The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-01-31
ON
PROFITS
vi the State Capitol
Prosecutions
SIPS BOOTBLACK STAND
Cost Pennsylvania si,6is.70-- Other Evi-
dence Shows Enormous Graft-Hus-
ton Subpoeaaed BY Defense But
May Not Testify.

Harrisburg Pa, Jan. 81. The now
famous bootblaek stands for the Senate
sayatory suppsied by contractor JOAN Ii
auderSoH b Philadelphia. one ii ths
defendants in tie state capitol e0nspir
ars suits On trial in the bapphia county
court. was brought up ii the evidence
by the commonwealth yesterday. sam
derson collected 81 .6la20 from the state
ior this stand and paid the snb.eon
tractnr BY whom il Was supplied si25
Photographs ii the rostrufIs 81 the SEN
ate AMI the House eaaesIs rooms. for
HIGH the state paid SandeTson 500 rs 80
and for which be Paid the suh-cpntr rae
tors 5000. were also offered il eYi-
denre.
The commonwealth offered several
bills for furnishing suppies BIZ Sander
son. for the purpose Ut showing tlsat
different sgsteas Of measurements we're
employed by the contractor for coiset
ing Tor articles supplied under The saasc
items Id The special capitol furnishing
lsedHlt 81 1901 Architect Joseph n.
huston. who has secured separate
trial. has ben subpoeuaed a. witness
Tea his eo-9etandants, former auditor,
General Synder. former state Treasurer
AIathaes. James ~ Shumaker, former
superintendent of grounds and buildings,
and sHnders0n but may not Be cal 8fa.
The feeling against THE arehiteet uli the
part ~ his fMiF o0-defeudaBts gr1ws
more bitter as The trial proceeds and
interesting developments are expeefed q
result
Ts1s4 4r-.e4- ..s...s ~ 4.f. - w
himself AZ tie expense az his co-defena-
ants = apparent from the testimony 81
his brgther, Rev Samuel g EnstaR 81
Philadelphia, retired Presbyterian eleY-
gymar, who was called Al i witness for
the commonwealth Rev Mr Huston
testified las wbna his brother went 70
Europe Ia lpft wifh him sigaled blank
arehiteefs' certificates and d power 81 at-
leFueg+ Shortly afIegHanl Contractor
John II Slaaegs0a, aae 81 the defend
ants. appeared Nth q bill supported by
al affidavit purEorting To Isl IN proper
form. for which H. asked and 0btainei
eertifleation 81 tie architect b the
brothers signature The eoinmDaNe aith
expects to prove fiIat this bill was fraud
ulens III that SanGeFsoa w8s given The
contract ior certain furnishings under
one item il he special capitol furnish
ing seAeiple ami billed these arsieles 70
Ute state under another iten the amount
0f wlsieb Il IA excess al the item usHlcr
which BE was eiysn the eontrafa, ana
also that some af tilese articles were
inroseed Ia tie state and paid fag ~
consa5aing three times n many feet AZ
they actually contained
Mr.. Huston said he consulted Mr.
Lewis. his brothers assistant, before is-
suiHg the certificates fer Samler3n's
BILL Le2is eeYrahofated this testimony
and also stated that he had changed The
regular form 81 tis certificate On orders
from Snyder EpAFaim aswoid who his
been carpenter fer tbe board VI grounds
assd bal ggs ara whp bal eAarge 6 the
placing 81 the furniture Il lae neW eapi-
Toll testified thai a3l tire articles Involved
ia the ease aa trial we're delivered To
the capitol Wits taes attached sha9ing
the nHmber a ieet in each article and
the room ia whieh 1t VAS ta be places
0ne "a the sofas was brought IN and
produced before ths iuFv. THE actual
ienggh 81 the sofa i SIX feet, but it
was billed 70 tie state BIZ Ssnderson
At 1855 feet at the rate II $3.50 sper
foot Another sofa measured SIS feet
and was billed a. containing 1873 feet
Two cloths trees also were pfoasleesi
They were contracted fof at S5.55 each
and paid for at tie rate b $3.50 pr
foot