The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-28
G)UNT[RFEII[E HElD. W.


PHILADELPHIA. April E-Former
United States District Attorney EIlery IL.
Tngham AMI Harvey r. hewitt. WHO was
lnkhAnss assistant, we're axFaiEno1 oefure
United STATES Commissioners Edmanda to-
day On the charge o< attempting to oxioe
Secret Service Operative WfiIam J. NC
Manas. In connection with the Jacone- KEN
clg-Taysor- Brrsseas revenue stamp coun-
sersesting conspiracy.
William L. Walker. the Lancaster to-
bacec manufacturer. was thu tirst wttue4
Hs recognized Mr. Insham, wesom he said
be frSs met In January AT that time he
said the witness Was making counterfeit
revenue stamps Of the denosninaitcn OF -
cigars. William Jaeohe, ha said. WAS as
sociated with him in this business He
said also that Arthur Taylor had engraved
the plates. with the assistance Of Baldwin
s. Bredeii ksn<1ig said on tho occasion
OF his first visit to Mr. InghAms Office he
questioned Mr. InxhAm regarding the a,-
ters acquaintance with Secret Service OPP
erativss Burns and MeAfannS. asking the
lawyer whether or not he thought they
we're corrupt or corrupstble. lngnam. Wit
ness said, demanded q retainer. and re-
cs4ved So kefsdix then detailed to him.
he said. the whole story OF the bogus rev.
enue STAMPS. and Also informed aim that
Jacobs was in possession az the Monroe
Witness said ne told fngham that he b.
heved tho secret service agents were att
er him and Jacobs. and he wanted TO find
some way OF standing them or. even 10
paying the agents a certain sum for two
years IL necessary. Ingham asked for time
10 consider the case. He told the witness
that be knew a boy who was natural
born sneak. and would employ him 10
learn II the story witness told was true
dsoy far nss hHN q n.
penses. About February witness again
gave him $50 on account and money for
the boys expenses.
On the 18th of February Kendis accom-
asked IEghan IL he really believed Burns
and McManus were corrupt He said he
Thought McManus was. Inzham had pre-
yiosisiy mentioned Richard ]. Lennon. an
ex-poiiee magistrate. as being likely TO
approach McMAnus.
Four days later inGham told witness his
plan for reaching McManus. II consisted
OF taking the detective to the Union
League. treating him to dinner and wine.
when the secret service men might become
communicative. InsihAm aaked tho Wit
ness what amount OF money he should
give II the secret service men would hold
of for a year Witness said he and ia
cobs could contribute about 81. o1e a month.
On the 18th of February Mr.. Ingaam IN.
who would approach McManus. but he
mus nave 500 in advance and $3.50 iirme
diately after he had completed nis werk.
kenVg paid Insham 500 .or ssis ,.lknowa
man. Up 20 that time Harvey X. hewitt
had not been known III the case. Judge
BATTER haa resigned from the bench q.
the United States court and k9ndix MUIR
81 OK Mr.. 1ngham who was likely 20 be
his sut ssor. InEham answered hat New
lit, his law partner. was . possible cands-
date. Witness further testified that he was
summoned TO Dir. Ingham's residence Feb
ruary o. Ingham told him that his man,
uyhn haA AT a q
met Mr.. McManus. but nothing had been
accomplished.
On March I Kendig was frs. informed
by Mr.. ingham that No. had seen Agent
The witness said he had learned that the
secret service was investigating from Sam
uel b. Downey. At the time deputy inter.
nal revenue collector, ana that he so told
Mr.. Ingham. Ingham, he said, told him
that MrManus wanted $500 a month. bu,
that Burns insisted on si.oo0.
Then Ingham and No would require
Kendig were guaranteed Immunity from
interference for the thirty days succeeding
each payment. Witness paid into ingham
hands s The next :. an e ss.
&. 100. Ingham had been told that Deputy
Collector powaey had been brbed and thai
there need be no fearing the Lancaster
e eher on sns sh Of ss 70 insham s
Kendig was told that g. U would be pAid
10 McManus and Burns on the following
day. Kendig at this time demanded thu
name OF the unknown go-he,ween. designat
ed as No. 3. but fngham declined to dis
close his identity. He said. however. sha
Ksnatg would be protected In the event o.
ANYTHING happening to him ungaaml. II.
told Kendig that he would write a iettel
TO Mrs. Ingham. his wife. explaining tha'
on a certain day OF each month No. anf
a man named Kend'g would call at hi
house with package OF money, which was
IN be divided. his share Of which h!a wifi
would be informed was INo.
The hearing was then adjourned until TO
morrow