| Show PENNSYLVANIA CAPITOL GASES CASES State Agrees to a Separate Trial For Joseph M Huston the Architect t MAY TURN STATES EVIDENCE Not tho I itt if r ti It In Wreck Hunk uk lias I ju n fl rca IJ I r i I Ill Pt a Jan 27 The ThC tea Cen lute tUle of ot the first day tit ot the trial of or ortho tho thu capitol capital prosecutions pro which In itt tint tho Ih Dauphin county count court JUdge Judco lita morning was thu tho of f thin tho to u it separate trial fur Cur Architect Joseph Joueph M MI l Huston I flip commonwealth objected to III tho motions of tit Hustons four codo c for tor trials which mo ma motions tiona were vero overruled tl by b the court JOlt FOR HUSTON USTON II The rhe action n of tho the in lit Inn agreeing n to 10 a 11 trial for ilus ton Ion has given givers rl K to III a n minor that thill tho tiia architect will turn states sat s and tell tIll nil cull Pie ot of the tim in itt for rOl lice new diP cap Kill II Counsel Cint rt for tOL tin itt commonwealth decline eIther cither to 10 affirm or dotty deny dell till ruttier rumor anti and see soo H lii I nil all they say lIa S of It if counsel for Hus lIus Huston ton Ion wild tonight lil that It was staR not un unusual usual for the court to a IL sew O aura Stile In tn conspiracy elites Mr Mi Graham 10 Hald that ha hta been sub flub subpoenaed by h tho thu other defendants und unil murt lemalu u hero the lie trial of or ortho tho thu ca cail iB HI If I t f Jr i 1 r is Js called tu to t tho tIm stand knowing himself to 10 ho ice nil ott Innocent man snarl Mr III 1 tilt ns as we o know him to in be ho lie will lei tel leitho thin Hie I iii ii to JIo heen he as 15 ii 1 ness hy by the t commonwealth le Of t c cUria cours 1 we se know nothing about tine tho way ay tho still m conduct th Ih J east lase The fhe alacrity with which r tho com cent commonwealth agreed to a n it separate trial for fOl or Huston evidently was tIlts a it surprise to the tho for rut the tit other defendants Contractor John If It Sanderson former William Vill lam P 1 Snyder former onner State to Treasurer William 11 I 1 L and Jama M cl 1 Shumaker former Conner sUl of ol attil buildings s The attorneys for tal these de da i iton ton Immediately the tho court to 10 take tako a 0 recess for cur l 5 minutes tj to t give thorn nn an opportunity to 10 consult In overruling motions for at trials which were wart after the tite con coil Judge Kunkol HI said Id the de ule II be he afforded their eon con to have their cases fully presented I anti and anti and that lint tho reasons for or separate trials wore WOLO not sufficient to justify Ihu court In it granting them The entire day 1119 is taken up lilt with the tue futile efforts of u tho tic attorneys for foi CO I tIte th four defendants to 10 it obtain In separate to trials and attn the tho I rn i of uC t the Jury Tho rhe selection oC ot tho Ito julY was as completed lato Jato In the th day dR TAKING rAKING OF oj TESTIMONY The Thc taking of or testimony will preb probably ably abl begin tomorrow In the caM cas which Is holing being tried first the common commonwealth wealth alleges that tho tito stole state was Oo tie out alt of In payments of oC 4 for fou sofAs fUrOS tables and clothes trees This furniture was tras supplied by bynn Sanderson nn at tins the rate of ot 1840 per lIer toot Lout Tho Tite commonwealth will try to show that tile the defendants conspired to cheat t tamI and amI defraud derall the state In paying for fat tho Ito furniture In excess of ot the contra t price and by falsifying the measure measurements mauls ments m Neither Congressman H hI U B Cassel whoso wi cost Pennsylvania Construction com coin company palsY pany pall supplied l tho the metallic