The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-03-02
MURDER
L. ]. WHITE OF NORTH WATER
STREET DONE TO DEATH.
HIS SKULL PIERCED
PIECE OF GAS PIPE rs THE DEAD
LY INSTRUMENT.
aNTHE MISSOURI PACIFIC YARDS
FOUND LARELY BREATHING AND rs
HOPELESS CASE.
HIS SKULL PIERCED
PIECE OF GAS PIPE Is THE DEAD.
LY INSTRUMENT.
IN THE MISSOURI PACIFIC YARDS
Art Ingram and Wife Arrested-Ingram
Admits the Deed But Pleads Justifica-
tion-How White Was Discovered

tion-How White Was Discovered
L. ]. White. who resides with his fam
Ly at AS North Water street, was as
saulted last night about O'Clock in a
peculiar and brutal manner by young
man named Art Ingram, in the rear of
227 North Water street. Ingram threw
a tbree-quarter inch gas pipe at Mr.
White. It entered at the base Of the
brain near the left ear for a depth of
four inches. The pipe inclined toward
the right temple and only needed little
more momentum 10 have sent the pipe
clear through his head.
Ingram was arrested soon after the af-
fair by Officer Harry Sutton and con-
Quoted to the city prison. The first 10 dis
cover Mr.. White was a 'girl about town"
who goes under the name of Nina. She
resides in the little cottage Immediately
north Of where the Ingrams live. She
was coming up the track to her home,
accompanied by two young men, whose
names could not be learned. Mr.. White
was found lying across one of the side
tracks OF the Missouri Pacific with the
gas pipe sticking in his head. His breath
ing was difficult when found, and blood
and brains were oozing out of the wound
His face was completely covered with
blood and brains.
The girl Nina ran to the depot and
found Officer Stewart who Immediately
notified police headquarters. The patrol
wagon was sent for, and also medical aid
DR.. Fordyce pulled the pipe out of Mr..
Whites head. BY that time the patrol
wagon had reached the scene. The
wounded man was conveyed as gently as
possible on the stretcher in the patrol
wagon and-taken TO police headquarters,
where his wounds were dressed. He was
taken in charge by his family physician,
DR.. Shuts. He was then removed to the
residence of his brother-in-law, John
Mendenhau. on West Douglas avenue.
No hopes are entertained for his
recovery, and it would be simply mirac-
ulous should ne live.
Mr.. White has been a resident of this
city for only two years. He has always
borne a most exemplary reputation and
has always been very peaceable in dis
position. He came here from Montezu-
ma. Iowa, where he resigned the position
of deputy sheriff to come here on account
of his health. He was a peace officer in
Montezuman for seventeen years. having
been constable, under sheriff and sheriff
for two terms. He is a member of the
Modern Woodmen, Odd Fellows and
knights of Pythias and is an old soldier.
He is about % years Of age and has a
wife and three boys. His wife was visit
ing with her mother in Udall. Kan, when
the accident occurred. She was tele-
graphed and came W on the Santa Fe
last night. Mr.. White is a brother-in-law
Of EX-Coroner NJ. NJ. McCollster and Of
John Mendenhall, who runs restaurant
IN the first block on Douglas avenue
west of Main street. Mr.. White has three
sons. Charley, aged II; Albert, Il, and
Henry. j..
All evidence points to a clear case Of
hold-up. Ingram bears very bad repu-
tation, having been in the city prison on
minor charges no less than d score of
times il is very questionable whether
he Is married TO the woman whom ne
claims as his wife His wife has been do
ing the cooking for Mrs. Morris, who re-
sides in the same yard and conducts
house OF i'll repute. Ingram is d confirm
ed opium fiend and used 10 be habitue
OF Charley Lungs opium joint on South
Lawrence avenue, which was raided and
broken up by the police about a year
ago.
Ingram and his wife were taken 70 the
county jail last night in a closed carri-
age by Chief of Police Campbell and Jim
ME Cairns for safe keeping. 1t looked
for few minutes last night as if Ingram
would be mobbed, So incensed were the
friends of the injured man.
When first seen by an Eagle reporter at
the city prison. Ingram declined to talk,
but as the effects Of the opium began to
wear off he consented to talk. His state
ments were so contradictory that il was
plain TO be- seen that a little truth. with
q great deal of what is known as pipe
talk" was being INDUCED in. he said
that he was sitting in his kitchen when
some one knocked at his dining room
door, which = in the rear of the house.
His wife opened he-door and man was
standing there She slammed the door
in his face. The man then went to the
front door and knocked. when his wife
went to the door and asked what was
wanted. No answer being given. she
closed the door again. When the opera
ton was repeated for the third time he
says. his wife said she was afraid Of that
man and thought they had better cal
policeman Ingram told his wife 10 go |