The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-11-24
TESTIMONY OF COCHRAN
DAMAGING TO BURTON

Cochran said he was a witness before
the grand jury and had been sworn to
secrecy he also asserted that his Of
hcm position would prevent him from
discussing the testimony in the case.
Told Burton Of the Charge.
Senator Burton wanted 20 know how
ne had offended Cochran told him that I
he was charged with the violation Of
section 1882 OF the statutes. Senator
Burton asked him what that section Of
the statutes provided. TO r,hich Cochran
replied that it was a loe section con-
tanning many provisions. but that gener-
ally speaking It forbade members of
congress from appearing before any OF
the departments for pay. In one Of his
interviews with the senator at the
AIaItby building Mr.. Cochran said, the
senator said to him: Cochran. l want
to appear in this and other cases before
the department, but L want It under
stood that in so doing l shall never an
tagonize the department, and my efforts
shall rather be used the ether way"
The senator said he could make some
money this way and apply It on old
debts: that he had lost very heavily dur
ing the panic and that he had paid in
$4,000 on which he was not legally IL
alse. but II there was any just, claim
lagainst him be would never plead the
statutes as defense lie SAID that
other senators had done this. mention-
ing the name Of Senator Edmonds. Mr..
Mr.. Viclleiy's testimony merely corrobo-
rated that OF Mr. Cochran.
Rrepresented a Friend, He Said.
Richard H. Lindsay the Washington
correspondent for the Kansas City Star,
was placed on the stand to testify to the
lcorrectness OF an interview with Senator
burton, which appeared in the Star .he
day the senator was indicted. Ihe wit
ness said he had Interviewed Senator
! Burton over the telephone and had writ
ten the interview down as II was given.
In that interview Senator Burton said.
among other things that he had assdred
Mr.. Cochran that he had appeared before
him in the capacity OF an attorney and
was representing his old friend Major
/ Dennis. lie did not know at that time
for what offense he had been Indicted.
julie H. Aubere. the Washington cor
respondent of the St. Louis Globe Dem-
ocrat, testified that Senator Burton had
) dictated to him an interview In the after
noon for his ppaer ana had called around
before it had been teiegraphed that night
e TO enange some Of the statements in It.
g II VIII be established by The government
y that the changes IA this Interview were
= made after Senator Burton had been in
a formed Of the nature of the indictment
r brought against him.
Z Two New Witnesses Testify.
3 Two witnesses who did not appear a
e the hrst trial testified for the govern
d ment. one Of these was Paul 3. Keyser
d assistant attorney Of the post office de
a partmeat. Mr., Keyser was the law clerl
d Of the department IN 1892 and 1908. Ill
- Remembered senator Burton coming M
"a morning Of December / into the Office O
the assistant attorney general Mr.. Ty
ner. No one was in the Office at tha
e time but Mr.. Keyser senator Burto
1t said DE wanted to see the head Of tn
m office. Mr. Keyser said that Colonel Ty
IS ner would probably not be down for al
le hour or such matter Senator Burto
"a nodded his head IN the direction Of IA
l- desk and asked. where is tho man VIII
IS sits al the essk?' The witness reptile
M that he was out also. Senator Burto
er said. "a want 10 see him. Senate
re Burton said 10 KsysAf: "Do you kno
al who ! amg''
I'd The witaess replied Il do not"
is His visitor said: n am ], r. Buriol
be- United states senator from Kansas"
The witness then went out Of the Of
a. nee ana found Mr. Huehner, the gentle
o, man who sat az the desk toward whie
ch Senator Burton had nodded
Is- IN a Conference With Tyner.
lm Francis E. Iiuebner, the law clerk
iel the Office testified that Senator Blu
Tor ton asked for General Tyner and n
he mainod in the onice until ryner cam
M and thar he remained with Tyner for a.
red proximntely an hour
General Robh who cross examln
In these witnesses, was asked by The cou
lad b explain why their testimony shou
eW be introduced, and said that their co
.k lnoction with the matter would
of shown later The government viii pro
.or ably try 10 establish the fact that Sen
aux tor Rurto0 made this visit to Tyner
oni response 20 kilograms received regaI
inn lns the affairs Of the Rtslto company