furniture for the thu nor the thc remaining eIght elijht defendants in lii the live five conspiracy acy cases called today Thero atc are S eases cases against t the file 14 defendants In SO 30 g of ot which tho tito charge Is iii conspiracy and andIn In Ill seven the lie defendants are charged with false faIlle pretense Not since the trial ot of United Stater Senator M 1 S SQuar Quay 10 years ago aeo for to 10 wreck wieck a nt Philadelphia milk bank has hall there been such Interest In III a U trial an as H HUH 1111 manifested through throughout out ont Pennsylvania In III the thu proceedings listing being h brought today against the tho soon men charged with conspiracy to Ie loot the thA state slate tut treasury in Iii connection with the Ule construction anti and furnishing the Male tate building the till revelations ot of nearly near two yenta ago ugo In III which some of 0 tho the foremost f men n nf II the tho state were Involved the thu Imposing white marble structure on omi Capitol hill bill with Its or III ornate nato nate furnishings stud and frescoes has hints been beena a 0 point of great gloat Interest to 10 thUd and citizens generally nave have como come from all 1111 over the state inspired by a 11 to jo see lice the tho bronze bron chandeliers alleged to bo he loaded ed edwith with jolts JOHH at or lead tho Iho commonplace furniture paid for ai at nt a IL fabulous price per her foot and the tho painting and fes coing for or which there thero is said Halll to have havo been au an overcharge of hundreds of Jt nf r dolln The trial r l of t iii tilt tho alleged i conspirators Is lii being conducted In I ri tho tile dingy 1110 Y old fashioned court house houRc and and Its resources havo been stretched to ti tho limit to accommodate the defendants attorneys und and newspaper correspond correspondents f 1 JURY 1 N JT A it special Jury panel of oC SO Is lii on luand anti Judge George P 1 I ouro ICO n II member of the thu legislature now of lit Ito Pennsylvania bench hench Is presiding lnA The Tho first of or till the s listed for fOl trial Involves payments of u t for fOI floras tables und anti clothes trees Irles Tho ilio Items wic svene w ro tot for JI by II the tho state at lit Iho rate of or IIO 41 1 per wr foot fiot rite fhe common commonwealth wealth HaitI I Ii alleges oh logos that this t Iii In to tine the amount nf il 8 were tile The Ih In its flee 11 me nie f H I I rHon II JI V 1 ho 01 mur 1111 r Or William Vii 1 I ci 1 II II I I litton II James 1 allies M II i thu ii luau su ot of if grounds am Neither Neit her Ott II II 11 1 I Ilind Ca scroll ll or of tho i li VU Ii iii H I rue t ion eom pany nor 1111 lie I mortal Ii ut n eight t defend defendants ants In Iii the thu In lit these 1 ram autOs The Thit Is Iii being iMIng hy by h n todd Ja i IC Scarlet ti nisel for the I lie Iv t IHU ling Li hg Ami IsI I 1 Ally tty John R p F Ibl Tho Inn is me ii mc Ftc by II I y S 5 A i S H U I h Shield I 1 F 10 1 Jr It hi A M A M Ji Jr farmer Atty AU Gel William II H S i fyman O LI und T K g i OP or or 1111 mci w I of or t the Ihl t he fur Cut of or III I Mn I c contract in III ii P and his hili III In Homo aro d to tn have bawl b oll its 11 MM lu iw 1101 K nt Hun litis Hunton ton lUll I ill tho I hit lit I g ruid mcd furnish I hu III Ii Is Ii hug to III h Iii U 1 of If v lug I to ii audit the I he nf or ami 11 Is III u uH H II with wills a H cast t t s hilt t I hn t the Ito t n work W ai Jil i up Ill to tho the and SlId r 1 etc m t I that In Is adjudged to 10 have hll paid tile the bIlls for tip the with without out lilt having hll ring Ing them t audited ii nil ted I it Ci with 1110 ot iI f duty dUly 4 u t y In itt Jr nut ling the I ho lulls IJ |
