New-York tribune., 1907-08-17
CAPITOL SUITS COMING.
PENN. GRAFT, S4,S6O ,349.
Com mission Recommends Both CRU
and Criminal actions.

Harrisburg, Penn. Aug. l"-Crlmllai anu
civil proceedings against all persons conceiiteu
in the fraudulent ctions in connection Win
the construction and furnishing of PennSylNd-
MAS S13,0OO0O0 Capitol are recommended III
the final report OF the Capitol Investigation
Commission made 10 Governor Stuart TODAY
Eighteen persons are named in the report as
being involved I'm one way or another III 'he
irregular transactions. and the Attorney Generai
through the Governor is urged TO act at once
The persons named and against whom either
criminal or civil suits recommended are;
John II. Sanderson of Philadelphia. contractor
for furnishings Joseph M. Huston. fhldue'
phia. architect, and Stanford H Lewis MS as
sistant; James NJ. Shumaker. of Johnsto"n'
former superintendent of the Board of Pubic
Grounds and Buildings; W. P. Snyder ana VI
B. Hardenberg former auditors general w. H.
Mathues and Frank G. Harris, former state
Treasurer; Congressman II. Burd Cassei' presi-
dent Of the Pennsylvania Construction Company
which supplied the metallic castings and furni-
ture: George F. Payne who built the Capitol'
and his mariner Charles G. Wetter: Charles T.
Kinsrnan Wallis BoiIeau. John G. Neuderer anu
George K Storm. who organized the Pennsyl-
vania Bronze Company. which suppileo tle
loaded lighting figures to Sanderson; FRANK IT.
vine an auditor the auditor generalS staII ;
George c. Town, bookkeeper under onuniahe''
and the International Manufacturing and sup
ply Company. which bid against Sander5on TOT
the Capitol furnishing contract
Governor Pennypacker. who by virtue of his
office was a member of the board OF puo'0
grounds and buildings which let the furnishing
contracts and former Governor Stone and MS
associates, who made up the commission which
constructed the Capitol, are not mentioned III
the list of persons against whom the inVestl-
hat hp
Senator A O. DewaIt and Representative X
Scott zimmerman. the Democratic members OF
tho commission. presented brief supplemental
renort in which they specifically name most of
those already mentioned criminally and CIV
uv liable, for the frauds against the state
They are IN entire accord with the report OF the
Republican members, and presented their sup
rIernent as a further expression OF thir indlvid-
ual views
The commission says that IL was able 10 asc7'
tain by testimony that goods costing sl'o'4'9''
were sold TO the state by Sanderson ana inc
PENNSYLVANIA Construction Company for so'45f'-
74S. profit of $4,s60,3i9.
The report was presented to the Governor py
Chairman Fisher in the presence of the co1nlnls-
sion After receiving II Governor stuart lSsueu
a statement. in which ne SAID
81 will transmit the report to the AlIofne'
General for his action. and can assure si' ~
| nIo of Pennsylvania that there will be a Flsor-
ous prosecution OF every person ~horn the e'
dance NAV show to have been guilty. oi any
| criminal offence In connection with ehe 0o"
| struction and furnishing OF the state Capitoi-
.-yyberever the evidence submitted shows tha'
| .hora has been any money wrongfully or lrauu-
Isn+Iv taken from the state Treasury. CIVIL SUITS
,vf11 ne commenced to compel restitution
| Attorney General Todd Is in Maine. but VIII
re,r-, IN time TO prepare for beginning criminal
| r.oo.ad,pgs in the Dauphin County Court mere
| =, eantember His Office has already oesu'
work on the papers. The commonwealth VIII Dc
represented by the Attorney General ana nm ms
,.,.,, 1or,os Scarlet. of counsel for the inveS-
,tga+ion commission, and Senator Fox OF th'S
cit1 David T Watson. of Pittsours' VIII De as
| .ociatnd with the Attorney General as ADVISORY