The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-08-10
TAGGART DIVORCE CASE
TTRA CTS WIDE
SPREAD ATTENTION
NOTORIOUSARMY
Many Witnesses Called to
Testify.

Wooster, o., Aug TO- The Grace
Taggnrt who sits m court Friday under
.he gaze Of "a room full OF spectators
while attorneys lay bare the details Of
thoir charges against her looks another
woman than the Grace Targnrt who sat
wfh ner boys al her side at her home
on The eve OF the trial.
As it with branding irons these tales
Of scandal ln the army have laid their
marks ou her The lines have deep
cned boo her face. Honows have come
beueath her eyes. In her checks an the
color has been blanched 10y the two
days ordeal The simple black dress
and hat she wears make only tho more
evident these signs Of suffering Two
days have bowed the woman's straight
shoulders. but bravely stin She faces
unainching each witness as each np-
pears ag irs, her She shows no sign
Of giving way beneath the searching
charges they make. But where at first
she smiled she now with eyes stil un-
pavcring seems searching the faces of
friends gathered about her IN the
room. do they believe all This Of
mo?' Is what her gt,y eyes seem to
ask
There We're tears Of sympathy I'm the
eyes Of the minister's wife as she
watched the face Of this scourged wo-
man in court
1T Is pitiful." she said What marks
these last few days have left in Mrs.
Taggarts face. tragedy is developing
from hour to hour these grim walls Of
the old court room witness.
Not a word have l said against my
wife's name, and not one Of the charges
against her have been made by me.
Not "a word will l say against her"
These declarations are from remarka-
BILE interview with Capt Taggart be-
fore the opening OF court Friday This
is taken as a corrobolouon of rumor
long in circulation that the charges
against Mrs. Taggart We're brought by
his attorneys without Capt Taggarrs
knowledge Il has been explained by
Capt Taggart's friends that the ethics
Of the service viii not permit him 10
speak IN of his wife even after his sep
aration from her When he brought his
children here. according to his oxpla
nation he consulted his attorneys
They told him the only way TO keep
them was by a divorce suit with proof
that Mrs. Tuggart was not a ht person
to have possession Of them. They had
to go ahead TO get evidence without in
formation from Taggart until after
the suits had been begun.
From another source comes informa-
tion that Capt Taggart has refused the
pleadnRs Of ms attorneys that he take
the stand against his wife
My attorneys brought these charges
against my wife" said Capt Taggart
II viii say no word against her"
When court opened Friday the de-
position OF Morrow Taggart, the father
OF Capt Taggart. was read. He is am
aged man and was unable 10 come TO
court lie testified. Il knew Mrs Tag
gart when she was living at Orvile
went TO her house one day when VIM
TaEgart was there O bottle Of whisky
stood on table / was leaving when
Wm, raggart asked me If would have
drink OF booze.
There were no glasses and | drank
ont OF the bottle. Mrs. Taggart was
sitting ON a trunk fixing some clothes
on f. 1t was about O'Clock when ! got
TO the house. I knocked several times
and WIN. Taggart came and let me tn.
when Capt Taggart and his wife
lived at my house they seemed very
happy and | wish they could live hap-
pily together now always thought
Mrs f5gsari yrtuous woman Capt
argori never drWk uuul he crterod ,he
army
hc session of the iaggart divorce case
last Thursday was FUN uf sensations