Show IJ architect will appear por commonwealth in capitol prosecutions harrisburg jan 28 the appearance of stanford B lewis acting as sostant of architect james M huoston fhe construction and furnishing bathe ta the capitol as a witness for tho commonwealth at the trial of the caal tol prosecutions in the dauphin county court today tends to confirm the rumor that hueston has an understanding with the commonwealth and will be one of its witnesses lewis was called to the stand to identify tho plans and specifications prepared by hueston for the furnishing of ahe and also to explain the quantities plan upon which orders were given at va rious times for furnishings ho was cross examined by P F of counsel for sanderson and was on the stand when court adjourned for tho day lewis is under indictment on two charges of conspiracy in connection with the alleged capitol frauds Hues tons bro ther rev samuel C hueston came hero today from philadelphia on a subpoena issued by the commonwealth and will be called as a witness tomorrow the architect is still here but was not in court today and will probably stay away until he is called as a witness j his attorneys in court all day but took no active part in tho proceedings counsel for the commonwealth still decline to discuss the action of the architect in asking for a separate trial or to say whether be will be a witness for the prosecution session of the court was devoted by the commonwealth to laying the foundation of its case james scarlet in his opening address to tho jury said tho commonwealth expected to prove that the defendants contract or john H sanderson former auditor general william P former william L mathues and Jamea M shumaker cr former gu of grounds and buildings conspired to cheat and defraud tho state in alio payment of the bills for tho capitol furnishings john E scott former secretary of the board 6 public grounds and buildings who was on the stand tor an hour under examination by the commonwealth mon wealth seemed reluctant to identify certain plans and specifications prepared bv hueston ho could not recognize them as having been seen by him before the plans were in possession of the board and it appeared to the prosecution that scott as its secretary should have had access to and been familiar with them |