| Show SENATOR f T BURTON T Tto to 10 STAND STAID TA D TIL St Feb Judge Adams In Inthe tho the United States district court today overruled the tho demurrer of oC United States Senator Joseph Jo It Burton of ot Kansas to the thc Indictment charging him with ac nc accepting accepting money mone for Cor using his Influence In preventing tho the Issuance of or a fraud order the thu Grain Secure Securities Securities company compan The trial of the time senator was wan set for tor March 22 A panel hanel of CO 60 Jurors has hils i been ordered for that date In I n reading his huls decision Judge Adams 1 consumed 25 2 giving each ench point raised by the tho defendant careful analysis sis Hoth Bolh Senator Burton Hurton and MaJ Hugh C Dennis of ot tho the Grain Securities company were ero In court The Time indictment grow gro out of or the tho trou troubles bios bles of ot the Iho Grain Securities company when that concern ran afoul of ot time the United Status depart department ment uncut and amid further me muse lI C of at the malls was denied It It Is II charged that for tur 00 per Iel month Senator Burton Hurton was vas to use u o ohl his hl to have the embargo re ye removed reo moved In filing the demurrer to time the Indict Indictment ment tho the defendant contended that the tho General al did have hao tilt tho authority to orbit forbid the time Grain company col 1 nn the use viso of oC the tho mails or to Is BUO a IL freud IrA ud order Also that there w was s sno no substantial charge chargo of oC fraud at lit the time Hath Hoth of oC these theRo questions wore were dismissed by 13 b Judge Adams with tho the re ye remark mark that he ho was sau not Impressed them flue question as ns to whether the tho United States Interested In l tho the case ellse called for tor a more moore extended opinion ion lon but Adams hold lucid that It vas Interested Ho lie then lien ordered tho the case cuse caseto cuseto to be ho tried on March 22 Adams Adums decision was In part as OA follows In III my ray opinion the government of ot the he United States Hates Is Interested In lit mat matteis mattern tern teis of oC inquiry and Investigation pend semi pending tug ing Its executive departments toward time tho enforcement of 1114 law In hn I in a higher hl her measure of legal obligation gation as mit an mum ordinary orti mary agent t Is III hound bound bounda h i a 1 contract between bet C I himself his hili principal to perform his hiM duties No ono one would for tOl a IL moment that guth nn on lI would be Interested ten j In Cli in lii a rt pecuniary sense sen l In time tho th per Iler performance of oC his duty 1111 On Omi failure to todo tomb do mb It II legal II nl liability might accrue against him |
