Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-08-01
TITNESS Of TRAGEDY
TELLS JURY HER STORY
-. swart, Who Saw Ingle Shoot.
~. Says Mrs. 1ngle Attempted
to Get Away.
''DuRA1pED VICTIM BECAUSE
OF EXPENSE OF DIVORCE.
|A,,nered Conference just Before Wit
ness Saw Ingle Draw His Gun
and Begin Firing.

rhe verdict of the coroner's jury,
ich yesterday afternoon investigated
tragedy which occurred in the
fiee Of Carson & Brown, in the
Sited States Bank building last Tues.
N night was to the effect that Mrs.
rle came to her death from bullet
Euuds in the back of the head inflict-
by revolver in the hands of her
sband
Much the same story that appeared
The Capital Journal a short time
lOWing the shooting and last night
Il told by the various witnesses who
be called by Coroner ClOugh and
puty Prosecuting Attorney Keyes.
"a White, Mercer and Morse were
led to the stand and they simply
Ia Of how they were called to ad.
hister medical treatment to the two
|bred people and the positions the
ler occupied when physicians first
ered the office. DR., Morse testi.
"A that he examined Mrs. Ingle and
ind her quite dead, but Mr.. Ingle
still breathing, He stated that
De the man was still alive, that the
bnd he had received in the head was
hi.
Witnesses Terrible Scene.
Miss Renska Swart witnessed the
gedy In a state of utter collapse
hardly able to speak, Miss Swart
the stand yesterday afternoon and
sted to the cOrOner's jury what she
nesSed during the short time she
pPied the library in the law offices
Carson & Brown, The witness said:
have ben a close friend of Mrs.
\ e since she was a little girl. She
e our home in Woodburn her home.
associated together both day and
.t
After her marriage to Mr.. Ingle,
often told me how her husband
ped her-saying that he beat her
that she was deadly afraid of
Mrs lngle told me that Mr.. In.
was insanely jealous and that he
9d look at her with eyes that
htened her whenever any other per.
showed her a bit of attention. She
n told me that she could not live |
him any longer and was going to
a divorce.
We'll, she determined that she !
"a not live with Mr.. Ingle any
~ and left him. She has been liv.
with us for some time and she
often said that she was afraid of
IngIe for the reason he had threat.
to take her life.
"nlIe Mr. and Mrs. Ingle lived in
Galns ! visited them. Mr. Ingle
cleaning a revolver and I heard
say that he would take good care
'pe gun for the reason that he might
it some day
Sees Killing.
When Mrs. Ingle was in, nv store
~ Masonic building, she received
fepnone call from Mr.. Turner re.
.og her to meet him at the office
fne United States National Bank
~ng Immediately. Mrs. Ingle ap. u
eu nervous and | noticed her hands /
as she requested me to 20 with
"hen we arrived at the office.
turner Mr. McFadden and Mr..
were there.
'''er talking over several matters
'sdfa to the property rights of
ana Mrs Ingle, Mr.. Turner and
n'tadden J. left the library and only
Mr. lngle and Mrs. Ingle were j
~, He tried to get Mrs. Ingle
IRON me- He plead with her to
u'u' back, drop the divorce suit
'0'get everything, Mrs. Inple re.
saying that she could not stand
longer and that she could not
WV" nm any longer. Mr.. Ingle {
, "er II she knew what It would
:" Carry on the suit and stated !