Ogden Daily Standard | 1904-07-02 | Page 1 | Burton Granted Appeal

BURTON GRANTED APPEAL the kansas senators cae goes to united states supreme court st loula july 2 judge elmer B adams of the united states district court today granted senator joseph R burton of kansas convicted ot accepting money from a company under investigation ti by tho department an appeal to the supreme court of tho united states aba ground upon which the appeal was granted Is that the defendant la accused of an infamous offense and the supreme court Is the only tribunal having sole jurisdiction the defendant urges that tho checks amounting to 2000 were cached at washington and that it any offense was committed it was done at washington and not at st louis senator burton was fined and sentenced to the iron county missouri jail tor six months lie appealed to the circuit court ot appeals but action takes the case direct toy the court vr an appeal bond 0 was immediately furnished by senator durton U