Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-12-03


ate convened today as high court I
of inquiry in the case OF Judge Rob +
ert w. Archbold OF the commerce |
court who has 13 charges that are
alleged to constitute high crimes and
misdemeanors. Counsel for the
mdge has admitted a commission TO
ali acts alleged but denies they were
improper.
The trial OF Judge Robert V. Arch
hald for conduct amounting TO
violation OF his oath as federal judge
had been set TO open today before
the senate court of impeachment as
a result of Judge. Archbald's request
last August that his attorneys be
given more time to prepare their
case.
The charges against Judge Arch
bald 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
sylyania He was impeached by the
house OF representatives after 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 its consideration OF
the case During the last week
scores OF subpoenaes were issued Tor
witnesses who will be brought be-
fore the senate by the house man
ayers and by Judge Arehbald's attor-
neys in connection with the trial.
After the house committee on Judi
ciary had concluded its hearings last
spring ii recommended that Judge
Archibald be called before the senate
under impeachment proceedings The
last time the house had exercised
its impeachment powers was in 1904
when Judge Swane, United States
Judge for the northern district Of
Florida, was called to account for
misconduct and was acquitted by the
senate, The house OF representatives
on July IL, 1912. adopted articles OF
impeachment by a vote OF 222 TO !
and a committee headed by Repre-.
sentative Clayton OF Alabama, was
chosen to act as the managers on
the part OF the house TO try the case
before the senate. The house man
ayers urged the senate TO grant an
immediate trial but that body de
clined to hear the case before the
end of the last session.
Thirteen separate articles consti
tute the basis for the Impeachment
trial. These embrace dealing be
tween Judge Archibald and railroad
officials and others in regard e
Pennsylvania coal or "culm" dumps
and coal lands. contributions by at
torneys and others to the judges va
cation trip to Europe in 1919. reput
ed secret" correspondence by tn
judge with a railroad attorney con
corning a pending case; and allege
attempts to have notes payable {
Judge Archibald discounted by a
tornoys and litigants before his cour
In presenting the case to the hous
representative Clayton said that tn
judiciary committee was Of opinio
that Judge Arehbald's sense of mo
al responsibility had become deadei
ed" and that he had 'prostitnted HI
high office for personal profit IN
principal charge grew out OF IN
kadydid Culm bank deal In IN
charge Il was asserted that whi
the Erie Railroad company had pen
me before the commerce court tM
suits. Judge Archibald. corruptly Ia
ing advantage OF his official positio
Induced the officials of the hilisis
Coal A Iron company and of q
Erie railroad which owned that eoi
pany to agree 20 sell the coal eel
panys interests IN the Kadydid dun
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Williams
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I'd thar he had acted corrunily.
had taken advantage of his positie
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