The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-04-13
SENATOR BURTON SENTENCED.
He Must Spend Six Months in
Jail and Pay Fine Of $2.500.


st. Louis, April s 6-United States
Senator j. r. Burton of Kansas was
today sentenced to six months I'M
prisonment In jail and a fine Of 50, $50
for using bis influence before the
postcfice department in behalf OF the
Rialto Grain and Securities company
of st. Louis, and for having received
payment from the company for his
services.
When Senator Burton, aceomoanied
By his attorney, came into the United
States district court Judge Adams
spoke of the motions that had been
fled for a.new trial and for arrest Of
Judgement. The court, after briefly
rsviewing the motions, oyerruled
them both. The court then said to
The defendant:
Have you anything to say as to
why sentence should not be passed
upoI yous.
Evidently suppressing his emotions
with q strong effort, Senator Burton
stood, leaning with both hands on a
chair back, as he said:
your honor will please allow me
20. respectfully decline to say any
thing 2
Tie court room was almost empty.
with the exception Of a few persons
who had remained ont Of curiosity,
and the silence was almost oppressive,
Gas Judge Adams, in low tone, be-
gan delivering the sentence. The
court said:
81 am satisfied that the jury reached
Fle: Just and true result The evl-
sdsnce abundaHtly warranted their YER
aics and / find no reason, either IN
the Law governing the case orSln the
proceedings attending the trial, for
disturbing it.
Your: exalted station In life and
tie character of your ofense, give
unusual significance to your convic-
tSon. IB demonstrates that the law OF
& the land is equal to any emergency
aud that it can be administered re-
gastiiess of the personality and station
Of TIE accused. It also demonstrates
So all the people that public Office
cannot be prostituted to sef-servlng
prrpos-s, ard that public Office is not
sure or safe passport to private
thrift.
The humiliation attending your
conviction, and the statutory oisoualih-
cations resulting therefrom which for
ever incapacitate you from holding
any eface Of honor, trust or proft
under the government OF the United
Z States, are in themselves heavy
punishment. for your ofenses and leave
but little in the way Of severity
which could be added.
Is is neither my pleasure nor pur-
! pose to impose any unnecessary
punishment.
:sssssaI think the majesty of the law
viii be sufficiently vindicated and the
public welfare sufficiently safe-guarded
by imposing single sentence, war
ranted as it is on any one OF the SIX
counts Of the indictments on which
you we're convicted.
This sentence will be that you be
confined in the Iron county jail for a
period Of six months, snd that you
nav a hne Of two thousand five hundred
dollars. -
at the conclusion Of the sentence,
Senator Burton, who had nos taken
his eyes from the court and who had
! scarcely moved as he supported himself
by the chair back. turned and sat
down, with his head bowed and his
ewes on the door. His attorney, Judge
K,um, Immediately FLED bill OF ex-
ceptions In the case and offered bond
SeS S10, 600 which vas accepted.
Senator Burton declined to discuss
3 the sentence. The case now will be
appealed to the United States district
court Of appeals.
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a year for every man, woman and
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Memphis, Tenn, April Fire of
unknown origin today damaged the
plant of the Cole Manufacturing COM
pany, manufacturers of Office fixtures
and furnishing material, and caused a
loss estimated at S66, 600.
Water Valley, Miss. April IA
double tragedy occurred near this town
today. Ed Cannon, young farmer,
had made arrangenen to elope with
Miss Fannie Kimsey, when her father,
jake Kimsey, appeared on the scene.
3 Gnnmon shot and killed him. The