The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-06
HENRY INGRAM A SUICIDE.
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identity contained whisky, was found, but
this might have been used any time during
the week that he had occupied the room.
In the Stop Jar, Coroner Goette found the
fragments of letter In the handwriting
of the deceased Apparently it was a let
ter which he had written, probably for the
purpose of explaining his trouble. and then
decided to destroy, as it was torn in such
fine pieces that it was practically out of
the question to put them together again.
There was no blood on the fragments of
the letter. There was also handful of
another variety of writing paper which
looked as If ii had been crumpled in the
hand and thrown in the jar. This was
also written upon. Coroner Goette did
not attempt to put the torn fragments of
the letter together nor to read the bloody
letter. They had probably been written
by the deceased, he said, in explanation of
his troubles, and the best thing to do with
them was to turn them over to members
of his family. This consideration on the
part of Coroner Goette will doubtless be
appreciated by the relatives of the deceas-
ed
Although Mr.. Ingram must have retired
to his room at an early hour, there is
reason to believe that he did not commit
his rash act until about midnight. He
doubtless took some timetin writing the
letter which he afterward destroyed, and
in considering what message he should
leave, and in making his preparations for
his desperate deed some time must have
been considered. A gentleman, who had
room just across the hall and whose
room door was open at the time, heard a
heavy fall in Mr.. Migrants room about
midnight.
1T was a fall just as if some one had
lifted heavy trunk and dropped it," he
said, in describing the sound to a Morn
ing News reporter. II wondered why any
body should choose that time of night to
move out trunk, and thought no more
of the matter until l heard the porter
knocking on the door of the room this
morning. Then l thought there must be
something wrong"
The inquest was held al ! O'clock by
Coroner Goette, at his undertaking estab-
lishment on Broughton street, to which
the body had been removed. Only three
witnesses were examined, the head clerk
Mr.. Nandenburgh and the two porters
who found the body. Nothing new was
brought out The verdict of the jury was
that the deceased came to his death by
knife wounds caused by his own hands
The jury was composed of the following
business men, A. C. Harmon, d. B. Nor
gan, W. f. McCauley, Lester Hubbell, j.
F. LaFar and f. f. Kennedy
The body was expressed to Columbus
at night. The sad duty of escorting the
body home fell to Mr. C. H Dillingham;.
the friend, who had, with the best OF in
tentions, induced Mr.. Ingram to make the
trip to Savannah. Besides his wife and
two children the deceased has two broth
ers in Columbus. He was a member of
the firm of Ingram Bros, wholesale gro
GERS on Broad street. Columbus, and was
regarded as a successful business man.
Mr.. Dillingham; and Others, who knew him,
spoke of the deceased in the highest terms
n II to IL l.
tive or Columbus, member of one of the
best families and a respected citizen. He
was man of well ordered habits and had
never been dissipated.
The business men, who were associated
with Mr.. Ingram in the business which
brought him to Savannah, and others with
whom he became acquainted here had
formed a pleasant impression of him, and
were Mortified when they learned of his
death. One of the business men referred
to stated to a Morning News reporter
that he had noticed that Mr.. Ingram re-
marked on three different occasions that
he was very well insured. He attached no
Importance to this al the time.
Mr.. }. r. Cox, an old acquaintance of
Mr.. Migrants, and who was stopping with
him at the Pulaski, stated that he noticed
that Mr.. Ingram was acting peculiarly
Friday afternoon. and that he did not
seem to be just himself He became
somewhat anxious about him and thought
of calling a physician, but did not take
the liberty of doing so.
There is little reason to doubt that the
suicide was due to temporary mental abb
CREATION. No man in his right mind, no
matter how badly he wished to be rid of
life, would have taken such means 10 be
rid of it. All those who had been assO-
ciated with the deceased who were seen
yesterday agreed in stating that he had
drank very little while in Savannah, so
far as they knew, except that he had
stated himself that he had drank too much
at Tybee last Sunday.
A dispatch from Columbus to the Morn
ing News states that Mr.. Ingram was 81
years old, and one of the most prominent
grocerymen in Columbus. His business
affairs are in good shape. He leaves a
wife and two baby boys and his domestic
life was one of perfect happiness. No man
stood higher in social and business circles
than the deceased and the news of his
suicide was a shock to the entire city. On
rare occasions, it is stated, Mr.. Ingram
drank to excess, and at such times was
very Respondent. He had about $4,000 life