The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-25
FORMER DISTRICT
ATTORNEY JAILED
Accused Of Completely With the
Lancaster CounterfeiterS.
SECRET SERVICE OFFICIALS
Have Broken Up the Greatest Gang of
Government Swindlers That Has
Infested the Country in
Many Years.

Philadelphia, April 2L-Former United
States District Attorney Ellery p. Ingham,
of this city, and Deputy Internal Revenue
Collector Samuel b. Downey, of Lancaster,
were arrested by secret service officers to-
day on the charge of aiding the Lancaster
counterfeiters in their efforts to flood the
country with bogus treasury notes and in
ternal revenue tobacco stamps.
The arrest of Ingham created a great
sensation on account of his prominence and
his former connection with the government
as United States attorney for the eastern
district Pennsylvania. Those who are
now under arrest charged with completely
in the great plot are: Ellery P. Ingham,
ex-United States district attorney of this
city; Henry X. hewitt, ex-assistant United
States district attorney, of this city; Sam
uel B. Downey, deputy internal revenue
collector of the Ninth internal revenue dis
trict of Pennsylvania, of Lancaster, Pa;
William Jacobs, of Lancaster; William F.
Kendig, of Lancaster; Thomas Burns, Ken
digs foreman; Arthur Taylor, engraver of
this city, and Baldwin Bredel, mechanic of
this city.
The ex-district attorney was Immediately
taken before Commissioner Edmunds and
formally charged with conspiring with Har-
vey hewitt his law partner, ito promise.
offer and give the sum of $4,000 in monthly
payments of $500 each,' to William J. Nc
Manus, of Philadelphia, a secret service
officer, who was working up the case
against the five men charged with counter
feiting revenue stamps and the $100 silver
certificates. Ingham waived hearing and
was held in $4,000 bail for a further hear
ing on Tuesday morning.
ElIery +. Ingham has been prominent as
a republican in state politics for years. He
was appointed United States attorney for
the eastern district of Pennsylvania by
President Harrison, but was succeeded at
the end of his term by James NJ Beck
who received his appointment from Presi-
dent Cleveland. During the past few years
Mr.. lngham has been a prominent figure
at state conventions and on the stump as
an adherent of Ex-senator Quay.
Chief Wilkie said to-a reporter of the As
ISOLATED Press that Downey had received
between 5000 and 81, 500 from Jacobs as conn.,
pensatien to keep the latter informed of
the movements of the secret service men.
On October ID last said the chief
"Downey called at Jacobs office. The lat
ter noticed that something was wrong with
the officer, and asked him what was the
matter. Downey informed him that he was
in financial trouble, and did not know how
to get out of it. Jacobs offered to loan
Downey $500. The latter accepted 1t, and
volunteered to keep Jacobs informed CT
what the government was doing. From
that moment Downey frequently touched
Jacobs for various amounts.
"The last touch Downey made was in last
January, when Jacobs gave him 81 $780,
In regard to the arrest of Ingram, Chief
Wilkie would not say much.
"All can say is this said he, that
Jacobs and the rest Of the gang wanted to
get inside Information from the secret SER
vice men in this city.
"Today's arrests are the last that will be
made in connection with this case unless
there is more in it than we know now. 1
am perfectly satisfied with the result of ou:
years work. In results it was the greatest
capture ever made by the secret service.
Taylor and Bredel had already put Into
circulation bogus 500 notes to the amount
of $4,000, and Jacobs and Kendig hadsplaeed
counterfeit stamps on boxes containing be-
tween 10000, 600 and 50,000,000 cigars The
loss to the government from the cigar
stamps alone will amount to $4,000"