Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1899-04-29
4 MOUNTAINEERING GANG
Sensational Secret Service Arrests
in Pennsylvania Cities.
CHARGES AGAINST x-oFFIoIALs.

Mcssrs. Inghnm and Ncwltt, Former
District Attorney and Assistant Dis
trIct Attorney of Philadelphia,
Charged With Aiding LAW Breakers.
Philadelphia, April 25.-The sensa-
ton that has been looked for in the
gigantic eounterfeiting scheme I'M
earthed by the secret service bureau
after year of patient work came to
light yesterday afternoon in the arrest
of .ex-United States District Attorney
Ellery P. Ingham. charged in the
same manner as his law partner, eX-
Assistant United States District At
torney Harvey K hewitt, with having
conspired to bride secret service OPP
erative to divulgc secrets OF the bu-
reau that would insure those engaged
In defrauding the government pretec-
ton from arrest. Mr.. 1ngham was
taken before Commissioner Edmunds,
who held him in $4,000 bail for
hearing today The bail was furnished
and Ingham appeared before the COM
missioner again today, with hewitt,
and the cases we're continued until
Thursday, the same bail being ac-
cepted in both cases.
Chief Willtie and Chief Burns ar
rived here late last night from Lancas-
ter with Deputy Internal Revenue Col
lector DoWney in their custody. The
prisoner was turned over to Deputy
United States Marshal Foster. Dow
ney was arrested in Lancaster yester-
day, and being unable to furnish SlO,-
600 bail was brought to this city. lie
has made complete confession.
Chief Wilkie said to reporter that
Downey had received between 5000
and $500 from Jacobs as compensa-
ton to keep the latter informed OF the
movements of the secret service men.
"On Oct 10 last" the chief said,
"Downey called at Jacobs Office. The
latter noticed that something was
wrong with the revenue officer, and
asked him what was the matter with
him. Downey informed him that he
was in financial trouble and did not
know how he could get out of it. Then
Jacobs offered to loan Downey 500.
The latter accepted the offer and vol
unteered to keep Jacobs informed OF
what the government officials were do
ing. Downey knowing that Jacobs was
defrauding the government. From that
time on Downey frequently touched
Jacobs. for various amounts. The last
money paid to Downey was on April
II, when Jacobs gave him $500"
In regard to the arrest OF lnSham
Chief Willeie would not say much. All
can say is this" he said, that Jacobs
and the rest of the gang wanted to get
inside information from the secret SER
vice men in this city. Ingham and
hewitt were formerly United States at
torneys and knew much of the inside
workings of the government. Jacobs
knew this and approached them eau
tiously, but he finally got there.
"These arrests are the last that will
be made in connection with this case,
unless there is more in it than
we know of now. am perfectly sat
isfled with the result of our years
work. In results it was the greatest
capture ever made by the secret SER
vice. Taylor and Brcdell had already
put into circulation bogus $500 treas
ury notes to the amount Of $4,000, and
Jacobs and Kendig had placed coun-
terfeit stamps on boxes containing be-
tween 100000 and 5000G,00 cigars.
The loss to the government from the
cigar STAMPS alone will amount to
about $4,000"
The first arrests in this case were
made on Tuesday OF last week, when
Arthur Taylor and Baldwin S. Bredell
were arrested in this city. They are
The engravers Of the famous Monroe
head" S10O silver certificate, first dis
covered year ago, which was such an
excellent counterfeit that many gov
eminent experts we're deceived. They
are also the engravers OF the counter
felt revenue stamps used by the Lam
caster cigar manufacturing firm of ia
cobs C Kendig.
The two latter. William M. Jacobs
and William L. Kendig were arrested
at Lancaster last Wednesday, together
with their foreman, James Burns, and
two bookkeepers. The bookkeepers
were released, but Jacobs was held in
S1C,UUU Udll dEN NcuQISo ttilN l'ul LS III
$35, 900 each. Kendig secured bail. but
the latter two are in the Eastern peni-
tertiary.
The officials took possession of the
Lancaster factories of Jacobs & Kendig
and attached their bank account. They
captured in Lancaster large number
of counterfeit plates. and more coun-
terfeit paper than is owned by the
government The firm had plant for
manufacturing counterfeit paper.
Another sensational arrest was made
in this city last Tuesday night. Harvey
X. hewitt, formerly assistant district
attorney. was taken in on a charge of
bribing Detective McManus to 'let up"
on Jacobs. Mr. hewitt furnished S15,-
600 bail He protests his innocence,
as does ex-District Attorney Ingham.
1t is stated here that enough coun-
terfeit stamps were captured by the
detectives in Lancaster to cover 440,-
100000 cigars AS near as can be
learned about $4,000 worth of bogus
stamps have been used on cigars thus
far sent out from Lancaster.