The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-07-09
ARCHIBALD ASKED
.sa IN HOUSE SPEECH.
IMPEACHMENT OF
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eral judiciary"
Article 2--Joined with George M.
Watson. of Scranton, Penn, I'm an
attempt to sell the stock of the Ma
rion Coal Company to the Delaware.
& Western Railroad
Company. This company was owned
by the Boland Brothers, of Scranton,
at that time litigants against the
railroad before the interstate COM
merce commission. The committee
charged Judge Archibald figured in,
the negotiations 'for valuable con-
sideration."
Article 2--That Judge Archibald
sought to lease from the Lehigh VAL
ley Railroad Company a culm bank
on the Girard estate coal property
near Shenandoah Pa. AT this time
the railroad was litigant before
the Commerce Court and before the
Interstate Commerce commission.
The committee said:
Misused Position.
ut Is the conclusion of your com,
mHtee that the officers of the coal
company tsubsidiary), relinquished
the right to operate the said culm
bank because Of the influence exer-.
cised upon them through Judge
Archbald's position as a member Of
the Commerce Court.
Article 4-That Judge Archibald
additional evidence from
Helm Bruce, attorney for the Louis
Vile & Nashville Railroad In case
before the Commerce Court, which
had been closed and given to the
Judges for decision. Later he con.
sidered supplemental brief from
Mr.. Bruce, without the knowledge Of
the attorneys for the Interstate Com
merce commission. 20 meet Conclu-
sion reached by another member of
the court Judge Archibald wrote
the decision In favor of the railroad
''In the opinion OF your
this conduct on the part
Of Judge Archibald was unfair and
unjust to the parties defendant in
this case"
Article 5--That Judge Archibald
used his judicial influence to get
coal lease from the Philadelphia and
Reading Coal Company for Freder-
sck Warnke. 1t is charged that
Warnke promised the judge $500
and later a note for $500 was dis
counted for the judge and has not
yet matured.
Aided in Purchase.
Article 6--That Judge Archibald
used his influence to help James r
Dainty, of Scranton, Pa, purchase
a coal tract from the Lehigh Valley
Railroad while the Lehigh had a suit
before the Commerce Court. "The
with which Judge Arch
bald sought these business favors or
concessions from railroads
having litigation, or likely to have
before the Commerce
Court, indicates a well-defined plan
TO use his official position and inhu
ence as member of such court for
financial gain and profit" said the
MI.
Article THAT Judge Archibald
figured as a signer and the payee OF
4 note for $4,000 by w. w. Refs
singer of Scranton. Pa, five days af-
,er he had adiudicated an insurance
aw suit in which Reissinger was in
terested and a beneficiary.
Article and 5---That Judge
archbald sent Edward ]. Williams
% William r. Boland to discount a
note for $500 signed by John Henry
tones while the Bolands were inter-
ssted in law suit before him. Boz
and would not discount the note
which was discounted in a Scranton
bank and never has been paid.
Guest of Cannon.
Article 10 aud 11--That In thel
spring of 1910 Judge Archibald per-
nitted Henry W. Cannon of New
York to pay his entire expenses on
as'pleasure trip to Europe, Mr.. Cen
non was at that time and still Is. a
and director in&4Inany
railroads. &"It lis claimed that Mr.,
Cannon is distant relative of
Judge ArchbaId's wife," said the
hut however this may
be, your committee regards II 10 I'm
proper for Judge to thus obligste
himself to an officer of numerous
corporations likely to become d.
rectly or indirectly involved In al
litigation before his court"
For the same trip, e. w. Searie,
,lerk of9Judge Archbald's court, col
ected $500 from Attorneys practic-
ng at the bar.
Article Appointed j. B.
of Wilkesbarre, Penn. a
'ailroad attorney, as jury commits
iioner of his court, This was cat
,ulated to bring the federal judi
,iary into ''disrepute," the commit
ZEE said
Accompanying the articles Of i'm
ieachment Chairman Clayton pre-
ierted brief tor show that the ac-
ions Of Judge Archibald described
Is "misbehavior" came within tic
,urview of the constitutional 'pfo-l
tisibp for Impeachment which enam-l