The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-24
BURTON HARD HIT.
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Answer-Yes, sir.
Q.-What time of day was it?
About noon.
Q.-Did you see Major Hugh c. Den
mis-?
DID you introduce him to sena-
Al don't think SO. I think in
troduced him to Mr.. Harlan
Odd you see Dennis?
Ayes, sir.
Q.-Who did introduce Burton to
Dennis?
Al think it was my brother.
Q.-How long did you remain there
at that time?
Aust a few minutes. as I remem-
Q.-What was said by Mr.. Harlan or
Major Dennis to Senator Burton?
1t required considerable instruction
to get the witness to reply to this
question directly and specifically, but
at last he said:
A-The senator said he had to catch
the midday train to Chicago, and Major
Dennis said his attorney, Mr.. Harlan,
would accompany him to chicago TO
arrange matters.
Q.-Had you spoken to Dennis about
employing Senator Burton?
Al think it was to Mr.. Harlan that
talked about it.
Q.-How long did you remain at the
Rialto building at that time?
Ave did not go into the building.
We were just there a few minutes and
then drove to the train. The conversa-
ton took place on the sidewalk.
Q.-Who drove to the depot in the
carriage?
A.-Senator Burton, Mr.. Harlan, my
brother and myself.
Q.-Who went to Chicago with Senator
Burton?
AIR. Harlan and myself
O-XNhat was said and who said ii on
the way concerning the employment of
Burton by the Rialto company?
Al believe Mr.. Harlan spoke to
Senator Burton about becoming counsel
for the company, and the senator asked
what was to be done. Mr.. Harlan said
something about legal matters coming
up about the old Brooks Brokerage
company in which he thought the SEN
ator's services might be needed. He
said something, too, about Senator Bur
ton going over some of the literature of
the Rialto company to see if it conflict
ed with the postofice laws, and there
was something said about his name APP
pearing as chief counsel for the COM
pany on the Rialto companyS literature.
C-What was said about compensa-
ton?
Al think there was something said
that the senator was to receive $1,000.
That isn't 50 clear in my mind.
Q.-This was on the cars on the way
| to Chicago?
Alt was.
Q-Was Harlan to present the propo-
sition to Dennis and wire Burton if it
was all right?
Ale was.
Q-What was Burton to do with the
literature of the company? Was he to
go through it and see if it was admis-
sib1e to the mail?
Ayes, that was it.
Odd you have some of the litera-
4 al
which had got the Brooks company into
trouble, and show that to Burton?
Al did not, and don't recollect that
| it was discussed at all.
Q.-Was anything more said to Bur
! ton about what he was to do?
Al think the senator said something
about not being able to represent the
company before the departments.
! Q.-You have talked about this mat
| ter recently.
Ayes l have conferred with Sena-
! tor Burton about it.
Q.-How many times have you talked
with him about it?
A.-Two or three times, think, since
was subpoenaed in this case.
Q.-Where did you meet him to talk
| it over with him?
| Al have met him both at the
| Southern hotel and at my office. Sena-
| tor Burton is a friend of mine, and as
what passed on the train wasn't very
I
would be called on to testify concerning
| it, talked to the senator to refresh my
memory.
Q=What was said by Harlan about
trouble with the postoffice department
A.-Nothing that I remember of.
| Q.=What about the examination OF
the literature?
A.-Well, the Brooks company ha6
had trouble of that kind and the Rialtc
company wanted to steer clear of the
same thing.
$50 Burton was to pass on the
Rialto company's- literature?
Alt was to be submitted to him.
On cross-examination by Judge Krun
| the same ground was threShed over
/ KaStOr said Senator Burton was Il
defend Major Dennis if a crimina
action was brought against him on ac
| count of his connection with the Brook!
Brokerage company, in which Dennis
was the principal owner. He did no
think Burton knew anything of Dennis
or the Brooks or Rialto companies
prior to that meeting when Burton anC
Dennis was introduced. Kastor sait
he personally had told Burton the Ri
alto company proposed to do a genera
business in grain and other securities.
On direct examination again Colone
| Dyer asked Aastor:
Didn't you think that Burton a
senator would be a good man to rep
resent the Rialto company in case i
nont2
Al recommended Senator Burtol
to the Rialto company out of persona
friendship.
Didn't you say that Burton woul
be good man for the Rialto compan,
to have because of his experience il
the case of the Weltmer company O
Nevada, Mo, when it had trouble wit
/. the Dostoffice department and a frau
order was issued against it?
Al think I did perhaps
Judge Krum objected to question
along this line. as Senator Burton wa
not present at the time of the CONVEX
satio-..
Odd you ever say anything t
Senator Burton suggesting that h
would be good representative for tn
Rialto company as he had had expert
ence in connection with the fraud orde
against the Weltmer company?
A.-No, 1 don't think so.
Q.-That was the Weltmer magneti
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