The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-17
INGHAM-NEWITT DEFENCE.
DIRECT TESTIMONY IN THE CONsPIR-
ICY Trial CLOSED.

hewitt Cross-Rxnmined as to the Part He
Played with Detective McManus of the
Government Service-InEham's CONVEX
sation with Commissioner Edmunds.
PHILADELPHIA. Oct. 15.-The trial OF Elery
p. InRham, former United States District At
torney. and his assistant. Harvey X. hewitt
upon charges Of conspiracy to bride Govern
ment Employees and protect conterfeiters. was
resumed to-day In the United States District
Court before Judge Mcpherson. hewitt was
called to the stand to undergo cross-examna-
ton. Examination was directed to tho ethics
Of the law and the propriety OF employing 4
Govern ment detective. McManus. to assist in
protecting persons who were said to be de-
frauding the United States Government and
In a case In which 1t may have been presumed
that the Government may have desired the do
tective's services.
rs 1t your idea" asked District Attorney
Book. AS we'll as that OF your partner that you
were justified In employing q Government
official In a case that was about to come up In
the United States Court?"
Mr.. hcManus. in my opinion. IL not Gov
eminent official any more than nan 10 a Gov
eminent official when he is engaged In erect
ing or Is making alterations under q contract on
the United States Mint. The terms OF the
statute for the employment OF both are the
is employed Is an appropriation act; that is
all"
DO you mean to say that as an ex-United
States District Attorney. during the whole four
years OF experience you had with Mr.. McManus
as secret service operator. you did not regard
him az an official OF the Government"
II would doubtless have considered him as
being In some way related to the Government
When Mr.. Drummond's article on the subjec
appeared two years ago learned for the first
time the true standing OF the secret service"
Attention was then directed to the decoy letter
sent by Chief Wilkie to McMonus and read by
him to hewitt. and u copy OF which was found
on hewitt when he was arrested. with the draft
| OF telegram to Jacobs. one Of the counter
feiters. This was prepared for the purpose Of
reading to hewitt with the hope that it would
accomplish Just what it did. namely force an
attempt TO communicate with Jacobs and
Mr.. Beck asked witness why no had desired
to communicate with tho counterfeiters. and
witness replied:
They wore my clients. did not know that
they were engaged in any cosnterieitnE pro-
Newitt further explained that he intended to
sm Tor SS shs once
the District Attorney. 1t was for that that the
attempt was made to get them on the phone
! think il strange that McManus would show
| him a letter sent by his chief In regard to a
matter in which the Goyernmsnt appeared TO
| not and hat he had for some time thought
| that McManus was deceiving them and that
| he also might be deceiving the Government.
When the examination OF hewitt was fin.
| at . O'Clock with ]. X. Lewis, a stenographer.
on the stand. He and several other witnesses
were que stioned bv Mr. SHE de for the defence
as to statements regarding the sum McManus
said he was to receive from hewitt. Al swore
| that he had said $4,000 and not $4,000. Mr.
Shields then offered papers. letters. &c. which
tee wf Dr 9S 81 % eo
iectsd to them and the Court ruled them out.
Mr.. Shields here rs.ted his case.
Mr.. Beck called John +. Bremen Jacob 8.
interviews by the defendants to have been the
| ones who were In tho conspiracy to ruin Jacobs
and kendig and aga INST vi HON they sought pro-
| lection. Each denied that he had ever had any
| thing to do with any conspiracy. After calling
| several witnesses whose testimony was unin-
| terssting United States Comm issioner Ed
munds was called. He testified that it was he
| who issued the warrant for the arrest OF New
| lit and that after the arrest he met Ingham.
| who asked that a hearing be waived and that
| he be taken as bail.
that you &c. m1ea IN this FEE Is
very serioua matter; take my advice and keep
out Of It. Mr.. Ingham replied, Thank God.
| don't know anything about it. said 70 him
to God / knew what you know about it. There
| upon l intimated that he was in a position
| where he light possi hyhave known something
about it, He said all he knew was that hewitt
brother and he must stand by him"
| Frank A. Nanderlip. Assistant Secretary OF
| the Treasury. was called to testify as to the
ment He said that 1t was under the super
| vision OF the Treasury DEPARTMENT and that
the operatives were paid by the day.