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The Bennington Evening Banner
Bennington, Bennington County, Vermont
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In Harrisburg, Pa., on Jan. 31, during the state capitol conspiracy trial, evidence showed contractor John H. Sanderson overcharged the state for a bootblack stand ($1,615.20 vs. $125 paid to subcontractor) and rostrums ($90,748.80 vs. $2,060). Witnesses testified on furniture measurements and indefinite plans, damaging architect Joseph M. Huston's interests.
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HARRISBURG. Pa., Jan. 31. -- The famous bootblack stand for the senate lavatory supplied by Contractor John H. Sanderson of Philadelphia, one of the defendants in the state capitol conspiracy suits on trial in the Dauphin county court, was offered in evidence by the commonwealth. Sanderson collected $1,615.20 from the state for this stand and paid the subcontractor by whom it was supplied $125. Photographs of the rostrums of the senate and house caucus rooms, for which the state paid Sanderson $90,748.80 and for which he paid the subcontractor $2,060 were also offered in evidence.
Fred H. Potter and Howard Kroehl of the Audit Company of New York were called by the commonwealth to establish the measurements of the sofas, clothes trees and table produced before the jury. All of this furniture was supplied by Sanderson at the rate of $18.50 "per foot," and, according to the commonwealth, he was paid for certain articles at the rate of three times the actual measurement.
Stanford B. Lewis, associate of Architect Joseph M. Huston, was forced to divulge testimony of a damaging nature to the architect's interests. Under a rigid cross examination by counsel for the defense Lewis virtually admitted that the blue print plans for capitol furniture, particularly the sofas, were indefinite. All this furniture was supplied by Sanderson at the rate of $18.40 "per foot."
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Harrisburg. Pa.
Event Date
Jan. 31
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sanderson collected $1,615.20 from the state for bootblack stand paid $125 to subcontractor; state paid $90,748.80 for rostrums paid $2,060 to subcontractor; furniture overcharged up to three times actual measurement; lewis admitted indefinite plans.
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Evidence in state capitol conspiracy trial included bootblack stand, photographs of rostrums, and furniture measurements. Witnesses Potter and Kroehl established measurements; Lewis testified on indefinite blue print plans for furniture supplied by Sanderson.