Show CANNOT ESCAPE IF PROSECUTED Pennsylvania Republican Lead Leaders Leaders Leaders ers and Looters Likely to Face Criminal Charges Harrisburg Pa April 24 As a re result result sult suit of the investigation by the legis legislative legislative commission into the expenditure of for furnishings and deco decorations d decorations co rations for the new state capitol it Is probable that criminal proceedings will willbe willbe willbe be instituted by the tho state against certain tain tairi tal persons who have prominently fig fiS figured figured In the th construction The commission has been investigating ing tile the charges harges of extravagance over overcharges overcharges overcharges charges duplication in payments of bills bUis and fraud for nearly two months and have yet et to take the testimony of I many man important persons who have knowledge of the subject under investigation investigation i gation Among those to be examined lis is former Governor Pennypacker P I Whether civil suits can be brought has not been determined but members of the commission are convinced that i it has bas been demonstrated that the charges upon which criminal action can bo ho brought are as follows Substitution of inferior materials in violation of specifications Overcharging th the state for materials the value of which it was stipulated was to be fixed by the market prices as well as charging c these same prices for articles which were by no means what they were represented to be Conspiracy in the preparation of or specifications specification and the awarding of the contracts Falsification of or accounts and aid meth methods methods methods which tend to deceive state officials in making of payments for contracts and commissions p p |