Deseret Evening News | 1906-05-26 | Page 4 | A Notable Case

A NOTABLE CASE Tim Th case caBO nf ot Senator Burton of o Kan Kall mItts tun MII which the Committee on anti and 1 IH lii to 10 consider COli Iller with a 1 view lew to 10 making makinI a I ii report on omi the of oC time the Senator IH is notable The conviction IH hI mild to be he the tho t under the tho which It was wa lly By the tIme thed d of If tho time court In iii tho the tholand land hanti the tho Senator 11 unit betin bell 11 de the declared dared utility guilty Y of ot acting at IU ii paid attorney ney nty for tOI a 4 concern con ern that wn wit I thought to bo tio o time the rules iule of ot the tho department According to the evidence hs hI accept accepted ed od eu a n m position nH RH of ot u IL aSt St Louis corporation who hosi tI operations were vert under tinder the scrutiny of o the Aw A he hI exerted hU lilt hi l to In prevent the I nice of ot a 11 fraud trUl order l the company In April IWI 1901 he HB to 10 1111 m and amid a n heavy hlll tine An n appeal wan WAil taken lal NI and the tin decision o on Oil the ground the tho mone received wa WAIl 1101 not will In lit St Ht Louis Lottie and hence the was ns nl without th the jurIsdictIon of or it the district court On April 13 11 ItOi I Oi the time Federal grand Jury Jur him himon on f iv counts The Unit hiNt three p pt pitied d that Senator Burton made an agree arcI ment to tn accept 00 to look after the of the company C Count No Nil I ho imo received as B a n II afre tto fre ff and aim Vo No S I that he ha received an ad additional f fl Ce of nf A motion was made II lle by hy the defence to quash the time Indictments bitt hot the th court on Nov ov 23 3 overruled th tim motion Anti anil the Ih Senator was forced to defend himself elf On Nov No 23 25 3 Horton Burlon was W wn I found guilty on alt all the counts against him II for the defence then hen I aglI IK n append to tl the Supreme Court wilh has hilI Just jumI decided them I Ild hut Is 18 riot not no a caf eee of oC bribery hilt but th tha was considered l a transgressor l ct t I the Ihl law which Prohibits n R member of ot the legislative lell nt of 01 thu th nt u using nR his ability or Influence ence In actions against the tho government He lie should hlo hao refused cd to 10 act at a t for tor r time concern referred to In arid and sent ent Its Ita to a 1 not n a member of ot Failure to 10 the law lt trouble upon him Hut Julia I Is h hm then the only Oll one who tho ho has sinned In thIs thU man manner tier ner Th The practice of the aid uld of oC nf ot time the national turn turf tot for or nil all kinds of schemes Is II Isto to It Ie I IC h Sineo inco It III Is wrong Tong in one Instance It LI in is M wrong In all hi and should be bp stamped 1 out entirely Anil nl 11 legislatures need after n II nell teil as It IliA Is d that tin 11 th In n one state IH Is worth I t thi ho know kilo how ho ion oil nit tho thu way woy 11 fiem 1111 W to a rI year Tin n pot not 1 It aware nare ot ol h hit It If Is I done lorme hut but It lie ht does doe know taut I tul tulI If It I II 1 1 ure IIII itt for or 11 ral cain theIr T irk rl will Hill not nol be bf fur for the time bt lint itJI ot Ut ottile i it tile tte t I