 In Milwaukee , Linderfelt received strong support from members of the board of trustees and the city 's elite , who pushed to reimburse the city and reinstate the librarian . However , local newspapers objected , especially following revelations of the previous investigation and that Linderfelt had stolen nearly twice as much as initially thought , over $ 9000 . On July 12 , Linderfelt pleaded nolo contendere and Judge A. Scott Sloan , saying that " further punishment would be wrong " , issued a suspended sentence . Linderfelt left Milwaukee that day for a promised job at the Library Bureau in Boston . 
