Arizona republican., 1912-12-04
Judge Robert W. Archibald of the United States Com merce Court Hears Him self Bitterly Denounced By Clayton.
|" "PROSTITUTED
 HIGH OFFICE"
This is the. Charge Upon Which the Proceedings Are Based and Through Which His Removal from Bench Is Sought.
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Robert w. Archibald, of the United States commerce court, sat before the bar in the senate today and heard him. self referred to as one who had pros tituted high official position for per sonal profit" who had commercial ized the pOtentiality of a judge" and who had degraded his office and de- strOyed the confidence of the public in his integrity"
 To this arraignment by Representa- tive Clayton of Alabama, representing the house of representatives in the inn peachment proceedings against the Jur- ist, Judge Archbald's chief counsel, A. s. Worthington made emphatic reply. He declared the house had brought the proceedings against Archibald upon facts which, properly analysed showed the jurist's motives to be unquestion- able.
 T do not like to think of any man being brought into a court of justice anywhere and being made to answer to charges so vague and indefinite" ad- ded Worthington.
 The first witness will be summoned before the senate court of impeachment tomorrow
 Judge Archibald sat with his attor- neys before the bar Representative Clayton. making the opening statement for the house, declared that the facts showed that in an investigation of Judge Archbald's business relations with coal companies and railroads his sense of morality was deadened; and that he used his official position to in duce officials of the railroads that were. or might be- litigants before his court, to grant him favors or consent to business deals
 Judge Archbald's attorney replied to all the impeachment charges made by the house, declaring that witnesses summoned in behalf of the accused jurfst would substantiate their claim. that MT. Archibald had been guilty of no wrong doing and that his relations in certain coal land deals had been open. The trial is expected to center about the testimony of witnesses as to | Judge Archbald's connection, purchase | or attempted purchase of certain ref use coal dumps.
 The trial of Judge Robert w Arch | bald of the United States commerce court for conduct amounting to a vi- | OlatiOn of his oath as federal judge | had been set to open today before the l senate court of impeachment as a | result of Judge Archbald's request | last August that his attorneys be l given more time to prepare their case | The charge against Judge Archibald arose in connection with private and | official acts both as a judge of the | court of commerce and as United States district judge for middle Penn 1 sylvania He was impeached by the house of representatives after a full investigation of the facts by the de partment of justice and extended hearings before the house judiciary | committee.
 The managers appointed by the house to prosecute the case before the senate asked for an immediate trial last August but the senate de clined to hasten it's consideration o1 the case. During the last week scores of subpoenaes were issued fol witnesses who will be brought before the senate by the house managers and by Judge Archbald's attorneys in connection with the trial.
 After the house committee on jul
 dietary had concluded its hearings last spring it recommended tha l Judge Archibald be called before tht
 senate under impeachment proceed ings The last time the house haC
 exercised it's impeachment powers
 was in 1904 when Judge SWane. Uhl'
 ted States judge for the northern dlS
 trict of Florida, was called to ac
 count for misconduct and was ac
 quilted by the senate. The house O
 representatives on July II, 1912
 adopted articles of impeachment D!
 vote of 222 to l and commltte'
 headed by Representative Clayton O Alabama, was chosen to act as tn manager on the part of the house t' try the case before the senate. Th'
 house manager urged the senate t'
 grant an immediate trial, but Una
 body declined to hear the case betor'
 the end of the last session.
 Thirteen separate articles constl tute the basis for the impeachment
 trial. These embrace dealings be
 tween Judge Archibald and railroad
 officials and others in regard t'
 Pennsylvania coal or 'culm' dump
 and coal lands; contributions by at torneys and others to the judges va
 cation trip to Europe in 1910; repute'
 secret" correspondence by the Judg' | (Cop+inua5 ou Pape SPVen)