The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-07-30
SENATE HEARS
DENIAL MADE
BY ARCHIBALD
Federal Judge Claims He Is
Not Impeachable for Any
of the Offenses Charged
by House.
ADMITS INTEREST
IN CULM BANK DEAL
Denies, However, That Motive
Was Corrupt; Senate Ad-
iourns Without Fixing
Date of Trial.
ADMITS INTEREST
IN CULM BANK DEAL
July aa.-Judge

NM Robert w. Archibald of the
WV commerce court. in answer to
impeachment articles brought
against him by the house of represen
tatives, today formally denied to the
senate, sitting as a court OF impeach'
ment, that he ever used his Office or
his influence as a Judge for profit. that
ne ever undertook for a consideration
to compromise litigation before the in
terstate commerce commission; that he
ever wrongfully used his position to OBJ
tain credit from litigants before him,
or that be had undertaken to carry
on a general business for profit or spec
ulation in coal properties, as charged
in the house indictment.
None of the thirteen articles of i'm
pea"hment, Judge Archibald said. con.
stituted IN impeachable offense. high
crime or q misdemeanor, as defined by
the constitution
Makes Admission.
Judge Archibald admitted his partici,.
patton in the now noted katydld
culm bank deal, with Edward J. Will
liams of Scranton and the Hillside Coal
and Iron company, and subsidiary OF
the Erie railroad, which then had cases
lending in his court, but he denied
that he wilfully or unlawfully or cor.
ruptly took any advantage OF his posi-
tion 10 induce the railroad officials to
deal with him and his partner.
The accused Jurist denied that he at
any time, for u consideration. agreed
to assist George NJ Watson, a Scran-
ton lawyer, to settle a case In which
the Marion Coal company was complain
ant against the Lackawanna railroad
before the Interstate commerce commits
sion.
". P. Boland and his brothers, Chris.
topher and James, are principal stock
holders IN the coal company and Will
liam P. Boland was the author Of some
of the charges on which the house ju-
diciarv committee reported articles or
Impeachment
Denies Corruption.
In reply to the charge that he and
his associates secured from the Lehigh
Valley railroad lease on coal packer
No. 3, owned by the city Of Philadel-
phia. as trustee for the heirs of the
late Stephen Girard. reply was made
that the transaction did not involve un-
lawful or corrupt use of his Office Some
details of this article was disputed.
The judge denied that be used his
fre01rIrK
Warnke in securing from the Philadel.
pbin & Reading railroad lease OF the
Lincoln culm dump or that he accepted
from Warnke. wrongfully, a promissory
note for $500
The charge that Judge Archibald used
his office corruptlv or improperly to
bring about the sale of Everhardt coal
lands TO the Lehigh Valley railroad.
or the Lchieh Valley Coal company
was claimed to be vague and its annul.
ment was asked.
Explains One Note.
Judge Archibald denied that any time
no had entered a scheme to buy stocks of
gold mining scheme In Honduras with
". W. Risinger, by indorsng a note for
s2500 Risinger Is part owner OF the
stock Of the old Plymouth Coal company.
Rislnger but ayers It was for the sole
purpose OF accommodation and beneft az
Risinger and Rlsinger later sent him GER
. thcates OF stock in gold mining enfer
prise as collateral securities Of his In
dorsement. "
II was admitted that the old Plymouth
Goal company vas q litigant in the
had no relevancy to the judges judicial
action and that In the court decision he
: acted solely on his Judgment Of the merits
Of the lawsuits presented. II the mote
was presented to John 7. Lenahan, one
Of the attorneys In the case, for discount
, IL was done without Judge ArchbaId's
consent. the answer said.
Disclaims knowledge.
As TO the $500 Jones note. which 4, Wac
charged was presented 20 CHRISTOPHER &;
Boland. with n request for discount for
Judge Archibald while one Of the Merion
Coal company cases was pending in bts
court Judge Archibald answered that he
never consented that the note should he
presented 10 either OF the Boiands with
q request on, his part for discount. and
that y such thing were done II was
entirely without his knowledge.
As the charge that a $500 note OF his
own. made 10 John Henry. was presenteS
TO discount to Charles Won Strock nreai
dent OF a bank In Scranton. and a law
yer. Judge Archibald answered that ne
made the note entirely for the accommo-
dation OF Jones md had no intention az
improperly using his influence as a Judge
20 induce Won Strock TO discount IT,
Trip to Italy.
The charge that Judge Archibald had
received large gifts OF money from
and n director OF the Great Northern
railway and other corporations was de.
MED. though IL was admitted that the
Judge made q trip TO Italy at Cannon's
expense. The Judge averred he had no
information that any corporation in
which Cannon was interested might come
before his court.
The senate adjourned after hearing
Judge Robert w. Archbnld's formal an
swer 10 the charges against him without
deciding " the trials shall go on this sum-
Dler or be postponed until fall.
George L. Higbie, Manton, Mich.