The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-19
MRS.BURTONTOG0
Will Accompany Her Husband to
IrOntOn.
Remain There Until His
Sentence Expires.
TO LEAVE ON SUNDAY.
Ex-senator to Appear in Court
on Monday.
Again Asserts That He Wants
No Pardon.

Abilene. Kan. Oct Joseph
Ralph Burton, former United states
senator from Kansas. will begin serv-
ing his six months sentence at Iron
ton. No. on Monday next. He viii be
accompanied to Ironton by Mrs. Bur
ton, who viii remain in that town until
her husbands release
Mr.. burton. at his home here this
afternoon. received a telegram from f.
TT. Lehman. his attorney at St Louis
announcing that the latter had made
arrangements for the ex-senator TO be
in court in that city on Monday morn
ing next. when the mandate of the
! United States supreme court uphold
ing his sentence viii be formally pre-
sented and Mr.. Burton given in charge
of the court officials
Immediately upon receipt Of the
telegram from Attorney Lehman Mr..
Burton began the final arrangements
for his departure from Abilene. He
announced that Mrs. Burton would ac-
company him to St. Louis and later to
Ironton, taking up her residence in
that city They would. he said. lock up
| their home here. They Will start for
St. Louis sunday noon.
Senator J. r. Burton was in Topeka
Thursday afternoon The ex-senator S
face was lined with dark wrinkles, and
the satin lining of the Overcoat he
carried over his arm was somewhat
frayed. He carried a walking stick,
that the people of Kansas once knew
as their senior representative III the
senate OF the United States.
When Mr.. Burton was discovered
by newspaper reporter, he was en-
gagged in conversation with George
Findley and A. B. Quinton near the
bank of Topeka building AS he
started to walk TO the Columbian
building, he was joined by the reporter
who inquired whether there was any
chance of getting an interview for the
press.
Il haven't word TO say for pub
licatiOn,' said Mr.. Burton. I am here
in Topeka on purely private business" "
Have you heard anything yet from
the supreme court mandate was
asked
Il don't care TO say a word You
know that 1t has been my policy to say
nothing since this trouble commenced,
and I shall continue to pursue that
policy"
DO you expect to apply for a par
don2"
Il can't say a word about that, or
anything else
How long will you be in Topeka p
I II shall go this evening; I am just
I here on some personal business
Where do you go from here ?"
Back to Abilene
Would you accept a pardon If your
/ friends should succeed in getting one
I for you -
Nothing to say. Now please re-
spect my wishes, and refrain from
questioning me-"
And as Mr.. Burton ascended the steps
! of the Columbian building he again as
sured the reporter that his visit to To-
peka was purely on private business.
/ Frank Crimes Mr.. Burton's special
/ friend in Topeka, said:
1T is my belief that Mr.. Burton win
i not ask for a pardon, that his friends
( viii not ask for one, and that Mr. Bur
/ ton would not accept pardon If Of
fered to him. He has declared his in
/ tentions on that proposition, and I think
! he win stay with them
/ Later in the day. after comforting with
/ his friends in Topeka, Mr.. Burton made
/ this statemert:
Il expect to start to st. Louis to-
morrow or Saturday to met the marshal
! Of the St Louis division of the federal
court. and accompany him to the Iron
county jail and there begin serving the
I sentence of six months imposed upon
4 1T would be foolish Of me to say
that / would not accept a pardon. be-
cause everybody knows that / would
have no more to do with its accept
ance than I would have to do with my
conviction. However, I Will say that
1 do not want a pardon for I am in
nocent OF this charge on which I have
been convicted. ] may go to jail but
4 that does not prove that 7 am guilty. It
/ is a matter Of principle with me. and ]
want to be allowed 10 go to Jail. ]
don't want to talk about my side OF
! the case Yet, but I viii say that I want
no pardon at the hands of any per
son.
.sOf course, If the department of JUS
tice wire that I may have 4 day or two
/ to arrange my private affairs before
f--4.-- To- 7 ~r-TTF 4~l-- ~,
/ time allowed, but unless I receive sucn
word I viii start at once. This has
not come as a surprise to me. and [ am
/ prepared"