The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-04-28
ATTEMPTED BRIBERY

OF Revenue Officials In Connection
With the Revenue Stamp Counter
fcitins Conspiracy.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, April 27.-For-
mer United States District Attorney
Ellery P. Ingham and Harvey X. New
lit, who was Ingham's assistant, were
arraigned before United States Commits
sioner Edmunds to-day on the charge
Of, attempting to bribe secret service
operative Wrllam,J. McAIanus. in con-
nection with the Jacobs -Kendlg-T -Tay-
lor-Bredell revenue stamp counterfeit.
ing conspiracy. The hearing took
place In the United States circuit court
room.
William L. Kendig, the Lancaster to-
bacco manufacturer, was the first wit
ness. He Identified Mr.. Ingham and
said he first met him on January 81.
Al that time witness said that he (wit-
ness was making counterfeit revenue
stamps OF the denomination Of fifty ci-
gars. William ". Jacobs. OF Lancaster,
Pa. he said, was associated with him in
this business. He said also. that Ar
thur 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 lad questioned Mr.. Ingham regard
ing the latter'c acquaintance with se-
cret service operatives Burns and Nc
ManuS, asking the lawyer whether or
not he thought they were corrupt or
corrup;lble. Ingham, witness said, de-
mandeG retainer and received iifty
dollars. Kendig then detailed to Ing
ham, he said. the whole story of the
bogus revenue stamps. and also inform
ed him that he and Jacobs were In pos
session OF the Monroe head" $l0G couu-
terfeit silver certificate. -I,-s
Witness said he told fnghdnt that he
believed the secret service agents were
after him and jacobs and he wanted to
| find come way OF fores:alllns them, even
| to paying the agents : certain sum for
two years. II necessary.
| lngham 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 II the
story witness told was true. Kendtg
| gave him SIS for the boys expenses.
About February 2 witness again saw
1ngham. and he asked for $500, as an
additional fee. Witness gave him $3.50
on account and money for the boys ex-
penses.
On the 1lth OF February. Jacobs nc
compan!ed Kendis 10 Mr.. InGham's Of
flee. Jacobs asked Ingham IL he really
believed Burns and McManus were cor
rupt. He said he thought McManus
was. 1ngham had previously mentioned
Richard ]. Lennon. an ex-police mags-
trate, as being likely to approach Nc
MaDus.
Four days later Ingham told witness
his plan for reaching McManus. 1t con-
sisted Of taking the detective TO the
| Union League. treating him TO a dinner
and wine. when the secret service man
might become communicative Ingham
asked the witness what amount OF mo-
ney he could par II the secret service
men were held OF for year. Witness
said he ono Jacobs could contribute
about $1,000 month.
| On later occasion the 18th OF Feb
riary. Mr. Ingham informed Kendg
that he had friend who would ap-
proach McManus. but he must have $500
he had completed his work. KenLig
paid Ingham $500 for this unknown
man.
| Up TO that time Harvey X. hewitt
had not been known In the case. Judge
Butler had resigned from the bench of
the United States court and Kendig In
qnlred of Mr.. 1ngham who was likely TO
be his successor. 1ngham answered that
hewitt. his law partner, was q possible
/ candidate.
Witness further testified That he was
summoned to Mr.. Inghams residence on
Sunday, February &c. InGham then
told him that his man who was desIg-
mated as No. g. had met Mr.. McManus,
but nothing had been accomplished. On
| March Kendig was informed by Mr.,
1nGhnm that No. 3 had seen Agent NC
Manus.
The witness said he Ind learned that
the secret service was investigating
from Samuel B. Downey. at that time
deputy internal revenue collector at
Lancaster, that he, InSham. told
him that McManus wanted $500
a month, but that Burns in
sisted on $1,000. Then 1ngham ana No.
would require $500 n month each, For
this Jacobs and Kendig were guaron-
tecd immunity from Interference for the
thirty days succeeding each payment.
On that day witness paid into Iughasn's
hands $500.
Inc next payment, he said, wns made
TO lnshnm on March II, and was SLIGO,
!ngham had been told that deputy col
lector Downey had been bribcd and
that there need not be fear from the
Lancaster end.
before leaving the stand Mr.. KeadIg
fa'd thnt lngham had requested Wit
ness to send him come sort OF m ac-
count. It did not matter of what ma
,ure. IN order that he might enter Il on
his books.