The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-24
BURTON UP AGAIN
Promised Chickasaw Indian
Scandal Has Developed.
Charged With Taking $4,000
From Indians.
HOW 1T WAS PAID.
PartOf Money Went to Senator's
Brother.
Fifty-five Hundred Paid to Him
Direct.

Washington, D. c., Aug. 24.-New
indictments against Senator J. R. Bur-
ton will undoubtedly follow the sensa-
tional exposure by department Off
cials that Burton has since 1901 re-
ceived $4,000 in fees for acting as
the attorney for the Chickasaw IN
dams and pressing the claims of these
Indians before the departments, the
same offense for which Burton was
tried in the Rialto case.
Indications are that the new scandal
is of greater proportions than the one
in which Burton was involved with the
Rialto Grain and Securities company.
1t is asserted that the warrants is
sued aggregate $4,000, and were
given in payment of services as attor-
ney in pushing claims through the in
terror department during Burton's s
term as senator. OF this amount, it
is claimed that five were issued to ].
r. Burton, for $500, and the re-
lnainder to z. 7. Burton. z. T. Burton
is a brother of J. R. Burton. Depart
lnent officials say they will show that
u. T. Burton never practiced in the
Indian Territory or before the interior
department Corroborative of this
sued to the Burtons as above set forth
is furnished. together with dates and
amounts. as follows:
No 1O-Issued October %, 1901, to ]. R.
Burton, S1000.
No. 11-Issued October %, 1901, to j. X
Burton, $1,000.
No. 12-IsSued October 2, 1901, to j. k.
Burton. s1000.
No 18-Issued October %. 1901. to ]. R.
Burton, 81 000.
No. 4-ISSued October y, 1901, to j. k
No. 15-fssued October D. 1901 to J. R.
Burton $500
No. S7s-Issued December 5, 1901, to z. T.
No sss-Issued April %. 1902. to z. T.
Burton, 81 ,250.
No. 1Ol4-Issued August 81, 1902. to z. t
Burton, s699 SO.
No. I022-IsSued August . 1902. to Z. 7.
Burton. SLIGO
No. fs2s-Issued August p 1902, to z. T.
Burton, $50.
No 22|ssaed December 81 1902, to T.. T.
Burton. $416.
No. s47-Issued December 3, 1902 to z. T
Burton, 800
No. 84S-lssued December 3, 1902, to T. 7.
Burton S31661.
No, s9l-Issued November 5. 1902. to z. T.
Burton. $3.50.
No. s11-Issued December II, 1902, to z. T
Burton, 500.
No 912-Issued February Is 1903, to z. T
Burton, $416.
No. sSs-Issued March 81, 1903. to T. 7
No. s84-fssued ed March 2aiyi 81. 1903 to 2 T
No sso-Issued e9n' APRIL sriGi0'; 80. 1893 to =
Burton. s41666
After these follow six more warrants
each for $416.66, and made payable to
z. T. Burton, the last one having heen
issued October 10, 1903, just two years
after the first one was issued. IT will
be seen from this evidence that if is
expected on the part of the govern
ment to prove that Senator Burton got
at least $4,000 for the two years spent
in pressing Indian claims before the de-
partment of the interior.
1t is said that d witness in the nersoY
of Superintendent Benedict. of the In
dian schools a t Muskogee, will TESTIFY
at the next trial that he came to Wash
1ngton to look after a certain matter
concerning the Indian Territory. and
lnat he met Senator Burton who told
him that he, Burton, alone was au-
thorized to represent the Indians at the
interior department
An assistant attorney and special
agent Tor the department of justice
colonel John S. MOsby, was sent to the
1holen Territory several weeks ago to
make an investigation into the. alleged
ChlckasaW warrant scandal He has
completed his work and returned to
Washington.
The above sensational renort frono
Nv ashington probably explains Whv
David w. Mulvane went there in such
hurry few days ago. It has been
rumored that Mulvane was there trying
20 land the Job of ambassador to Mex
leo, but the facts in the case seem to
be that he is there trying to fix things
up for Burton
1t Will be impossible to use this new
eVluehce IN the cases now pending
against Burton. New indictments viii
have to be drawn to cover them.
1t Wouldy seem from the Washington
report that Burton himself received the
nrst six warrants from the Chickasaw
naticn, the aggregate being S5 500 and
that after that he became more timid
and did not draw the warrants in his
own name but in the name of his .'alte.
ego, 4. T. Burton, an Indian Territory
lawyer. T. I. Burton is J. r. Burton's
orother, and seems to have been work
ing IN cahoots with him on the Indian
cases. "a II
Section 17S1 of the revised statutes.
under which Senator Burton was in.
octed ana tried in st. Louis makes it
a mlSdemeanOr puniSha Bile by fine and
imprisonment or both for a member of
congress TO practice before the denart-
ments or before any court in a case in
winch the government of the United
states is Interested
The trial court in St Louis found
senator Burton guilty on five counts in
an Indictment which charged him with
accepting fee of $500 to represent the
Rlalto Grain and Securities cmopanv
which was investigated by the postoffice
department. Burton's offense consistad
in appearing before the postoffice de-
partment for pay in behalf of this eli
ent. He was found guilty, sentenced 10
pay fine of $500 and serve six months
In the lronton, Mo, jail. The case was
brought to the supeme court and re-
versed on the ground that the venue
was in Washington and not in st. Louis
Burton was again indicted by a ST
Louis grand jury, but the second indict-
ment was for having entered into an
agreement to practice before the de-
partments. The second trial will be held
In St Louis possibly in September.