Salt Lake Telegram | 1908-01-29 | Page 6 | Minister Shows Grafting Plot

MINISTER R SHOWS PLOT Rev S. S C. C Huston Tells What He Knows of the Plans of Alleged Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Penn Penn- sylvania Doodlers H Pa Pu Jan Jau 29 I Startling testimony was given on by bJ the theBe theRo Be Bov Ro Samuel C. C Huston of Philadelphia at ut the tho trial toda today of or the con conspiracy suits euis a against Former Auditor u General Snyder former State Treasurer Contractor J J J. H. H Sanderson and James H. H Shumaker former superintendent super super- of grounds and buildings Huston Iuston is a a brother of Architect Joseph Jo Joseph Jo- Jo seph M. M 1 Huston who was indicted jointly with wih these four defendants and aud ud secured a separate trial with tho consent consent con con- sent of the tho commonwealth The Tho I cv Ir tr Huston testified that l during the architects absence in in Europe Europe Eu Eu- El I rope rore in the int interest ret o of tho the state witness s was a cl clerk rk Before went awa away he be left archi architects ets certificates in blank with v-ih v his name si signed nc to them Sanderson who ho supplied the tho furniture for the capitol called caled at the office and aud scoured secured from irom the wine witness 3 a certificate which hi h he said Snyder demanded before iss issuing in a warrant for the thc payment of Sanderson's bill bi The Tho witness also said Sanderson told him would approve the bill bi and that everything To would ld be all aU ri right ht On this assurance Huston Buston gave c a the certificate to Sander sander- son This certificate is a attached to a abi abill abill bi bill for furniture in tho the indi indictment in inthe inthe inthe the suit suH now nor on trial hial The Tho common common- commonwealth wealth will wi now DOW t. t try to prove that this furniture was ws contracted for under ono one schedule and item in Ia capitol furnishing paid for under another r item in this schedule schedule t Former Governor Go Penu ck er is here bere under as 31 a witness for the defense The me Ho was still tm on tho the stand stan when recess was ta ken Stanford B. B L Lewis vis of Philadelphia to Architect Architect- Huston was a witness for or the commonwealth and had bail preceded Huston Huton on the stand sand Ic Lewis is is 15 to o of tho the fourteen defendants He was asked today to identify a copy of ofa a letter Jeter sent by br Huston to San Sanderson eron notifying him hini that he had been awarded ed the contract for tho the capitol furnishings indorsing the qun quantities plan and directing tho tim contractor to furnish the articles in accordance with wib these plans plane Tho Tho commonwealth claims this is the only ooh authorization ton Sanderson Sander Sander- son over ocr cd received for supplying tho the furnishings s. s tho the total value of r which was as 13 and upon which his prots in in some instances was ale alleged cd to have been as 38 much a as per por cent