The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-28
.|NGHAM HAS A HEARING
Alleged That He Attempted to
Bride Secret Service Men.
LANCASTER STAMP AFFAIR
kendig, One of the Counterfeiters, Turns
Turns States Evidence and Tells the
Story of the Whole Transaction.
Three Thousand a Month.

Philadelphia, April 27-Former Unit
ed States District Attorney Ellery H.
lEgham and Harvey K. hewitt, who
was 1ngham's assistant, We're arraigned
before United States Commissioner Ed
monds to-day on the charge of attempt
ing to bride Secret Service Operative
William J. McManus in connection
| with the Jacobs Kendig-T Ia ylor-Brede
revenue stamp counterfeiting conspi-
| racy.
| William L. Kendig, the Lancaster to-
| bacco manufacturer, was the first wit
ness. He recognized Mr.. Inghanl, whom
he said he first met in January. At
that time he said the witness was maxi
ing counterfeit revenue stamps of the
denomination of SO cigars. William
Jacobs, 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.
Bredell. kendig said on the occasion
OF his first visit to Mr.. Ingham's office
he questioned Mr.. Ingham regarding
the latter's acquaintance with Secret
Service Operatives Burns and Nc
Manus, asking the lawyer whether or
not he thought they We're cOrrupt or
corruptible. Ingham, witness said, de-
manded a retainer and received $50
hendlg then detailed to him, he said
the whole story Of the bogus revenue
stamps and also informed him that
Jacobs was in possession of the Mon
roe head 500 counterfeit silver certii-
cate.
Witness said he told Ingham that he
hn
after him and Jacobs and he wanted
to md some way of squaring them,
even to paying the agents a certain
sum Tor two years, if necessary. Ing
ham asked for time to consider the
case. He told the witness that he knew
boy who was natural born sneak
and would employ him to learn if the
story witness told was true. Kendig
gave him SIS for the boys expenses
About Feb. witness again saw Ing
ham and he asked for $500 as an ad-
ditional fee Witness gave him $3.50 on
account and money for the boys ex-
penses. On the 18th of February Ken
dig accompanied Jacobs to Ingham's
office. Jacobs asked Ingham if he real
ly believed Burns and McManus were
corrupt. He said he thought McManus
was. Ingham had previously mem
toned Richard ]. 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, trea ting him to dinner
and wine. when the secret service man
might become communicative. Ingham
asked the witness what amount Of
money he could give if the secret ser
vice men were held off for year. Wit
ness said he and Jacobs could contrib
ute about $4,000 month
On the 18th of February Mr.. Ingham
Informed Kendig that he had a friend
who would approach McManus, but he
must have $500 Immediately after he
had completed his work. kendig paid
Ingham $500 for this unknown man.
Up to that time Harvey knew it had
not been known in the case. Judge
Battle had resigned from the bench of
the United States court, and Kendig
inquired of Mr. 1ngnam who was likely
to be his successor. Ingham answered
that hewitt, his law partner, was a
possible candidate Witness further tes-
titled that he was summoned to Mr..
Ingham's residence Feb. 26. Tngham
then told him that his man who had
been designated as No. had met Mr.
McManus but nothing had been ac-
complished. On March Kendig was
first informed by Mr.. Ingham that No.
had seen Agent McManus.
Inc WllHeSS Sdlu he ndu learned
the secret service was investigating
from Samuel B. Downey, at that time
deputy internal collector at lancaster
and that he so told Mr.. Ingham. Ing
ham, he said, told him that McManus
wanted $500 a month, but that Burns
insisted on 81 900.
Then Ingham and mo. 81 would re-
quire $500 a month each. For this ia
cobs and Kendig were guaranteed I'M
munity from interference for the 80
days succeeding each payment. Wit
ness paid into Ingham's hands 2,4O0.
The next payment, he said. was made |
to Ingham on March II and was 81 100. |
Ingham had been told that Deputy Col |
lector Downey had been bribed and that
there need be no fear from the Lancas-
ter end. On the 9Th of April witness
made another payment of $4,000 to Ing
ham. and Kendig was told that $4,000
would be paid to McManus and Burns
on the following day. Kendig at this
time demanded the name of the un-
known go-between, designated as mo
81 but Ingham declined to disclose his
identity. He said. however. that Ken
dig would be protected in the event CT
anything happening to him Ungham).
He told Kendig that he would write a
letter to Mrs. Ingham, his wife, OK
planning that on a certain day of Zach
month mo. g. and man named Ken
dig would call at his house with a pack
age of money, which was to be divided
his share of which, his wife would he
informed. was $500.
The hearing was then adjourned until