communicate ation with Taggart during
Taggart's term IN the hospital
lie had been told that Tagsart's dif-
hculty with his wife had occurred on
account of ForteScue. and he had de-
termined not TO have anything happen
10 intensity the situation while Taggart
was IN prison
He was asked what he thought Of
Foore for sneaking off that night when
Taggart was supposed 10 be killing his
wife
Had His Thoughts.
We'll. 1 never took the matter up,
but 1 had my own thoughts about it.
he said.
Miner denied ever having told Mrs
Taggart 10 call him up at the office
but not at the house. He was not
using telephone then. He said he
could not hear through one at all
General. Il you We're guilty of ali
the improper conduct with Mrs Tag
CART that you are charged with here,
would YOU admit il on the witness
stand ."
Yes: "a the witness stand I would :"
Wei. would tell your wife
about it,"
No. sir; OF course not
Miner asserted that ne confidently
expected 10 see a reco- iiiation the
last time he saw Mrs. TagEart.
Acted for Peace.
-As a peacemaller. did you think il
would effect reconciliation to send
Mrs. Taggart away and have her take
the children away.
u thought that if she went away
she would be better able TO quietly
think the matter over. and feel more
like a reconciliation.
In other words, you thought that
distance lends enchantment TO the
view?
Yes. l thought so but not in poetry 20
Miner yesterday admitted that his for
mai report 10 the War Department The
summer Of Taggart's Imprisonment was
incorrect, and unfair 10 IaggarJ. This
report forms 4 part OF Taggart's official
record
Miner admitted that the report con
tanned matter discrediting Taggart that
should not have been in The report He
TO TagEa ri : creoiI had been omitted.
He put the blame on his adjutants. and
said Th@ omissions has not been inJen-
tionaL IN saying IN that report that
Iaggarts : habits were bad. Miner ad-
mitted that he was biased, Miner said
MS charges against TaSgart, seeking
i cCuFt-nartial We're made on the pub
Hca tion in newspaper of Taggart' :
amenucd petition IN This divorce case.
Ia th;s petition Miner is named as &C
respondent
General" asked the cross examiner,
were yCu drunk the night of The ceIe-
braIed dinner party2"
Drank Very Little
Il was not. said Miner. AT all the
dinners we gave, there was a cocktail
Before dinner and claret and sherry on
the table. but I drank very little
Again Miner denied he had ever said
he woult like to call ON Mrs. Taggart
when Taggart was not III home
Did you hear that Mrs. TagSarl told
her husband YOU had done these things
and that T4sgart said he would be JUS
tined in shooting you, and that Mrs.
Tuggart pleaded With him 10 use no vio-
leuce"
Il never Esald Of such q thing. re-
piled Miner.
The official medical record of Tag
gart'S = confinement in the hospital ~
Fort Leayeuworth was introduced.
IL records Jhat Taggart was sick IN