Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-08
unjust to the parties defendant in this

unjust to the parties defendant In this
judicial influence to get q coal lease from
the Philadelphia and Reading Coal COM
pany for Frederick Warnke. It 10 charged
that warnke promised the Judge 400. and
later q note for $500 was discounted for
the Judge and has not yet matured.
Article 6-That Judge Archibald used his
influence to help James r. Dainty Of
Scranton purchase a coal tract from the
Lehigh Valley railroad, while the Eehigh
had q suit before the Commerce Court.
THE presidency with which Judge Arch
bald sought these business favors or
property concessions from railroad COM
paYies having litigation, or likely to have
litigation. before the Commerce Court In
dicates a well-defined plan TO use his Of
fcial position and influence as member
Of such court for financial gain and
profit" said the committee.
Article THAT Judge Archibald figured
as a signer and the payee of note for
S., 800 by w. w. Reissinger of Scranton,
Pa, five days after he had adjudicated
an insurance lawsuit in which Refs
singer was interested and beneficiary.
Articles and AThat Judge Archibald
sent Edward ]. Williams to William p.
Boland to discount a note for 5000 signed
by John Henry Jones while the Bolands
were interested I'm a lawsuit before him.
Boland would not discount the note,
which was discounted in a Scranton
bank and has never been paid.
Accepts Money for Pleasure Trip.
Articles 10 and 11-That in the spring
Of 1910 Judge Archibald permitted Henry
w. Cannon of New York to pay his en-
tire expense on a pleasure trip to Europe
Mr. Cannon was at that time. and still Is
a stakeholder and director in many rail-
roads TT is claimed that Mr.. Cannon
is a distant relative of Judge Archibald
a1ttf r. yr--
ever this may be, your committee re-
CARDS it as improper for judge to thus
obligate himself to an officer Of numerous
corporations likely to become directly or
indirectly involved in litigation before his
court" For the same trip f.. w. Searle
clerk of Judge Archbald's court. collected
$500 from attorneys practicing at that
bar.
Article 12-Appointed J. b. Woodward
of Wikesbarre, Pa, a railroad attorney,
as Jury commissioner of his court. This
was calculated to bring the federal judi
ciary into ''disrepute," the committee
said
Accompanying the article of impeach-
ment Chairman Clayton presented brief
to show that the actions of Judge Arch
bald described as 'misbehavior' came
within the purview of the constitutional
provision for impeachment which enum-
crates treason, bribery or other high
crimes and misdemeanors.
The penalty provided in successful i'm
parchment cases is removal from office
and may include a bar from ever holding
any office of trust or honor again.
Previous Gases Before Senate.
The Senate. which tries officials inn
peached by the House, has been called
upon to act as an Impeachment court
eight times in the past. One trial was OF
a President. Andrew Johnson, who was
acquitted: another of cabinet officer,
SECRETARY of War William w. Belknap,
acquitted; a senator. William Blount of
Tennessee, who resigned; an associate
justice of the Supreme Court of the
United States, Samuel Chase, acquitted,
and four United States judges. John Pick
ering, New Hampshire, removed from OF
fee: flames III. Peck of Missouri, acqquit-
ted; \ West II. Humphreys of Tennessee.
removed from Office, and Charles Swayne
of Florida, acquitted.
Judge Archibald was appointed United
States Judge for the middle district of
Pennsylvania by President Mckinley
March 20, 1901, during recess OF
Congress. December q, 1901, he was
welt. He was commissioned a United
States circuit judge and assigned to
the Commerce Court by President Taft
January 81, 1911.
The proceedings against Judge
adopted a resolution offered by Rep
resentative Norris of Nebraska calling
on the Department of Justice for re-
port of it's investigation of the jul
dicial conduct Of Judge Archibald. May
last President Taft transmitted to
the House the Investigations of Inter
state Commerce Commissioner Meyer
and of Wrisley Brown, special attor-
ney of the Department of Justice, and
the recommendation of Attorney Gen
eral Wickersham that the charges be
referred to the HoYse.
Nav z last Chairman Clayton called
the judiciary committee to consider the
Archibald charges. Testimony was
taken in open session until June 4.
Judge Archibald and his counsel we're
preeent at all times.