New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-29
TIE CONTEMPLATING CoysPIl
EVIDENCE on WHICH FORMER OFFICIALS WERE
HELD IN $4,000 BAIL EACH.

EVIDENCE on WHICH FORMER OFFICIALS WE'RE
HELD IN $4,000 BAIL EACH
Philadelphia, April 2S.-The hearing In the case
OF the former United States Distric'- A',o,nes.
EIlery p. Ingham and his law partner and iorner
resistant Harvey K hewitt. charged with con-
snrino to bribe W. j. McManus. of the secret ser
vice. in the of the investigation OF the
nue. stamps counterfeiting case. was cohciuoeu We
fore United States Commissioner Edmunds to-ua'.
A number of witnesses testified In corrooorauon VI
Kendig's testimony yesterday in reference 10 .ele
nbone calls passing between Lancaster. "here
Kendig was and Mr. 1ngham. at his once III TINS
city - -,
William j. Burns, Of the Washington bureau Vi
the Secret Service, by whose efforts the unedrth-
Ing of the counterfeiting conspiracy was largely
accomplished testified TO shadowng JACOBS anu
Kendig to the offices of Ingham and hewitt III the
Franklin Building. Kendig rode up In the elevator
and Jacobs remained outside. They met again
and Burns followed them for some distance curing
which time they held an animated conversation
w. j. McManus. chief OF this district OF ihe
Secret Service. the next witness. gave MS 'es'i-
monv largely from notes made Immediately aiter
his conversations with hewitt He said the latter
first approached him on February To- IN the poS'
office corridor, and asked him what the c"""'''
were to get into the service rive u"'
later McManus again saw hewitt In the once ..
District Attorney Beck. hewitt he SAID looheu
carefully around TO see that no one was about. and
said: Mac I've got something 10 say 10 you
There was a man at my office to-day with S'oW lot
some information from your ONCE. Sov ior '''''
and $1,000 TO spend as like
The witness said he laughed and replied:
There's nothing In my office worth thousahu,
McManus said after this conversation ne 'o'u
Burns OF IT, and subsequently, on March o. saw
hewitt IN the latter's Office. "Dd you see that
man" he asked hewitt. YES" he replied. DID
Won get the money!" said McManus hewitt inc
witness said replied that he had not but that '"e
responsible
McManus said hewitt then asked him as 10 the
district he covered and whether 1t included Ian
caster and what character OF WORK ne was 'ne"
engaged in. The witness told him he was on pen
sion frauds whats Burns doing around here?'
Naw,. asked The witness told him the same
work "Hcs a nosey devil. He's been hanging
around this Office a number OF times, hewitt re-
piled. McManus told him the district was III MS
'"",an Won give me assurances these persons will
be secure for one month";" asked hewitt. Yes
can do that" said McManus. ..
'' az viii meet YOU tomorrow at the Lafayette.
don't want Ingham to see you about the ONCE
McManus saw hewitt the next day. and they
walked around the City Hall, when hewitt sa,a;
MAJ little G qo q fOs SiS IN my Dl ' Pocket
separated and less than half an hour ia,er me-
Manps went to News office ans saf .ne your
500: banked my $40 .,...,-.1o,
SAID he fhs i Received e to CHIEF
1 Wilk deo''el ''" nc $780,. s.,,,.. a.,sc
tive testified arresting hewitt ana nndng , pI
him letter sent to hewitt by McManus Whtch
was from Wilke to McManus and was SEM Dy 'i IL
NeWItts behalf Chief wkie testified to receiv-
ing the two hts OF tesmony and DstrcA
torney Beck asked that the detenoahts DC heiu III
h Gommissoner Edmunds fixed the bail at $4,000
each, which was furnished.