Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-04-28
KENDIG TEsTIFlES
Against Ingham and Newitt-Says They
Acted rs Go-Betweens to Bride Revenue

Philadelphia, Pa, April 27.-Fomer
United States District Attorney Ellery
P. Ingham and Harvey X hewitt, who
was Ingham's assistant, were arraign-
ed before United States Commissioner
Edmunds to-day on the charge of at
tempting to bride Secret Service Oper-
alive VIM. j. McManus, in connection
with the Jacobs-kendig- Taylor-Bredell
revenue stamp counterfeiting conspir-
acy. The hearing took place in the
United States Circuit Court room.
VIM. L. Kindig, the Lancaster tobac-
co 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 twitness) was
making counterfeit revenue stamps of
the denomination of fifty cigars. VIM.
M. Jacobs, of Lancaster, he said, was
associated with him in this business.
He said also that Arthur Taylor had
engraved the plates with the assistance
of Baldwin S. Bechtell. Kendig said
on the occasion of his first visit to Mr..
Ingham's Office he had questioned Mr..
Ingham regarding the latter's acquaint-
lance with Secret Service Operatives
Burns and McManus, asking the lawyer
whether or nSt he thought they were
corrupt or corruptible. Ingham, wit
cot II oira Il
ceived fifty dollars. Kendig then de-
tailed to Ingham, he said, the whole
story of the bogus revenue stamps, and
also informed him that he and Jacobs
were in possession of the Monroe
head" 500 counterfeit silver certificate.
Witness said he told Ingham that he
believed the secret service agents were
after him and Jacobs and he wanted
to find some way of forestalling them,
even to 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 a boy who was natural born
sneak" and would employ him to learn
il the story witness told was true. Ken
dig gave him SIS for the boys ex-
penses. About February 2 witness
again saw Ingham, and he asked for
$500 as an additional fee. Witness
gave him $3.50 on account and money
for the boys expenses.
On the 18th of February Jacobs &C
companied Kendig to Mr.. Ingham's Of
fice Jacob asked Ingham IL he really
believed Burns and McManus were cor
rupt. He said he thought McManus
was. Ingham had previously mention
ed Richard j. Lennon, an ex-police
magistrate, as being likely to approach
McManus.
Four days later Ingham told witness
his plan for reaching McManus. 1t
consisted of taking the detective to the
Union League, treating him to dim
ner and wine, when the secret service
man might become communicative.
Ingham asked the witness what amount
Of money he could pay if the secret
service men were held off for year.
Witness said he and Jacobs could con-
tribute about $4,000 a month.
On later occasion, the 18th of Feb
ruary, Mr.. Ingham informed Kendig
that he had a friend who would APP
proach McManus, but he must have
$500 in advance and $500 Immediately
after he had completed his work. Ken
dig paid Ingham $500 for this unknown
man.
Up to that time Harvey K. hewitt
had not been known in the case. Judge
Butler had resigned from the bench of
the United States Court and Kendig
inquired of Mr. Ingham who was likely
to be his successor. Ingham answered
that hewitt, his law partner, was a
possible candidate.
Witness further testified that he was
summoned to Mr.. Ingham's residence
on Sunday. February rs. Ingham then
told him that his man, who was desig-
mated as No. 3, had met Mr.. McManus
but nothing had been accomplished.
On March Z, Kendig was informed by
Mr.. Ingham that No. had seen Agent
McManus.
The witness said he had learned that
the secret service was investigating from
Samuel Downey at that time deputy
internal revenue collector at Lancaster,
Ingham, he said. told him that McManus
wanted $40 a month. but that Burns In
sisted upon sl,001. Then Ingham and mo
g. would require 800 a month each. For
this Jacobs and Kend.g were guaranteed
immunity for interference for thirty days
succeeding each payment. On that day
witness paid into Ingham's hands 300
The next payment. he said. was MADE TO
Ingham on March Il. and was SLIGO. In
CHAM had been told that Deputy Collector
Downey had been br.bed and that there
need be no fear from the Lancaster end.
Before leaving the stand Mr. Kendig
said that Ingham had requested witness
10 send him some sort Of an account. Il
did not matter OF what nature. IN order
that he might enter IL on his books.
SAM T. JACK DEAD.
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