Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-13

, brought against Judge Archibald were
as follows:
First-That he Influenced officers OF
the Erie railroad, then litigants in his
court, to grant him a favorable OPP
ton on it's share of the Katydid culm
dump near Scranton, Pa. Judge Arch
bald acknowledged his part in the ne
gotiations but denied he "Wilfully or
unlawfully or corruptly. or otherwise
took any advantage of his official po-
sition,' to influence the railroad Of
ficials.
| Second-That he attempted to effect
a settlement between the Marion Coal
Company of Scranton and the Della
ware, Lackawanna & Western railroad
of case then pending before the in
terstate commerce commission. On
basis that would have given him
share Of the fee earned by George NJ.
Watson, attorney for the Marion COM
pany. Judge Archibald declared he
acted in the case only as a friend of
the interested parties.
Third-That he attempted to influ-
ence the Lehigh Valley Railroad Com
pany to relinquish a lease on packer
No. g." near Shenandoah, Pa, SO that
he might lease it on favorable terms
from the Girard estate of Philadelphia.
Judge Archibald claimed his negotia-
tions for this, property involved the
exercise of no influence upon the Le-
high officials but grew out. of an at
tempt to operate an adjoining property.
Favored Railroad In Suit.
Fourth-That he secured from At
ternoy Bruce. of the louisville &
Nashville. private letters and argu-
rhents to sustain an opinion in favor of
the railroad in suit before the COM
merce court. The jurist said his COR
respondence with Mr.. Bruce was only
to clear up a disputed bit of testimony
and was not material to the decision of
the case.
Fifth-That Judge Archibald influ-
enced officials of the Philadelphia &
Reading Coal and Iron Company,
owned by the Reading railroad, to
grant lease on the coal property to
Frederick Warnke, for which service
Wernke 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 was in payment for certain other
coal properties in which the judge had
an interest.
Sixth-That he tried to influence Of
ficials of the Lehigh Valley railroad to
buy an interest in 500 acres of coal
land belonging to the Everhard heirs.
Judge Archibald denied this.
Seventh-That he settled an insur-
ance suit in favor Of w. w. Rissinger.
Of Scranton, and accepted certain gold
mining stock from Rissinger. Judge
Archibald declared the stock was not
n reward from his decision but col
lateral given him to protect him on
note he had signed with Rissinger.
Note Figures In Charges.
Eighth-That Archibald attempted to
have a $500 note discounted by c. G.
Boland 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 presepted to c. H. Van
storch, a Scranton attorney, then prac-
ticing in his court, who discounted it.
and that Judge Archibald had just
previously rendered a decision in the
attorneys favor. Judge Archibald de-
MED that his influence as a Judge had
anything to do with the discounting of
the note.
Took Trif to Europe.
Tenth-That hes accepted trip to
Europe at the expense Of Henry W.
Cannon, Of New York director in
several railroads. The defense was that
Mr.. Cannon was Mrs: Archbald's cousin
and that the trip was an ordinary fam
lily courtesy.
Eleventh-That Judge Archibald ac-
cepted at the outset Of this trip purse
of $500 raised by Scranton attorneys
practising in his dpurt. He answered
that he knew nothing of the collecting
Of this purse until after its presenta
tion.
lTwelfth-That he appointed as jury
commissioner in the middle district of
Pennsylvania. j. D. Woodward. rail-
road attorney. His answer was tina!
Woodward was selected for his fitness
for the position and that the method Of
jury selection was such that no undue
influence could be exerted by COM
mission. -.
Thirteenth That Judge Archibald
had sought to obtain credit from and
thru persons interested in suits in his
court, that he had. carried on a general
business in culn dumps for "specula-
ton and profits" while Judge, and
mad uniawfulIy influenced railroad Of
ficials. All these general charges were
denied.
Fatal Wreck in England.
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