The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-05-14
END is IN SIGHT
INGRAM MURDER CASE WILL REACH
THE JURY TODAY.

Mrs. Ingram Finished Her Testimony Yes
tsrdzy-Art Ingram Took the Stand In
His Own Behalf and Talked for About
HaIf an Hour Without FinIshipg-He
Will Go on the Stand This Morning and
Complete His Testimony-Hts Father
and Brother Also Testifed-The Days
Proceedings Given In Detail.
A larger crowd attended the Ingram
murder trial yesterday ;han on the pre-.
cedinS day. Any number Of men stood
all day listening TO the evidence. The
strictest order was maintained at all
times and the trial proceeded with all
the rapidly possible with such a seri-
GUS case
One thing which tended to attract the
was giving her testimony and was 10 be
cross-examined by County Attorney
Arnidon. All the witnesses yesterday
were for the defense, many of them be-
ing women. At $50 Art Ingram took
the stand in his own behalf He was
half an hour until court adjourned for
the day. He did not finish his version
.of the murder. He viii continue his ac-
count Of the crime this morning at 9
o'clock and afterwards will be cross ex-
annined- With the exception of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ingram's testimony, no features
have come 10 light.
MRS MARY INGRAM.
Mrs. Ingram resumed her testimony
which she had commenced on the pre-
ceding evening, Mr.. Bentley interrogat-
ing her.
Were you ever married before?"
Yes. sir"
Are you divorced?"
mo. sir My first husband is dead"
How Old are you?"
"Thirty-seven last January"
Did Mr. Cone ever talk to you about
this case?"
Yes, sir. He wanted me TO tell him
how the killing occurred
When did you see Mr.. Amidon?"
He and Mr.. Cone came TO see me
since have been in Jail. think it was
week ago Friday"
What did Mr.. Amidon say?''
''He said: May, you want 10 be care
tui; you have no one here TO look out
for you 1 am talking like a friend 10
you
Did Mr.. Amidon see you again?"
Yes. sir. He came a week ago last
Thursday"
What cid he say?"
Have you made up your mind what
you are going to do?'''
Who was with him?'
Mr.. Cone
did he say anything?"
Yes: he asked if my people were help
Ing to clear Art
What else did Mr.. Cone say?"
He said that she better look out for
herself, that she old man would send her
70 hell for forty years"
Did you find the rock with which Art
was struck with?''
Yes, sir"
Tell the jury where you found it."
Art asked me that night TO go back
and find the rock that White had thrown
al him. 1 found the rock that is here
III evidence about four feet from the cor
ner of the house. I took the stone in the
house and after l was arrested / started
10 take il 10 the jail. 1 stopped to tie
my shoe. l laid it on a step and it roll
ed off and I failed TO find il. and 1 went
on with the policemen. That is the stone
only there is less mud on it now than
that night"
Cross examined:
What was your maiden name?"
May Homer
When you left Washington county
six years ago. where did you go?"
ITO Ell Reno. o. IT,
What was your business there?"
Roaming
What do you mean? What was your
business?"
None in particular
What business in general, then?"
I-I-was sporting
Where did you go after you lef. El |
Reno?"
Il came from FL Reno to Wichita"
What did you do here?''
Il did chamber work ar the Occidental |
hotel for awhile"
How long awhile?"
''Oh. don't know; probably three or
four months
How many times did Art come to see
you?"
Il don't know"
How many times have you been ar
rested?"
Three or four times
Did you tell Sheriff Cone that you
did not know White?"
IF l told Sheriff Cone that I did mt
know White 1 cannot remember il.
did state before the coroner's jury that |
Art did not follow me through the yard /
when ! went after an officer. 1 do not |
know Of my own knowledge that Mr.. |
White was killed / did not tell Frank |
SIattery that was afraid the cars had |
run over him. said they nigh: run
over him"
Where did you get acquainted with /
Arp"
IN Enid. O. T."
Was Art your solid fellow"
Certainly"
How many times were you arrested
IN Wichita"
Three times. think"
What was you arrested for?"
First time for nothing; second time
for Illegal co-habi,ing."
Who WITH"
art"
You call yourself a lady. DO your"
Yes, cir
WILLIAM BECKMEYER-
did you know Mr.. whi,e?"