The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-12-11
CART LOAD WOULD
Be Of NO VALUE
Stormy Scene at Presentation OF
Affidavits in Taggart Case
FILLED WITH GOSSIP
REFLEcTlNG ON TRIAL JUDGE
AND VARIOUS OTHER PER
SONS DOCUMENTS
LOCKED UP.

Wooster, Ohio, December lo-An
Iother act was added to the Taggart
divorce case Saturday afternoon whel
after a long wrangle between coun.
sells. the date for th3 hearing Of the
motion for a new trial was finally
fixed for Tuesday, December 10 An
exciting scene toch place in The court
room just as the attorneys were pre-
pairing 70 leave
Among the affidavits filed in up
port of the affidavit Of prejudice
aga pet Judea Eason, and for the mo-
tien for a new trial was one in which
ALLEGATIONS are made as 10 the con
/ duct between a well known attorney
and a newspaper man here during thaI
trial The arncy and his brother
came into the courtroom ann yigor
ously denied the Allegations, AMI used
/ lhar,h h language toward Mrs Taggarts
Iafto,neys for presenting such an affi
dayit
Captain Taggqrt was present ac
oompanied bv James r Sterling and
Edward s Wertz, who represented
him during the famous tsial Mr.
Taggart was not in court She was
Irepresonted ID by CAPTAIN James r Tay
| lor WHO tosl, part in the trial and
Judge L. r. CritchGeld and Judge J
! &c. MeClarran who camo into the case
since Judge NJ i Smv*e- r. attending
his congressional duties Mrs Tag
gargs attorney stated they were not
ready to argue the motion, and asked
for Il continuance. while Tagga't's law
yers Insisted that the matter be heard
Mrs.-T PAGEANT coupsel la1 llel
about 20 affidayits and cne deuosition
in support Of their notion for new
tiial and to how prejudice and bias
against Judge Eaaon One Of their
grounds for a continuance was that
It was necessary for further time to
secure other affidavits Judge Eason
at ftst ordered tn affiday,ts read, but
Ireconsidered this after Mrs. Tagga"ts
counsel put on their coats and declar
ed their intention OF leaving tha room
I If this was done Mr. Sta1'ing at
tackled the affidavi's rcasucaly, say
cart load Of them would be of no
value. Judge Esson, in aoeakipg of
the affidavit of prejudice aga nst him
AMI the ruling by Judge Campbell
said:
q will hear this motion for new
trial ana I viii hear Il imnartially J
will follow the beaten path and see
that the doors to other Courts are
kent open
Il +. not known fully what the an
dayits ccntain. n Clerk Harold wae
ordered 10 lock tho Documents no he !
fore the newspaper men were permit !
ted 70 sce them, but Il b. known thai
an arc by well known citizens Ar
attempt ig made TO show that news
paper accounts influenced Judge Eas
on In hi crnduct Of tie case. From
on authoritative sourc, Il is learned !
that in one Of the Gilavits 2 news
nauer man g. accused Of being intoT-
icated In COMPANY with On attorney
hnofher s1vz that a new paper man
walked 70 tho town "umn with jude
gasrn and nattad the Tudro on the
back sill arothe- tells Of eeeine
Canta'n Teggart wslk across the lawr
at Tud~a Faeon's home stll anotHe~
avcrs thai gudea Eason read certair /
nawsnonars during the entire trial /
Tho adidavits are Intended 10 support
Tho claim that outside influence was
brought unon. Judge Esfon TO eive
his finding in favor OF Captain Tag
gart.
Emmet &. DIX. editor of The Woos
ter ReDubr an. gave a deposition in |
Which Re teIfa of auar-el between q I
newspaDaf m-n and judge smys
,durine thc t-iaL when sm~ser CHARGE
.fhaf 'ho nev uaror mans reports
were again Mrs Taggart. aud that
money had been passed 10 secure cvi- 1
.drnce for Cantain TagEarf Mr Dix
remembered that The now paper man
callei Judge Snyser a fool FOR hir
ins'nrafion N-. Dix lowcv r. said
.he ui8 not say anything rejecting
lon the rewfDarer man.
N-s Tagra~f's attorneys are irving
10 erou by Tho afi1avits thar Judge
raaen SOS 8 fue1ced Beeause of th
arr-rert correctness Of the newspap
r- -re-r forecast or fhp decision Mrs
T7rrar+E at1rnevs have believed that
he has specific Information.