The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-02
Mr.. BURTONS LETTERS
They Promise to Figure in Get
Rich Investigation.

The Denver Post in It's st. Louis dis
patches continues its agitation concern
ing Senator Burton'st connection with
the get ricn quick scheme which has
recently exploded. Here is the latest
dispatch printed in the Post on Sunday:
St. Louis. Mo-. Feb 81. Ralph Bur
ton, United States senator from Kansas.
stands convicted by documentary evil
dence now in possession of the St. Louis
grand jury, of eonspiring with the
swindlers at the head of the National
Securities company to secure the invest
ment of peoples money in the fraud
ulent concern. He sold the use of his
name for the paltry sum OF s120 a month
based on gift of certificate for s.
COO
The documents are in Burtons own
handwriting. They prove that he sold
the use of his name to The National Sc
curities com@2anZ and shat he indorscd
the get rich quick scheme because he
was given money for that purpose.
Burton has been quoted as saying that
he invested money in this company and
that this was ms sole connection with
the concern His own letters prove that
this IS not the truth
The Denver Post told yesterday that
Charles H. Brooks and Percy D. Smith
manager and secretary OF the fraudu-
lent Securities company. had fled from
St Louis and that police dissertations
were being sent broadcast for their
arrest. The Post also told at the same
time that Brooks attorney had washed
his hands Of his client and had turned
over all books and papers to the OIL
erals at the -Four Courts. In these are
the names of more than one man OF
note.
Among these are two letters from Mr.
Burton In the first he Acknowledged
the receipt from the National Securities
company Of certificate of deposit rep
resenting an investment of s.. 600 The
tenor OF the letter shows that this Ger
uhcate was gift to Burton from the
sWlndlers and that he did not pay u cent
for 1t, but it was given to him gratis.
Moreover, it was stated in the letter that
the National, in consideration of zhis
gift could use his name as a reference.
Inc second letter was written about
two months afferward. some time in De-
cenber, the first having been sent in
October, soon after the National start
ed. 1t stated that the senator had be
come alarmed because of the many in
quiries that he had received concerning
! the National, and begged that the man
ager accept the ret9R5'n ofs he stock Ger
tifcate which he enef3sed Toward the
close OF the letter he Hislsted that his
name be removed from all the circulars
of the company. He was afraid of COM
plications, and said that if this was not
done he would have to deny ever know
ing anything about it.
Those two letters. said prominent
official at the four courts to the Post
correspondent this afternoon. Should
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the subject Of Other men fn,nlics+sd
LAS for that banker in Sa1annab No
he continued ..be is mot 9,,iIfiess ss bo
wished to make ont. When the tirst IN
o1Iirv was made he stated III be l,aa
been invsigled into the scheme and b-sS
invested $4,000 on the Observation-Disclosures
of another person. Proof has been dis