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JUOl/ tuuu^ll tic. II V CU vvthere.” 11~Saw Billy going away from the house, out the back door as early as 5 a. m. Always go in back door in evening. She saw Billy carry bottles in the house. Afterwards they were put under the back porch, about a barrel. My husband got four bottles from under the porch. She said whiskey . had been in bottles. Alex. Clark took a cane and pulled out a lot of bottles from under the porch. Billy took a lot of bottles down below the house to a drain and mashed them up as though he was mad at them.t\In an article in the Cleveland Press Friday night the name of Paul Stauffer, son of Rev. Stauffer of the Wooster Episcopal church, was mentioned and it was stated that his name was to be connected with Mrs. Taggart’s in the testimony offered by the plaintiff. As Paul Stauffer and Mrs. Taggart were not at Silver Lake alone but were with relatives and friends, the friends of both strenuously say that it will be utterly impossible to produce any incriminating evidence at all.Vt1ri1tMONDAY.1The reading depositions of army officers Capt. Chas. Morton and Col. John Van Hoff, took up the first part of the time Monday morning. The depositions stated of the relations of theTaggarts at Ft. Thomas and at Ft. Leavenworth.The plaintiff placed Fanny Everly,1 Pittsburg, a sweet little girl, 13 years of age on the stand. She answered promptly and naturally and at once won the hearts of those present. She used to live at Orrvile, next door to Taggart’s. Often saw Billy Taggart and Mrs. Taggart in the parlor together. She and Culver had been playing together. Culver looked through the key hole and told Fannv*to look. They were holding each other’s hands, sitting side by side. Mrs. Taggart came out and told us to go out and play. Billy offered us oranges to go out and play. Culver wanted a quarter but Billy was shy the quarter and gave them a nickel. Mrs. Taggart one day when Billy was there told Fanny her face was dirty and she had better go home and wash it.i)Fanny Everly told her story with all the innocence and frankness of childhood, little realizing the true import of her words. Her evidence was the most genuine and convincing that has ever yet been produced by the plaintiff. As evidence of this, its effect upon the seemingly invincible woman who is fighting the divorce claims of Captain Elmore F. Taggart was noted. For the first time since the divorce began a look of pain, almost foreshadowing of real shame appeared in the face of the army : wife. Her nervousness was evident. The scrutiny of at least twenty persons in the courtroom was attracted in her,sL-ne■et.l-*s1-* w yS.
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Orrville Courier
Orrville, Ohio, US
Fri, Aug 11, 1905
Page 5
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