Salt Lake Tribune | 1904-07-03 | Page 15 | Burton's Appeal is Granted by Court

Burton's Appeal Is Granted By Court Convicted Senator Can Now Take His Case Direct to United States Supreme Court. ST. LOUIS, Mo., July 2. Judge Elmer El-mer B. Adams ot tho United States District court, today granted grant-ed United States Senator Joseph R. Burton of Kansas, convicted of accepting ac-cepting money from a company under Investigation by the Postolllce department, depart-ment, an appeal to the Supreme Court of the United States. The ground upon which the appeal was granted was that the defendant was accused of an Infamous In-famous offense, and the Supreme court is the only tribunal having sole jurisdiction. juris-diction. The defendant urges that the checks, amounting to $2000. were cashed at Washington, and that If any offense was committed It was done at Washington, Wash-ington, and not at St. Louis. Senator Burton was fined $2500 and sentenced to the Iron county. Mo., county Jail for six months. He appealed ap-pealed to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals, but today's action takes the case direct to the Supremo Court of the United States. An appeal bond of $10,000 was Immediately Im-mediately furnished by Senator Burton. Bur-ton. Burton was present In court.