The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-10
SAYS OIL CONSPIRACY
KEEPS HIM IN JAIL
Charles Russell Burke From
Ludlow st. Tells President
Of Big Plot.
ALL COvET HIS SECRETS
Accuses Late Senator Elkins's
Aid Of Inspiring Perse-
cutlon by Wife.

Charles Russell B,rks, member Of the
and nephew Of the late Senator Red
field Proctor Of Vermont. IL trying to get
out OF Ludlow street jail He pleads
poor health and the impoesibflty Of dis
posing while locked up Of . process for
refining OIL that no says would put the
Standard on Company out Of business.
Burke has been In Ludlow street jail
since June B, because he owed os.sfs
alimony to his second wffe. MA Kath-
erine Pope Burke.
Mira. BurI,e alleges that he could hsvs
paid tho L,mony Of $3.50 q month II he
had not been supporting Mrs. Lulu p
HARRINGTON. whom he claims to have mar
ried in WINDSOR. Ont. in 1911. Mra
Burke says he owned 900 shares OF
stock In the International Petrol Com
pany. which he assigned to Mira. Harrins-
ton and that he has q valuable royalty
agreement with the Cudahy Refining
Company and the Tribal OIL Company.
Burke has flied IN the Supreme Cours
q remarkable document embracing Z
number Of the letters written to Prcsfdcn'
Wilson last fall in some of which he az
pressed his views on the divorce laws OF
the country. Burke also asked the
President to appoint a special investigator
to inquire into n plot by officers Of the
international Petrol Company TO ge'
possession of his raining secrets.
In particular ne blamed Colin IL
Livingtone Of washington. D. c. for many
years secretary to tho late Senator FL
leins OF West Virginia and clerk TO the
Interstate Commsros Committee OF the
Senate.
Burke said that LIVINGSTONE VINO I,
vice-presfdent and tire asurer Of the Inter
national Petrol Company. had inspired
Mrs Burkes action TO harass him.
Burke wrote President Wilson on Octo-
Der II LAST that Livingstone told him The
WIS the means Of freeing Charles w.
Morse and also OF preventing the trial
OF tho packers before Judge lands
Burke also wrote that Livingstone told
him ne was tho paid representative OF
Armour. Pullman. the American Tcle-
phone and Telegraph Company AND
Standard on"
IN several Of Burfes letters to the
President he said that the United States
Patent ono. had failed to take favor
able action on his processes for convert
ing petroleum ipto gasolene ana othei
products so cheaply that the Standard Oh
Company would be compelled TO cut
prices.
BlrkN arnNaleu 10 fTtSluNHh w iSph "
have a Government demonstration made
OF his method and said Il would prove
criminal conspiracy" The President re-
piled on September .. 1913, that he had
received the latest report from the Com
missioner OF Patents on the matter.
II should wish IN every case to be In
str,imental IN seeing that Justice Is DONE
concluded the President
Encouraged by tho Presidents reply
Burke then addressed him n series OF
letters bearing on his matrimonial dim
culties.
Burke's final plee IN his series OF lot
ters bearing on his matrimonial and ousl-
ness troubles was sent 10 Frank l.. Polk
now CORPORATION Counsel, who has acted
as counsel for Mrs. Burke for some years.
He proposed that n his wife would with
draw all charges against him and sue
him for divorce so he could legally wed
Mrs. Harrington he would put all his
property In the hands OF trustee 20 as
cure her $3.50 armony
Mrs Burke has rejected mo proposal
and Burke will have 20 stay IN jail until
December g or pay the s3,272 due.