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Pennsylvania Prosecutors Will
Dispose Of the Present
Cases
in The CAPITAL SCANDAL
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HARRISBURG. Pa, Sept. 1s.-Until
the present cases are disposed of there
will be no proceedings against any OF
the other men charged with completely
in the Harrisburg graft. but there will
be numerous arrests later.
Deputy Attorney General Cunningham
sums up thus the situation IN Pennsyl-
vania's campaign for vengeance on the
alleged State treasury looters and the
warfare for the recovery of stolen
money. Yesterdays arrests were has
tened by the necessity for action before
prosecution was barred by the statute
OF limitations.
Cunningham refused to indicate who
will be arrested, but it is intimated
that a number Of persons high in po-
litical circles will have much to ex-
plain. At least five of the number were
not directly connected with the Capitol
contracts, but are accused Of receiving
commissions for influence. The amounts
Of thefts is approximately S4,3S1,0O0 on
a maximum expenditure of a trihe less
than s12,OO0,OOO, and that all Of this
amount went into the pockets Of nei7
ther the contractors nor their tools is
known absolutely to Governor Stuart
and his legal advisers.
II the charges made secretly against
high politicians are established, men
whose escutcheons have hitherto re-
mained unsullied will be smirched.
Attorney General Todd is stin ir
Philadelphia working on business con-
nected with the graft prosecutions
neary all of the interested individuals
have gone home, and nothing more re-
D mains to be done until the grand jury
meets next week.
Former Auditor General Harden
burgh and former state Treasurer Har-
' ris are two among the individuals
whose names figured prominently dur
ing the Capitol graft investigation who
are not vet included in the proceed
ings 10 punish the trimmers.
Specific Accusations
The specific accusations against the
men arrested yesterday are briefly as
follows:
Iohn II. Sanderson; contractor. 10
counts. He supplied most Of the Capi-
tor furnishings HIS contract amounted
10 ss.4S7. .S99. As. and he made profit
in some instances Of 1000 per cent.
Joseph NJ. Huston architect, &c
counts He designed the Capitol from
plans. it is charged. were stolen from
q Henry Ives Cobb, and his commissions
Z were S415.613.91.
Congressman H. Burt Sasset u
counts. As treasurer of the Pennsyl7
vania Construction Company, supplied
metallic furniture to the State fol
nearly S4,OOO,OOo.
George F. Paine and c. F. Vetter, re-
snectively president and treasurer ol
the Paine & Co., chief contractors, one
charge each.
James NJ. Schumacher, William L
Matthews. William P. Snyder and
Frank Irvine, formerly respectively SUI
perintendent Of public buildings, State
treasurer. auditor general and auditor
IN the auditors generals office. Two t'
thirty charges each of failure to audi
and with payment Of "grafters' bill"
II r. Lewis. Huston's assistant Two
charges Of certifying to improper meas
urements.
r r Kinsman. Wallis Boileau, ]. d
1eiderer and G. K. Strom, stockholder'
IN Pennsylvania Bronze Company
Charged with supplying inferior mater
4. iai for 100000. One charge each.
Prosecution Not to Halt
"The accused Capitol grafters' imme
diate indictment and special term q
court 10 try them is my programme
said Deputy Attorney-General Gun
ninpham to-day. mo political. finan
cial or other influence can stop me
The states treasury's looting has givei
Pennsylvania an evil name, but SPEEDY
nunishment of the offenders viii hell
TO clear the atmosphere"
Il am working on the case now AM
will lay my charges before the gram
jury next week predict early indict
ments."