The Mena weekly star., 1907-08-22
!. ID PROSECUTE CHAPTERS.
Criminal Proceedings to be Instituted Against Prominent pennsylvan-
 ians For Dsfrauding State.
COMMISSIONERS FINAL REPORT FILEl
Goods Costing $1,574,3se Sold to the State for s6,434, 4,74s-oovernor Will Transmit Report to Attorney Gen. eral and Vigorous Prosecution of the Offenders is Promised.

harrisburg, Pa, Aug. 1S.-Criminal ana civil proceedings against all per. sons concerned in the fraudulent trans actions in connection with the con struction and furnishing of Pennsyl vania's $13.OO0,OOO capitol is recon mended in the final report of the capi tol investigation commission made tc Governor Stuart Friday. Eighteen persons are named in the report as being involved in one way or another Tn the irregular transactions and the attorney general. through the govern or isurged to act at once. The per. sons named and against whom either criminal or civil suits are recommend ed are John H. Sanderson, of Phila delphia, contractor for furnishing; Joseph, M. Houston, architect, and Stanford Lewis, his assistant; J. M Shumaker of Johnstown, former super. intendent of the board of public grounds and buildings; w. H. Snyder and E. B. Hardenberg, former auditors general; w. H. Matheus and Frank G Harris, former state treasurers; Con. gressman P. Burd Cassel, president of the Pennsylvania Construction company, which supplied tic metallic castings and furniture; George F. Payne, who built the capitol, and his partner, Charles F. Wetter; Charles P. Kinsman, Wallis Boileau, John c Neuderer and George K. Storm, whc organized the Pennsylvania Bronze company, which supplied the loaded lightning fixtures to Sanderson; Frank Irvine, an auditor on the au ditor generals office; George c. Town bookkeeper under Shumaker and the International Manufacturing and Sup ply company which bid against San derson for the capitol furnishing con. tract.
 The name of Gov. Pennypacker, who by virtue of his office was a member of the board of public grounds and buildings which let the furnishing con tracts. and those of former Gov. Stona and his associates who made up the commission which constructed the capitol are not mentioned in the list of persons against whom the investi. gators recommended that action be taken.
 Senator A. G. DeWalt and Represen- tative R. Scott Zimmerman, the dem. ocratic members of the commission, presented brief supplemental re port in which they specifically name most of those already mentioned as criminally and civally liable for the frauds against the state. They are in entire accord with the report of the republican members, and presented their supplement- as a further expres. sion of their individual views.
 The commission says that it was able to ascertain by testimony that goods costing sl.574.399 were sold Go the state by Sanderson and the Pennsylvania Construction company for s6.f3t.74s. a profit of s4,s60,S4s :.
 The reports as presented to the gov srnor by Chairman Fisher in the pres ence of the commission. After receiv. ing it Governor stuart issued a state ment in which he said:
 'I viii transmit the report to the attorney general for his action and can assure the people of Pennsylvania that there will be a vigorous prosecu tion of every person whom the evi deuce may show Co have been guilty of any criminal offense fin connection with the construction and furnishing of the state capitol.
 Wherever the evidence submitted shows that there has been any money wronkfuliy 0r fraudnlently taken from ths state treasury. civil suits will be commenced Co compel restitution"