The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-03-21
SENATOR BURTON
MAY BE RELEASED.

Washington, March 21.-Should he
decide to pay the $4,000 fine assessed
against MIN, Joseph Ralph Burton
former United States Senator from
Kansas, will be released tomorrow
from the Jail at Irontown, Mo, where
he is serving a six months sentence
for acting as the attorney for St
Louis "get rich quick concern while
holding his seat in the national senate
It is reported in Washington that the
former Kansas statesman is not fl
nancially il a position to pay the fine
and would prefer to remain in Jail
another month rather than to Dor
row the money from friends. Presi-
dent Roosevelt has been asked to
grant a pardon to Burton today to re-
store him to full civil political rights,
but it is not believed that he will COM
ply with the request. it is an open
secret that the president considered
the Kansan's conviction just. Burton
is cognizant of this fact and has al
ways opposed any such application for
executive leniency on the ground that
it would only result il further humil-
iation
Chief interest here attaches to the
statement that during his incarcera-
ton the ex-senator has been engaged
case and which will be published We
ry shortly after his release. 1t may
be stated on reliable authority that
the volume will contain many sensa-
tional revelations duplicating promi-
nent senators in deals fully as shady
as those which caused the arrest and
conviction of the Kansan Shortly
before leaving the senate Burton in
formed a Washington correspondent
that there would be a shaking of
dry senatorial bones'' in case he was
convicted and he evidently intends to
keep his word
The specific charge against sena-
tor Burton was Illegal practice before
the postofice department in behalf of
the Rialto Grain and Securities com
pany of st. Louis. it being charged
that he used mis- influence to pre-
vent the issuing of a fraud order
against that concern and that he re-
ceived $2,500 as payment for his ser
vices. He was first convicted in the
United States District court at ST
Louis in April, 1904. and sentenced to
six months Imprisonment in the Iron
county, Mo-, Jail and to pay a fine of
$4,000. The Kansas senator furnish
ed bond of $4,000 and appealed the
case to the United States court 1t
was uTScQ III lu0 dpD0dl prepared Dy
Burton's attorneys that the checks
for $1,000 given him by the Rialto
Grain and Securities company were
cashed in this city and that If any Of
fense was committed it was in this
city aid not in St. Louis. The appeal
was sustained by the United States
Supreme court and the case remand
ed for new trial. The second indict-
ment was tried in April, 1905, just a
year later than the first, and Burton
was again found guilty and sentenced
to six months in Jail at Irolton, Mo-,
a1d to pay fine of $4,000, the same
amount as the fee alleged 10 have
been received by Burton from the
get rich quick concern He began
serving his sentence IN October of
last year and five months of tae term
will expire tomorrow One month
viii be deducted for good behavior in
case the ex-senator decides to pay his
fine
AS a result OF his conviction Sena-
tor Burton Is forever deprived Of