Bisbee daily review., 1914-09-27

The witness then admitted that every night his father asked him if he had been to school and he replied in the affirmative. when as a matter of fact he had never darkened the school doors He al- SO admitted to Judge Ross. the prosecutor. that he thought schools were a good thing. that little boys, ought Co go there. that he wanted to grow up to be good and smart man. and furth- ormore that he did not want Co be sent to Governor Hunts re- form school
 The real defendant in the case was Frank Ingle, the lads fath- or, whom the law holds responsi- ble for his sons delinquency. Inc gle conducted his own case and he cross-examined Truant officer George Stewart with the skill of Q veteran. and later plead his own case before the jury with considerable force He made Stew art admit that during this school year he had notified neither the boy nor him (the father) and he contended Stewart should have taken the boy to school by force.
 The state introduced witnesses to prove that during the past year or two Willie never had gone to school enough to be accused of having the habit Principal c. c. Hall of the Central school show ed from the record that he at- tended only about one-third of the time last year and hadn't got a very good start this year Of cer Stewart testified that be ire ouently saw Willie on the streets and that he had not notified the father because on one occasion that worthy had threatened to do him bodily injury if he ap- preached
 Testifying in his own behalf lng,e said that he and the boy lived alone and patched that he worked hard in the mines every day to make a living; that he never knew Willie didn't attend school last year except on days when he wanted to take a holiday from working at play; that every morning since school had begun this year he had yanked Willie out of bed and started him Co school and every night had ask ed him if he attended He also proved by a roomer in his house th1t he had asked her every night if his son had gone Co school and that she had assumed that he had, as he was not around the place.
 Speaking of Willie. he said his son had been a source of great trouble to him; that the boy was fright but stubborn, and that a year ago he considered sending him to the reform school. but feared it would make him worse, adding to the court: You know what kind of a place our reform school is. Furthermore. he said he knew Willie would escape from such place and feared he would perish on the desert
 Judge Ross made an able speech to the jury, asking that for the sake of the boy and soci- ety In general that the father be convicted and fined, though he had no personal animosity against him. In addressing the jury in his own behalf Mir Ingle read from the indictment where he was charged with "winully" keeping his boy from school He claimed he was innocent of the charge, as no one had tried harder to make the boy go to school
 The jury was out 90 minutes and its verdict was mot guilty" However, the foreman said they wanted the father to see that Willie went to school and he also eXhorted Willie Co be a better boy and grow up to be a good and useful citizen. Willie beamed all over when his father was freed and he confded, with smil- ing face, to a reporter sitting by that he intended to start to school again Monday and keep on going. And after Mir lngle had thanked the jury, Willie and his papa yriII happv faces 1pft fine court