The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-01
IMPEACHMENT IS
To BE DELAYED
JUDGE ARCHBALD's TRIAL IS
SCHEDULED. BUT MAY NOT
COME UP.
HISTORY OF CHARGE
COAL PROPERTY. BEARING NAME
OF DEAD DAUGHTER OF OWNER.
CAUSED HIM TO BEGIN
"a ACTION.
HISTORY OF CHARGE

couVentng OF the snort session OK
congress on Tuesday, the impeach-
ment proceedings against Judge Rob-
ert w. Archibald, OF the Commerce
court. are again scheduled to come
before the senate.
1t was thought probable here today.
however, that another postponement
of the jurist's trial would be made.
owing 10 tAs Importance OF the Iegis-
this prediction 1t is believed that the
charges against the judge will be
threshed out during the short SEES
sion.
The impeachment of Judge Arch
bald was last postponed on August
81. when the senate. after long
executive session. set December 3D.
as the date upon which the tnrist
would he summoned before the bar
Of the senate.
scnsa tionai Charges.
Previous to this date. most sensa-
tionai charges had been made against
Judge Archibald by the house judi
ciarg committee. In summing up its
report on July sth the committee
said;
Your committee Is OF the opinion
that Judge Archhsid's sense of moral
responsibility has become deadened.
He has prostituted his high office for
personal profit He han attempted by
various transactions to eommercialixe
- DDfAnflAitfy ua {ulwa has
shown an oserweening desire TO make
gainfni bargains with parties having
cases before him or likely to have
cuses before him. To accomplish this
purpose he has not hesita1ed to use
his official power. and In such ne has
siegraa esi iris high ONCE and Destroy
ed the confidence Of the public In his
1ndicial integrity"
The report of thu house commit
tee was adopted. and the impeach-
Hsssatt Of 3Hsss~ Archibald v5tsSs IN the
house by a vote OF 2z2 to on July
18th The Impeachment Of the Judge
was laid before the senate on July
1sth, and on July 18th the senate
Was sworn In as a court Of impeaeh-
ment and summons was issued to
the judge. Here the proceedings rest
ed until the post ponement Of the
case on August "a.
Only eight other federal officials
before Judge Archibald have been i'm
psachad Since the adoption OF the
constitution. or these only two were
found guilty. One Of these men was
John rickerfng. United States district
Judge, 1884 and the other was Yves,
VI III, go -.S~s,~ -
5us~"- vsAh ~s0e owed from once
By the senate In 1854.
as..-.. roeeedings.
The procee dIngs against Archbaf Id
were set afoot by William. r. Roland.
president OF the Marian Coal con-, :
pany. az Scranton. Pa. Mr.. Roland
testified before the house judiciary
committee in answer to the questions
Of Wrisies Brown. an assistant OF
Attorney General Wiekersham who
conducted the governments case, that
affection fer his daughter Mary. now
dead. actuated his exposure upon the
Judge.
Mr.. BolAnd stated tina. the name
of his dead daughter was given To n
coal mine which Archibald and the
railroads had been endeavor.ng TO
wrest from him. II was unwiIllpr-
ness to see failure descend upon a
property bearing his daughters name
that ted him to carry his charges OF
graft to the president.
IN the course Of the proceedings wit
nesses testified that Judge Archhald
negotiated with the Erie railroad for
the purchase Of the Katydid coal dump
for Edward J. Williams, his business
associate; that he joined with George
~. watson. Of Scranton. Pa, in an
attempt to sell the stock OF the
Marian Coal company to the I.arka-
wanna railroad, the coal company be-
ing owned Mt that time by the BoIand
brothers who were iitigants against
the railroad before the interstate COM
inerce commission and. that ha per-
mttted Henry w. Cannon, Of New
York. a stakeholder and director In
several railroads. To pay his expenses
on pleasure trip abroad In the
spring OF 1910
In addition TO these IRREGULARITIES II
was alleged that Judge Archibald in
directly accepted fees OF varying
amounts from those who were aither
in litigation before the Commerce
court or were liable to become Hti-
gants before that body.
He was also severely criticised BY
the press for the decisions he rem
dered IN the famous Wire Pool'
cases. This combination in restraint
Of trade was conceived by u. r. Jack
son. who was denounced by Attorney
General Wickersham ais a ''quack law.
yer" Jackson's scheme for smother.
ing competition was regarded as one
Of the most ruthless ever put into
operation. Yet Judge Archibald dis.
missed all the defendants with a
nominal fine save Jackson, who was
fined $4,000.
Denies All Charges.
The charges against Judge Arch.
bald were embodied In . set OF I'm.
peachment articles which were for
maily placed before the senate in ac-
cordance with the provisions Of the
constitution. In answer TO these arti-
! cies Judge Archibald formally denied
that he had ever used his once or
his influence as a Judge for profit;
that he ever undertook for q consid-
GRAFTON to compromise litigation be-
fore the International commerce com
mission. that no never wrongfully used
his position to obtain credit from liti-
giants before him, or that he had un-
dertaken TO carry on general busi-
mega for profit or speculation In coal
properties as specified In the house In
dtctment.
Judge Archibald was born in Car
bondaie Lackawanna county. Penn
syivania, September 10, 1s4S. He re-
4 Aceived his preparatory education 1T
Flushing institution. Mt Long Island.
from whence he entered Yale. gradu-
ating In 1871.
He studied law IN the of11ces of Post
h a. Hand and IN Seutembor 1879 WAS