Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-19
Representative, When Found, Must
Furnish 100000 Bail.
PENNYPACKER IS NOT WANTED
Shumaker, Former Superintendent of
Buildings, Ill at Johnstown, and
Will Surrender There.

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Lawyers for the commonwealth today be-
gan the preparation of the presentment to
| the grand jury of Dauphin county against
| the fourteen men involved in the capitol
| scandal, for whose arrest warrants were
issued yesterday by direction of Attorney
| General Todd. The grand jury will meet
| Monday, and the attorneys expect to sub
! nit the cases during the week and follow
| up this action with a request for speedy
trial Of all the defendants who may be In
dicted
Warrants are in the hands of detectives
for the arrest of Representative H. Burd
Cassel of Marietta, executive officer of the
Pennsylvania Construction Company; James
NJ. Shumaker of Johnstown, former super
intendent of grounds and buildings George
f. Payne of Philadelphia and his partner,
Charles G. Wetter, builders of the capitol;
Stanford B. Lewis of Philadelphia, active
assistant of Joseph NJ. Huston architect;
George X. Storm and John G. Neiderer OF
New York, stockholders in the bronze COM
pany, which manufactured the lighting
fixtures of the capitol.
They will be served today if the accused
men can be found.
Shumaker Ill at Johnstown.
detective has gone to Johnstown to
serve the warrant upon Shumaker who is
too i'll to leave his home. Shumaker has
arranged with the attorney general to fur
nish 100000 bail at that place. A detective
also went to Marietta to serve the war
rant upon Representative Cassel, who will
also be required to furnish 10000 bail. The
amount Of bail required of Payne and Wet
ter has not yet been fixed, although it is
doubtful If it will be less than $4,000.
Storm and Neiderer will each be required
TO furnish 5000 bail.
The fact that the state brought specific
charges instead of making mere blanket
accusations came as disagreeable
prise TO the accused men.
In all of the informations it is set forth
when the warrants were drawn for the pay
ment of the bills Of the contractors and
when the transactions occurred The in
formations allege fraud in the amount of
$50 in the case of warrant for q chande-
ler, and set forth that the material is not
according to specifications; alege fraudu-
lent payment of $3.50 on a warrant drawn
for a bracket, in which the same charge
is set FORTH charge fraud in the sum of
$3.50 for chandelier, the material in
which is not up to specifications and that
the fixture has an eighty-one-pound load
ing; and allege fraud in the sum of $2J7 ,O.4
paid for painting and decorating the house
and senate chambers and the capitol dome.
"Baccarat" Glass Transaction.
The informations also charge fraud in
the sum of $5s,444 in the "baccarat" glass
transaction, the claim of the state being
that the whole transaction was fraudu-
lent; allege that S11, ,1C0 was illegally paid
for electric fixture on a warrant the
contention in this being that the con-
tractor was supposed to furnish the models;
charge fraud in the sum of $40 3O7 on
warrant for an invoice of 60 sofas. 154 spe-
Cially designed tables and other furniture,
billed under different items from which they
were listed in the schedule; charge fraud In
the amount of SO 577 in a warrant for
desks charged under the wrong schedule
Item, and hence fraudulent in all particu-
lars: charge fraud in the amount of Sill, ,232
in warrant based on the non-con formity
to specifications, finish and material, as
we'll the overweighting and loading in
the manufacture of lighting fixtures.
The informations also allege fraud of
S2J,263 in a warrant in connection with
certain standards in the supreme court
room. which are not in accordance with
the specifications and which Were billed
under the wrong item and fraud of S34,-
I66 in warrant for eleven marble man
tells, which are charged for at double the
number of feet that each contains; and
also in connection with six marble foun-
tatnS and the marble for certain electric
fixtures, the contention being that the
material in the last named instance
should have been part of the fixtures.
No Warrant for Pennypacker.
Counsel for Payne and Wetter nave ar
ranged TO waive hearing and enter bail
in Philadelphia today for both defend
ants. The charge against Payne is con-
spiracy, and grows out of the painting OF
the dome of the capitol. Wetter is con-
fronted with one charge ef conspiracy
and two charges of obtaining money
under false pretenses for collecting from
the state padded bills for work.
The attorney general said today there
is no truth in the rumor that former Gov
Pennypacker, who was president of the
board of grounds and buildings during
the construction and equipment of the
capitol. is to be arrested No information
has been made against Mr.. Penny packer
and unless plans are changed he will not
become involved in the capitol suits.
OK TEAM ON BROAWAY.