The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-03-03

MIN tndt ne n2Q no intention OF leaving
| his present home. He also told Mr..
Hughes that he was on his way to the
Missouri Pacific depot. This was very
| near O'clock in the evening There are
two rumors to the effect that Mr.. White
had considerable mcrey on his person.
One was that ne had three $40 gold
pieces, and the other that he had sos on
his person. 1t is known that he always
carried considerable money. He be-
ieved himself TO be broke when ne only
mad - with him. The police and the
best informed people who have investi-
gated the affair believe that the woman
knew ne had money to a large amount
and that she told her husband AMI that
he tried to rob him and meeting with re-
Sistence he resorted to the dreadful
beating he gave him. 1t is thought that
Ingram met White at the door when he
came TO meet his wife. This is all
theory and conjecture. and may not
have one iota of truth but il is based on
such evidence as has come 10 hand.
Ingram had spent the large portion Of
Monday afternoon with James Horn,
who is known under the soubriquet of
Skinny JIM" at his coal yard on the
corner of Wichita and Eleventh streets.
Officer Jimmie Cairns stopped in the Of
flee at about $50 Monday afternoon and
he 3aid that Ingram was talking very
extravdgantly. He was seen coming
down on the street car shortly after S
o'clock. The panel to the door which In
gram alleges White broke in was ex-
amined yesterday by the officers. The
shoes OF both Mr.. White and Ingram
and the marks on the panel were care
fully examined under a microscope and
the nails on the soles Of the shoes and
the marks on the panel were compared.
The comparison would clearly indicate
that the panel was broken by Ingram.
Ex-Polceman Charley Horner, who
lives next door to Mr.. White said last
evening:
Il am well acquainted with him, and
know him 10 be nice old man, who
never fooled around any place like Art
Migrants.
Il think I can explain to you how Mr..
White came TO be down there on the
railroad last night. About one year and
half ago he had a severe attack OF the
grip and it seemed TO effect his head
Ever since that time he would at times
have a severe pain in his head. The
only thing that seemed TO stop it was a
drink Of whisky
Just as soon as he would take
drink it would go to his head and stop
the pain, but then he would wander
arOuTd and lament because he had to
drink and he would want to take the
Kelley cure. The family would have to
watch him when he had these spells.
Once he did slip off in one of these spells
and went to Kansas City to take the
Kelley cure. BY the time he got there
he was over the spell and he came home.
He had enc of these attacks yester-
day, and just before o'clock he left
the house. 1t is my opinion that he was
going TO the Fort Scott depot with the
intention of going TO Kansas City 10
take the Kelley cure. / have been told
that a man met him as he was going
west on First street and noticed that he
walked erect, but seemed TO be in a
dazed condition.
Some of the boys tell me that In
gram was boWled up last night on hop,
and some men are very dangerous when
under the Influence of the drug. From
what L know of Mr.. White, and I know
him we'll 1 have not the least idea on
earth that he went in there 10 modest
Ingram. He never molested anybody"
When Mr.. White returned from his
Kansas City trip about four weeks ago
ne had $50 in his possession after pay
ing railroad fare and ether expenses.
This fact leads many TO the belief that
he had money with him when he was
assailed. 1t was only a week ago today |
when he closed out his restaurant at
AS East Douglas avenue, and moved |
the fixtures 10 MS home.
The wife and family of the injured |
man are very near Frustrated with grief |
DR.. Shultz. the family physician, sat up |
all night with Mr.. White. He said yes |
terday that he could not possibly live |
over twenty-four hours and ne did not |
believe that he would survive that long |
Mr.. White was conveyed al O'Clock |
yesterday mornin? from the residence of |
Of his brother-in-law. John Mendenhall. |
40 West Douglas avenue, 10 his home |
on North Water street, where at mid |
night he was still alive and I,0pOnSoiouS /