The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-08-05
John Burton's Letter.

JOHN bbl AON . GChhtis
9O4 a. Francis St, Terrell, Texas.
August I, l9i2 Editor of Daily Lea
Ter today noticed IN Yesterdays
Oklahoma City The Daily Oklaho-
nan" an article entitled More Mis-
tatements ON Capital Question
which Is herewith enclosed; and in
egard to which the description given
" the Daily Leader of the particular
luarter section of land Oklahoma City
proposed to erect the Capitol upon Is
wholly immaterial,
hut that The Daily Oklahoman in
,aid article states bare-iaccd false.
rood, as follows:
"The title to which has been final
cleared up. after litigation com
nenclna a few weeks after. y =.
889."
The record of the u s. district
ourt IN the clerks office at Guthrie,
oklahoma, will show that there Is a
suit in equity. No. GIL, John Burton
s. Milton h. Parker ct al, for said
and. That last February Burton ap-
lied for an order that his cause be
consolidated with the suit No. f6i, A.
!. Howe ct al vs. Milton +. Parker
4 al. for said land: and that said APP
lication for consolidation of the two
'auses, No. GIL and No. 46i, has not
ct been acted upon by the court
Since then A. b. Howe ct al, and Mil
on f. Parker ct al, have on the
,utside of court made compromise
If the suit No. t6i, for the purpose of
lefeating Burtons suit No. 81 Bur
on filed on June 1S. 1912, n bill OF
ebien showing that A. Il. Howe ct
Il in their suit before the Z 5. cir
ut court of appeals. by false state
1ents and misrepresentation OBJ
aimed in their suit against Parker ct
II. q dictum that Burton has no
ause of action; Which false state
nent and dictum OF the court OF ap-
Deals Burton never heard Of until in
une, 1912, because he was not in
hat case. That dictum amounts to
lothing and may disbar the attorneys
Who presented the false statement or
he record in their brief
The article says, lower down that
Fifty five acres of the Ilowe-Parker
ract are included in the lands grant
ID TO the state" meaning to be sold
city lots to produce a portion OF
he 81 900. 900 to pay for the erection
If the capitol, which statement is not
rue. Parker conveyed his title to
he land, which the L S. circuit court
# appeals decided was frandulently
,btained from the government by
Parker, to a townsite company OF no
apita, and ii made the deed of the
) acres of the land to tho state,
ut that |, Burton. did not and refus
d to deed the - acres to the state.
| am the John Burton that claims
he land known as the "HoWe-Parker'
ract.
If YOU will inquire from the Clerk
4r Deputy Clerk of the L S. district
ourt, about my case, No 67i, and es.
ecially the pleading filed on June
s. 1912, you viii find that | Will get
he tract called the "llowe-Parker'
ract. by my suit in the court, which
of the value of about 81 1000 900,
In regard to the "Howe-Parker'
ract, |, John Burton, contested for II,
md nine years later some of the
lowe heirs formed a colluson with
'arker for him to defeat my contest,
md by Howe and Parker's attorneys
,ribing a clerk at Washington, d. c.
Parker obtained the patent to the
and; and Sarah J. Howe died and
Ter lawyer. Chester Howe. died and
hen ParkerB gang attempted to steal
vi Of the land, and for that reason
he other Howe heirs brought suit for
t. hy which the court discovered that
Darker frauduently obtained the pat
mt to the land and for these rea-
IONS the Howes and Parker ganB
compromised their suit
But the L. S. Land Department dc
ded upon evidence that Henry Howe
VAS olluaive-Sooner; and as
'arker's contest was nine years after
ninc commenced and was fraudulent
the court will give to me the title to
he land
NV case was assigned to Judge
Ralph s. Campbell because Judge Cot
era was an attorney in the contest
md Judge Campbell wrote to me two
weeks ago that he was so busy in
lis court of the east half Of the state
lie could not try my case now