The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-01-14
CONVICT JUDGE
tconsa.sd from rirss y.ss.,

nave Always known that / have
done no wrong. and the vote OF no
n makes IL Otherwise" was his only
comment upon the senate's action.
sentence was imposed by Senator
bacon OF Georgia. the presiding ono
er. after the senate had, by a vote OF
% 70 80. upheld a resolution offered
oy senate OGorman of New York,
sy 1S a the full penalty provided
The senate. therefore. do order
ana decree said Senator Bacon. "and
II Is hereby adjudged. that the $40
gent. Robert w. Archibald, circuit
Judge for the United States for the
.nird judicial circuit and designated
20 serve In the commerce court. be
and he hereby is removed from once.
ana tnat ne be and is hereby forever
disqualified to hold any Office of honor
Srust or profit. under the United
The sentence OF the senate became
operative at once. and directions we.e
gwen mat the president and the
house OF representatives be notified
imposed.
Third Accused Convicted.
vi the ten men who have been i'm
peacned before the senate since the
oi~sanlHatlon or the government. Judge
archibald Is the third to be convicted.
and the only one convicted who
TO make a personal defense
against the charges brought by the
mouse or representatives.
voting on the charges began as soon
as the impeachment court had been
r~e-organiZed at / o'clock. On each of
the articles. Senator Bacon. after the
secretary had read the charge TO the
senate. put the formal question:
senator's. how say you is the re-
spondent. Robert W. Archibald. guilty
or not guilty as charged in this ar
The Roll Call.
AS the roll call proceeded. renlies NJ
Guilty came from all parts OF the
chamber. Each senator. under the
rule: rose in his seat and gave his
verdict; but notwithstanding the ST.
Ience that prevailed throughout the
chamoer many had to be asked TO re-
peat their votes TO make their re-
plies audible I o the secretary1 Rober,
w Archibald. Jr.. who sat with his
lathers counsel on the floor Of the
senate exhibited great feeling "a n
became known that the vote was over.
whelmingly for conviction.
Inc hrst article charged that Judge
had gone TO officials of the
Erie railroad while that railroad had
d SUIT pending in the commerce court
ana mad corruptly Influenced them to
agree TO give him a favorable option
on the katydid culm demp. owned in
part by the Erie's subsidiary com
pahy' the Hillsdale Coal and Iron
Company. The vote in detail on this
charge was:
for conviction-Ashurst. Bankheed.
borah' bourne. ~Brandegee. Bristow,
brown Bryan. Burton. Chamberlain,
Clapp. Clark of Wyoming. Clarke OF
ARKANSAS, Crane. Crawford. Culberson.
Cuilom, Cummins. Curtis. Dixon, Du.
pont Fletcher. Foster. Gallinger. Gore.
Gronna, Hitchcock. johnson OF
Maine. Jones. Kenyon. LaFollette.
Lippitt. Lodge, McCumber. Mclean.
Martin. Marine. Myers. Nelson. New.
lands, OGorman, Owen. Page. San
ders' Shively. Simmons. Smith OF
Georgia, Smith of Maryland, Smith of
arizona. Smoot. Stephenson. Stone.
Sutherland. Swanson. Thornton. TIL
man. townsend. Warren. Wettmore.
Williams. Works. =
Against 'conviction-Burnbam. Ca.
iron. Oliver ,Paynter and Penrose.
Absent or not votlng-Bacon. Brad.
ley, Briggs. Chiffon. Dillingham;. Fall
Gamble. Gardner. ~Guggenheim. Heis.
kell of Arkansas. Jackson. Johnston
- HNA'AhAhs 8bAAlNibu OF ltNdH heTU.|
Lea. Massey. Overman. Percy. Smith
of South Carolina. Smith Of Michigan
and Watson.
The Second Charge.
The second charge was not sus-
tanned. the vote against Judge Arch.
bald. 40 to %. being two short OF the
necessary two-thirds. on the third
charge. involving the use OF influence
with the Lehigh Valley railroad 10
force h. 10 r%elinquish q lease on
Packer No. g. a coal producing prop.
erty which Judge Archibald wanted to
secure. the accused jurist was con.
victed by a vote of 81 to II. Sena-
tors R%randegee. Clark OF Wyoming.
Crane. Smoot. Stephenson and Thorn.
ton. who had voted Guilty" on the
FIRST article. voted Not Guilty" on
this charge.
Another verdict Of Guilty" came on
The fourth charge that Judge Archibald
ihd ~wf"nEtulir written &" Helm Bruce.
On attorney for the Louisville and
Nashville railroad. 10 secure his az
si@ttuce in %urerarinE 90 decision 100 a
60" Then before the court.
Additional %r'natlrs who voted Not
quit on THE charge:
Limit NgCImrsr Root. Sutherland.
swanson Warren and Wctmore while
senator Thornton voted GUILTY"
Fifth Charge
ON tNN fffN rhIfre. that be- had corr
fupflt influenced officials OF tho Read
NIX railroad o. grant "a coal land a lease
o. irr'rfIrE MHrItn HuI hHd receiver
,nUuerrHfnr for this service. Judge
Archibald received tho support ~ bus
elk ~aenHfur4
luruhtm Catron. clark. Of wyoming.
'ilf'r ltHt inter- and Ienrose ~ was
rtlctfi 90 90 . uu this article.
on th" last article uf I-uuearhmcuf
HIlrrInE that Judge Archibald had
nf credit from attorneys and Uti-
ffnf4 before him. and had Carried on a
'N'iu business 900 coal land surcu-
HfI"ta many senators asked 90 Dc eU-
'l"rd fr1r voting declaring the charges
were f" general they could NOT con.
o.. u vote either way. The final
N'i" rf' nIfrd ir conviction on this
Hruri" tla.. o. 60 cO.
judge Ir.HiIld received mHforitea
ln fis Favor uu seven uf the charges
AGAINST tfm. besides tho ]truuiffaT ru
fhr .frDuI Hrflrlr. where tho two thirds
N'f" H%rnInsf him wee not obtained ON
fHf 'Itfrr ffIf DO hfI w%rnugfuIv ar-
Pei purse OF $500 ftieed among
fHufur t~ffHfreEa fhr vote uHs G5
N"f guilty Huf nur Guilty the
IrrIn vote being .taf tF Senator As
hurst ~ Sew NevIrn
senator N.f .r H statement FLEA fY-
nt F1tfNE u witch Senator Infra
I 'F''IH 'f'f partly ror,lfrsf.
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