The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-11-22
SUDDEN TURN IN
BURROWS CASE
Former Witness for Defense Now
With the Prosecution.
SOME LETTERS SUBMITTED
SENATOR WANTED HIS $500
RIGHT AWAY.

NF. LOUIS, Nov. 21.-The introduction
of letters ana kilograms exchanged
between Senator Burton and
Thomas b. Harlan. as attorney for the
Rialto Grain & Securities company, was
the feature Of the second day of th'
trial of United States Senator Joseph
Il. Burton. of Kansas, in the United
States circuit court on an indictment
charging that ne agreed to accept and
accepted compensation from the Rldlol
company for using his influence While q
member of the United States senate FOL
the benefit of the RialtO company IN
matters pending before the postoflc'
department and in which the govern
ment was interested.
The effort to introduce this evidence
by the government brought frequent
objections from counsel for the defense
which in only one instance was sus-
tanned by Judge VandeVanter. The
court ruled that one telegram which
was said By the government TO be a
reply to one sent 10 Senator Burton by
Harlan was not relevant.
In no case did the defense question
the authenticity of the letters or tele-
grams, basing their objections on
grounds that the contents were not
pertinent to the allegations made il
the indictment.
Mr.. Harlan, who at Senator Burton's
former trial was called as a witness by
the defense. was placed on the stand
by the government today and calle'
upon 10 identify letter press copies o
letters sent by him to Senator Burton
and originals of letters received by hin
from Senator Burton.
Letter to Burton.
The first letter submitted was dated
Nov. Is. 1902, addressed TO Senator Bur
ton and signed by Harlan. Following
is an excerpt from this document:
4 hope you received my messag,
to the effect that this company mean
ing the Rialto company accepts YOU
terms TO act as counsel at a salary OF
$500 a month. said services 10 begin i'm
mediately; that is of this date, Nov
IS 1902
In reply Senator Burton wrote Har-
Ian in part as follows:
I called at the department thi
morning and find that there are tW,
complaints lodged against your com
tfclAA inc ~ 1Stlisa IL ans anu the bNAANl
by Mrs. X. Q. Hont, both of Albany
\. Y. Without knowing anything
about the merits of the same, / would
advise that all complaints receive spe
ciai attention By your company. NJ
action of any kind will be takel
against you without my first being 40
titled, and every opportunity for a fin
explanation of hearing viii be had.
Wanted His Pay.
In return if agreeable you may max,
remittance for my months pay"
The following is taken from a lettel
dated Dee. >, 1902 sent 10 Senator Bur
-uu by Harlan:
The cases here indictments against
president Rialto company are set fol
trial on 9th of January. and Judge KruH
and L are now preparing for the trial.
In reply to a letter from Harlan stat.
ing that an alleged pOstoff1ce inspector
had tried TO extract money from the
RialtO company by virtue of his Officia
position, Senator Burton wrote the fol
lowing:
There is no man by the name Of J
II. Bowman who is a pOstOf1ce in
spector. The man operating in Colo
radO is also a fraud There has gOn'
from this Office no instructions what
ever about the RialtO company, an,
there is nothing in this office agains
you at this time. The matter in 81
Louis, as you know, is i'm the hands O
Mr.. Dice there.
Il would suggest that YOU prepar
arefully the case of Dennis for earl,
IeXt month.
II viii take care of things at thi
-nd of the line"
Checks in Evidence.
Four checks of $500 each sent by tn
kialtO company Of St. Louis to Senate
Burton while he was in Washington
p. c., were submitted by the govern
nent and while objected To by the de
-ense on grounds of relevancy. Senate
JurtOn acknowledged the indOrsemen
Oh their backs
United States District Attorney DYE
continued reading 10 the jury Hteratur
issued by the defunct Rialto Grain 1
Securities company when the Unite
states circuit court opened today 70
The second session of the trial Of Unite
states Senator Joseph Ralph Burton
3L Kansas, indicted on charges of haV
luS agreed to accept and having ac
copted compensation from the Rialt
company for using his influence. Will
member of the United States senate
III certain matters pending before TIA
Iat0ftice department at Washington.
The pamphlets contain several thou
c2ad words and have no bearing Oh tn
ease on trial. They are enclosure
-entioned i'm letters offered in evidenc
~ The government To show that ther
lis an investigation OF The affairs q
lc Rialto company under way by post
Hife inspectors at the time. Seus:o
F irr-on was engaged by the Rialt
its general couns,
at salary Of 5000 a month. Coms,
for the defense objected 10 the Intro
duction of the letters, but was over
ruled by Judge VaudevanteI and the
insisted that not only the letters bl
the enclosure also be read to the juv
.~egrams Prcauced.
| Colonel Dyer Interrupted his readin
| 80 introduce u. vi. Ramsdel. sergeant
| alarms of the United States senat
| who. Colonel Dyer said had importal
official business I'm Washington. an
| that he wished To allow Mr.. Ramsde
to return as soon as possible.
Mr.. Ramsdell v.as present under
subpoenae duces tecum requiring hi
10 produce certain teleerams. The,
were identified by the witness and IL Ns
admitted by the defense that they ha
been sent by Senator Burton 30 q
persons named in the dispatches. Tn,
were not read in evidence al this tim
being reserved until their proper plaD
in the trial. Nj. Ramsden was IN,
excused.