The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-05-23
HE GETS TEN YEARS
INGRAM RECEIVES SENTENCE FOB
THE MURDER OF WHITE.


day for New Trial on the Grounds OF
New Found Evidence - After Hearing
the Evidence Judge Dale Overruled the
Motion and Pronounced the sentence,
While the Room Was as Silent as Death
How Ingram ook 1t.
Art ingram was sentenced to ten years
Imprisonment in the penitenuary al
Lansing, yesterday afternoon, by Judge
Dale, for the murder Of L. j. White, on
the night OF March 1st, committed IN
the rear Of Irgram's residence on Wichl-
"a street.
AT O'Clock yesterday afternoon All
Ingram, in the custody Of Deputy Sher-
If Kens1er, accompanied by his father,
Y. S. Ingram, and his wife, May IN
gram, entered the court room to make
motion for new trial. His attorney.
o. H. Bentley, had already preceded the
party and was awaiting them. The mo-
ton for a rev trial was heard by Judge
Dale and the witnesses who were 20 give
the new found evidence were sworn and
the trial commenced. The first witness
was George Il Litzer5erg, better known
to the community as Farmer Doolit.ie,'
who was sworn and took the stand. Mr..
Bentley Intercepted him as follows:
what is your business"
Il am a newspaper reporter at pres
ent"
Did you talk with Mr.. N. NJ McAlis-
ter, the prosecuting witness, regarding
this case after the trial"'
"Yes sir
What did Mr.. McAlister say to you?'
st object" shouted Mr. Amidon, 1T
being fearsay evidence, also immaterial'
irrevelant and incompetent, and not
proper cross-examination."
Judge Dale overTuled the objection.
LAS was going home on the evening
the case was submitted 10 the jury, L
met Mr.. McAllister on the corner Of Cen
trail and Water streets. He called TO me
and l got off my wheel and we began
talking about the case. Mr.. McAliis.er
said he had no interest in the case, other
than he wanted TO find out the truth OF
the matter. He said he bore no mailce
toward any ore. He said in the course
of our conversation that when ne saw
White there were some small cinders in
his face and that he thought that one
of The wounds on the cheek was done
by the fall. I asked him why he did
not tell that TO the jury. He said De-
cause he wasn't asked to-"
"Or the 2nd of March did yJu have
talk with Mrs. Morris?"
Yes, sir"
"Haye you any objection to stating
what she said"
NO, sir: none whatever.
'What did she say to you?"
"Wel. / went there early in the morn
Ing and knocked on her door. She an
swered the summons. and I asked fel
what she knew about the case. She sale
Il don't know much about the matter.
All she knew was, a girl came there am
wanted her TO go for the police. She salt
I am pretty -esoldte, and went dow
to where White lay She said she die
not hear any noise"
Charley White, the eldest son OF tn
murdered mar, was next called.
T.
ever had had any trouble in Iowa, Will
they lived there. He answered mo" an
was dismissed from the stand.
Y. S. Ingram, father OF Art. was tn
next witness. Mr.. Bentley said:
Did you tax with Mrs. Norris OF
March 3rd?''
1T was between and the next eve
ming after the trouble. Yes, sir"
What did she say to you?"
when / heard of the trouble I wen
over to where my son lived, expectin
TO see his wife. The house was locke
up and 1 vert on through the yard u
TO -ns Morris house. She said she di
not know much about the case She seem
ed to be prejudiced against May.
She said May came TO her house, cam
In and sat on a lounge and tossed do
lar 10 her which she owed. She sal
II was the last dollar she had got fror
White"
20 H. Bentley then took the stan
and stated that he was in Topeka al II
time of the crime. He said that he Ia
Spoken to Mrs. Morris and she had sal
she knew virtually nothing about n
murder He was quite surprised at hi
testimony.
Judge Dale then asked why sentenC
should not be passed. after going over n
case in a brief way. He said that
had summoned as good jury as he coul
get ard thar during the trial he had trie
10 be fair and Impartial. He said that
was two remarkable throws which Il
saa+ "
hard work for the court to believe Z
story. Continuing he said that a profe
sional knife-thrower at twenty feet cou
not accomplish such a feat. cam
credi. the DEFENDANTS statement SUI
throw could not be accomplished or
ir a million times The most prooao
theory was that Mr.. White was hit in I
face With the iron and il was aftsrwar
thrown into him. and that, TOO. al We
close range. The law gives wide SEQ
when i; says that man may be Sc
fenced for first degree manslauSh'
from FIVE 10 twenty-one years. but
murder cases / always give the defen
the benefit OF the doubt
us, previous TO Judge Dales remar
Mr.. Bentley had addressed the cou
and asked that as light a sentence
given as was compatible with Jusd,
He said that Art Ingram was no;
strong man. that his mother had died
consumption, and tha, it was heredi.s
In the family.
Judge Dale then said 10 Art Ingram
Stand. He asked him If there was al
reason why sentence should lot De pa
&c upon him.
When the Judge had finished the Sc