The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-10-14
NCHAN AND HEWITT
Testify in Their Own Defense in
the Alleged Bribery Case.
INGHAM DBNoUNoBs wILKIE.

Declares That the chief OF the secret
service II n Liar hewitt Describes
Employing Detective McManus to
Run Down Alleged Conspirators.
Philadelphia. Oct. 14.-In the Ing
/ ham hewitt trial yesterday a dramatic
encounter occurred during the cross
/ examination, in which Mr.. lngham,
who was on the stand and United
/ States District Attorney Beck were
| the participants. Mr. Ingham replied
/ hotly to Mr. Becks queries about a
| publication In 1896 in which Mr.. Ing
/ ham was said to have offered a mem
| Der of the legislature $4,000 to vote for
| Boies Penrose for United States sena-
/ tor. lie Indignantly denied the ac-
Cusation.
Mr.. Ingham gave an explanation OF
| the telegraphic code that is i'm evil
| dence saying 1t was about the hiring
/ of detective He denied having said
| to John Il. Wilkie, chief OF the secret
! service, on the day OF his arrest, My
/ God | wish / know what you know"
as Mr.. Wilkie had testified when he
/ says I wanted to know what he knew"
said Mr.. lngham, by God. he lies"
As he said this he gazed straight into
| the eyes of the secret service chief who
/ looked at him steadily. Mr.. Ingham
stood throughout the greater part OF
| the ordeal Of cross examination. Mr..
/ Beck sought to get him to admit that
| he knew the secret service men to have
been employed by the government in
| other cases. In answer to the district
/ attorneys queries Mr.. Ingham said he
had no correspondence with Kendig
and Jacobs and had not introduced
| hewitt to Kendig as the man who
hired McManus, who was alleged to
have been secured to do detective work
to puncture a conspiracy against ia
cobs and Kendig.
Mr.. hewitt followed Mr. Ingham OH
the stand. Mr.. hewitt related the
story told him by Mr.. Ingham which
Kendig had repeated to his law partner
concerning the alleged conspiracy to
ruin the business of Jacobs & Kendig.
When Mr., Ingham spoke to him about
the services of a detective he thought
of Secret Service Operative McManus.
who, he said. had applied to him for
private detective work. He saw Nc
Manus relative to taking up the sub
ject of ferreting out the alleged CON
spirators, and McManus, Mr. hewitt
/ bdlNt dNNtDAtu tue WOlh Dldtllk Nlt
cost for services at 81 500. Mr. hewitt
said he thought the charge excessive.
but McManus told him that it would be
necessary to employ other detectives.
He finally agreed to accept 81 900. Mr..
hewitt then detailed the circumstances
Of the two $500 payments to McManus
Mr.. hewitt said he met Mr. Manus
several times at a certain restaurant
and the secret service man reported
good work on the part of the detec-
tives he had employed to assist him.
Defendant said McManus told him on
one occasion that three business rivals
of Jacobs and Kendig were surely in
the conspiracy to ruin the two men.
Il told Mr.. McManus," continued
Mr.. hewitt, that my client was anx-
ious about April %. On that day sew
eral discounted notes would be due,
and if there was any danger of the
conspirators acting we would proceed
against them on the evidence so far
secured. At this interview | told Nc
Manus to come to my Office on March
80. 1t was on that date / paid him
the second $500. He hurried out, say
ing he would send a receipt for it and
a report of his investigation as soon
as he returned.
81 went to Atlantic City the next
day, which was Good Friday, and did
not get down to business until a week
from the following Monday. / looked
over my mail, and finding no receipt
or report from McManus, l dictated a
letter to my typewriter and sent it by
messenger to McManus, asking why
he had not kept his promise. This
was on April II. On April 13 | met
McManus on the street and asked him
if he had received my letter. He said
he had and would send me a full re-
port in a week.
"On the 18th of April I was on my
way to court where / was counsel in a
case, and was met on the street by
Owen Owen, of the secret service, who
handed me an envelope containing the
decoy letter and a note from McManus
saying he wanted to see me. told
Owen to tell McManus that l would
see him after court adjourned. l went
to court, and while there engaged
Owen brought another note from Nc
Manus, which read: 4 must see you
l sent word to McManus to come to
the court room. In the meantime my
case had been decided and left the
court with my client.
Returning to my Office I began
copying the decoy letter. McManus
called me on the telephone and said
he wanted to see me at hotel.
copied the remainder of the letter and
proceeded to the place appointed.
Meeting McManus, l asked him what
the letter meant He said he did not
know. l then asked him If he had told
Chief Wilkie that he had been employ
ed by me, and he said no. l suggested
that we present the matter to United
States District Attorney Beck. Nc
Manus agreed, but said that Mr.. Beck
would be engaged in court until after
o'clock, and we decided to wait un-
til that time.
81 told Mr.. McManus that l did not
think Mr.. Beck would issue warrants
for these highly respectable persons
on such evidence as the letter (decoy)
contained"
Mr.. hewitt concluded by saying that
while he and McManus were still in
conversation and were walking along
the street together he was arrested.
Millions Given Away.
1t is certainly gratifying to the public tC
afraid to be generous to the needy and suffer
ing. The proprietors of DIR. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption, Coughs and
Colds have given away over ten million tria
bottles of this great medicine and have the
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