The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-25
EX.OFfICERS ARRESTED.
Charged with Aiding The Lancaster, Pa,
Counterieiters.
ATTEMPTS 10 BRIBE OFFICIALS CHARGED.
Jacobs WAS to he Kept Informed OF
the Intentions of the Men I'm
the Secret Service.

Philadelphia, April 2i.--Former United
States District Attorney Eilery P. Inghan
of this city and Deputy Internal Revenue
Collector Samuel B. Downey OF Lancaster
| were arrested by secret service officers to-
day on the charge Of aiding the Lancaster
I counterfeters in their effort to flood the
| country with bogus treasury notes and in
! ternal revenue tobacco stamps. The ar
rest OF Ingham created sensation on ac-
count of his prominence and his former
connection with the government as United
States attorney for the Eastern district OF
! Pennsylvania. Those who are now under
arrest charged with completely in the
great plot are: Elery P. Ingham, ex-
United States district attorney of this
city; Henry X. hewitt, ex-assistant
United States district attorney, of this
city; j. II. Downey, deputy Internal rev.
enue collector of the Ninth internal rev.
enue district OF Pennsylvania, or LancaS-
tor. Pa; william Jacobs of Lancaster
William +. kendig of Lancaster nomas
Burns, Kendig's foreman; Arthur Taylor,
expert engraver, of this city, and Baldwin
$. Bredel. expert engraver and mechanic
Of this city.
The ex-district attorney was Immediate
ly taken before Commissioner Edmunds
aud formally charged with conspiring with
Harvey hewitt his law partner. ITO prom
Use. offer and give the sum of 5000 Ia
monthly payments Of $500 each" to Will
liam j. McManes of Philadelphia, a secret
service officer who was working up the
case against the FIVE men charged with
counterfeiting revenue stamps and the 500
silver certificates lngham waived hear
ing and was held in $4,000 bail for a fur
Their hearing on Tuesday morning. New |
tits hearing. which has been fixed for to-
morrow, was changed so that both men |
can be arraigned together. Joseph r. |
Grundy of BTiEtoi, Pa. Newitts bonds I
man, went on Inghams bail
Ellery P. Ingham has been prominent
as republican in State politics for years
He was appointed United States attorney
for the Eastern district of PENNSYLVANIA
by President Harrison, but was succeeded
at the end of his term by James M. Beck.
who received his appointment from Presi-
dent Cleveland During the past few
years Mr.. Ingham has been a prominent
inquire at State conventions and on the
stump as an adherent of ex-senator Quay
Chief Wilkie said TO reporter of the
Associated Press that Downey had re-
ceived between $500 and $500 from
Jacobs as compensation to keep the lat
ter informed OF the movements of the
secret service men.
On October 10 last. the chief said, Dow
ney called at Jacobs office The latter
noticed that something was wrong with
the revenue officer and asked him what
was he matter with him Downey in
formed him that he was in financial
trouble and did not know how he would
get out of 1t. Then Jacobs offered to
loan Dcwney 500. The latter accepted
me oHcr and volunteered to, keep Jacobs
informed OF what the government officials
were doing Downey knowing that Jacobs
was derrauding the government. From
nat time on Downey frequently touched"
ysc-ps Tor various amounts and got it, ,
! ne last money paid to Downey was on d
April 10, when Jacobs gave him $500.
IN regard to the arrest of Ingham Chief 4
Wllkie would not say much IAN can
'ay Is this, ne said, that Jacobs and
ne rest OF The gang wanted to get inside
Information from the secret service men
n this city. Ingham and hewitt were
oIHerly united States attorneys and knew
nuch OF the inside workings of the gov
'rnment Jacobs knew this and an
'roaehed them cautiously. but he finally S
got there. "'''iy
loday's arrests are the last that will 6
'e mace IN connection with this case I'M \
ess there is more than we know about .
low' ! am perfectly satisfied with the re- y
uit 81 our years work. In results IL d
, 49, .he ereatest capture ever made by the c
G 9peI service. Taylor ard Bredel had a
rse eaus put into circulation bogus 500 D
asulg notes to the amount of stO nm u
nd Jacobs and Kendig had placed co,n y
erlell stamps on boxes containing hetwee,
u'Vvo'ooo and 5O,000000 cigars Tho loss
y Ihe government from the cigar starn.
ioAe VIII amount to $40 0O0.' ,