The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-07

IT. LOUIS, No, April 6.-SenatOr
y Burton, accompanied by his lead
ing attorney. Judge Chester H.
Krum, came into the United States dis
trict court at 1880 o'clock. \ case. was
being tried and Judge Adams granted
a recess in that case to take up the
Burton case. Judge Adams summoned
Senator Burton to stand up, and then
spoke OF the motions that had been
filed for a new trial and for arrest OF
judgment The court, after briefly re-
viewing the motions. Overruled them
both. The court then said 10 the de-
PENDANT.
Have you anything TO say as 10 why
sentence should not be passed upon
you2'
Trembling and evidently suppressing
his emotions with a strong effort, Sem
ator Burton stood leaning with both
hands on a chairback as he said:
Your honor viii please allow me TO
respectfully decline to say anything
Oppressive Silence.
The court room was almost empty
with the exception Of a few persons IN
terested in the previous case and had
remained out of curiosity, and the 81
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Adams. in low. modulated tone, began
delivering the sentence 10 be imposed
The court said:
After a fair and impartial trial BY
a jury OF, exceptional intelligence, you
have been found guilty of the offenses
charged in the Indictment against you
A motion for new trial in your
behalf has afforded me an opportunity
10 carefully review and consider the eN-
idence. AS a result of this. I am sat
isfed that the jury reached the Just
and true result. The evidence album
dainty warranted their verdict and l
find no reason. either in the law gov
erning the case. or in the proceedings
attending the trial for disturbing It
Punishment Is Necessary
Your conviction necessarily results
in your punishment. Its importance,
in my opinion. is not confined 10 It's
effect upon you.
Your exalted station in life and the
character Of your offending gives un-
usual significance 10 your conNlcuoI-
1t demonstrates that the law or the
land is equal to any emergency. and
that IL can be administered regardless
of the personality or station Of the ac-
cused. II also demonstrates 70 all the
peopIe that public office cannot be
prostituted TO self-serving purposes
and that public Office is not q sure and
safe passport TO private thrift
The humiliation attending your con-
viction and the statutory disqualified
lions resulting therefrom which forever
incapacitates you from holding any
office Of honor or trust under the gov
eminent is in itself a heavy punishment
for your offense and leave little in the
way Of severity which could be added
Sentence Of the Co,1rt
1T is neither my pleasure nor pUr-
pose to impose any unnecessary punish
ment.
4 think the majesty Of the law VIII
be sufficiently indicated and the vel
fare sufficiently safeguarded by impos-
ing a single sentence, warranted. as II
is. on any one Of the six counts of in
dictmeuts on which you were convicted
This sentence Will be that you be
confined in the Iron county jail for
a period of six months, and that you
/ pay a fine OF $500.
At the conclusion of the sentence
/ Senator Burton. who had not taken
Z his eyes from the court and VINO had
I scarcely moved as he supported him-
self by the chair back, turned and sat
( down. with his head bowed and his
I eyes on the floor.
Burton Declined to Talk.
/ Attorney Judge Krum Immediately
( filed a bin Of exceptions in the case
/ and offered a bond of $4,000, which
3 was accepted. and court took re-
I cess until O'Clock 30 resume the pre-
( vious case. Senator Burton and Judge
I Krum then hurriedly departed from
! the court room. In the corridor Sen
ator Burton stopped long enough &c
light a cigar and then walked 10 his
hotel He declined to discuss the SEN
/ tence. but said he would depart to-
night for his home in kansas
] The case viii now % appealed q
1.-THE United States district court of APP
peals, the highest tribunal I'm the mat
ter.
! Senator Burton, who is senior sena-
/ tor from Kansas, was convicted aftel
an exhaustive trial. In which variOu:
| letters from him to the Rialto GraiI
/ & Securities company, the checks
| which he received IN payment for hi:
1 services in behalf of the concern be
fore the pOstOffice department and tn
, testimony of numerous agents of th'
/ government were introduced.
Senator BUrtOn's defense was tha
/ he was acting merely in the capacity
OF an attorney. and did not employ
his senatorial influence in the work.
At the Southern hotel Senator Bur
ton said TO the Associated Press;
I have nothing whatever to say re
. garding the verdict. I must respect
. fully refer you 10 my attorneys OF
all questions concerning the matter
Senator Burton then went directly
| to his room. Five minutes later Hugf
G Dennis. president Of the Rialt,
/ Grain & Securities company, knocked
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