The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-04-28
BRIBERY PLOT REVEALED.
KENDTG Tells or THE ATTEMPT 70
CORRTPT M'aLANUS.

PHILADELPHIA. April 81 Ellcry j.. 1nghain
and Harvey H.. hewitt. eN-AssiStant United
States District Attorneys. were arraigned be-
fore United Stnt"- Commissioner Edmunds
this morning. charged with conspiracy To bribn
Eecret Service Agent William J, M"Alanus,
hewitt was also charged with having paid n
hrihe to IN" officer to- give him information NJ
80 the movements ~ Secret Scrvic" mon as
sienai 10 tho makers aud Iassers nf the ia
NOUS monroe head 500 silver certificate.
Ingham md hewitt were represented 10y A, :.
l. shields, United States District Attorney
James NJ. Beck represented tho Government.
great crowd was present.
The hrst witness was William VI. kcnlig, one
of. the allie god countcrfeitcrs. He said he lived
in Lancaster and was ~ years old. He called
on 1ngham on Jan. II. and told him that lie
and "; N. Jacobs were engaged in counterfeit
iEg internal revenue stamps ~ tho nifty cigar
variety, worth 81. 80 each. lr had been en-
gagged in this work for two years. Tho 500
counterfeit bill was issued two years ago and
was discovered In ! nccmhrr. 1857.
The ulatrs were then taken to Lancaster and
hidden. Kenlig said he went to lngham's
office IN the Franklin building. Plates were
being prepared for other counterfeit notes at
the time. He said.
When ! called | met Mr.. hewitt and asked
~ Mr.. lngham was in. He was in. and ! was
ushered into Cot. Ralston's office. Mr.. Ingham
tlDSp,l I1lt ,ihlIs j HShtN illIll u NV NtS ItlSuIl-
ally acquainted with Mr.. MrManus and Mr..
Burns. He said he was. | asked him il he
knew the personality Of McManus. and whether
he was corruptiblo. Mr.. lngham said: Excuse
me. | am not retained AS vet. ! have received
no retainer. If you excuse me fifteen minutes
will talk to you
Il went out and saw Mr.. Jacobs. and when l
returned ! asked him what retainer he wanted.
Hn told me that If | paid him n retainer. what |
,,;l r,,,Il 10 &c l., "a futl,nr ,,pfnNgnp uaya
him $50. and told him that | had IA friend who
was. in diGculty-that tho friend was using
counterfeit revenue stamps in the interior Of
the State. He told me that | would have to un-
burden myself fully. / then told him that the
man was Jacobs. and also that the men who
made the plates for the stamp made tho Mon
Zoe head plate. but that We had nothing to do
with that transaction.
He told me that he would have to consider
the matter. and ! told him the object of my
visit. was to get a way Of paying McManus a
monthly salary to ward of the Secret Service
PEOPLE; 50 that we would get a year ;y or eighteen
the end Of that time we would have accrued
s%uhieient profits 70 quit. That was all that
}tw as arranged that I should return on
Friday. Feb; >. hut the date was changed. Mr..
VAS natural born sneak, but he could trust
and ana out, / raid SIS orthe Ioy,, He tolI
me he would post the $50 il his fee book and
in a case that would come up in the United
States Court"
was il, answer to a Telegram, to go there Oh
Feb. 20. On that day. he said. Ingham said he
that WI he had learned from the sneak was
that the Secret Service were after them, II
was noised about the Secret Service that there
would be an exposure that would astonisl the
country.
v Tsae sSia Ne RsD Mho s &%Ss Of Of T Insm %ss r. mI K,
Lennon. ex-PoIiee Magistrate, McManus. he
said; was a member Of a club on fittrTs nd
G sanfd reach 1skf Mr.. Bin MrMa III he thr foGHE"tM MI.
q receive a $500 retaining fee. j gave
pay pay for RIM niornat defo as to II OF I II ID
my check for the balance, which he was willing
cash in a few days. At that meeting / went
into the matter Of counterfeiting and said that
printing that in connection with Jacobs | dis
'"insham asked me If had any of the coun-
bring a sample to him. On Febt'' I 1 gave him a
Rim il he. could tell me which was genuine. He
identified the counterfeit from ny description.
his waste basket when he said, Don't do
that. don't want it there. / will throw it in
next saw him on Feb. ID, and he said he
would take the case personally, He said i"
S sSi put tu a 6o at'% or 'P two %'5'" Under nm Mc 5iiSf E"Sp belt n1
MGM Sn would become ,o 6ine , Gommm m He
itsan1ss o 1s STHIa fSy o To 9 eH% i o%t,f Ef n'f Il 'r he SH sSii
Yes he would then say that u friend had a
G nstter T in Wien TGciu the eF secret %T,! Sc! Serves HitS'| w"s inter- ie =
,5"The next interview was on Feb. IL. lug
ham then said to me that tho matter was SO
large that it astounded him and that he had
not the nerve; but he had a friend. a man Of
RtnnninR in the community and n man an
whose Judgment he could rely ,,.
that that, the ,nd my sHo Mos all q right Mhs, It, H.. wanted M,4,dr 500 800
s sSsl Sr st[1.% x to PAY i6 SGd h;i pt' s., E q ma"i6 What
Tho P Federal RI BE Bench SHni :" was S a,S e " vacancy y"
x .eae two rs spsnSId 1"s w!snS Mr: r .ME sr.@ an ,nS Ss
ssan who I'D not hay" much Of q shoW. any
Ms a Nsy Mt' y his law Su pa 16s ncni ! said i'd b ,Msl, M i I
He replied that Nswitt could i'd S]ertaInlyy delay
JaeoSSs should be, %noiiied, On Monday. Feb. .? g.
aweek. but / cam reca! whether we got them
6 meet IarhPs% arS Is his ,h Hom %I,t tioT Gi ws"I
stSod. HI. wanted to GxpIIain, why his man.
WHOM ne Nlyitu M -, ltN Iulltl 10 TeHcn MO
Manus. He described McManus rs mo t.
He detailed several meetings between No. 3
and No. j. He also stated that everything
possible would be done and that he realized
that my position was a prccarious one
After many meetings and calls lngham un
March 7 telenhOned to him; THE account has
been collected" that meaning that McManus
had accepted the bride.
On'that day Kendig went TO Jacohs's ONCE,
and Ingham explained that No. - had gone
to the house OF McManuS and asked him If he
wouldlikr TO make II stake out Of a ease That
Secret Service Agent Burns was Interested in.
NcManuS said that he would II he could do il
safely Til" witness never knew Mat NcWitt
was the man unit! Tho arrest. because Ingham
h haVe ,T M GythinG to tod viii hewitt no K T""I,9 t ~S.
ttied: -
,"lnGham said that me arrangements were
nninitH from arrest for tho next thirty days
Ingtam never kne" about tho new, plates
would be $1,000 for McMIanus and 81 900 ior
Burns, and a like, amoun! 10 hc divided he,
Of the moncy down and later S2.4OO. In thC