Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-03-22
GOES INTO NEWsP PAPER WORK.
History of His Case Will Appear
As a SerIal--WiIl be Truthful
And Not Sensational.
he Declares That Only Ills RotIy Was
IN PTison--Hc Is Choke Full OF
Life and Enthusiasm.

lrouton. MO, March 2s.-Joseph r.
Burton, Who untIl his conviction ia sha
federal court was United States senst-
Tor from Kansas was today released
from the county Jail here, having corm-
pieted bis sentence OF six months irn~
prisonment imposed when he was found
guilty OF Violating federal statute by
appearing before u governmental de~
p'sltmenL as the paid representative OF
an alleged fseI rich quick" concern Of
81 Louis, burtop entered the jaiL at
lrONtcn Oct 22 1906. His release to-
gay Is due 70 the law which provides
ior a deduction from Il sentence for
good behavior. Burton's sentence also
Included fine OF 81, SVe and the statute
under which he Has convicted debaIs
MIN from ever holding an office OF trust
or remuneration under the federal gov
eminent The fins, which has not been
paid %lll be held over him as a clyIl
Judgment Upon leaving the jail Buzz
ION gave out the following signed state
mept.
HIS sTATEhfENT.
1.-The impression has gone OUT that
propose to live Tor revenge This is
mistake have no such purpose. The
NEonga done 40 ME are the wrongs Of
others Vengeance is Thought to be
noble only by the ynoble, Vengeance
is lpinc saith the Lord IS the philos-
ophy 10 which | have slWaSy subscribed
~ the past and TO which l snail adhere
In the futNre. l am thousand times
moro solcitous that | shall not wrong
another than ] am concerned about 1sic
wrongs Others have done or nay do to
me- In saying this. however / do not
pretend 70 have more than two checks.
Nor do | think that 1t is wrong 20 re-
buke hypocrisy.
"a return to my home at Abilene brInt
ft! of lie and hope Only my body
has been In iQll. Ny mind has been alt
pll times free; sustained with the knowl-
edge that ! am innocent. ! shall take.
up nay lites work wlgh malice toward
hone, ANA with charity Cor ALL | shall
talk and write. With peh ana ton que,
shall stand for policies and principles
that [ believe viii make for the geil-
eraI good and 0pppsi such Ss think
bad. II is bad policy that makes be =
men and bad government; while true
policies make good men and good gov
eminent NY ilght han be against
measures, rather than against men 1
shall have charge of a newspaper, un-
less shere is a fraud order issued
against 1t before ] can arrange for it's
publication. II will reflect my IDEAS
II ~ TO be one OF Iha agencies Ia the
work nope 10 DO / shall talk when
ana bot writing. and shall write when
am not talking The history OF my
case. already prepared. Will appear in
serial form, first. In the paper This
story will not be seusatonals 1t will be
truthful interviewer with the history.
and q necessary part of it, win be a
discussion OF certain conditions In our
legislative, executive and judicial gov
eminent that, think, have escaped She
attention OF the average citizen.
Il will not now 50 further into my
case. nor my plans and purposes The
frsL stratement will be made on satltr-
day evening to my home people; then
there will be acre 10 follow.
(Slenedl ~ r.. BURTON
Accompanied by Mrs. Burton and his
niece, MIR Burton depagted fog 81.
Louis, enroute 10 Abilene. Ken,