Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-04-29
FOUR FAMILIES ANNIHILATED.
$4,000 BAIL
Demanded Of ex-District Attorney
Ingham and HMvay hewitt.

Philadelphia, April 28.-The hearing
in the case of former U. S. District At
torney Ellery p. Ingham and his law
partner and former assistant. Harvey
Hewitt, charged with conspiring to
bride w. j. McManus, of the secret SER
vice, during the Investigations into the
revenue stamps counterfeiting case, was
resumed before u. S. Commissioner Ed
munds to-day. A number of witnesses
testified in confederation of Kendig's
testimony yesterday in reference to the
telephone calls passing between Lam
caster. where Kendig was, and Mr..
Ingham at his Office in this city.
George C. Seiple testified that he was
an applicant for employment in the
secret service and hewitt had promised
to aid him.
VIM. ]. Burns, of the Washington bu-
reau of the secret service. by whose eff
forts the unearthing of the counterfeit
ing conspiracy was largely accom-
plished, testified to shadowing Jacobs
and kendig to the Offices OF Ingham and
hewitt in the Franklin building, this
city. Kendig rode UP the elevator and
Jacobs remained outside. They met
again and Burns followed them for
come distance, during which time they
held an animated conversation.
w. J. McManus, chief of this district
of the cecrot service, was the next wit
ness. He gave his testimony largely
from notes made Immediately after his
conversation with hewitt. He said the
latter first approached him on Febru
airy Is in the postoffice corridor and
asked him what the chances were to
get a man into the service. Five days
later McManus again saw hewitt in the
Office of District Attorney Beck, New
lit, he said, looked carefully around to
see that no one was about, and said:
Mac, I've got something to say to you.
There was a man at my office to-day
with $1,000 for some information from
your Office, $500 for myself and $1,000
to spend as l like
The witness said he laughed and re-
piled: There's nothing in my Office
worth thousand. McManus said af-
ter this conversation he told Burns OF
it and subsequently, on March 9th, saw
hewitt in the latter's Office. did you
see that man." he asked hewitt. Eyes"
he replied. did you get the money!"
said McManus. hewitt. the witness
said, replied that he had not. but that
the man was responsible.
McManus said hewitt then asked him
as to the district he covered and
what character of work he was then
engaged in. The witness told him he
was on pension frauds. What's Burns
doing around here?" McManus said
hewitt asked. The witness told him
the same work. He's a nosey devil.
He's been hanging around this Office
a number of times the witness said
hewitt replied. McManus told tim
the district was in his (witness) charge
entirely.
Can you give me assurances these
persons will be secure for one month"
asked hewitt.
"Yes, l can do that" said McManus.
Il will meet you tomorrow at the
Lafayette. l don't want Ingham to see
you about the Office continued hewitt.
McManus saw hewitt and they walked
around the City Hall, when hewitt
said Mac, l only got $3.50 OF that
money, and there is little roll of $500
in my pocket for you"
They separated and less than half
an hour later McManus went to New
tits office and said the money handed
to him, hewitt saying: There's your
$500. l banked my $3.50"
McManus said he gave the $500 he
received then and another $500 he sub
sequently received, to Chief Wilkie.
William ]. Finn, another secret ser
vice operative, testified to arresting
hewitt and finding on him letter sent
to hewitt by McManus, which was
from Wilkie to MoManus and was sent
by the latter to make believe he was
working in Newitts behalf. Chief
Wilkie testified to receiving two
amounts of $500 each from McManus.
This concluded the testimony, and
District Attorney Beck asked that the
defendants be held in heavy bail.
Commissioner Ed n, n fl ed the bail
at $4,000 each. Bail was furnished.