The Washington herald., 1912-07-10
DENIES CHARGES
AGAINST JUR|sT
Attorney Worthington Says None
of Them Was Proven
by Testimony.
IGNORED IN THE HOUSE REPORT

In a statement given out yesterday
by A. S. worthington, OF this city
counsel for Judge Robert w. Archibald
of the the United States Commerce
Court. against whom the House Com
mittee on the Judiciary has reported
impeachment proceedings, it is de-
clared that all the chief charges made
against Judge Archibald were COM
pletely disproved by evidence placed
before the committee and that no ref
erence is made to any one Of them in
the report of the committee or in the
articles of impeachment.
The statement given out by Mr
Worthington is lengthy one, and
ends with the declaration that Judge
Archibald win have no opportunity to
present his defense until he is sum-
moned before the Senate, and until he
has had hearing there he asks that
public opinion in his case may be sus-
pended"
Chairman Clayton. OF the House Com
mittee on the Judiciary. will on Thursday
call up in the House the articles of i'm
parchment and the report Of the COM
mittee. II the House votes to impeach
Judge Archibald. Chairman Clayton will
at once ask for the appointment OF man
NoeS
against Judge Archibald when the Senate
fixes date for his trial
Opinion seems to be divided among
Senators as to whether the trial should
be Immediately undertaken. Some Sena-
ators express the opinion that II should,
while others believe that Congress should
take a recess when 1t decides upon ad-
journment for the summer 10 date in
November shortly after the election,
when the trial COtld fhan ha haplIn
Statement by worthington.
In the statement given out. Mr.. Worth
ington relates the principal charges
against Judge Archibald made to the
President and by him communicated to
the Attorney General
IAN these charges" he says, at will
be seen. related to Judge Archbald's off,
cial acts. except the third. and that
charged that he had corruptly influenced
another judge in the final decision of a
case,
by the evidence before the Judiciary
Committee Of the. House. every one Of
these charges were so completely dis
proved that no reference is made to any
one OF them in the report of the COM
mittee or in the articles OF impeachment
The committee, however. has recon-
bald on thirteen other charges. only two
of which relate to the performance by
him Of any judicial act. and in neither
one OF the two excepted cases is il
charged that he acted corruptly."
Mr.. Worthington says that the prin-
cipaI charge preferred by the judiciary
Committee against Judge Archibald is
embraced in the first article OF impeach-
ment submitted by the committee to the
House, and this article relates 10 Judge
Archbalds connection with the attempt
ed purchase from the Hillside Coal and
Iron Company, a subsidiary OF the Erie
Railroad Company. Of its interest in the
Katydid culm dump.
That Judge Archibald was interested
In the proposed purchase is not denied"
says Mr.. Worthington. 1T is not claimed
by any one that the mere fact that a
Federal judge is interested in the at
tempted purchase Of proparty from one
who is or may be a ltigant IN his court
is a criminal offense or is even in itself
evidence Of a corrupt mind. In its re-
rort the solo ground upon which ,ne
committee relies in reaching it's con-
cIusion that in this particular case
Judge Archibald acted corruptly is the
evidence as TO the value of the Katydid
culm dump. The committee assumes
that the interest of the Hillside Com
rany in the dump was worth a great
deal more than Judge Archibald and his
associates were willing 10 pay for it"
A vote on the Clayton report. recon-
the impeachment of Judge
Archibald. will be taken in the House
tomorrow. This question went over yes
terday, owing TO the desire of the leaders
10 continue the debate on the pending
bill limiting the power of Federal judges
n Furnishing for contempt. The con-
Tempt bill. as well as the Archibald case,
will be disposed of Thursday. To-day
S Calendar Wednesday, and only certain
specified bills, under the rules. can be
considered.