Evening star., 1914-10-07

Hugh T. Taggart. sixty-nine years
old, resident of Washington since the
days of the civil war and one of the
foremost members of the local bar.
died at 1921 o'clock last night at the
August 81 Mr.. Taggart resigned his po-
sition as member of the board of chill
dren's guardians on account of illness.
and had been confined to his home ever
since.
Funeral services will be held Friday
morning at the Church of the Holy
to be in Mount Olivet cemetery.
Mr.. Taggart in the course of his law
practice here had been connected with
many of the great cases of the District
bar for many years. He was considered
a national authority on criminal law
Chief Justice Fuller and the late JUS
tice Harlan said of Mr.. Taggart that
there was no better authority on GRIM
tnal pleading in the United States.
Born in Baltimore.
Mr.. Taggart was born in Baltimore
August Is, 1S45. He received his early
education in Georgia. His mothers
health failing, the family returned to
Maryland within a few years, and the
son attended the public schools of Bal
timore. While reading law with John
Blair Hoge young Taggart accepted
a position as clerk to the contractor
who erected the old building of the De-
partment of Agriculture. At the COM
pletion of this work Mr.. Taggart enter
ed the Office of Gen. Enoch Totten and
was admitted to the District bar No
vember 5, 1869.
In October. 1881. Mr. Taggart was
appointed assistant United States dis
trict attorney, and practically the first
the preparation of the governments
case for the trial of Guiteau, the as
sassin of President Garfield.
Becomes Special Assistant.
In December, 1886, Mr.. Taggart was
appointed a special assistant to the
district attorney to take charge Of the
government case against persons who
might have had any title in any part
of the land and water rights known as
the Potomac flats. The case was one
OF the most important and intricate
civil suits ever heard in the District
courts, and the decision of the case
was In favor of the government Upon
the conclusion of these special duties
MI. Iaggart again became one of the
regular assistants of the district at
torney. in which office he continued
for about twenty-five years. Mr.. rag
gart served as United States district
attorney for about year and a hall
prior to the appointment of Henry 10.
Davis D'
My Taggart founded the Washington
LaWsSeporter, now regarded as indis-
pensabfeN to the legal profession of this
city, and at the time of his death wal
president of the publishing concern.
His Widespread Activities.
He was for years president of the
District of Columbia Bar Association
served as president of the Columbis
Historical Society. and was a member
of the board of children's guardians;
was a member of the National Acad-
emy of Sciences, and took an active
part in all civic movements He was
q contributing editor to the American
Catholic Historical Register, and until
recently wrote many historical
sketches.
In 1867 Mr.. Taggart was commits
stoned by the state of Maryland as
captain of Company E, Sd Regiment OF
the Maryland state militia.
Mr.. Taggart leaves a wife, Mrs. Anna
jackson Taggart, and nine children
The children are George R. Taggart,
assistant corporation counsel of the
District of Columbia: Richard Jackson
Taggart, a member of the District bar