The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-13

case then pending before the inter-
state commerce commission on a basis
that would have given him a share
of the fee earned by George NJ. Wat
son, attorney for the Marion Coal
company.
Judge Archibald declared he acted
in the case only as a friend of the
interested parties and did not expect
any compensation for his work.
The Lehigh Valley Deal.
Third, that he attempted to inf1u-
ence the Lehigh Valley Railroad COM
pany to relinquish a lease on Packer
No. 81 near Shenandoah, Pa, SO that
he might lease it on favorable terms
from the Girard estate of Philadel-
phia Judge Archibald claimed his ne
gotiations for this property involved
the exercise of no influence upon the
Lehigh officials, but grew out of an at
tempt to operate an adjoining coal
property.
Fourth-That Judge Archibald Sc
cured from Attorney Helm Bruce of
the Louisville & Nashville railroad pri
vate letters and arguments to sustain
an opinion in favor of the railroad in
suit before the commerce court. The
jurist asserted his correspondence with
Mr.. Bruce was only to clear up a dis
puted bit of testimony and was not
material to the decision of the case.
F'ifth-That Judge Archibald influ-
enced officials of the Philadelphia &
Reading Coal and Iron company,
owned by the Reading railroad, ito
grant lease on a coal property to
Frederick Warnke, for which service
Warnke gave him a note for $500.
Judge Archibald denied that he wrong.
fully used his influence with the Read
ing company and asserted that the
note given him by Warnke was pay
ment for certain other coal properties
in which Judge Archibald had an in
terest.
Sixth-That he tried to influence
officials of the Lehigh Valley railroad
to buy an interest in 500 acres of coal
lands belonging to the .Everhard
heirs
Judge Archibald denied this
Explains Insurance Case.
SeNenth-Ihat ne settled an insurance
suit in favor of W. w. Risinger of Scran-
ton and accepted certain gold mining
stocks from Risinger
Judge Archibald declared the stock was
not reward for his decision but collat-
eral given him to protect him on a, note
he had signed with RiSinger.
Eighth-That Archibald attempted to
have 500 note discounted by c. G. Bo-
land and W. P. Boland, litigants in his
court. He denied that he had authorized
having the note presented to the Bolands
for discount.
Ninth-That he permitted the same note
to be presented to c. Fl. Van Storch a
court, who discounted it. and Judge Arch
bald had just previously rendered a de-
cision in Van Storch's favor.
Judge Archibald denied that his Ia
fluence as a judge had anything to Go
with the diScounting of this note.
Tenth-That Judge Archibald. accepted a
trip to Europe at the expense of Henry
w. Cannon of New York, a director IN
several railways. the defense was that
Mr.. Cannon was Mrs. Archbald's cousin
and that the trip was an ordinary family
courtesy.
Eieventh-That Judge Archibald accert-
ed, at the outset of this trip a purse of
$500 raised by Scranton attorneys prac-
ticing in his court He answered that he
knew nothing of the collecting of this
purse until after it had been presented
to him.
Twelfth-That Judge Archibald appoint
ed jury commissioner in the middle
district of Pennsylvania J. B. Woodward.
railroad attorney. His answer was
that Woodward was selected for his lit