Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-07-08

His business transactions whlls
Judge on the bench were held. to &
Mt him for further service an 4
BENCH and a resolution win be s.
sented tomorrow impeachinR him &
calling him for trial before the 81
ted States Senate
Says He Sought PersnpsI Prsat.
Your committee is of opinion I'll
Judge Archbald's sense Of moral +
sponsibility has become deadene5
said the report. He has rrostitt1<l
his high Office for personal prof
He has attempted, by various iran
sactions, to commercialize his potel
tiality as judge. He has shown 81
overweening desire to make gainfi
bargains with parties having caE<
before him or likely to have case
before him. To accomplish this puf|
pose he has not hesitated to use III
official power, and in such he has ds|
Graded his. high Office and DESTROYED
the confidence of the public in hi
Judicial integrity. He has forfeiteI
the condition upon which he hoid|
his commission. and should be 81
moved from office by Impeachment.
"A judge should hold his exalfe|
office above the sordid desire to ac
cumulate wealth by trading or tra<
ticking with actual or probable liti
gants in his court
Tomorrow Chairman Clayton vii
present a resolution providing fol
the management Of the trial bef9r,
the Senate The report was furthe
made for the immediate considers
tion tomorrow,
The full committee designate,
Chairman Clayton, Representative
Floyd. of Arkansas; Davis. of Wes
Virginia, and Webb, of North Caro-
lima, Democrats. and Representative
Norris. Nebraska; Sterling, Illiro!s
and Howland. Ohio. Republicanz
managers to prosecute the Archibald
trial before the Senate
The charges against Judge Archibald
set forth in the twelve articles &
impeachment range from the busi
ness transactions with actual an
possible litigants in his court to
trip to Europe, which, 1t is charged
was given the Judge by Henry y
Cannon, a railroad magnate an
financial power in New York
Summary of Charges.
An epitome of the articles of i'm
peachment follows:
Article Negotiated with the Ert
Railroad Company for the pure5as
of the Kahtydid coal dump for Ed
ward ] Williams. his business nssf'
ciate.
In the opinion of your committed
says the report. Judge Archibald
participation in this transaction wa
reprehensible and prejudicial to th
confidence of the American people
the federal judiciary
Article 2-Joined with George
Watson. Of Scranton. Pa, in an a
tempt to sell the stock of the afaria
Coal Company 10 the Delaware, L.ac1
awanna and Western railroad. TIL
company was owned by the Bolai;
brothers of Scranton, at that time u
igants against the railroad before ff
Interstate commerce Commissiq|
The committee charged Judge Arcf
bald figured in the negotiations
a valuable consideration
Article 3-That Judge ArchbA|
sought to lease from the Lehigh VI
ley Railroad Company a culm bait
on the Girard estate coal proper
near Shenandoah, Pa The coulu'.
tee said. "It is the conclusion
your committee that the officers
the coal company tsnbsidiaryl reif'
quished the right to operate the 81
culm bank because Of the iniiuenj
exercised upon them through JUDI
Arehbald's position as a member
| the Commerce. Court.
Article 4-That Judge Afcnu41
sousht additional evidence fiol
tcoptipued en seeend taEe3