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TAFT VS.. TAFT.
Divorce Petition OF the wife Bcsun in
county Court.

| county Court.
| The divorce petition brought by N-inona
l., Taft VS.. Russell w. TAFT came I'D for
trial Yesterday afternoon in county court
and the petitionee was on the stand until
$40, when a recess was taken until this
morning at nine o'clock. Mrs. Taft will
probably be called to-day. The story as
told by T. TAFT is ono of domestic diff
Iculties dating back several years and in
wolves Charles l.. Walker, Mrs. r. S. Taft
and r. y. Brown. The case is being con-
tested by Mr.. Taft and he is represented
by v. A. Bulard y. G. Mower. r. F.
Brown and c. s. Palmer appear for Mrs.
TAFT.
Mr.. Taft testified that he and Winona L.
Brigham were married in the Methodist
Church in this city. December 10. 1901, and
that they began housekeeping on Grant
street While Mrs. r. s. Taft was living
alone there seemed, to MIR. Taft. TO be a
luck of sympathy between her and his
wife and when he proposed, because OF
his mothers i'll health, that she come and
live with them. his wife objected but
finally the women agreed and the change
was made, although both feared that trou-
bio would cnsuc.
| Mr. Taft was asked if his wife did not
object very strongly to the proposition to
have his mother live with them and he
replied that she did not argue as vigor-
ous,,, &c ,,,,,l sa,iup ,b,, ;f sbe had mt
10. eoot dor,, ne hard ~ sl,o ,su,uv did
lho ,you1d ro, have made tho change
| tto ,e,,ad big u,ife az o,,c ti,,oo 1h,t .ho
,rouhIc u,ss hetveon her and hts mother
md sho ,oId hin, NOT IN v,nvtbipp more
to her The most his mother ever said to
him was that his wife did not treat her
with respect lie said that while his wife
and nathan livod IN the Same house there
nero ,i,nec nben +hev did no, sneak and
that during the last weeks his mother
Ic.n,o down stairs very infreouentlv
rho witness was asked IL his wiz, did
iuo, Iocl< her bedroom door for fear OF
l,I,,,.ic.l ,iolcncc on the mart of his moth
low and be said ne believed that at one time
she did lock- the door hut that he did not
n,ron # wac because she reprnd his moth
or she did AT ono time express fear of
I,.iolence and hc told her that if she would
lI,oor ont Of places where sho did not be-
I,orr ebe had no need TO apprehend any
I,binr
| poforo NJ aud Mrs. Tatt senaratod tho
r.itnoss e,td ,te mother r,flsod TO cat
Ic,od co,led Nv. his wife. Ila supposed this
NO. boc.rse bie mother did not like his
,i,o ,r1 va, h,o,.,sc shc feared she would
Iho ,,oi.ored
THO ouestior NJ conversation between
NJ. .r,r, and hi wife was touched upou
io,d lao enid tho, ever since tba,. had been
E,n,rrioi ,b,rc bod been times when thcv
,,.a,,id $40. s,,oL =, oacl, othcr AND that
d,,rirg tLo ,aet fnv, months tho length OF
l,,1oso ,i,,,os continued r,r noarI, a week.
two mr. ,hreo DAYS CLEANSING frequently. Mr..
l,r,r. ,.,id a, tl,o time he vas having imam
ai,t ,.n,,iIns Il, ,,nnection with his mart
rorshir u,i,, y !, Rrown and that this.
inonrlod v.ith his domes,i, troubles. made
l,,j,I ir,it,hIe nr ono occasion he said
i,,., vito rono,ta cd IN him that his mother
hna ,rucl, bor and that he evmpathizod
n,i,,, III, ,;ro t,,,n
A., rat mad. reference TO the visits to
I,t ,o,,,. =, ,,b,,iev /, Walker and ,bis
,n;,,, ,,,,s como into IN detail He said
l,h., A.. Walker was . fronueut visitor
,,l ,h,, ro no,roued tbc street in front
~, ,ta raj, ho,n. daily ono evening he
,a Nrs .rsrt u.rc m, the doorstep until
49,, c,,,n..,l ard rc enid tbat Mr. Walter
no.. ., ~, ir,,so ..,, .,vcr,oc or 6vc NIGHTS
49,, - six m ,uo n.,,,sions he found
,,n vr,i,,o,. Il, ,f, mn Mr. raft -aid he
.nc,,o n bis u.ifc anon. tbcsc visits and
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