Show i TAGGART CLEARS CHARACTER ON STAND i r I Chicago JUl July 9 In In rep reply to Ella Gingles' Gingles testimony that she had been i told by hy Agnes Barrette that she could coul i make mone money mone as a white slave sla by going goIng goIng go- go goI I I Ing to French Lick Springs Ind md and i her mention of oC Tom Taggart at t that resort Mr Ir Taggart prominent Indiana politician former chairman of or the I Democratic national committee and millionaire owner of oC tho the French Lick hotel himself took toole tho the witness stand stanl today In Judge court ant and denied that white slavery ery exists in his hie hotel at French Lick Licit or In any ony Institution In Institution In- In I owned by him claiming that I the lie ho lie had been oen wrt wronged n cd through use 1150 of ot hit hilt namo name In ill the he alleged white li In lh c cago cagot LS t t n n i d dt t tt uno u n o la ia t nil was immune from being asked to his s testimony or to tolve give lve It an any developed explanations that Mr Ir Taft Taggart art has hns' hns employed since the kept ept two of detectives the trial to report to himlie him opening pening especially ns as the they re related ro- ro the lie developments de in tho the to the tho use use- 0 or lila Ills name te testimony b by Mr Ir Mr IS was questioned Short as f follows s llo-s What business ar you In Tho Thin hotel business Arc Are you u married I 1 nm am children Any An I have havo five fire sir Yes Barrette know Agnes Do you 1 0 had her named Gibson A man Yes French employed cd in a n. curio shop at Lick Springs During the four years you ou knew know her did you OU ever hear henr anything against her Mr Ir ODonnel interposed a n. prompt ob- ob lection He lie declared that tho the statement had tiati contended Taggart o never r met tact or heard h. of ot Miss lIss That being the case cose said Bahl tho the cannot cannot cannot can can- no nov for tor tho lie defense Mr Taggart not testify to character I During the tho time timo ho was on the stand Ills appeared ill III at ease case Ta Mr rr fr from indignation indignation indig indig- face was vas r roil nl but bul whether I nation or with emotion did not appear chair less Ho Ito remained in the witness than ten minutes s |