The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-07-09
OF
! ARCHIBALD ASKED
IN HOUSE SPEECH
Chairman Clayton 81. Iudician Com
mittee Presents List
Of Articles
THIRTEEN CHARGES ARE MADE
Says that Conduct of Judge Has
] Been Exceedingly Re-
/ prehensibh"
THIRTEEN CHARGES ARE MADE

Washington, July S.--Chairman
Henry b. Clayton Of the committee
on judiciary OF the House Of Repre-
sentatives today presented to the
House thirteen articles OF impeach-
ment against Judge Robert w Arch
bald, of the United States Court of
Commerce. Mr.. Clayton's report
was unanimous from his committee.
1t constitutes the ninth impeach-
ment of judicial or civil official
of the United States since the found
alton of the government and Is the
first since the impeachment trial OF
Judge Charles Swayne Of the North
ern District Of Florida, who was ac-
quilted on February ~, 1906.
"The conduct OF this judge has
been exceedingly reprehensible and
In marked contrast with the high
sense of judicial etaics and probity
that generally characterize the fed
eral judiciary" the committee said
in summing up its findings of mis-
behavior Ia office against Judge
Archibald.
Business and the Bench.
His business transactions while
| a Judge on the bench were held TO
unfit him for further s9Fsiaa On the
| bench and a resolution was presented
impeaehing him and hafling for
trial before the United States senate.
"Your committee is of opinion
| that Judge Archbald's sense OF
moral responsibility has become
deadened," said the report. He
has prostituted his nigh office for
personal profit,
ttfIe has attempted by various
| transactions to commercialize hls
potentiality as judge. lie has shown
an overweening desire to make gain
full bargains with parties having
cases before him or likely to have
eases before him. To accomplish
| this purpose he has not hesitated to
use his official power and influence.
He has degraded his high office and
has destroyed the confidence OF the
public in his judicial integrity. He
has forfeited the condition upon
! which he holds his commission ana
| should be removed from office by Inn
parchment,
Integrity Lacking. :.
"A Judge should be the personi-
fcation of integrity, of honor and of
uprightness In his daily walk and
conversation. He should hold his
exalted office and the administration
of Justice above the sordid desire to
accumulate wealth by trading or
trafhcking with actual or probable
litigents in his court. He should he
free and unaffected by any bias born
Of ayarice and unhampered BY pc
cuniary or other obligations"
With Chairman Clayton's report
was a resolution providing for tht
management OF the trial before the
senate. The full committee desig'
: mated Chairman Clayton. Repre-
9 sentative Floyd of Arkansas: Davis
Of West Virginia and Webb OF
= North Carolina, democrats, and Rep
resentatives Norris, Nebraska
g Sterling, Illinois, and Howiand
d Ohio, republicans. managers tf
o prosecute the Archibald trial before
= the senate,
+ The charges against Judge Arch
II bald set forth in the thirteen arti
d eles of Impeachment range from MI
II business transactions with aetua
y and possible litigants In his court U
al trip to Europe which, 1t wa
lie charged. was given the judge D.
,e Henry W. Cannon. a railroad mag
If nate and financial power in NeV
York. Favoritism TO a railroad It'll
N pant also was included In IN
,r charges and in the thirteenth coun
le of the indictment under the headin
p. General misbehavior OF Juds
II Archibald" the committee reyiewe
= the charges and found that iudg
$, Archibald grossly abused the pre-
re prieties of his said office of Judg'
was guilty Of misoehavior ana
n misdemeanor in office"
le Erie Case Cited.
ldf An epitome Of the articles OF ~
y parchment follows;
Article Negotiated with th
n, Erie RAILROAD Company for the pul
r. chase of the Katydic Coal damp 70
g Edward J. Williams, his business al
II sociate., I'm the opinion OF you
ID committee, Judge Archbald's partic'
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