The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-10
CIGAR STAMP
SWINDLERS.
Their Trial Was Begun at
Philadelphia Yesterday.
lNGnAM AND HEWITT ACCUSED.
Former Is an EI-Unlted States District
HArrnn. ond l altar ufn Da,{nnr
Former Is an Er-Unied States District
Attorney and Latter His Partner
ONE CONSPIRATOR A STATE WITNESS.
Ksndg Tells Of Consulting lngham and Paying
HIM laIgl Gums Of kO,ey for ,ho Purpose
Of BrIb ng StCTs SsnlCa Man.

Philadelphia, oct. 10-Interest in the
celebrated revenue stamp counterfeit
ing cOnspirarcv unearthed about SIX
months ago by the United States Sc
cret service and which resulted in the
arrest Of eight men. one a government
employe and two formerly in the SER
vice of the United States. was revived
yesterday when the defendants were
placed or trial before Judge Mcpherson
in the United States district court. The
accused are ex- United States District
Attorney Ellery II. lngnam. his law
partner and former assistant. Harvey
X. hewitt: Samuel NJ. Downey, deputy
collector of internal revenue for the
Lancaster district: William NJ. Jacobs
and William l.. Kendig. cigar manufac-
turers OF Lancaster; Baldwin ). Bre-
dell. machinist OF Camden, n. j.; Ar
thur Taylor. engraver of this city, and
James Burns. a foreman in Jacobs cl-
gar factory.
The discoveries OF the secret service
bureau in connection with the counter
fe4ting plot first gained publicity on
April 10 last. on that date Jacobs,
Kendig and Burns were arrested. ia
cobs and kendig were charged with
making an immense quantity of in
ternal revenue stamps. which they
used on their cigar boxes. and counter
felt Monroe head" 500 silver certi-
ficates, the engraving on which was so
perfect as TO cause the treasury de-
partment to call in the entire Issue of
the note. Burns was charged with aid
ing and abetting Jacobs and Kendig |
He was committed i'm default OF S25,-
900. Samuel M Downey was next ap- |
prehendet. CrTHrVet Win UCC9ptrUg T
bribes from Jacobs and Kendg. Tay- |
lor and Bredell were arrested on the |
charge of making the plates, counter |
felt money and stamps.
ATTEMPT TO BRIBE.
Ingham and hewitt We're arrested
on the charge of attempting TO briOe
a United States secret service opass-
tive. Each furnished $4,000 bail.
District ATTORNEY Beck asked that
the bills of indictment against Ingham
and Newitt be consolidated and their
counsel, 5. l.. Shields. not objecting
this was done. Mr.. Shields then enter
ed a plea, of not guilty for his clients, |
stating that they were charged only |
with misdemeanors.
After the jury had been sworn the /
case against Ingham and hewitt was
taken up. District Attorney Beck open
ed with an address TO the jury outlin-
ing the governments case. When he
had concluded an hours recess was
taken.
When court convened after recess the
taking of testimony began, with Will
liam l.. Kendlg of Lancaster on the
stand and almost Immediately there
ensued an argument between Ingham
and Newitts counsel and the district
attorney. Witness had testified as 10
his acquaintance with William NJ. Ja-
cobs and their business associations.
He was then asked what business he
was engaged in July, 1897, and he re-
piled: "Counterfeiting revenue
stamps" He and Jacobs he said had
associated with them Baldwin S. Bre-
dell and Arthur w. Taylor. who made
the counterfeit stamp plates. Witnes.
said that in October 1898. the work Of |
counterfeiting was stopped. owing TO
information that the secret service was
watching them.
MEETING WITH INGHAM.
when did YOU first meet Mr.. Ing
ham?" ash d the district attorney. "On
February .. 1899" answered the wit
ness.
On meeting Mr.. Ingham. witness told
him he had an important question 10
ask him. Il then asked Mr.. Ingham. .
witness continued. III he was acquaint-
ed with w. j. McManus and w J.
Burns of the Secret Service Bureau. He
replied that he knew McManus well and /
Burns slightly / asked him if he |
thought either OF these men were cor
rupt or corruptible? He rbld ma 20
come back I'm Is minutes. as he was
engaged az that time"
Witness said he then gave him $50 as
n retaining fee and left the office. He
held a consultation with Jacobs. who !
was outside. and upon returning later
he had longer conversation with Ing
ham. During that int rview Kendig
told Ingham that the Deputy Inta 3,
Revenue Collector in charge of Jacobe's
factory al Lancaster had furnished in
that the Secret Service was
the counterfeiters.
NATURAL BORN SNEAK.
Tngham witness said. told him that
le knew OF a boy who was "a natural
,orn sneak" and that he would employ
him to learn what he could as TO the
of the Secret Service AGENTS.
kendig made an appointment TO meet
InRham again at the latter's Office on
Feb. s. He came to this city on Feb 4.
n answer TO a telegram from Mr. Ing /
nam. ON that day the lawyer demanded
I'm additional retaining fee OF $500.
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