The Washington times., 1905-08-12
Taggart Keeps Cool.


after is TO be to properly accredited per-
sons only.
Taggart Keeps Cool.
Major Taggart was wonderfully cool,
and ne canie uascathed through re
peated vigorous assaults by his wife's
attorneys. He took up the thread or
his story where he had dropped II
Thursday
Referring 10 the drinking scene In Ma
tanzas. when he found his wife with an
other woman in the company of two Of
flceTs, he said that after he had taken
his wife home he said one OF their
women guests would have 10 return 70
her husband. This woman left next
cay. The major told his wife that the
whole affair was disgraceful, but Mrs.
Taggart made no comment
Attacks General Miner.
The witness said that although Gener-
al Miner Was his superior offcer in Fort
LeaYenwoTth he was not on speaking
terms" with him. He said he attended
a dinner party in Miners, and that his
wife the next day told Mrs. Berry the
general had asked 10 come and see her
some day when the ma joT was away.
Il asked her about the truth Of this
story" said the witness. She admitted
drunk 1 threatened TO take gun and
blow his brains out The ma lor said
he saw his wife and Miner walking to-
gether Once when he saw them in the
street he said Miner acted frivolous,
and i thought that man Of that char
acter deserved TO be killed"
one day. returning from field practice,
ne asked mis- wife to go for q drive. He
went to get his gloves, and accidentally
heard his wife telephoning General
Miner not to come. as | was home. ard
we were 10 go driving"
Following this Major Taggart told Of
visits by Lieutenant ForteSQue, The
nephew Of President Roosevelt. He said
/ he once ordered him OUT or the house.
u was at z part" that broke up al day
! light that the major first noticed the
friendllness between the couple He said
Mrs. Taggart was somewhat bOozy."
Later Re observed at other functions
that the two drank highballs together.
and danced frequently.
A. one hop, said the JoT. II
| looked at my wife's card and found
she had given seven dances to Fortesgue.
{ This was nearly half the dances | told
her she could give FortesQue all the
dances II she cared 10. 1 did not dance
After the dance Fortesque followed the
party to the Taggart home. The major
said he ordered FoTtesque 10 leave,
which he aid, with the remark: 1T will
be 4 long time before I darken the doo!.
again
Hears Fortesque on Phone.
/ Once Taggart heard the telephone bell
ring, ard his wife, answering IT, said she
would be over scon. The major went
/ out with his wife. and they walked in
/ sight OF the Poore residence where thev
saw Fortesque. who came toward them
/ TaRgart objected to his wife going into
/ the house. but she went
= few days later the lieutenant came
/ TO The Taggart home. and Mrs Taggart
requested her husband TO come down
stairs. He declined and finally the wo-
man, with her nolifted hand took her
most sacred oath that If he came
down that time IN the future she would
4 have rothing more TO do with For
/ tcsque-
Taggart came down, his wife dried her
( tears, powdered her face. and was her
/ merry SELF again. But the following
+ day, answering the telephone. Taggart
swore he heard Fortesque's voice at the
other end.