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Show 6ENAT0R FOUND GUILTY. urton of Ksnass Will Probably Loaa Hla Beat In tha Benata. Joseph flnlph Ilurton, Cnlti-d Htnlei innntor from Kansas, wns convicted by a Jury In tho United Hlntna district dis-trict court at HI. 1iiils, Monday, on tho charge of having accepted compensation com-pensation to protect tho Intnrsata of tho Illalto Oraln at fl.-curltlea company com-pany of Ht. Ixiuls before the poatnf-Rca poatnf-Rca department. Tho Jury dnllbnrot-d dnllbnrot-d forty one hours. A motion for a new trial waa Immediately filed by lha council for the senator. If thla verdict la auatalnod flcnator flurton will loe hla snst In tha aenata and forever bo prohibited from holding hold-ing any office of public trtinL Each oount conatltutna a aeparuta offunaa, and Senator Burton could receive a penitentiary aentenco of two ynurs or a 110,000 fine on each count. Benator Rurton'a conviction la tho flrat under this anctloo of tho atntutna. which waa enacted by congreaa In Mil. A apeclnl from Topeka, Knns., aya lawyora who aro close to Governor Gov-ernor Jlallny regnrd tho conviction of Senator Ilurton aa an Immndlate vacation vaca-tion of hla seat and tho content for the plana will, It la believed, commence com-mence at once. Politicians clone to tha chief ei-scutlva ei-scutlva eipreaa tho belief that tho sholco of Benntor Ilurtoa'a successor Ilea between Fourth Assistant Post master Oennrnl llrlalow, of Ballna, Kanaaa, and Cyrua lxiland, former He-publican He-publican national oommlltneman from Kannaa. |