Show MUCKRAKE RAKE BUSY IN CAPITOL CASE Effort Made to Show Governor Pennypacker Familiar With Early Negotiations ARCHITECT IS ON STAND STANDS S B BI Lewis Was Proud of Great Building and Made Correct l Statements Harrisburg Pa Fe Feb 7 Through i Through the testimony of Stanford B. B Lewis assistant of Architect Joseph M. M Huston Huston Hus Hun ton given ghen at the capitol conspiracy I trial this tills morning an effort was made to show that former Carmer Governor Pennypacker Pennypacker Pennypacker Penny- Penny packer was familiar with many o of tIm the negotiations relating to tile the construction tion of the new now capitol Lewis In reply to a question by Attorney Attorney At At- torne torney Gilbert counsel for Cor Former Auditor Auditor Au Au- General Snyder declared declare that Hustons Huston's reply to the letter written him by Attorney General HamI Hampton ton L. L Carson on the latter's Inquiry was dictated dictated dictated dic dic- by Pennypacker and Sn Snyder er LowIs LewIs LowIs Low Low- Is said salt he had been called to Harrisburg Harrisburg Harris Harris- burg by Governor Pennypacker and Auditor General Snyder and on his arrival arrival arrival ar ar- ar- ar rival here hele went over the letter with the governor and auditorI auditor I l was not aware of any wrong doIng doing doing do do- ing said tho the witness The letter was to lo dovetail In with the tho letters of other othel state ot officials connected with the construction and equipment of ot the capitol I 1 was proud of the great building b and had hall no thought of or anything any any- an anything thing other than doing what was right That was waa a correct and frank statement of our connection with the work The Carson Inquiry was instituted bythe by bytho bytho tho the direction of Governor Pennypacker Pennypack- Pennypack er cr 14 months following charges o of fraud made by the state treasurer The attorney general after receiving letters lettel's letters let let- tel's and statements from all persons concerned In tn the construction and furnishing furn turn slung of the tho capitol reports that no law ha had been violated Tho The Huston letter etter was' was ono one of ot these statements Mr ir rt tr tried ed to pin Lewis to a specific statement as to w whether ether declarations regarding the weighing or measuring mea mca suring of or furniture In tho the capitol were truo rue ruo or false raIse Lewis admitted that some lomo were false It was a physical Impossibility for foris forus us is to measure everything he said Wead Wo We lad had t tor depend od on contractors and sub- sub contractors Huston objected to pass pass- Ing rig bills that were considered 1 too high Once nce Governor Pennypacker sent for tor us uso to o n come to and d g set get t cont con con- t r to to cu cut own COWIt flo lt ia hey they wore thigH o 0 high WO tild tills In so tar ar aa wa c ld Cd t toe tol S Sand aanderson ron on did rouco ro ro- I dUCQ uco uca II his B prices na as a quoted on tho the pages o f tho the catalog S |