Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-01-11
Federal Judge swayne Charged
With Obtaining Money Un-
der False Pretenses.
DRAFTED BY HOUSE COM NlTTEE
The Allegations Embrace Unlawful
and Malicious Filming and lmprison,
ing ard Prostitution of the judicial
Power in Certain Cases Which Are
4 pcc;fied-Tre Draft is Completed.

Spec ;fied-Ti:e Draft is Completed.
ft3y Associated IresS.)
WASHINGTON. Jan. 1Q-Thc select
committee Of the house appointed I"
draft arti>:es Of impaaclmcnt against
Federal .Ir,!"o Swavne today comDlet
cd it's "'n"k by the preparation ,.s
Twelve articles Of impeachment
The Allegations.
Hh"y embrace obtaining money lv
false rretense: using the property OF
(, bankrupt corporation in the hands
Of ), receiver appointed l,v himself sanc
:Tisllcut making compensation to the
company: dso'eying the law reQuir
ing BIN to live in his district: "uli
lawfully and n.aliciorslv" finine ana
E:,nrriscning e. r. Davis and Simon
|&t;e's.cr. attorneys-at-law, for alleee
con;cmp. Of the Circuit Court of the:
United States. mlawfully committing
70 prison NV. C.. O'Neal on the charge
that he had committed contempt Of
the District Court Of the United States.
Minority Report.
A minority report signed Ivy Repre-
sentativcs i-ittlefeld Of Maine and
Farko. OF New Jersey, cissents to all
| the articles of Impeachment except
that pertaining to the Justification Of
1.-The expense account Of Judge gSwayne
| ~ Representatives illet,.:1f California.
aiso si@ns this report with note hat
Nc diSsants from all the artit les Of
impeachment.
The Specific Charges.
the majority declares that Judge Chas.
Swavne on April 20. 1897. at Waco
Texas presented false claim against
ing the claim to be false The copy
OF the certificate made by Swayne is
siven, in which he SAYS that for
tweitythrae days my reasonable OK
penses were $3.50" On this account
he is charged With Il high crime erd
| ,niSdnmeano,
Artiolr relates to the charges Of
$40 d dav while at Tyler. Texas when
his expense were less aid that he 90
tainea motey fire II tue government Ivy
fa.se n:c.ense
Article 3 contain similar charges
hut cites another occasion.
Unlawful Appropriation.
Article 4 charges Judge Swayne
With appropriatinS to his own use
without compensation to the owner. of
| \ car belonging 10 the Jacksonville
TAMPA and Key West Railroad Com,
pany: to transport himself family and
friends from Cuvencourt Delaware to
Jacksonville. Fla. the railroad at the
time being in the hands OF a. receiver
appointed by Swayne and that as
judge allowed The credit claimed by
the receiver on account Of necessary
expense in operating the road. Where
fore. Judge SWayne is charged with an
abuse OF Official power ard high mis-
s:eccanor
Article charges that lie arpropri-
! atcd to his own use the same car for
z ,rir to California and the same allie
cation against him is made.
., AS to Residence.
Article 6 charges that Judge Swayne
did not acnuirc a residence in the
Northern District of Florida as prOvid-
Ell by the statutes saying lie totally
disresarded his duty" ard wilfuily and
knowingly violated the law and is
guilty of a high misdemeanor.
Article : alleges non-resi,lence and
carries the period Of non.residence
t:!ulii July -:'Fu. ISH4 10 January ISL.
1"n;;. a period Of about nine years. and
alleges a violation Of law and misde-
maanlr.
" Abuse Of Power
Article s charges that ..on the
twelfth day of November. 1901, at the
city of Pensacola in the county of Es-
! Gambia. in the State OF Florida, he
! die . Elaliciously and unlawfully adj
Judge guilty OF contempt OF court and
impose fire Of Sl00 upon and commit
| to poison fer a rericd Of ten Gays f.
! T. Eavis. an attorney and counsellor
| at la. for an alleged contempt of the
Circuit Court Of the United States,
art. rs guilty Of an abuse of judicial
power and Of high miSdcmeanor in
Office, Z
Article 3 tie same as article 8. cx-
cect that the worlds know nsy and
unlaWlfnlly' are used to characterize.
his act in fining and ;mplisoning Mr..
navis.
The Beidon case.
Article Il is The same rs article 4
except that it relates TO Simon Beldon
instead Of r. r. Davis. and article e
is the same rs article 8. except that
it relates To Reltlnn instead OF Davis
Ehcs last article alleges an abuse al
| milicial mower III that be commit, ICED
I W. g. ONcal TO prison for sixty days
fC,H c1lp~rfi AZ,