Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-02-07
PENN. CAPITOL
PROSECUTIONS
Names of Ex-Gov. Pennypacker
And Ex-Atty.-Gen. Carson
Are Brought In.
ARCHITECT HUST0N'S LETTER.
Lewis Testified It Was Suggested and
Framed by Pennypnclacr, Carr
son and snyder.

Harrisburg, Pa. Fob. THE names Of
former Gov. Pennyuacker and former
Atty Gen. Hampton l., Carson. We're
brought into the capitol prosecutions
today by the testimony OF Stanford b.
Lewis, assistant of Architect Joseph
NJ. Huston. When state Treasurer Ber-
ny first called attention to the alleged
capital frauds II months ago, Gov
Pennypac5er directed Atty.-Gen. Car
son to make an investigation of the
charges. Mr.. Carson, accordingly,
wrote letters to all persons concerned
in the construction and furnishing or
the big building asking them for ir-
formation bearing ON the charges All
of them replied and the attorney general
made report which showed that no
laws had been violated.
Today Lewis, under cross-eXamina-
ton by counsel for snyder and Ma
thues. declared that Architect Huston's
letter in the Carson inquiry was sug-
gested and framed by Pennypacker,
Carson and snyder, by whom Lewis
was called to Harrisburg to discuss
this matter Lewis said the statements
in the letter that every article OF tur-
nishiugs had been carefully weighed
and measured by the architect before
they were delivered and paid for We're
partly true and PARTLY misleading. He
explained that the Huston letter was
written by other persons connected with
the construction and equipment OF the
capitol to the former attorney-gener
Lewis testimony was the most SEN
sational OF the trial. In his cross-eN-
animation on Wednesday he said what
ever changes in weights and measures
made by Architect Huston We're COM
putations finished by Auditor Gen.
Snyder His testimony on this point
could not be shaken today.
do YOU know of any resolution
adopted by the board of grounds and
buildings making Huston responsible
for all goods received and work done?'
Lewis was asked.
Eight on nine months after the reso-
luton was adopted we learned of 1t. IL
came as u great surprise to us.
Did you have knowledge of the let
ter of Huston to former Atty'-Gen.
Carson, Jan. Z, 1922
Eyes, sir; l assisted in its prepara-
ton"
rs it true "
"That letter --'
rs it true OF not?''
ut is not altogether true"
Then Lewis, eXciteSly rising IN the
witness box continued dramatically:
Il was called by telephone by Audi
tor Gen. Snyder and Gov Pennypacker-
I came to Harrisburg and went over
the letter with him and Snyder. | was
not aware of any wrongdoing alleged
in the Indictment The letter was writ
ten to dovetail in with the letters OF
other state officials connected with the
construction and equipment of the capt.
toll. ] was proud of the great building
and had no thought of anything other
than doing what was right. That was
a correct and frank statement of our
connection with the work.
Then Lewis resumed his seat visibly
excited and nervous. The letter to
which he referred declared that the
weights and measurements of the cap
itol furnishings were correct and that
the work on the building had been done
honestly
rs that letter. true or false?" asked
Mr.. Gilbert.
TT is part true and part misleading.
We had no reason to know that the
scales were wrong or that false meas
urements and weights were made
what did you understand an archi
tect's certificate to mean?"
"The approval of our designs. wish
to state that / never measured Or
weighed anything Sanderson furnished
TO the capitol
Turning to the Huston letter, Mr.
Carson, do you mean to say that Hus.
ton made a misleading reply while in
the employ of the state, to the attor-
ney-general2"
In way 1t was
Intentionally SOP
Under the circumstances 1 related II
was not"
In what way?'
I'VE We're not connected with any
irregularities whatever, and, therefore
it was not Intentionally misleading"