The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1891-10-16
From Fridays Daily.
HORRIBLE FRATRucrDE.
M n lis nis Brother, sseary
Ingram.
Fran

NOT In the history OF AlOnhy, nha tne
whole community been aroused to sucl,
a high degree Of excitement as II vas
last night and this morning when Il
learned OF the most frightful tragedy and
fratricide ever committed In .the VIII
lamette valley.
About six miles south OF this city, on
their respective farms, have been living
Frank s and Henry Ingram, brothers,
aged about 80 and 3s respectively.
Last night Chas. Louden, man In
the employ Of Frank Ingram, came rid
Ing hurriedly into town and Informed
the sheriff That at about O'Clock Frank
had shot and killed q man at his resi-
dence. The sheriff notified Coroner
Farrell who at once summoned the fol-
lowing Jury: @ w Watts, Geo Humph-
rey, Alex Rennia, T. A Miner, Robert
Strong and Jokn Mullan. The party at
once repaired 10 the scene OF the awful
tragedy when the following facts, sub
stantialiy, were testified 10 by Frank
Ingram, the iratricde, John W Oakley,
his nephew, aged about 10 years, aud
Chaa Louden, the hired man.
Frank, Louden and Oakley had eaten
supper, after which Frank directed the
hired man, Louden, 10 go TO the barn
one from setting fire TO IL. He told the
boy, Oakley, 10 wash the dishes, while
he, he said, would watch out in tho
yard. Frank says be went into the yard
near an outhouee and leaned up against
an apple tree 20 watch, and after nearly
an hour he was aroused up from slum-
Der into which he dropped, by the re-
port of gun about one hundred yards
away.
Very shortly he saw a man approach
ing him about feet away with u gun.
He called 20 him 10 halt aud throw up
hie hands, when the man at once shot at
him. lie then fired two shots stimuli
taneously from two "A caliber revolvcrs
holding one In each hand. The man fell,
and at this juncture Frank heard another
man (whom he knew not) running away,
when he fired one shot at him. At this
point In the awful tragedy he heard the
murdered man make n noise and saw a
motion as Il ho were about TO attempt 10
raise his gun TO shoot, when Frank
walked up 10 him and shot him again in
the face. the powder burning the nose
and cheek.
When the shooting ceased tho hired
man, Ioudcn, and the boy Oakley came
upon the scene. Tho hired man asked
Frank II he had got one OF them when
the latter replied that he had.
The hired man sworc before the jury
that he asked Frank who IL was when he
replied he did not know but he thought
IL was Henry, his brother.
The corner found the dead man lying
on hls back. DIR w II Daviawho accom-
panied the jury examined the dead body
and found two bullet holes very close
together and near the right nipple, both
OF which passed through the heart and
lodged under the skin on the back. They
were taken out by cutting tho skin.
The shot In the face entered near the
nose and came out at the base Of the
skull behind. CIV Watts, q member Of
the coroneF's Jury informs DgMocnAT
reporter that there was almost perfect
harmony in the evidence Of the three
witnesses, Frank. IIoaden and Oakley.
| The verdict of the jury was substantially
to the efrec. that Henry Ingram came 10
his death from three pistol shots from
the hands OF Frank Ingram, aud charg
Ing the latter with deliberate murder.
The sherlHarrested Frank and he was
lodged In jail.
| There as been n ieud existing be-
| tween the two brothers for some time
over division ol the estate lcfI them by
their parents. Frank claims that when
| he was boy he was driven from home
aud for five or ak years remained away.
Ills parents dying, lie returned to take
possession OF l60 acres left him by mis-
mother. lie claims that ever since he
returned his brothers and sisters have
been trying TO drive him away. For
| some time some one, supposed TO be
Henry, has been prowiing around
| Franks house and some shots were
fred. II 10 claimed that Henry had
made threats against the life Of Frank.
Like all troubles OF this kind IL is diff
cult to form just conclusion until all
the facts can be obtained. There arc
those who say that Frank has been
quarrel some with the whole family and
that Henry has been u quiet, inofensiye
citizen, and that he was constantly un.
der restraint through fear OF Frank.
Public sentiment seems TO be mostly
against Frank. not 80 much from what
the public knows about last nights fear
iul tragedy, but from what II knows ol
the course OF life Of the two men.
| SO far as we know there are four sisters
and three brothers in the family. The
sisters are Mrs RAIDER, OF Toledo, Mrs
Scammon of Chehalis, Wash, Annie
| Ingram Of the same place and married
sister living in the hills this side oi
Brownsville. One brother, John, lives
also in Washington. They have all been
notified by telegraph.
The deceased wasa member in good
standing In the A . u w and will prob
ably be buried by that order.
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