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Show Ei U IN PENH STATE BMFT mi HARRISBURG, Pa.. Jnn. 10. Restitution Resti-tution of $1,300,000 and the surrender of warrantB aggregating $200,000, upon which payment had been stopped, were made in the Dauphin county court today by tho men convlctod or otherwise Implicated by Pennsylvania In the capital frauds. In consideration, tlie commonwealth agreed to drop further criminal action against the defendants Indicted, and, with tho exception of the enso of Joseph Jo-seph M. Huston, of Philadelphia, who is under an indeterminate sentence of from six months to two years, and who has an appeal In tho supreme court, tho cnpltol fraud cases are declared de-clared ended and the state satisfied. The new state capltol. a magnificent magnifi-cent structure, with lt3 rich furnishings, furnish-ings, cost approximately $13.000,000., Of this the state alleged it had been defrauded out of about $5 000,000. Dp to date, the state has expended $107.-9G1 $107.-9G1 In prosecuting tho cases. Restltu tlon of $1,F)95,7-10 Is said to have been 'made by certain defendants. Among the defendants who participated par-ticipated In the settlement today were: Estate of John H. Sanderson, of Philadelphia, contractor for the wooden furnishings, etc . who died In New York after ho had been convlctod convlct-od nnd sentenced, and wns out on ball pending appeal. EBtate of W. I. Mathuos, of Media, former state treasurer, who died nfter being convicted and sentenced, and wns out on ball, nendlne appeal. William P. Snyder. Spring City, former for-mer audltor-cencral, now serving two years In prison. John M. Shumakor, Johnstown, former for-mer superintendent of grounds and buildings, now serving two years' sentence sen-tence John M HuBton. nrchltcct of tlie cnpltol and designer of its furniture, under sentence and awaiting disposition disposi-tion of an npDeal from conviction. Frank G. Harris, of Clearfield, former for-mer state treasurer, and E. B. Harden-burg, Harden-burg, Honosdale, foirnor auditor general, predecessors of Mathues and Snyder, and who were only sued civilly civ-illy to recover money. Former Congressman H. Burd Cas-sell. Cas-sell. of Marietta, Pa., who was acquitted ac-quitted of a charge of fraud In connection con-nection with a metal furniture contract. con-tract. Slate Treasurer Charles F. Wright was In court and received two checks aggregating $1,300,000 when the cases were formully settled, and Auditor General A E. Slsson was present to receive the surrendered warrants. The Sanderson estate surrendered warrants amounting to $10S.S79, and Huston's representatives handed over warrants amounting to $50,000. Payment Pay-ment on these was stopped when the frauds were first exposed. The capltol fraud expose was one ot the Indirect results of the political upheaval in Pennsylvania In 1905. Of |