The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-20
Holiday Intervenes in Hearing Of
Case, Which Will Probably
Be Concluded Tonight.
MORE WARRANTS AWAITING
JURYs VERDICT ON THIS ONE
Three Other Charges Will at
Once Be Preferred if Jury Ac-
quits Him in the Sands
Case-Another War
rant for Misde-
rneanor.

The Burton case which Is resumed this
morning IN the Hastings Court grows in
interest and Mayor McCarthy's opinion
Is that the sensational period in the Vir-
ginfa career of A. Chadwick Burton has
not yet reached the end.
There were turns and developments yes
terday that were full OF interest IL not
really sensational. People read the
full story OF Thursdays doings in tho
Times-Dispatch and of course they talked
about the case in all of It's hearings In
some quarters Burton was practically lost
sight of, but the methods that are some-
times employed to raise church money.
as shown up In the full report of the
case. acted as an eye-opener and as q
starter of new line OF discussion.
This phase of the case was discussed
with great animation in the banks and
business offices on Main Street, for there
was evidence In the Burton case Thurs
day to show that the men who have desks
In those establishments have suffered
much from the visits Of the professional
solicitor an dthe professional originators
of concerts, noninally for the beneft
of churches
Back to Prison.
Early yesterday morning w. ~. Creek
more. for reasons which he did no, SEQ
proper TO disclose, decided to wash his
hands of the Burton matter by Withdraw
Ing as bondstnan and surrenderIng Burton
to. the authorities. He so Informed Chies
Werner of the Police Department. and
the chief went at once to the Gilbert
Hotel corner of Eighth and Franklin
Streets where Burton and his Philadelphia
lawyer. Linde, were stopping, and called
on Burton. The chief found the much
accused man In company with. Mr.. Linde
and disclosed the object of his visit.
Burton treated the matter lightly, sins
ply saying. with smile: "Ail right. ma
jor, i believe have stopped at your place
once before The chief. Mr. Burton and
Mr.. Linde walked leisurely to the chiefs
office in the City Hall, where, later in the
morning, a consultation was held with MIR.
Pollock, of counsel for defense
Woman Gets Last Word.
Shortly after noon. the chief with Bur-
ton In charge started out of the City
Hall to go to the Second Police Station.
Just as they came out OF the chiefs OFFS
flee into the corridor, Mrs. II. N. Burton
came into the corridor from the mayors
office, and before either knew that the
other was under the same roof. man and
wife once more stood face TO face. Mayor
Mccarthy had but a few moments be-
fore Informed Mrs. Burton of the with
drawal of the bond. and when she SO un-
eXpectedly found herself In speaking dis
tance of her recreant husband, she could
I
give earnest expression to the del hit siie
felt at his pretltcament. She spoke rot
so much to Burton, but rather as IL she
was communng with her own delighte1i
heart but she made sure that Burton
should hear her. Mrs. Burton's remarks
on this occasion were in the nature OF a q
prayer of thankfulness that after so long
n time her day for repense had come. She
at least had woman's supreme satisfaa-
ton of having the last word. for Burton
made no reply, but merely scowled and
passed on with Chief Werner
Burton was taken to the Second Polica
Station. where he Will remain until 10
o'clock this morning. at which hour ho
will be due In the Hastings Court room.
Creekmore was on Burtons bond for
81 900 for his appearance here Mt this term
of the Hastings Court The bondsman
was secured by draft and cash deposited
with the chief of police.
Lips Are Sealed.
While In the chiefs office Burton was
seen by-a Times, dispatch man. but not
word would the accused man utter con- /
cerning his case. his re-arrest or the new
charges that are spring!ng up against
him. He spoke of the pleasant weather
conditions in Richmond and Philadelphia
In response to a casu2 remark. he conl-
mented on tho outside appearance OF the
City Hall but II In anyway a remark II
that had remote reference TO the Burton
case was dropped hy any one In the
room, the principal character In the
drama looked out the window and for all 4
anybody else knew TO the contrary he +
was deeply Interested in the Architectural &
beauties OF Ford's Hotel.
Something May Turn Up.
Mrs. Burton is still In the city. and
says she expects TO remain here until the
conclusion Of the case or cases in the
courts, "Somethins may turn up that
will require my presence as u wttness.''
she remarked to ,rimes-D Dispatch man
yesterday,
In the morning Mrs. Burton walked from
Alurphy's down TO the City Hall ACCOM-
panied by Detective Gibson. and spsnt
more than an hour in the Mayors office.
She was shown a letter tha Mayor had
lust received from an officer OF a secret
order in philadelphia, which was anything +
but complimentary 70 Burton. ana among
other things said he had been expelled
from the order, Her only comment was;
Curses come hona 10 roost sooner or
later" tEs
in the afternoon, Mrs. Burtot took Is \
stroll i, few blocks around Murphy's and
was again accompanied By Detective Ssib. 4
son. ~ as9 # I'M sSS
IN tho afternoon d Times Dispxtch mar /