The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-07-31
SENATOR INGALLS,.
A Kansas CITY Mail Reporter Has
an interview With Pin, at His
Homo in kich;son.
The Senaur Expresses Hirissh
With Great P,a;nness on tire
Charges eff Fraud.
Re Tells Why the Kansas City
"Trme." Pursues HIM With
Re!entless Hate.
kansas city Mil, 2S.I

Re!entiess Hate.
kansas city Ill, ~
The Ingalls, investigation" Is al this iIms
a topic 0; general discussion stnons the
people Of zns.s City "a we'll az the People |
of Kan.a-, Missouri and the community at
large.
Thus far Senator john J. ing,iis-;he
leading Representative OF 4 sn-a-, aud pros
p-ctive Republican Vice President Of the
United States. according to the Iowa .Nife
Pres has never eondescenleI to Uiske an
explanation He has naiptsin-d through
out the long and teri bile ordeal Of jlurnsi-
istic abuse through which he has passed
a calm, deliberate and studisi silence. He
has sunk his individuality ia the position
ne has twice been elected H. fill and kept him
self aloOf from tnoae as Cciaiions and
those Influences more common to the ward
politician, and more fruiiiar 10 the pro-
fes-iousl journalistic tlacsmaiier than to
the political leader Of a great State. III
gals, 10 the people Of K KANSAS Ci'y is known
only as the attainied representative OF the
most corrupt element OF Kansas politics.
He, by his silence, has given credence to a
rfs., If r,-..
sonaoie fepreren'a'i'''e' "n'." NC "'s"''
had he preferred, have ci-P-iiei BY sim
nile denial. But s,ill
crxr,r cr-p,osrrv
has been created to know what Senator In
gall. had to say Tor himself People want
TO know what the accused AT the bar"
thinks 81 his ease aud what he has To ad-
vance 10 defense, II a defense he Will make,
or why this long silence upon his part. Ii
devclyed upon the Mail as usual, a. the
leading exponent OF Democratic sentiment
in Western Missouri AID Eastern Kansas
to elicit from the most distinguished repre-
sentative of the Kansas Republican o.
ganization, "a Statement" OF course, the
views of Senator lngalls, ~ given TO a
stranger, nigh; not he considered as making
| priE.G fncie case 10 bi' favor, bat mas
much as Senator lngslis hiss never before
presented his eide 81 the long pending case
tClNftb hu' hAN hN'h-c NY t'''N
a statement at this time given by him, (nn-
Intentionally TO Mad reporter viii! prove
int resting.
INGALLS, HOME
| pso,la wouId naturally believe that
Senator John J. Iugall-the man who
| hongbt and soid Le,isIainres and State
Senators a, xilI-would live in stv lie
comnersurste with such resources. We
b.d eYnsc,sd ike every one else inter
.s,.d that the man WIN couId purcbase
| counties or their REPRESENTATIVES. like cat
81. bo.,, or sbaa, ia the shamblss- would
At least have a residerc. which might ipdi-
ca,a unlimited wealth. Bnt Ingalls, il
n.cnIi.r He d,e. moi believe in outside
5is,I.v His neat little home would be
,ha 80. 81 mechanic mr. msrcbsn, ~
srnsfI mssns I'm, il i not the place one
wouId exrect for a man who had bought
on5 soId Iegi.l,,ures "a Kansas IepisIa-
80 n- sra LnownwIits tho If Missouri
n have been houoLt ard sold. lie resides
- lie raiD,.s frsma Gothic co,taos
bigb nm mon the river blni- soutb of me
80 -ghicb At ,tcbiscn esiu IesvanWorth
ari mike Kansas City. are apn,ouristed
% the aris,ocr.cv.
| tI;s bop,a i roI-l If c,mfo,, ard
,astDozs hat ro, spch 3 raI,tiaI mansion
a. ,,,g,,,Ia woula e,n.ct +, SOP tn. buve-
! ~ - - st,,s io,;s,a,u,. live in
-, 49, o,,.
| -,
| rs THIS senator lDsa!Is residence III
qulr.d -hdu reporter the otner morning
| les, replied Tall grim LOOKING man
IN navy Due sun, as ne tnfe~ open n,
wire screen which aos ~ered ior door. ne
RESPONDENT was tan, ir"h-Sray ihui'iduai
with searching piacs eyes al" we'll crop
ped: grizzly mustache.
Il Wish TO see senator insaiis.
Il am Senator lh,aii'' "hai 90 you
want
] am newspaper man Hoh hansa'
City, "nd nave eaiieh 70 see you. l knew
visit to Atchls'n %ouu o. incomplete Win
out meeting 'he distinguished gentleman
VINO mas SO apS Represented the "'a'e VI
Kansas, and
Tome Ia, SIR, sai0 'ne SENATOR in'efruP-
Ing the reporter. -,
roiio"ihg the TAN iiiah III 'hT nav piu'
suit, VINO proved 10 pe Iena'or arr i"'
where both became seated, the reporter tool
a hurried survey OF the surroundings.
The private sanctum of a character who
! fills such a prominent place in the poIi,ica
history of Kansas ia worthy of brief de-
cripti5n. An old,i,shioned low-ceilins
room, with an open fire place with the Ions
discarded dog iron" occupying one side o
the room. Another side il monopolizsC
hy law library eucased in glass. 1her
there i, book case, ard desi in front O
low bav window, commanding broac
view of forest, bluff and river, such a.
Dickens loved to write in at "Gad's Hill
The "other" eide il also a book case full o
mysterious and we'll thumbed books. Over
this book case Senator Ingalls, hiss deposi
ted an old musket, with belt, cartridge box
and bayonet. Close by il a rusty looking
cavalry sabre. all of them "reminiscences o
the Price raid experience OF the most dis
,ipguiahed Senator X -nsaa has yet sent tc
the national council. Taking all in at q
glance, the repor,orial intruder became re
assur.d-especially when i; was noticed
that the floor was uncarpe:ed, and laid
down 10 ash and walnut, with all the con
yeniences for smoking a, hand
TIE KANSAS CITY PRES.
| ;,
| senator !neslI9' Tpeaslns as an o:. ~
l2urnalst, Is iA'oia''S th'i "'n 'ue
them at present, but he knows Of them, fol