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Show - ARE CONVICTED Four Men Found Giilty of Defrauding Defraud-ing State of Pennsylvania in Supplying Furniture. ' Sentenced to Two Years Imprisonment Imprison-ment and a Fine of $500, Out HavSH Been Granted Ball Pending t Appeal to Superior Court. Harrlsburg, Pa. Two years' Imprisonment Impris-onment and a flno of $600, tho maximum maxi-mum penalty, was the sentence meted cut Friday by Judge Kunkcl In tho Dauphin county court to each of the four men who woro convicted of defrauding de-frauding tho stato In connection with tho furnishing of tho capltol building In this city. Immediately after sentence sen-tence wns pronounced tho defendants voro remanded to tho cdstddy of tho tdrerlft and taken to a sldo room pending pend-ing application for a supersedeas which wan made Id the superior court at Philadelphia nfter notice of tho eentenco hero wns given. As soon as It was granted tho defendanta gnva tall, pending appeal to tho superior court. The four defendants are John H. Sandorson, Philadelphia, contractor for tho furnlturo; James M. Shu-tvnkcr, Shu-tvnkcr, Johnstown, superintendent of tho board of public grounds nnd buildings build-ings nt tho llmo tho contract for furnlturo fur-nlturo was let; William P. Snyder, Spring City, and William U Matheus, Media, "respectively, auditor general nnd stato treasurer during tho operation oper-ation of tho contract nnd by virtue of their positions members ot tho board of grounds and buildings. The men woro convicted of defrauding tho stnto out of $19,308, In a contract for wooden furniture. Other charges Involved In-volved largo sums In tho nggregnto. Tho men were tried last spring and Itst week they woro refused a now trinl. Tho mon convicted Friday wero tried ft second tltno nnd acquitted of r chargo of dofraudlug the Btate In a metal furniture contract. |