Show he is contradicted by government officers st louis mo nov 21 V S sen ator J R burton of kansas went oa the stand in his own defense today in his trial on the indictment charging him with having acted in the capacity of a paid attorney lor the vlaho grain and securities company before the department he emphasized that the conference con terence arranging for his employment hy the rialto corn pany took place on illinois soil in a train beyond tho jurisdiction of this court declared he could not remember the conversation testified to by charles H brooks yesterday which was a distinct point for the prosecution and h related in detail his talks with chief postoffice Post office inspector choh ran in which he told cochran he expected to act as attorney for the rialto company he was cross examined or almost an hour but did not lose his calm apparently ly firm bearing and to all questions without visible excitement tn reply to counsel s questions senator barton benle denle d that bo had any intention or so tar as he knows indicated any such intention by his language of influencing inspector cochran or any other government official in the performance of his duties senator burton testified that the reason bo did not appear at the trial of malor dennis was that be fully agreed with counsel for major dobrus that the caso was 0 weak that it would be unwise to overweigh the defense with counsel the eyes of all in court were baeten ed on burton aa his counsel achmann asked him whether or not be remembered the conversation relative to hla employment by the national securities company as related yesterday by charles H brooks witness tor the prosecution no almost shouted burton intently leaning forward as it to emphasize emphasise his answer contrary to the procedure of tha government during the former trial at tha close of tho direct examination the witness was cross examined hy U S district attorney dyer in rebuttal W J vickery and W B cochran inspectors testified that the following statement was not made by senator burton in their presence as testified to by the senator 1 I senator burton cannot be employed for any sum to appear as an attorney before the department after the government and defense had announced that they wera through judge stated that unlimited time would be allowed tor arguments |