The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-05-13
ON TRIAL
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NO ST. r9sucI SkSU0G.
"Was ne in good health?"
''No. very poor OF late
"How long had White lived here.
Two years last October.
when did you last see him ahve?"
'-On Saturday before ne died az my
housa"
Did he carry any money!
yes. he broke $50 bill for me, think
ne Lad more money n his pockecbook- !"
when did he die?"
"On evening OF March 3rd, about s
O'Clock"
Did you see the body embalmed?"
at did"
did you make an examination Of the
wounds?"
.sYes ssr. His nose and cheek bones
were broken. had a cut above right eye
and wound in back Of his head
.D;d YOU visit the scene Of the mur-
der?"
YES sir"
Did you examine the premisesT
Eyes s.r. 1 saw no blood around the
house. found blood in middle OF the
railroad track"
Cross examined
what did NJ. White do IN iowaZ
"He was a peace officer for sixteen
years"
"Was ne bravs?"
Il don't know. can: answer as to
that"
what was his employment while IN
wichita?"
az bought some county warrants for
him. He gardened at my place and
later conducted a restaurant on East
Douglas avenue"
what was his mental condition?"
at tines = wasn't good Little IN
balanced at tines"
"Wha: vas the cause?"
"Cronic catarrh was thought 10 be the
trouhle.v
How frequently did be have these
spells?"
Sometimes once a week, again once
il three weeks"
How did he act?"
calm. sit around. Only drank when
under one Of these spells
What other reason led you to believe
he was mentally unsound?"
He would tell the came thing over
two or three times"
Redirect
WAS Mr.. White quareleon1e?
81 never knew hi0 20 have . word
with any one"
II. T. Murphy was handed a map OF
the premises by Mr.. Bentley. He gave
a description OF the place and said he
found no blood around the house after
a careful examination. He proved
good descriptive witness.
Charles Simmons. Iiveryman. testified
that ne knew White; saw the place
where White was found: knew where
Art Ingram resided; was at the county
jail on March 3 Witness talked with
Ingram. The soner said he came
home from work ard sat down 20 read
a paper. Some one knocked on the door:
his wife answered the knock and came
back and told aim there was drunk
man there: Ingram then went to the
door and told the man he'd betner move
on: told his wife she'd better go After
police officer. She started by way or
Mrs. Morris. on the same lot. Ingram
man also came hack and kicked in the
panel of the door. Ingram told Simmons
:hat he reasoned with the man and got.
aim 10 go 70 the gate, when the man (a
stranger 70 Ingran) took UP a rock or
brick and nit him on the breast In
gram ran in the house, got the piece OF
gas pipe used tor poker and threw It at
the figure in the dark: he merely threw
( to ;rp him. Ingram then stepped
back n the house. but heard something
raking along the picket fence. He then
phoned TO police headquarters. When
the body was discovered and he saw II
was an old man he was sorry
Cross examined-Ingram told witness
that the man came back two or H,ree
times. and came 70 the window two dit-
ferent times. Ingram told witness the
man kicked in the panel OF the door. and
swore he would whip him GngTam)-
He thought Ingram had said thSs
White called him vile name. He az
terwards thought Of il and told the tIry
Huse Taylor testified that he was
working fo- the Eagle az the time. and
interviewed Mr.. and Mrs. Ingram He
was sure Mrs. Ingram was drunk. Was
uc- certain that Ingram was, though: he
was quite excited
Fred Mccain testified that he had
heard ot the conversation between In
gram and Simmons AZ the jail
James Hughes said ne had met White
on the night o, the tragedy on the cor
ner % Water and First streets Stopped
10 talk with him n. seemed n
hurry TO go. Only coaversed very few
minutes.
Bedford Wood said that Ingram had
told him that he Qngan) had broken
the panel in himself.
Harry Sucrcn said he had known Mrs.
Ingram for three years. First knew
ner when she was hoUses eeper FOR Mrs.
Armstrong. on South Fourth avenue. He
tod about Ingram coming 70 the poIsce
station and asking .cr m officer.
Rufus Cone told abou. the same as In
the preliminary hearing. Mr. Bentley
handled NJ Cone without gloves in the
,-0ss examination but Mr.. Cone kep.
lis temper and d.d not seem 10 be rat
led in the least NJ. Bentley asked Mr.. |
Cone OF he cid not ask Ms Ingram Z /
ie- folks were not putting Up money % /
help clear he- husband
He said. NO sir" very enpha.caily. /
Did you Try 20 gst Ms. Ingram %
urn states evidence?
mo sir"
VIA; cid you say % Ms Ins7n
Il told her she bettsr icox ou< Cor be-
ssls. a. Old man Ingram din't care II
ne weac uo FOR forty yss-s"
You d-r.r IlxA Mr. Ir<rau a ,r-zr -.