The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1908-12-18
HARRISBURG LETTER.

DEC. l4th. Last Friday morning,
Judge Kunkel of the Dauphin County
Court handed down long opinion re-
fusing new trial to Messrs. Sanderson,
Snyder, Matthues and Shoemaker, and
ordering them to appear before the
Court on Friday of this week for SEN
tence. Two cases in connection with
the charge of conspiracy to defraud the
State while the new Capitol was being
built have been tried in the first all of
the defendants above named were found
guilty. They at once applied for new
trial, and the opinion just filed refuses
this. In the second case, which involv-
ed the contract for the metal furniture,
the defendants were found not guilty.
While the defendants will appear in
Court at the date named, their counsel
have indicated an intention to take an
appeal to the Superior Court, and from
that to the Supreme Court, if that body
will allow the appeal. This the defend
ants cannot plead as right, for the
case, being misdemeanor, can get to
that Court only by consent.
Friday seems the fateful day in this
case. 1t was on Friday that the jury
rendered verdict o. guilty. Last Fri
day the opinion was handed down deny
ing the new trial and fixing another Fri
day for sentence day.
1t is given out that toward the latter
part of this month arrangements will be
made for beginning another case, also
involving furniture, and that in January
next the trial will likely begin. What.
ever may be the final outcome of the
fight on the first case, the defendants
will be at liberty, under heavy bail, un
til the Supreme Court has had its say.
In the meantime Edwin A. Abbey, a
native of Pennsylvania, and one of the
foremost artists of the present, has in
dicated his purpose to present to hi
native State, $50, 900 worth of his paint
ings, to further ornament the splendid
Capitol and make it tattractive. His Offer
has been accepted by the Board of Pub
lie Grounds and Buildings on behalf o
= the State, and during the coming yea
they will probably be placed in position
At the same time it is announced tina
satisfactory financial arrangements hav,
been completed by which George Ora.
Barnard, another native of Pennsyl
vania will proceed at once to carry ou
his contract to furnish several groups o
statuary for ornamentation. Barnard
is a genius but not much for business
Originally he had contract for 500,
600 worth of work, portion of whic
the State paid for but never received, a
his creditors seized his property. No'
the difficulty has been removed and h
has gone to his European studio to CON
plete the contract.
1t is always pleasure to note tn
success of Wayne county boys who 6
out into the worlds activities, and max
way for themselves. A former pup
OF the writer, whose people live in Dr'
her township, after a course at Prince
ton, chose business rather than pre-
fessionGl career, and has succeeded yer
we'll. Gabriel s. Brown is now tn
Treasurer of the Alpha Portland G
ment Company, with Offices at Eastol
doing large business, and havir
branch offices at Philadelphia, Ne
York, Boston, Pittsburg, Chicago ar
other places. He is making good, al
the corporation appreciates his service
He is well and favorably known in Il
cement region and among the trade.
N. E. HAUsE.