The Washington times., 1905-08-24
FURTHER CHARGES
AGAINST BURTON
Involve Practice Before De-
Dartment.
FOR CHlCKASAW INDIANS
Alleged Partnership Between the Seua-
tor and His BTother-Payments
Made to Both.

With a trial coming on al ST. Louis
within g month on a charge Of agrecing
TO accept compensation for practice be
fore a Government department while he
was Senator of the United States,
Senator Joseph Ralph Burton. of Kan
sas. is now reported TO be the subject
of new charges. entirely separate from
those involved in the pending trial. but
also relating to alleged Illegal practice
in the departments.
1t is alleged, in certain charges which
have been given publicity without any
official authorization Of the Department
of Justice, that Burton acted as agent
Of the ChiCkasaW Indians and received
compensation from them; part of which
compensation is said to have been paid
TO him and part 10 his brother. H. II
Burton.
II is further charged that L. T. Burton
never praCtiCed III these matters before
he Interior Department The partner
snip between him and his brother. the
Senator, IS said 10 date from March,
1871. when Senator Burton was sworn
in as Senator.
Rumors MaJerialize.
II has been rumored for "A long time
that new and even more serious charges
/ against Senator Burton than those on
which ne has already been once tried
! ana convicted and ON which a second
/ trial is pending were being developed
! by Investigations in the Interior Depart
ment These charges are said to involve
/ larger sums Of money and a greater
number Of transactions than the former
Cnes.
/ Friends of Senator Burton have been
1 replXing 10 the Allegations OF new
/ charges. that there was an organized
Z Ht4Fg I,1f
opinion against him; tEat, in anticipa-
/ ton of his forthcoming second trial on
the o!d charges, he is being assailed in
+ the effort to break down his reputation.
These charges by Burt0ns $ friends IN
/ connection with the publication OF sue
. cilic details Of some OF the new alleEa-
riOns against him, have caused embar-
! rasS1lcnt 10 the Department Of JUStt@e=
/ It is stated that no person ia authority
{ in that department was warranted in
giving publicity 10 the new charges.
and no statement in explanation or cIu-
cidation Of the charges Will be made.
More to Come.
/ At the same time no denial is made
! cf the accuracy Of the charges which
/ arc now made. 1t Is reported, indeed
/ that there Is still more TO come Of the
same cha~acte--
/ The substance of the now charges is
I that Burton acted as attorney for the
( ChlcIasaw Indians IN adjusting mat
{ trrs involving their school Warra nts.
+ The service it. Is alleged. was paid for
out Of certain of these warrants which
! were paid either to Burton direct or to
/ his brother, u. 4. Burton, as follows:
/ To J. r Burton-No. y. issued Octo-
Der -. 1891 81 600, No. II. October %
: 1901 81 0Go; No Y. October % 1901, 81 05J;
: No 10. October %. 1901. $1,000; No r.
/ October p 1901 81 900; No 10. October
/ y 1891. $500
To 4. 7. Burton-No. S73, issued De-
/ cerlber .. 1901, 81 .250; No. 963, April 70
/ 1902 81 $50; No 10l4. August 81 1902 500 93
! No 1922. August . 1902 1-10O: No. 1923
! August >. 1902 $50: No. 222 December
/ g. 1892 &4l6; No Sfl December 3. 1872
/ 800; No. 84S. December g. 1902. s31G.67; No
/ S9l. November g. 1902. $3.50; No 9l1, De
|cember H. 1852 $1G0; No 912 February
/ 26 1862. Sis; No 933. March Il 1903. $40
/ No. 934. March 81, 1903. &c; No. $50
! April 80. S116.66.
/ 1t ls pointed out that none of the
warrants made 10 Senator Burton bore
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