Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-12-04

cles OF Impeachment and the formal
answer made by Judge Archibald,
The trial is expected 10 center about
the testimony as TO Judge Archhald'a
connection witch the purchase or at
tempted purchase ~ certain refuse
coal dumps, Ills attorney IN his open
ing statement today declared Il would
bee shown that in first case charged
against the jurlst, the 'katydld culm
bank case, Judge Archibald had been
purposely forced into the situation uy
William =. Bolan Of scranton, and
had acted throughout as the friend
of h. j, Williams, who desired 10 pur-
/ chase Il, and without thought Of per
sonal reward.
The trial Of Judge Robert W. Arch
bald Of the United States Commerce
! court for conduct amounting to Il Nip-
lation OF his oath as federal Judge
had been set TO open today before
the Senate Court Of Impeachment as
a request of Judge Archibald last Au'
gust that his attorneys be given more
time 10 prepare their case.
The charge against Judge Arch
bald arose in connection with the
private ana official acts both as "a
Judge Of the Court OF Commerce and
as United states District Judge for
Middle Pennsylvania. lie was i'm
peached 10y the house OF representa-
tives after a fun investigation Of the
facts by the department OF justice,
and extended hearings before the
house judiciary committee.
The managers appointed by the
house 10 prosecute the case before
the senata asked for an immediate
trial >last August but the senate de-
clned to hasten it's consideration Of
the case. During the last week sCor-
es OF subpoenacs were issued for wit
nesses who viii be brought before the
senate by the house managers and by
Judge ArChhald's attorneys I'm con
nection with the trial,
After the house committee on judi
ciary had concluded It's hearings last
spring II recommended that Judro
Archibald be called before the senate
lnder impeachment PROCEEDINGS tn,
last time the house had exercised IT'S
impeachment powers was in 1905
when Judge Swane, United Statce
udge for the Northern District of
Florida was called TO account fn'
misconduct and was acquitted by the
senate. The house Cf representatives.
on July II, 1912 adopted articles ot
Impeachment by a vote Of 222 to
ma committee headed by Represen-
'ative CLAYTON Of AlabaU>l, was Chos-
On TO act as the managers on the paw
# the house to try the case before
the senate The house manager
urged the senate to grant an imme-
date trial but that bod declined TO
hear the case before the end Of the
last session.
Thirteen separate articles consti-
tute the basis for the impeachment
trial. These embrace dealings be-
tween judge Archibald and railroad
officials and others in regard to Penn
sylvan'a coal or "culm" dumps and
coal lands; contributions by ATTORNEYS
and others to the Judges vacation
trip to Europe IN 1910; reputed "se-
cret" correspondence by the Judge
with railroad attorney concerning a
pending case; and alleged attempts to
have payable notes to Judge Arch
bold discontinued nv attorneys and
litieants before his court.
In presenting the case to the house
representative Clayton said that the
Judiciary committee was Of the opin-
ion that Judge Archbald's sense ~
moral responsibility had become
deadened" and that he had ''prosti-
profit" The principal charge grew