Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-12-08
CANDIDATES FINED s25 EACH.
For Not Filing Returns of Political

For Not Filing Returns of Political
 Expenditures-Others Summoned.
 Hartford, Dec S.-The majesty of the law was vindicated and the cor rupt practices act of 1905 was sus- tained in the police court yesterday afternoon, when Judge Garvan found four candidates for office at the state election guilty of not filing a sworn statement of their expenditures with in fifteen days after election, and fined each $25 without costs. They are:
 Wayland w. Sheldon, democratic candidate for senator in the twenty eighth district.
 Edward F. Hartwell of New Mill ford, prohibition candidate for state senator in the twenty-second district.
 George H. Holmes, prohibition can didate for sheriff of New London county.
 Charles L. Blake of Harwinton, prohibition candidate for senator in the thirtieth district. 4
 Mir Hartwell only brought suf- ficient money with him to get him back home after reserving enough with which to spend the evening at the theater and hotel, being too lat, to connect with a train for home, and Prosecuting Attorney Freeman guar anteed payment of the $25 to Clerk Steele of the court. The other three paid up and left the court room. Sheldon said that his father, who was elected on another ticket, had got him his nomination and he would take care that the old gentleman would reimburse him when he got home
 Prosecuting Attorney Freeman fourteen candidates for office before Judge Garvan, but only six appeared. Four were fined, tue case against one. Torsden Clafford cf candidate for senator in the twenty-first district. was ad- journed until Monday, and John N. Lee, candidate for representative fer the town of Lisbon, was found not guilty and was discharged. The eight others will be arrested and brought to Hartford for trial unless they appear in court by Monday or Tuesday. They are:
 John D. Dixon, candidate for state l senator in the twenty-ffth district
 Lafayette R. Ladd, candidate for | state senator in the thirty-fifth dis trict.
 James T. Wright. candidate for judge of probate in the Greenwich l district.
 William Lang. candidate for sher- iff of New Haven county.
 Charles D. James. candidate for | sheriff of Windham coupty.
 Charles Beach, candidate for state senator in the Twenty-second dia- trict.
 Walter W. Collar. candidate for state senator in the thirty-first- dis trict.
 William Campbell, candidate for judge of probate in the Norwich dis trict.
 Wayland W. Sheldon. 42 years old. Town clerk told him that it was not necessary to file returns. He had since learned that the town clerk meant not to file with him.
 Edward F. Hartwell, 70. Supposed he had to file returns with the town Jerk. Had sickness in his family. mothers sister having died within he past three weeks and had forgot en it. He lived fin New Milford and vas a candidate on the prohibition ticket. with nothing in the line of to conceal. Spent sl.15 Or pastors which he did not use.
 George H. Holmes. 5i. Didn't fls , statement because he didn't have my expenditures. Was placed on the prohibition ticket as candidate for ,hsriff of New London county against lis wishes. as he had no desire to run or office.
 Charles l.. Blake. 5s. His nomina- ion as prohibition candidate for sen- tor fin the thirtieth district was made rtthout his knovledge or consent lad been in poor health this fall ans lidn't spend anything in his candi- lacy. .
 John M. Lee. 4s. Candidate for from the town of Lis .on. On November i3 was in the own clerks office and made out an return and swOre to it's Town clerk was to have nailed it to the state secretary -ouud ont after receiving Prosecut- ns Attorney FreemanIs letter thzt he clerk hadn't mailed the return -Ierk then promised that he voule rite fo NIT Freeman and explain s- Freeman said that he had not re- eived any communication from fhe oxu clerk Judge GaTvsn promptly ozrd Mr Lee not guilty.
 Torsden CIarord- 4s. filed the re urn with the town clerk. who said hat it vas all right It vas his hon <s futeutiou to comply with the 11v-