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Show CAPITOL GRAFTERS ARECONVICTED Four Men Found Guilty of Defrauding Defraud-ing State of Pennsylvania in Supplying Furniture. Sentenced to Two Years Imprisonment Imprison-ment and a Fine of $500, But Have Been Granted Ball Pending Appeal to Superior Court, j Harrlshtirg, Pa, Two years' Imprisonment Impris-onment and a fine of $D00, the maximum maxi-mum penalty, was tho sentence meted cut Friday by Judgo Kunkel In tho Dauphin county court to each of tho four men who wore convicted of defrauding de-frauding the stnto In connection with the furnishing of tho cnpltol building in this city. Immediately after sentence sen-tence wns pronounced tho defendants vero reninnded to tho custody of tho slrt'ilff nud taken to a side room pending pend-ing application for a supersedeas m hlch was made In tho superior court nt Philadelphia nftcr notice of tho Ecntoiice here wns given. As soon as It wns granted the defendants gnvo I all, pending appeal to the superior court. Tho four defendants aro John H. Sanderson, Philadelphia, contractor tor tho furniture; James M. Shu-n Shu-n alter, Johnstown, superintendent of the board of public grounds and buildings build-ings nt tho tlmo tho contract for furniture fur-niture was let; William P. Snyder, fjprlnB City, and Wllllnni L. Matheus, Media, respectively, auditor general and stnto treasurer during the operation oper-ation of the contract nnd by vlrtuo of their positions members of tho board cf grounds nnd buildings. Tho men vcro convicted of defrauding tho state out of 810,308, In a contract for v.ooden furniture. Other charges Involved In-volved large sums In tho aggregate. 'I ho men wore tried Inst spring nnd lr.st week they woro refused a new trial. Tho men convicted Friday wero tried a second time nnd acquitted of r charge of defrauding tho stato In a metal furniture contract. |