Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-12-04
SENT TO JAIL AND ALSO MUST
PAY $4,000 FINE.
EXECUTION is STAYED
Another Mishap Added to Record of
II-Fated Line of Successors to
Senator Lane-WiIl Appeal to
Higher court-Reeased on Bond
of $1,000.

was yesterday sentenced in the Unit
ed States circuit court to serve six
months in the Iron county Jail. Iron
ton, Mo-, and to pay a fine of $4,000.
This is the penalty for conviction on
the indictment charging that he had
acted in the capacity of a paid attor-
,ney in behalf of the Rialto Grain
and Securities company of ST. Louis,
before the postoffice department to
prevent the issuance of fraud order.
He was released on bond in the sum
of $4,000 with r. C. Kerens as surety,
pending an appeal to the supreme
court. Execution was stayed pending
appeal.
Burton Pale and Still.
Judge Van Devanter said: "You
have been present during the progress
of this trial and have heard the yer
dict rendered by the jury. Have you
anything to say?'
Senator Burton, standing pale and
motionless with his eyes fixed I'M
waveringly upon the court, replied:
Nothing"
Judge Van Devanter than pro
nounced the formal sentence. Senator
Burton Immediately left the federal
building, after refusing to make any
statement.
Belongs to Lane Succession.
Burton belongs to the Lane sue
cession of senators. He is the last to
be elected of the line of which James
H. Lane was the first.
OF the ten senators who have been
chosen from that time to the present
there is only one, Senator Plumb, who
died in the zenith of his power. Ill
luck seems to have started with the
Lane succession, from the beginning.
Lane and S. c. Pomeroy were the
only two candidates for the senate
when Kansas became state. This as
sured the election of both. But one
term was for four years and the other
for six.
The question arose as to which of
the two men should have the long
term. 1t was decided by drawing lots.
Pomeroy drew the long term. The
"hOodoo" had started it's work. Lane
was reelected, but committed suicide.
Gov. Crawford appointed Edmond
c. Ross as his successor. Ross days
were full of trouble. There arose a
cry and demand for the impeachment
of President Johnson. Ross voted
against the impeachment. 1t sounded
his political death note He is now in
New Mexico, following the trade of a
typesetter
Alexander Caldwell was elected to
succeed Ross. He was forced to re-
sign. His enemies threatened to bring
charges that he had obtained his seat
through corrupt means. The governor
then appointed Judge Robert Crozier
The judge seemed to be ignorant OF
the political game and was defeated
by James M Harvey at the next cleo
ton. Harvey didn't suit the Kansans
and went down to defeat before P. B.
Plumb. Senator Plumb committed SUI
icide in Leavenworth
Gov. Humphrey appointed Bishop
w. Perkins to fill the vacancy until
the legislature met in 1898. The leg
islature then elected John Martin to
fill the unexpired term of Senator
Plumb.
Lucien Baker was the next senator.
He served but one term and withdrew
from the race, allowing the election of
Burton with practically no opposition.
Sentence Is imposed.
After a trial which continued
throughout last week, Senator Burton
was found guilty Sunday and on six
counts of the Indictment, four of
which charged that he agreed to re-
ceive compensation for his services
as an attorney before the postoffice
department in. behalf Of the Rialto
company and two charging that he re-
ceived such compensation.
Judge Van Devanter imposed SEN
tence of Imprisonment on one count
in each of these two divisions, making
the terms concurrent, and in addition
assessed the fine on but one of the
counts.
Can't Hold Office Now.
AS provided in statute 1882, which
Senator Burton was convicted of
having violated, Judge Van Devanter
imposed the additional penalty debar-
ring Senator Burton forever from
holding any office of honor, trust or
profit under the United States govern
ment.
The sentence imposed in the pre-
vious trial and conviction OF Senator
Burton before Judge Adams was six
months in the Iron county jail and to
pay fine of $4,000
Another Senator Jailed.
Denver, Col, Nov. 30-The supreme
court yesterday held United States
Senator Thomas M. Patterson to be
in contempt of court for printing GER