| Show CHANGE RUINS PL NS fOR DEFENSE DEf NSf 4 Separate Trial for Architect Archi Architect teet Huston Causes Complete Com Corn Rearrangement of Capitol Doodlers HARRISBURG Pa Jan 28 TIn Th Tho plan of defense in the capitol prosecutions prosecutions has been changed completely by bJ bythe the action of Architect Joseph M. M Has Hus Huston ton of Philadelphia in securing a separate sepa rate trial with the consent of the com corn I Huston's Hustons 5 action woul would seem eem to indicate that he be has 3 an a agree agreement agreement e ement ment with tho the commonwealth and wit will willbe be one of its principal witnesses s. s Tho The attorneys on both sides decline to discuss s this thi phase of the case caso except to say that Huston has been subpoenaed as a witness for his defendants co-defendants Contractor Contractor Con tractor John II H. Sanderson former forme Auditor General William Tilliam P. P Snyder former Tre Treasurer surer William L. L Mathues Matues and James M. M Shumaker former superintendent super superintendent super int of accounts and buildings Huston has not appeared Ted in court ant and Shumaker owin owing to hi his physical condition condi conda I tion has been from attending for the present The other three defendants ants were it in incourt court again toda today toda- Should Huston b bo be called as a wit witness e s for tho common commonwealth commonwealth wealth the d defense will try to break breal C down his us testimony by br attempting t to tl show that ho cert certified to th the tho quality r and imd quantity of f the tho furnishings s supplied supplied supplied sup sup- plied by b- Sanderson and that tho the bill bills S were approved cd by b.- Shumaker an and Snyder der and paid b by Mathues on tIn the i strength of the architects architect's certificate and that if there was WIlS nn anything thin ITOn wrong ho is responsible Hustons Huston's action has I intensified public interest in the tria trial James Scarlet in opening for tin the i prosecution today outlined tho the commonwealths commonwealth's commonwealths commonwealth's common commOD- wealth's case anti aud ana what it expected t to prove Attorney Scarlet Staret said tho the commonwealth commonwealth common wealth expected that tho the defendants defendant i had conspired to cheat and defraud the tIn state Ho lie said Mid there was evidence e at at b hand band to sho show that this fraud had beer been L deliberate and that tho the pica plea of mistake mistake mis take tako on the part of or the defendants I could not be sustain sustained 1 Shumaker came into court with z a ane L ne negro ro attendant and took his s eru eit at 1 tho the defendants' defendants counsel table uble while Mr ir Scarlet was speaking sneaking George D. D Thorn chief clerk of the tIn state department the first witness i called b by the commonwealth produced i tho r records of the tho department showing ip p tho the election by the people of as state tre treasurer and Snyder as audi tor general Ho He also produced the certificates of election eJection of former former- Treasurer F. F G. G Harris and former fonner Au u d tor General E E. B. B members mem mom bers of the board when tho the contract b for the tho metallic furniture for the to tol was awarded to tho the Pennsylvania L Construction company The They retired I from tho the board one month before the t contract was awarded to Sanderson for fot the furnishings The commissions of the tho commissioner under whoso whose supervision tho i was constructed were also put in evi deuce dence Records were produced to show that Architect Huston was selected eJected by thc tho I board of grounds and buildings to design dc de si sign n the tho furnishings s and his compensation tion was as fi fixed cd at 4 per cent on the tho eon con on tract price of these furnishings Extracts front from rom tho the minutes funnies of thc tho board showing the adoption of a a. lion tion virtually giving si tho the contract f ir furnishings s to Sanderson without coin coin- petition were then read |
