The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1907-09-25
FOURTEEN PERSONS
!nvolded in State Capital
Scandal.
Warrants of Arrest For All
and Civil SUITS ' s.:::
Follow.

Harrisburg, Pa, Sept 1S.--Warrants
for the arrest Of fourteen persons in
volved In the State Capitol scandal
were issuoU .o-,-~g - 49, --...SSIrS
Aldermen on Information furnished -
Attorney General Todd. Each of the
defendants are charged on several
counts with conspiracy TO cheat and
defraud the State by making false in
voices and four of them are also
charged with obtaining money under
false pretenses.
Following is list of the men for
whom warrants were issued:
Joseph NJ. Huston, architect, and his
active assistant, Stanford b. Lewis,
both of Philadelphia.
John H. Sanderson, Philadelphia,
chief contractor for furnishing.
Congressman II. Burd Cassel, Ma
rietta, Pa, treasurer and executive Of
ficer of the Pennsylvania Construction
Company, contractors for steel filing
cases.
James H. Shumaker, Johnstown, Pa
former superintendent of public
grounds and buildings, who receipted
for the furnishings.
George F. Payne and his partner,
Charles G.. Wetter, both of Philadel-
phia, builders of the Capitol and con-
tractors for the $3O9, 900 attic.
William P. Snyder, Spring City, Pa,
former Auditor General, who approved
the warrants of the contractors.
William L. Mathues, Media, Pa.
former State Treasurer, who paid the
bills of the contractors.
Charles 2. Kinsman, Wallis Bo!leau,
John c. Neiderer and George K. storEA
all of Philadelphia, stockholders IL :.s
Pennsylvania Bronze Company, ogan-
lied by Sanderson for the manufac-
ture of the 100000 lighting fix
lures.
Frank Irvine, auditor in the Auditor
Generals office, who audited the ac-
counts of the contractors.
The men for whom warrants were is
sued include all of the eighteen per-
sons and firms mentioned by the inves
tigation commission in its report TO
Gov. Stuart as being involved in the
Capitol contracts with the exception e
Frank G.. Harris, former State Treas
urer. and Edward b. Yardenborg,
former Auditor General, both of whom
we're members of the Board of Grounds
and Buildings that awarded the Cassel
contracts: George c. Keim, bookkeep-
er in Shumakers office and the pre-
sent Deputy Superintendent of Grounds
and Buildings, and the international
Manufacturing and Supply Company AN
alleged dummy" bidder against San
derson
CIVIL SUITS WILL FOLLOW.
Philadelphia, Sept. 1S.-The warrants
are based on the report made to Gov.
Stuart by the commission created by
the recent Legislature to investigate
the Capitol scandal They will be fol-
lowed by civil suits for the recovery
of a portion OF the 100000 collected
from the State by the contractors for
the furnishing and equipping of the
Capitol,
in its report made public about a
month ago the commission named
eighteen persons and firms as being in
volved in the Capitol contracts and rec
commended prosecution of amy and all
persons concerned in the fraudulent
transactions, named specifically, and
all persons who may be directly or indi
rectly involved.
John II. Sanderson and Joseph NJ
Huston, of this city. for whom war
rants were issued at Harrisburg to-day
in connection with the Capitol frauds
left for the State Capitol to enter ap-
pearance before a Magistrate. Both
were accompanied by their counsel