The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-04-08
BURTON IS
SENTENCED
Six Months in Jail and
a Fine for the
Kansan.

ST IOIuS (MoN March ,9Io-
semi Ralnh Burton United States Sen.
ator from Kansas was convicted NV n
;rrv in tho ITn;tcd States D;str;ct Court
tod,v on the chargc of having accented
conncnsat;on 10 nTotcct thc interests of
,hn P;,I,o Cr,;, aud Sccrr;t;es Cow
n,nv nf St o,,;s hcforc the postofI;ce
Dnn,rtr,on, rbo ;,,r,, do,;hcr,tod fort,,-
o;ni,, invrs r,o,;on fnr ne,, tr;,1
,ras ;,,,,,oJ;,toI,. 6Iod L,, ,h. con,se, cor
Was ] s.l,,,,.u.''' fa iiea U .e 'o,,se, ,horo ~,
ordorod ,i,,t ccnotor Rurton ,nne,r i,
court either in ncrson or Inv nroxv at
N o,cIocL from, d,v 10 d,y ,,nt;I the
] Court has bc,rd the arg,,rnent for \ new
,r;ai ,nd = de.;dnd ,sa;nst b;n, 20 f;w
he n,n;shmcnt
'''S ca,n. p,,.,o,, ,,.,s ;,d;.,od i, J,,
,,,r,. % iae, % hi,bn,,or,, ma' s r,a,,i,or M nf
Cnvornss CO. ,,' II. cn,,id na, II. ,rrns,nd ,,t;i
af,cr that hodv ad;orrned he volun-
t,r;lv s,rrendcrcd b;mself ~ The nrose-
c,u;ng anthnrit;cs Wc s,;ll has two
vcors to serve IN tbe senate
For time there threatencd IN he ,
| d;s,.rcerent in ,h. ;,,r,, Tho ;rrv
was ~ taken before Iudee Adams who
| aeted ,bc couse for The Inng delav
ue was told that eleven ;,rors had
,oreed but tbc twelfth stood alone
The Court admon;shed the lone Juror
that the cxnensc nj new trial should
nnt he ;ncnrred becarsc of h;s f,;I;ng
~ ,mron ,r;,h ,bo ~, ;or;,v of ,he
;,rors nrac.dnn, r,as n,,oted chow
;na hot ,,e ,,,;nr;tv ~ ,hn ;,rors
sher1d dec;d. tne case hefore the,,
a,,J ard;., hn ro,Jorod a.car,;nnI,,
Tic ;,r,, ,,,s ,ben ,nld 10 noIl lie yoie
orce ,,oro we" N'' ' W r0' 80
'''S WEPDJCr OF cIuITy
A. ,,a ,;,,,. ,,,, orJ ,,as ro.o;,,od
h., t,,a 60, ,l,t ,ho ;,,-,, I,d ,nreeJ
ond y VIZ m.,s S1 raad,, ,';,,, ,y nrd;nt San,,or
R,r,o,, ,u m' had y nonn 90 ,ha So,,ther,,
untej u ,,,Srshal was sent to notify
i,;,, 70 ,n,ear =, corr, ri. Senator
n,n,o ;,,,n %ppN ,,,o co,,rtroo,, n 80
o,cincl. II. had beer sent fnr b,If
i,o,,r ho fora ,,d ,ho Ionn doia,, c,used
49, r',,,,or ,h,, ~. hod nn1,,nsoJ Eo,,
noanIa ,n,'o or j., tha ,Ia .o,r,rndr, n,h.r hs
people "eIf re IN ,o ehe Go'seroo sen h wen ,he de
iIvu Sc h;s ,,tnrnon m .oo ehmonn % on' and I looleJ
,,,o -, ;,,-ors j., "a f,na as ,,,au ontereJ
W. H. }a,o', ,n,, -, rnachad rn ,erd;ct ;r tho
.,sa5" asied Iudna A da,s
wv haws sa;S tho fnro,r,r
rIad H. '?,,, !, =, ,,,a u .,ort, @ . s,;d ,io Court
1,,J,n ,,,,u A AJ.,,s ,o @ ,ool.na at ,hn vord;ct
,,J y'ss sa;d IVA %aVn,, hawe ~ ,rade no d;snos;l
,;n, 90 co,,t
WV 49, -ood o, =, 10 ,h,,v s,;d
c,..,o. Vii r. iorn,,,o ''
Thn I,,dao ;,s,r,,cted Tho ;rrors 10
-o,;ra ,,,d ;n.I,,de the;r 6nd;ngs nc to
com, j., ,ho u,r;t,er verdict
n"r;no tbe 6ftesn minutes Tho ;rrv
uaS nrt M, word was snokcn in The
co,rtrnom A funeral service could
,ot h,,,n hoo, more so,omn Ne;ther
w II Ross;nyton Charles r smith.
pooras.,,t,,;,,a Can,nhell nor other
fr;ends Of Senator Rmrton were present
~ th;s t;,,o So,,,or Prrtor .,+ i'm
,,ovahio iool,;nn ,e;,ber ,o the r;gbt
nor ,bo Ieft Tbe ;rry retrrned again
~ ,,.,,6 o,cIocl,
"vn tho ;,,rv find tho defendant
or;It, of counts one two s;x eight
an' sd ,;na IN tho ;nd;ct,nent and not
a,,;l,v nn count tbre.o
MORTON FOR NEW TRIAL.
There ,y,s no nercent;bIe change in
Senator Rnrtons corntenarcc when
the verd;ct was read Attorney Krnm
,sted to have the ;,,rv nolIed Each
answered that The verdict was his
own Krnn, forthwith nrcsented a
motto, Tor nc,y trial The Court
reni;od that tho hond of seooo wa. en-
t;re,n s,fI;c;ont " F'
" Se,,tnr @ Rmr,o, went d;recnv from
Tho cn,,r,roon, ~ ,be southern Hotel
,f,er M the verdict was rendered and re-
% tired tn b;s room for rest Alter =
time he went down to thc hotel Iobbv
and SAT around tall;ng with friends.
who occasionallv dronned in Appar-
en,ly ~ ~ he was yerv 'r nervous and p his
annc,rance anne was worn the anxiety Of
the mast week having verv ncrcentiblv
LETT IFS effect When asked If he had
ANYTHING TO saw concerring the YER
diet he hesitated a few minutes and
then with a gesture OF his hand said:
II refer ali inouiry TO nv attorneys.
You certainly appreciate the situation.
and understand that have nothing to
say"
ii this verdict is sustained Senator