He probably would have remained dead, or at least remained a resident of Seattle, washington, for some years longer, if it had not come to his ears that there was a piece of property—a lot in Seversville—worth $700 waiting for him to come and claim it. Having heard of that, he came back to Charlotte and besought lawyers here to reclaim the property to him, which had already been declared the property of another.
Ingram once served a period in a negro unit of the United States army and there developed such a roving disposition that his peregrinations carried him over most of Europe, a large part of Asia, the Philippine Islands, some of the Straits Settlements and elsewhere. He finally quit wandering long enough to settle down in Seattle and call it home for a while.
The property which he now lays claim to was about to go to the University of North Carolina—unless it proved to be the property of a resident of Charlotte—when Ingram heard from someone in Charlotte that he might be able to win a piece of property if he came back here to seek to claim it.
The jury decided with Ingram in court, declaring the property his, but Judge Harding set the verdict aside Saturday and it is possible that the Carolina law providing for turning of property to the university for which legal heirs cannot be cited found will prevail.
The supreme court 18 years ago in a ruling declared Will Ingram dead, according to evidence legally produced, and the property now in litigation went to others.
From The Charlotte News and Evening Chronicle, Sunday morning, Feb. 27, 1921
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