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Show I BURTON AGAIN I FOUND GUILTY Kansas Senator Is Convicted on All Six Counts of Indictment. In-dictment. JURY TAKES SHORT TIME TO AflREE OX A VERDICT Accused Will Appear in Court Monday, to Ask for an Appeal. ST LOUIS, Nov. 86. Senator J R. Bur-ton Bur-ton of Kansas was tonight round guilty on all six counts In the Indictment upon which he lias been on trial or tho past week In the United States Circuit court, charging him with having agreed to accept ac-cept and having accepted compensation from the Rlalto Grain and Securities com-pany com-pany of St. Louie, to appear for the company com-pany in the capacity of an attorney before be-fore the PoatOfltae department Jury Not Out Long. Tim verdict was brought In at 13:60 o'clock, two hours and twenty-flve minutes min-utes after the Jury bad r ceived tho case. Senator Burton w-js ordered to appear In court Monday morning when, his counsel coun-sel announced, a bill of exceptions would lw presented and an appeal asked for. Court then adjourned. From the- lime the Jur went out Burton Bur-ton was pacing the courtroom with long, tVen strides. No Visible Emotion. At 12:10 there was a summons from tho 'nslde of the room In which the Jury had been confined considering Its vprdlct. The .Marshal, upon being Informed that an agreement had been reached, notified Judge Vandevanter, Senator Burton took his accustomed Beat at the table with his counsel His features were Bet, but expressed no visible sign of emotion from the time the Jury entered the room until the Perdlot had been read His facial expression did not change, during the reading of the verdict and the Separate answers by the Jury of "guilty" to each count. Given Temporary Freedom. Senator Burton accompanied h his counsel, descended in the elevator to the ground (loor and together the departed for his hotel. The Senator was permitted by th Marshal to have his freedom on tho promise of his counsel to produce him in court at 10 o'clock next Monday morning. morn-ing. Jj Court Is Delayed. The case was given to the Jury at 10.35 tonight. For the first time during either hie or the former trial of Senator Burton on the same charge a night session of ourt was held Arguments by counsel occupied both the morning and afternoon and as Judge Vandevanter wa anxious to end tho case this week he announced that he would charge the Jur tonight. It was intended to convene court at 8 p. m . but it was not until after 10 o'clock that Judge Vandevanter appeared in the courtroom. Prepares Charge in Writing. There had been a consultation, however, how-ever, between the Government attorneys. ounsel for the defense and Judge Van-'-vantcr relative to the instructions the prosecution and the attorneys for Senator Rurton wished given to the" Jury, and the court had prepared his charge in writing He commenced reading at 10 10 o'clock In a distinct voice that was clearly audl-ble audl-ble In all parts of the courtroom. Reading Read-ing slowly and carefully he had completed A the part referring to the testimony and i ow it should be considered b the Jurv ffj lU twenty minutes Five minutes later the Jury had left the room and was considering con-sidering tho vordlct Point Left to Jury. 1 On of the important points brought out in Judgo Vandevanter s charge was that the question of Jurisdiction of this court relative to the agreement between Senator Burton and the representative of the Rlalto, Mr. Harlan, which the defense f ontonded was made in Illinois, was left to the Jury to decide. The charge in part follows. Important to Both. The caso Is of great Importance to the defendant de-fendant because it Involves his reputation and his fidelity as a public servant. It ! of like importance to the public because It Involve tfcs right of a government to Inquire whether ene occupying- high oftVla.1 station hss departed de-parted from th line r.f fidelity and violated a statute Intended to promote and itccure Independent, In-dependent, efficient and Just, action In the executive departments and If he has, to Im-I Im-I ose the punishment provided by law. The questions which relate exclusively to he counts charging the defer, lant with hav-Ing hav-Ing agreed with thu RloJto Grain and Securing Securi-ng company at St. Louis to reci from 'tint company a stated compensation for nr- I ices to be rendered by hlni to thai company i II If relation to the proceeding before named are these. I Questions to Decide. First Did he make such an agreement? The offense Is complote and the defendant's guilt la established If evidence shown that ho niaJe an agreement to render such services for e-mpsnsatlon. Second If there was an agreement on Lh part of the defendant to recelvo compensation compensa-tion for services to be rendered by him In such a fraud order proceeding, was the crime committed com-mitted within the Jurisdiction of this court 'n other words, wojj it made in St. Louis? The questions which relate exclusively to the counts that charge defendant with having received from the Rlalto Grain and Securities company compensation for -services rendered by him to that company In relation to the proceedings before named are these I Was Service Pandered P First Did he render any service for the Rlalto Grain and Securities company before the Postofflce department In tho proceeding uamsd 7 On that queeUon I charge you that if he oppeared aa agent or attorney of such company com-pany before tho Postofflce department or any of Its officers charged with any duty or having cny authority over such fraud order proceeding, proceed-ing, for the purpose or with the Intent of Influencing In-fluencing or obtaining action on their part favorable fa-vorable to such company In eaid prr.rer-Jlng cr.d did then by any statement or represent,, -Hons respecting the business In which thot ompnny wag engaged or tho manner In which It was conducting such business, endeavor to btaln any action favorable to such company the part of the Postofflce department or uny 01 Its officers In such fraud order proceeding ,nn rendered service for said company . I within the meaning of the ststute. H Was Money PaidP I Second Did he. at 6t. Louis. Mo on the r'"lh day OC March, 103, receive from the ' H Rlalto Grain and Securities company any pay- ,J ment of money as compensation for such sr-BBBBJ sr-BBBBJ : : . ffl Upon finding a verdict of guilty or not guilty your duty Is at an end The rtsponsl- jfl I Hlty of fixing the punishment. If there be a verdict of guilty, rests upon the court. j& Penalty for Crime. ".5S Senator Burton was Indicted on eight m counts, two of which were quaahed b. SJ fore the case went to trial Thi penalty B3 provided by the statute- Is not more than ; ' .-.Jffi two years imprisonment nor more than k' I -38 i".fJ0O fine on each count and a forfeiture ''""81 k rover of the right to hold any position nt lrut or profit under the United States v' -tH' Government 0.3: Unless the verdict Is reversed In the Supreme court 8enator Burton's seat In the upper body of the National Congress will at once become vacant. The term for hich ho was elected expires March 4 |