Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-04-27
TT-INGHAM CASE
W. L. Kendig Gives Details of the
Alleged Bribery.
STATES DATES AND AMOUNTS PAID
The Attorneys Employed to Elk
Secret Service Agents.
FAILURE TO TRAP M'MANUS

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, April 27.-Former
United States District Attorney Ellery p.
Ingham and Harvey hewitt, who was Ing
hams assistant, were arraigned before
United States Commissioner Edmunds to-
day on the charge of attempting to bribe
Secret Service Operative VIM. ]. McManus,
in connection with the Jacobs-Ta ylor-ken-
dig-Bredeu revenue stamp counterfeiting
conspiracy. The hearing took place in the
United States circuit court room.
w. l.. Kendig, the Lancaster tobacco
manufacturer, was the first witness. He
identified Mr.. Ingham and said he first met
him on January 81. At that time witness
said that he (witness) was making counter
felt revenue stamps of the denomination of
fifty cigars. W. NJ Jacobs of Lancaster,
he said was associated with him in this
business. He said also that Arthur Taylor
had engraved the plates, with the assist
ance of Baldwin S. Bredell kendig said
on the occasion of his first visit to Mr..
1nghams office he had questioned Mr.. Ing
ham regarding the latter's acquaintance
with Secret Service Operatives Burns and
Nc Manus, asking the lawyer whether or
not he thought they were corrupt or cor
ruptible. 1ngham, witness said, demanded
a retainer, and received $50. kendig then
detailed to Ingham, he said, the whole
story of the bogus revenue stamps, and
also informed MIN lndt lie anu JdCoDS were
in possession of the Monroe head 500
counterfeit silver certificate.
Feared Revenue Agents.
Witness said he told Ingham that he be-
Iieved the secret service agents Were after
him and Jacobs, and he wanted to find some
way of stalling them off by paying the
agents certain sum for two years, if
necessary.
Ingham asked for time to consider the
case. He told the witness that he knew
boy who was a "natural-born sneak and
would employ him to learn if the story wit
ness told was true. kendig gave him SO
for the boys expenses. About February
witness again saw Ingham, and he asked
for $500 as an additional fee. Witness gave
him $3.50 account and money Tor the
boys expenses.
On February II Jacobs accompanied Ken
dig to Mr.. lngham's office Jacobs asked
Ingham if he really believed Burns ana NC
Manus were corrupt. He said he thought
McManus was. Ingham had previously
mentioned Richard J. Lennon, an eX-pollce
magistrate, as being likely to approach NC
Manus. Four days later lngham told wit
ness of his plan for reaching McManus. 1t
consisted of taking the detectives to the
Union League, treating them to dinner
and wine, when the secret service man
might become communicative. Ingham ask
ed the witness what amount of money he
could pay if the secret service men were
held off for a year. Witness said he and
Jacobs could contribute about S3,ooO a
month
To Approach McManus.
On a later occasion, February IS, Mr..
Ingham informed Kendig that he had a
friend who would approach McManus, but
he must have $500 in advance and $500 i'm
mediately after he had completed his work.
Kandig paid Ingham $500 for this unknown
man.
Up to that time Harvey K. hewitt had
not been known in the case. Judge But
ler had resigned from the bench OF the
United States court and Kendig inquired
of Mr. Ingham who was likely to be ms
successor Ingham answered that hewitt,
his law partner, was possible candidate.
Witness further testified that he was
summoned to Mr. insham resiuehce .h toIa ia
Sunday February 26. lngham then toio
him that his man, who was designated as
No. 3, had met Mr.. McManus, but nothing
had been accomplished. On March Ken
dig was informed by Mr. lngham thaI NO
8 had seen Agent McManus
The witness said he had learned that the
secret service was investigating, from
Samuel B. Downey, at that time deputy IN,
ternal revenue collector at Lancaster, anu
that he so told Mr.. lngham
All Wanted Hush Money.
Ingham. he said, told him that McManus
wanted $500 a month, but that Burns IN
sisted on 81 900. Then Ingham and mo.
Jacobs and Kendig were guaranteed apso-
lutte immunity from interference Tor the
thirty days succeeding each payment. Oh
that day witness paid into lngham hahds
81 400. ,o =.
The next payment, he said, was made TO
Ingham on March II, and was Sl,loo; ing
ham had been told that Deputy Cohector
Downey had been bribed, and that there
need be no fear from the Lancaster END.
On April witness made another payment
of So 900 to Ingham and Kendig was told
that 81, 900 would be paid to McManus and
Burns on the following day.
Kendig at this time demanded the name
of the unknown gobetween, designated as
No g." but Ingham declined to disclose
his identity. He said, however, that he had
a plan to protect kendig in the event OF
anything happening to him Qngham). He
told Kendig that he would write letter to
Mrs Ingham, his wife, explaining that on
certain date in each month mo. g. and
man named Kendig would call at his house
with a package of money, which was to be
divided His share of that, his wife would
be informed, was $780,