The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-07-29
ARCHIBALD ADMITS
SOME CHARGES, BUT
DENIES ANY GUILT
Judge, in Impeachment An
swer, Declares He Did Not
Use His Office for Gain.

WASHINGTON, July n.-Judge
Robert W. Archibald OF the Commerce
Court. in answer to the Impeachment
articles brought against him by the
House of Representatives. to-day form
ally denied to the Senate sitting az a
Court Of Impeachment that ne ever
had used his Office or his influence as
. judge for profit; that be ever under
took for consideration to compromise
litigation before the Interstate Com
merce Commissions: that he ever wrong
fully used his position to obtain credit
hom liiigants before him; or that he
had undertaken to carry on a general
business for profit or speculation in
coal properties, as charged in the
House indictment.
To each of the thirteen articles Of
Impeachment offense. a high crime or
that none. even II true, constituted an
impeachment o+ense. a high crime or
. misdemeanor. as defined by the Con-
stitution. Many statements contained
In the allegations were not disputed,
while others were totally denied, and
annullment of others was asked on the
init of proper defense.
Judge Archibald admitted his par
ticipation in the now noted "Katydid-
culm bank deal" with Edward j.
Williams Of Scranton and the Hillside
Coal and Iron Company. a subsidiary
, OF the Erie Railroad. which then had
cases pending In his court. but he
denied Mat he willfully or unlawfully
I or corruptly took any advantage OF his
position to induce the railroad officials
to deal with him and his partner.
The accused Jurist denied that he
, at any time for q consideration agreed
. to assist George VI. Watson. a scran-
ton lawyer. to settle a case in which
. the Marian Coal Company was COM
plainant against the Lackawanna Rail-
road before the Interstate Commerce
. Commission. William p. Boland and
his brothers Christopher and James,
are principal stockholders In the coal
company and William p. Boland was
the author of some of the charges on
which the House Judiciary Committee
reported articles of Impeachment.
The Judges answer to-day set out that
his participation In the negotiations with
officials Of the 1ackawanna Railroad for
settlement of the case was purely out
OF friendship for Watson and Christopher
q. Boland. and that all his acts were
without promise or expectation Of com.
pensation OF any kind.
In reply to the charge that he and his
associates secured from the Lehiyh VAL
ley Railroad u lease on Coal Dump
Dar Sn NJ ha -
Philadelphia as trustee for the heirs of
the late stephen Glrard. reply was made
that the transaction did not involve IA
lawful or corrupt use of his office. Some
details OF this article were disputed.
The Judge denied that he used his Office
wrongfully to aid Freierick Warnl;e IN
securing from the Philadelphia and
Reading Railroad lease of the Lincoln
culm dump or that he accepted from
Warnke wrongfully promlssory
note for 500. Judge Archibald does say
however. that he and John Henry Jones
received from the Premier Coal Com.
pany q note for $50 indorsed by
Warnke. This the Judge AYERS was for
services he and James had performed
by bringing about the sale of the Old
Gravity FIJI culm bank by the Lacoe a
Shiffer Coal Company to the Premier
Coal Company. in which Warake had
an interest.
Judge Archibald denied that at any time
he had entered a scheme to buy stocks
OF gold mining scheme In Honduri.
with w W. Risinger by endorsing u
note for $500.
The Judge replied TO the charge
that he had obtained credit crom per-
sons having suits pending before him
that Il was too vague to admit OF aii-
swer.