Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-07-29
ENTERS
GENERAL DENIAL
TO CHARGES Of
MISCONDUCT
Accused Jurist Makes Formal
Answer in Senate to Allegu-
tiOns Of Corruption on the
Federal Bench.
NO DATE SET FOR THE
HEARING OF EVIDENCE

tDy Evsaang fIevald A. =. LEASED Wsrel
Washington, July 29.--sittlng as a
court of Impeachment. the senate to-
day adjourned after hearing Judge
Robert W. Archbaid's formal rnswer
To the charges against him. without
deciding u the trial shall 40 on this
summer or be- postponed until fail.
Archibald entered a general denial OF
all the charges brought ny tha house
ot representatives, bat admitted his
participation In tho now noted Katy
did culm hank deal" With Edward j.
williams Of scranton and the Hili-
side Coal ana Iron Company, d sub
sidlary OF the Erie railroad, which
then hnd eases pending In his court,
hu, he denIed that he willfuliy or un-
lawfully or cOrruptly took any ndyAn-
tage of his position 10 Induce the rail-
road oticlnlH tu deal with him ana his
partner
The accused iurlet denied that he
nc any time, for consideration,
agreed 10 assist George NJ Watson, a
scranton lawyer. 10 settle a ease In
which the Marian Coal Company was
complainant against tho LnckaWanna
railroad before tho inter state COM
merce commission.
W y. holland aud his brothcra
Christopher aAd James, are principal
stoc kholdrrs IN the coal co. apany,
and william y. BOlnnd was the au-
thor of some Of the charges on which
iha house judiciary committee ro-
ported articles of Impeachment
Ia reply to the charges that he
anu his associates secured from the
Lehlgh Valley railroad a lease on coal
packer No. 3. owned by the city of
philadelphia ~ trustee for the heirs
of the lete stephen Oirard. reply was
made that the transaction did not in
voiVe unlawful or corrupt use OF his
oilice, some details OF this article
were disputed.
The Judge denied that he used his
office wrOngfully 10 aid Frederick
Warnke in securing from the philp-
delphln 4 Reading ralisoad y lease III
the Llncoln culm DUMP, or that he ac-
| ceptied from Wnrnke wrongfully a
/ promisHory not for $500.
The charge that judge Archibald
used his office cOrruptly or improp-
criy lO bring about the sale of the
i Evcrhurdt coal lands TO tho LehiRh
| Valley railroad or tho Lehigh VAL
ley coal Company. was claimed To be
vague, aud It's annulment was asked
Judge Archibald denied that nt any
| time he had entered into scheme "a
II
/ Honduras with W. W. HlslnRer by
end0rHlng note for t2,5OG. Rising
| er IN part owner at the stock Of the
/ Old Plymouth coal Company fe ad-
mttod having endorsed "a not, for
itiainRer. but ayers u was for the HOlc
purpose 0f accommodation ana benv-
~ of liilanger. and lliHlnger later sent
him certificates of stock la "a gold
/ mining enterprise ns collateral aeUu-
rifles for his endorAcmuni
II was admitted that the ola Ply
mouth coal Company wnH litignnt
In the judges court, hut the note
| transaction had no relevancy IL the
Judges judicial action. and that In
the court decision he acted solely on
his judgment of the merits Of the owl
dence presented, " the note was
presented a John q. Lenahan, one
Of the attorneys in the case. sOr dis.
count, II was done without Judg,
Archbald'H consent. the answer said
A. 10 the 5000 Jones note. which u
WAS charged was presented Ia chris,
opher a. Roland with request for
discount for Judge Archibald while
one ~ the Marian Coal Company
cases WAS ppndinR la his court, Judge
| Archibald answered that he IeVor con.
Hentod that the note should be- pre-.
Hen,ed "a either of the Hollands viii
a request on his part for discount and
that n such a tafng were done u wa
entirely without his knowledge.
Aa 10 the charge that a 3bO0 note
Of his own. made 90 John Henry J0nel
was presented FOR discount "a
Charles VOnSirOck. president OF d
bank IN scranton, ana a lawyer, Judge
Archibald answered that he made ths
note entirely for the accommodation
Of Jones. ana had no intention of I'M
properly using his influence az Judge
To induce VonSiruck ~ discount u
The charge thai Judge Archibald had
received large gifts ut money irnm
iiehry w. cannon, "a cousin OF hli
| wite, ana director ~ the GrcaI
t. Northern railway, and other cOrpor'
ntiOna, was denied, though u Was nd'
I miited that the Judge made q trip Il
avefrcd he mad no Information iaH
any corporation la winch Cannon wal
i Interested might come before hi