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Show i or. who was to rule on this point today, postponed his decision. Mr. Dlakely himself will go to Al-bnny Al-bnny to lay them before Governor Hoghos. Tho papers will not ask for lloffitot's appearance before the grand jury as was recommended by that body, but beforo a court to answer ans-wer charges on which ho has il-teady il-teady been indicted. The grand Jury had several bankers, bank-ers, who have previously testified In part, before them again today, but tho only action taken was a formal presentment ordering tho cbauge of a date lu a previous Indictment against Mox A. Loslie. collertor of delinquent taxes In Allegheny county. BOOKS MAY SHOW GRAFT FlTTSnPRC. April 11. Th registers regist-ers of the Hotel Imporlal, New York, vhere the largest lump sum of tho Vribe money for Pittsburg rouncllmen vas paid over to Charles Stewart In June, 10nx, are In the possession to-jiiRht to-jiiRht of District Attorney A. SI. Jtlakely. Tho books are expected to reveal the signature of tho man, as yet unidentified, who handed the money to Stewart. Frank . Hoffsiot, the alleged leader lead-er of a pool that rained a $12,noj fund to iollueuco legislation In favor f.f six Plttbnr banks, will fight extradition ex-tradition from New York. His local attorney, W. D. Rogers, tonight gave out a letter to District Attorney Dlakely in which ho declared tho do-clblon do-clblon to fight extredltlon was based un tho following considerations: "It Is manifest on tho face of the piTScntmcnt that tho object of tho Indictments In-dictments recommended therein is to compel Mr. Hoffstot to appear before i ihe grand jury and submit to an examination ex-amination by them as to tho various tiansactions concerning which they lound indictments. We think in advance ad-vance of trial such a proceeding is improper anil our client should not bo exposed to such Injunction, "There Is a serious question con-, con-, corning tho conslll utlonallty of tho eranri jury to which your attention ji.ns been called by a motion to quash h certain indictment found by It. We nnk this question Is of such charac j-r and n account of that It should Jse ralsod In regard to any proceed-' proceed-' Ings against our client. The latlei reference la to the mo. "on made last week by an attorney pr Indicted councllmen that tbo In-lictnients In-lictnients bo quashed on the ground Ibal Harrison Nesbit Is ineligible to lervo as foreman of tho Jury becauRo Pe Is not. it Is alleged, a legal resident resi-dent of tho county. Judge R. S. Era- |