New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-27

PROCEEDINGS WILL PROBABLY BEGIN To-
DAY IN OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF
THE WITNESSES CITED.

Philadelphia Feb. 26-Thcre Is every indication
tonight that Senator Quay and his son. Richard H.
Quay will be placed on trial In the Crlmlha
Court tomorrow to answer charges OF conspiracy
and the unlawful use Of State moneys. Both sizes
are ready and 1t is said. anxious to have the trial
proceed without further delay. Senator Quay ana
his son have been in the city for some time past
in daily consultation with their lawyers, a. = H.
Shields and Rufus +. Shapiey. SO far az known
the former District-Attorney, Mr.. Graham. VINO
was active in the early stages OF the prosecutloh'
will take no part I'm the triai, which VIII be con-
Quoted for the Commonwealth by Distrlct-Attorhey
Rothermel who was elected to that Office last
November and his assistants. Finattcr and
Clement.
The trial will be Of especial Importance not only
because 1t presents the unusual spectacle oi a.
United States Senator as the chiet Getehdal p Ti
also because upon it's result largely hinges ms
political future. It is regarded as eXre nay,,o u,i
likely that the lohg-eXisung legislative dr" Inn
at Harrisburg will be broken In the mean I'M IN
Will decide the question OF the SehatorlaI S"000S
sion. ,.,,..., 49, >,o,or,hor q, Jointly
navwood who died last Thursday. The charges
his city IN March last; The fornqi alleSation
is that the Quays and Haywood WINE thS lt tIn
was state Treasurer conspired with John >. npl,
Eins cashier Of the bank, to use; and that tney
did use. violation Of law STATE FUNDS on tInn
kns committed suicide when the bank fAleu J. ne
case has already gone through pey bcen granted
. fh.a
AT the request of the defence. DemurrGrs 10 we we
ndic,menis we're filed and Ovcrruled. ana theu 'le
case was taken 10 the supreme Court on tht pc"
among others. that the prosecution WIS actu'i w.,
Iv nnliiical motives. which would prevent an III
r3rtal trial in this county ne nlgher Soutt u, a
hot sustain this view. and ordered the traI 10 eo
on in the usual course go -. ,,,b l,,ri,o
fidqe Bcifler who will be on the nench durlhg
81. .r-,ol has with the assistance OF counsel been
So,in~ much time to arrangements for admission
-, no Courtroom. In anticipation or a crush the
attendance will be restricted 10 Wl'h"rIHSS JUL
a. neWsuaper representatives, who VIII ne pro
vided with special tickets Even memoeIs 9i le
bar NOT connected with the case VIII be eX'iudeu.
r., ,nst,re order a squad Of policemen Will DO on
,'',rd IN the corridor outside the courtroom WIN
riders 70 admit only ticket-bearers. -,
oirvl' 49, AN will doubtless be occupied In draw
inc n inry from the panel Of fifty men ara II IS
hs,.by ,Sat the trial will consume at least week
~, S'nmmonwealth will call between NIFTY ana Sixty
It,,csscs and the defence probably as many more.
n,,-in,,s feature ~ the Is that among the
mitncssos summoned by the defence are the former
ster-C,encral. John Wanamaker; eX-Judse
cordon one of the Democratic Nauon2i I9H,,nr-
,o,,,n AR C;uffov and State Senator DaNld Sat
a.. u.bo have been the leaders In the quay opposi-
ion There will probably be two d2y sessions t 0l
the court the first from W 10 ''o'N am '
second from 10 O'CLOCK.