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Show CLERK TESTIFIES f . W BURTON CASE ST. LOUIS, March 24.-The first witness wit-ness today in the trial of United States Senator Burton of Kansas was Joseph P. Carr, who was a clerk In the employ of the Rialto Grain & Securities company. com-pany. On December 15. 1902, In the Willard hotel In Washington, witness was present pres-ent when President. Dennis showed Burton a copy of an Indictment returned re-turned against Dennis by the Federal grand Jury. Discussion of the indictment indict-ment continued several days, resulting I In the decision that thete was not much danger to Dennis in the Indictment, but because of Senator Burton's position It was deemed best for him not to appear as general .counsel in defense of Dennis. |