The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-11-09

office Department at Washington in
fraud order proceedings.
AS he stepped from the train thi.
morning .le said:
1 am feeling very well, under the
circumstances. 1 had a good nights
sleep and am greatly refreshed this
morning. Perhaps the trees and bluffs
look better to me this morning than
they will for some time. but I don't
allow myself to think about that.
Mrs Burton maintained her COM
posture remarkably well:
I never was more proud of my hus-
band than at this moment, when he is
OF his way TO jail" she declared at
the Union station. Il know who on,
friends are and l intend to be friendly
with them, but I shall reserve the
right to say who shall be my friends
Mr.. Burton dfned with his wife and
niece at the Southern Hotel and, in
accordance with arrangements made
during the forenoon. surrendered to
United States Marshal Morsey at the
Uuion station at 2 o'clock. They shook
hands and talked together a few mo-
ments. Then, accompanied by Mrs.
Burton and his niece, Marshal Morsey
and Burton entered the Iron Mountai,.
train for Ironton.
A STAR PRISONER
IRONTON, Mo, October ga half
hour of liberty and a stroll to his wife's
boarding house and back to the Iron
County jail varied the monotony of for
mer United States Senator ]. r. Bur
tons first day in jail today.
Pleading that he wished to get some
books and papers from his trunks.
Burton was permitted by Sheriff Mar
shall to take a brief recess from con-
finement. AS Burton reached the
street he saw his wife and niece just
returning from a drive They accom-
panied him to the home of Dr. Smith
where Mrs. Burton is boarding.
Mrs. Burton prepared breakfast for
her husband this morning and brought
it to the Jail, where he improvised a
chair as table in his cell and en-
joyed the viands. Mrs. Burton asserts
that she will prepare all the meals he
eats, in order that he may not have
to subsist on prison fare.
Burton shares a cell with James
Wise, convicted of embezzement. A
and Burton asserts that as soon as he
has a cell to himself and can place
therein a small writing desk, he with
devote much time 10 writing. He said
that as soon as he has served his sem
tence he intends to return to Abilene.
Kan, and resume the practice of law.
WASHINGTON AMAZED.
WASHINGTON. October 24.-As-
if not amazement, has
been caused among officers of the De-
partment of Justice and government
officials generally by the many liber- !
ties allowed ex-senator Joseph Ralph
Burton, now supposed to be undergo
ing a six months Imprisonment at the |
iron County (MoD Jail. But nothing
is likely to be done until it appears !
that the sheriff in charge of the Jail |
appears to be multiplying the order of |
the court In such an event District |
Attorney Dyer. at ST. Louis, would be |
to look into the matter. 1t |
il believed that it would be within the |
of Judge Adams. who SEN !
fenced Burton, to summon the sheriff !
in whose custody Burton was placed |
and punish him for contempt of court |
if he allowed his prisoner more liber- |
ty than was absolutely necessary to |
preserve his health.
The Jail where Burton is confined Is |
the institution set aside by the Federal |
government for the confinement of pris. |
oners of refinement who are commit |
led for only short periods. The Fed |
aral government pays Iron County a |
stated sum for the privilege of having |
It's prisoners kept there. The happen
ing that Burton was permitted to go I
home after books will probably not Oc- ;
cur again.
REALTY TRANSMITTING |