The evening times., 1899-10-10

most important trial Of count srfeiterS ever
| begun in this country is now being heard
before Judge Mcpherson in the Un.te1
States district court in this city. Eight
persons are on trial. one of whom is
Government employe. The accused are
former United States District Attorney Ell
lery p. Ingham, his law partner and for
mer assistant Harvey X. hewitt; Samuel
M. Downey, deputy collector of internal
revenue for the Lancaster district; Will
lam Nj. Jacobs and William L. Ksndig, ci-
gar manufacturers, of Lancaster; Baldwin
S. Bredell, machinist, of Camden, n. j.;
Arthur Taylor. engraver, of this city, and
James Burns, a foreman in Jacobs cigar
factory.
Jacobs, Kendig, and Burns were arrested
April 19 of this year. Jacobs and kendig
were charged with making an immense
quantity of internal revenue stamps, which
they used on their cigar boxes. AMI cum
terfeit Monroe head 500 silver oertif-
Gates, the engraving on which was SO per-
feet as TO cause the Treasury Department
to call in the entire issue of the note.
The cases of Ingham and hewitt, charged
with attempting to bribe United States
Secret Service operatives, were consolida-
ted, and they were placed on trial yester-
day. William L. Kendig, a cigar manu-
facturer, of Lancaster, and one of the chief
counterfeiters, was called as witness for
the Government.
kendig was asked what business he was
engaged in in July, 1897, and he replied:
"CounteTfeiting revenue stamps" He and
Jacobs he said, had associated with them
Baldwin S. Bredell and Arthur w. Taylor,
who made the counterfeit stamp plates.
Kendig said that in October, 1888, the
work of counterfeiting was stopped, owing
TO information that the Secret Service was
watching them.
When did you first meet Mr.. Ingham?"
asked the district attorney.
''On February ?. 1888" answered the
witness. Then, in reply 10 a question. he
said the object Of his visit to Ingham at
the latter's office in Philadelphia was 10
| learn if Mr.. Ingham could assist him in
fixing" the Secret Service operatives.
/ Il asked MIR. Ingham." Kendig contin-
ued, IF he was acquainted with w. j. Nc
Manus and W. J. Burns. of the Secret Ser
4 vice Bureau. He replied that he knew Nc
] Manus well and Burns slightly. | asked
/ him if he thought either of these men were
corrupt or corruptible. He tol& me 10 come
back in fifteen minutes, as he was engaged
al that time, and my business was doubt
/ less important"
Kendig said that he gave Ingham $50 a.
a retaining fee. and left the Office.
/ He came to this city on February 4, in
answer TO a telegram from Mr. Ingham.
On that day the lawyer demanded an add-
! tionai retaining fee Of $500 Kendig gave
! him $3.50 on account. Up TO this nesting
Ingham had bsen ignorant of Keadiss
part in the counterfeiting pot, but the lat
! Ter then informed him, telling him that h
! tKendig) had made it possible for Jacobs
. TO conduct the scheme.
There was another interview between
! Ingham and Kendig on February II, at
which time the lawyer informed him that
! he had devised a plan for meeting Secret
/ Service Agent McMauus. He also advised
! Kendig, the latter said, to open another
/ sci Of books and make them correspond
with the actual purchases of revenue
stamps. At this meeting the rema ming
/ $3.50 OF the retaining fee was paid 10 Ing
ham.
On February Is Ingham toId Kendig that
! be knew 4 man OF high Official and social
standing who was closer 10 Secret Seryiee
/ Agent McManus than he Cnghaml. The
/ latter said he inferred that District Attor-
ney Beck was the man alluded to-
TIE question of a successor TO District
Judge Butler. who had resigned, was dis
yussed, and Ingham said he had the word
] OF Senators Quay and Penrose that if the
/ Office came to this city his law partner Mr..
( hewitt would be the selection
| In that case Kendig replied, well be
/ all right
This interview ended with the adoption
of telegraph code invented by Ingham to
| be used in corresponding by wire. AT
/ subsequent meeting Ingham informed Ken
dig that an intermediary had been secured
and the prospect of fixing" the Secret
Service looked bright The price would
be s., 009 for Agent McManus, $1,000 for
Agent Burns. and $1,000 for Agent Ingham
and the go-between, who was known as
No. B. On March 6 Kendig was told by
lngham that the plan was successful, and
the former paid $4,000 to the latter, max
ing another payment of SLIGO on March
II. He gave lngham another $4,000 at
later date The agreement was that Ken
dig should pay to Ingham SS, 000 month
fer eighteen months, each payment to
guarantee the counterfeiters absolute i'm
munity during the succeeding thirty days.
Re was not made aware of Newitt's iden-
tity during the proceedings With the
conclusion of Kendig's testimony court
adjourned.