The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-30
Tells Senate He Is Not
Guilty Of Wilful
Wrongs.
NEVER USED HIS
PLACE FOR PROFIT
Jurist, While Admitting Many
Facts Set Forth in Thirteen
Articles, Contends That
None Constitutes Impcach-
able Ofense-Postpone-
ment Till Fall Likely

Washington. July -9-Judge Robert,
" Archibald. o. the Commerce Court
in answer 20 the impeachment articles
b4ough, aeains, him By tn4 House OF
Representatives.. to-day formal, dcni.d
70 the Senate, sitting as co-.- ~ in'
pcacHnent. that be ever naG used h.s
once or his inilrence as 1udse Tor
proNt tnat Ae ever uH.crtooH Tor
consideration 10 coinprom!se litigation
oetor. tn- Interstate comale.-r COnl-
mission that he ever wvongia!ly used
!.!s position to obtain credit from III
lgants before aim. or tA4t ne .Id estr
Undertaken 20 carry or genera. ous!-
ness Cor pront or speculation ia coal
properties. as charged 50 tne House
Indictment.
TO each OF the thirteen articles of i'm
pe4chment Judge Archibald replied ,nat
none even II true. constituted an inn
peacla ole orense. nigh crime or
misdemcanor. defined By The Con-
stitut.cn. Mans statements contained
Ia the allegations were not disputed.
while others were totally denied and
annllment Of others was Askea On the
ground that tA.y were too vague 70
admit of proper defense.
Admits Participation.
Judge Archibald admitted ms narucl-
ration IN the now noted k4tydld culIn
bank deal with Edward j Williams,
cf scranton. and tic hillside Goa! and
Iron Company. u subsidiary OF lac Ellie
Rl!lroaG. which tren had cases pending
IA mis- court. but nc G-n!cd that n- viii
fully or uulu w.uiy or cOrrlrl!y took
ans audv4ntAsc OF hts position 10 ia.
dure the railroad officials to deal WILD
AiIn and MS partner
the accused jur!st denied ,hai he at
any time FOR consideration. agreed 10
assist George NJ Watson. "a scranton
.awyer 70 settle case IA Which the
Marian Coal Company was complain
ant against the L4cKaw-uua lt4lll.oaG
peiore tnc Interstate Commerce Com
!" ssion William T. holland -.l Alz
brothers. christopher and James. are
the principal stockholders ia tae coal
company and william i. Bollnd was
the author OF some OF the charges on
which the House judiciary Committee
reported articles % impeachment. The
Judges answer to-day set out ihat MS
officials y. the L4ck-wanna RAILROAD
:1T settl, neut @; She case was purely
OUT 81 Friendship for Watson ana Chris
;opArr a. bO!ana. and that ali his acts
were without promis. or Expectation
% COMPENSATION OF any kind
Disputes Some Details.
III reply 30 the charge tnai re and
his associates secured from the Lch!gh
valley Railroad d Lease on coal dung
packer 80. g. owned by the city OF Pa.s-
AGe!3hia as trustee Ion the Aeiss o;
the late stephen Girard. reply was made
that ,nc transaction ala NOT involve
unlawful or corrupt US or his Office.
some deta!ls @. mis- art!cle We're dis
puied
40 the charge tia, Judge Archhall
pernit'cl HELM Bruce. attorney 10,
..s
10 make reply after "a case had been
closed To court the judge averred that
permission for such c supplementary
reply was not. so "a. q $ he kncw. given
u! secret from the Interstate Commerce
Commission. and that The Commences
Court had been given the right to
look INFO Tile ev.'ence OF the ease
JudSe Archoa!d den!ed that Permission
ior 'he supplementary answer was
given wronssaly or unlawu.My. but
DECLARED that il had ba.n done IN fair
ness ana in the Interests OF Justice.
Inc Judge denied that he used his
once wronsly TO aid Frederick Warnke
ia securing from the Philadelphia and
Beading Railroad lease OF the Lincoln
c!nm Gnmp or THAI he accepted from
Naiukc wTonsfuily % pronisSorv note
ior >ouN. Judge Archibald does say
however tnat he and John Henry Jones
received from the Iremier Coal COM
p1ny note Tor S5le. lnlorsed ny
Wainkc. This the judge AYERS. was
Tor services ne anu Jones had per
formed By bringing about the sale OF
the o4a gravity III. culln oamk Dy the
Lace : Sh.uer ccal Company TO the
..r,!'lei Coal Company lu wAIen
~ a9n.-c had an interest.
calls Chnr&c Vague.
Tho charge that the judge use1 his
office cor.uptiy or IMPROPERLY TO nring
about the sale OF the Everhardt coal
ianos TO the Lehish valley 1.o-Iroad,
ioi the Lehigh Valley Coal Company
was claimed TO be vague. ana its
annuiment was asked
Judge Archibald denied tnat al any
time he had entered scheme TO buy
stocks OF gold mining scheme IN
Honduras with W. W Hisinger by in
dorsins note for S..5uu Kisinger is
part owner of the stocA of the old
Plymouth Coal Company. lie admit
ted having Endorsed Il note tor Rising
or, but AYERS it was. for the sole &C.
commodation and beneht o: Risingor
and Eisinser later sent him certificates
OF stock in . gold mining enterprise
as collateral security for his indorse-
memt. 1t was admitted that the Old
Plymouth Coal Company was a uti-
CANT In the judges court, but the note
transaction had no relevancy to the
Judges judicial action. and that IN
tho court decision he acted solely upon
his Judgment OF the merits ~ tho
law suit presented. II the note was
presented to John n. Lenahan. ono
OF tho attorneys in Gle case. for dis.
count IL wos done without Judge
.irchbalds consent the answer said.
AS to the $500 Jones note. which. 1t
was charged. was presented TO Christie