The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-07-10
Former National Chairman of
Democratic Party Gives TeS-
timOny in GingIes Case.
ALSO EX0NERATED BY
COUNSEL FOR THE GIRL
Politician Not Subpoenaed, but
Came Voluntarily to De-
fend Himself.

of French Lick Springs, Ind, former
member OF the Democratic national
committee, whose name was mentioned
IN the testimony given by Ella Gingles.
the ls-year-old Irish lacemakcr, took
the witness stand today In Judge Bren-
tano 5 court for the purpose Of clearing
his name of any connection with the
case.
Mr.. Taggart was completely e2oner-
ated by formal statement made by
Attorney p. II. O,Donnell, counsel for
the Gingles girl, and also by his own
testimony.
AS a preliminary TO his testimony on
Mr.. Taggart stated that he had lived
that he was married and had been in
the hotel business at French Lick
Springs for q great many years,
II have been mayor of indianapolis,
chairman OF the national Democratic
committee and president of street
railway company the witness con
tinued.
Knows the Complainant.
s'Do You know Miss Barrette. the
complainant in this case?'
Yes. -
GLOW did you get acquainted? -
''She worked as a manicure for
Lick Springs He sold ont to her aud
I of course rerented TO her the apart
ments in one Of my hotels
Ibid YOU ever hear anything against
her character
This question started wrangle be.
tween the attorneys, III the midst of
which Attorney O'Donnen, addressing
both the court and Mr. Taggart, made
a formal statement generating Mt
Taggart IN every particular saying;
81 want it distinctly understood that
Mr.. Taggart's { name was brought into
this case over my protest. We have
proof that Miss Gingles was never ac'
auaiuted with Mr.. Tsggart and his
name was mentioned only indirectly 10
her. Il might have been any ono OF
ten Thousand names of wealthy men.
but it happened to be Mr.. Taggart, and
in this particular Mr.. Taggart is un-
fortunate. -
The interrogation Of the witness as
to Miss GingIes was exceedingly brief.
..Do YOU know Miss Giugles - asked
Attorney Short.
Never Knew Miss Gingles.
90 NOT. dHSNtItu WI ldeRh!t.
with emphasis,
Miss Gingles ewes were glued on the
witness rs he spoke. She took in every
detail of his light suit his low shoes
and the diamond which sparkled on his
craYat.
''Did YOU ever hear of Miss Ginge5
before this case?f continued Mr.
Short.
"Ouly some months ago, when some
body brought me paper containing the
name Of Miss GiDgles and Miss Bar
rette >
"You were not subpoenaed here by
the state, were you!'
~ was not subpoenued by anybody,
| heard that my name was being used,
and rs a man of family and, in order
TO clear my name Of any shadow which
might be cast on it, | came here. -
At this point Attorney 0'Donneli re-
peated with emphasis his statement ex-
onerating Mr.. Taggart.
Mr.. Short interrupted, accusing Mr..
o 'Donnell Of having given out state
ments To papers, wherein Mr., Taggart' s
name was mentioned.
81 did not replied Mr., O'Donnell
hotly; q am not an assassin.
Hotel Physician Testifies,
DR.. II. A Watson, house physician OF
the Wellington hotel, was then called to
the stand
DR.. Watson was called to the Well
ingtou hotel bathroom when Miss
Gingles was found there.
"Tbo door had already been opened
when [ reached the room,' said the
physician. % and | saw the glrl lying
on the floor Her knees Were tied TO
the bathtub and her hands were bound
! together and also to n leg Of the tub,
| Her legs were tied with a stocking and
her hands with a string
! .'What was her condition!
"She was hysterical, but not upcon-
Scious. The pupils of her eyes showed
that she had not been drugged. and she
was conscious. ! asked her her name
and she told me and asked me 10 send
for Mr.. O 'Donnll and Chief of Detec-
tives q 'BrIcn. Then she screamed. L
won Z 90 into that cab; | won t drink
any more wine; they threw pepper into
my eyes.
''I examined her, but found no evil
dcnce OF an attack, save few slight
scratches. Miss Giugles was removed
to room and shortly afterwards Cap
tain O'Brien and Mr.. o 'Donnell ar
rived
Wounds Were All Slight.
DR.. Watson said Mr.. 0 'Donncu called
her "Dcarjc' and attempted TO sootho
her. Miss GiHges, he said, threw her
arms about the lawyer. "Hcr wounds
were slight and superficial ] believe
that she did not lose an ounce Of
blood
''You SAY there was blue cloth on
her Ieg?' Mr.. o Donuell asked, on
cross-eXaminat!on.
eyes"
Miss Ginglcs here barred her arm. ex-
hibiting four scars. but DR., Watson said
he did not recollect seeing such wounds
Oh her at the hotel.
DR.. Watson was then recalled to the
staud 10 Identify some strings which
he said had been used TO bind Miss
! Gineles. Miss Barrettc laughed aloud
when Mr.. Short held up tho twinc.
which was about an eighth Of an inch
thick
"Would you say that was all the
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