Arizona republican., 1909-07-10
Thomas TaggaPt Breaks Into
 Chicago Trial 10 CLEAR HIS NAME
The Famous Democratic Leader Is Exonerated by the Attorney For the De- fense-Had Never Seen the Imaginative Girl.

Chicago, July s-Thomas Tagsart of French Lick Springs. Ind, former chairman of the democratic national committee, whose name was mentioned in the testimony of Ella Gingies, the 1S-vear-old Irish lace maker, took the witness stand today in Judge Bren- tano's court for the purpose of clear ing his name of any connection with the case.
 As a preliminary to his testimony on the point which brought him into court. MT Taggart stated that he had lived in Indiana for thirty-five years. was married and had been in the hotel business at French Lick Springs for a great many years.
 Do you know Miss Barrette, the complainant in this case? 2"
 Yes
 How did you get acquaintedz'
 she worked as a manicure artist for a man of the name of Gibson at French Lick. He sold out to her and I re- rented to her apartments in one of my hotels"
 Did you ever hear anything against her character"
 InlS 0ueSliOH a aAA6 " tween the. attorneys. from the midst of which Attorney o'Donnell, address ing both the court and Mir. Taggart, made a formal statement exonerating MT. Taggart in every particular, say ing:
 q want 1t distinctly understood that Mir Taggart's name was brought into this case over my protest We have. proof that Miss Gingles was never ac- quainted with MT. Taggart and his name was mentioned only indirectly to her It might have been any one of 10000 names of wealthy men. but if happened to be Taggart and in this particular. Mir. Taggart is unfortunate"
 The interrogation of the witness as to Miss Gingles was exceedingly brief
 Do you know Miss Gingles?" asked Attorney Short
 "I do not" answered MT. Taggart with emphasis.
 Miss Gingles' eyes were glued on the witness as he spoke. She took in every detail of his light suit. his low shoes and the diamond that sparkled in his cravat
 Did you ever hear of Miss Gingles before this case?' continued Short.
 "Only some months ago when some body brought me a paper containing the names of Miss Gingles and Miss Barrette"
 You were not subpoenaed here by the state. were you?"
 'T was not subpoenaed by anybody I heard that my name was being used and I came to clear my name from a shadow that might have been thrown over it."
 At this point Attorney O'Donnen re- peated with emphasis his statement ex- onerating Mir. Taggart. Mir. Short in terrupted. accusing Mir. O'DonneI of having given out statements to papers wherein Taggart's name was men, toned
 "I did not" replied Mir. O'Donnen, hotly. T am not an assassin"
 pr. H. A. Watson, house physician at the Wellington. hotel, was called to the stand.
 ..The door had already been opened when I reached it. said the physician and I saw the girl lying on the floor. Her knees were tied to the bath tub and her hands were bound together. Also her legs were tied with a stock
 
 ing and her hands with a string.
 What was her condition"
 "She was hysterical. but not uneon- scious. The pupils of her eyes showed that she had not been drugged- asked her her name and she told me and asked me to send for MT. O'Donneh and Chief of Detectives O'Brien. Then she screamed. I won't go into that cab: won't drink any more wine They threw pepper into my eyes
 "I examined her but found no evi- dence of an attack save a few slight scratches"
 You say there was blood on her leg?" o'Donnelr asked on cross exami- nation.
 Yes"
 Miss Gingles here barred her arm, ex- hibiting four scars. but Dr. Watson did not recollect seeing such wounds on her at the hotel The trial was then adjourned until Monday, owing to Judge Brentano receiving word that a brother of one Of the jurors had died.
 THE PRICE OF SONS.