Show capitol was not mahogany and was full of wormholes Worm holes harrisburg jan 31 more than was paid tu contractor john ii san lorson tor furniture for the naj atte capitol bajore his bills be fan to lo 10 approved by the board of public grounds and buildings as required ty law this was brought out it the trial of sanderson former state treasurer mathues former auditor general snyder and james H shumaker cr former superintendent of grounds and buildings in the dauphin county court today these bills were put in evidence by the commonwealth in spite of vigorous objections by the defense for the purpose of showing the system which the commonwealth alleges was pursued to defraud the state the of these bills opens the way tor the introduction of certain other papers and numerous ar tides of furniture to which reference ly made in tho indictment in the case now on frial 7 the commonwealth brought down from the capitol and stored in the house this afternoon a of furniture which it will offer in evidence when tho trial is resumed at 10 on monday this furniture includes the bootblack stand for which collected 1619 from the state and paid the contractor subcontractor sub desks and chairs upon which San dersons profits were and per cent it was testified today that the sanderson bills were received at the department part ment of grounds and buildings in one batch some time in march 1906 and that they had been withdrawn the following day by snyder who afterward furnished the superintendent with list it was also testified that sander sons invoices had been kept in a safe in snyders office while invoices under the general schedule of 1904 5 were kept in the general filing cases of the department the commonwealth showed that the warrants for the pay of San dersons bills were turned over by the warrant clerk to but that all other warrants were mailed direct by cleric to the parties to whom they were issued the defense brought out on cross examination that snyder required a written receipt from the contractor before issuing him a warrant and that the warrant clerk had access to the sate in snyders dors office in which San dersons were kept the commonwealth expects to close its case next tuesday harrisburg pa jan 31 criticism by a tipstaff of one of the sofas produced at the trial of snyder mathues sanderson and shumaker cr roay serve as a acson for counsel for the defense to ask fora for a now trial during the recess yesterday the tipstaff told several newspapermen in the hearing of several jurors that the sofa was not mahogany and that it was full of worm holes ane tipstaff said he walji lumberman and knew all bout wood furors became interested te and aro said to have made remarks detrimental to the defense the commonwealth gained an important victory today by the admission of thirty three sanderson bills involving payment of the introduction of these bills will give the commonwealth the opportunity to introduce any of the articles of furniture charged in the bills it also prepares the way tor the commonwealth mon wealth to use these additional articles records and anything else per 0 o the furnishing of the capitol to prove the conspiracy alleged defense fought against the of the bills and took an exception the courts ruling COLDS CAUSE HEADACHE BROMO QUININE removes the cause used the world over to cure a cold in one day E W groves signature on box of iho highest office and influence of our land those are strange times when american citizens ara tobe assailed under cover of a message to congress for exercising their inalienable right of discussion of the policies and acts 0 the administration of the country if this liberty Is to bo taken from the people what Is there led of the democracy of which wo boast what better are we than russia when a president of the united will descend to such indecent slander and other asca alts by innuendo Inu endo upon the honor of his fellow citizens whose reputations for honor and high moral ideals are as firmly established as his own we are left to one of several possible inferences we will try to take the one that Is the roost charitable |