The Washington herald., 1913-01-10
PLEAS ARE MADE
FOR ARCHIBALD
Attorneys for Judge Ask Sem
ate to Place No Brand
On Accused.
POINT OF LAW ARGUED
Representative Clayton to Devote Two
Hours to Arguing for House
Managers.
POINT OF LAW ARGUED

Attorneys for Judge Robert Arch
bald consumed most OF the time yes
terday that was given by the Senate
to the Impeachment trial. The prin-
cipal speech was made by Alexander
Simpson, jr., of Philadelphia When
the Senate took up the case at l o'clock
Representative Rowland of Cleveland,
Ohio, one of the House managers, ar
Sued strongly against the contention
made by a. 5. Worthington, attorney
Tor Judge Archibald, that the Judge
would have TO be proved guilty of
high crimes and misdemeanors" in or
der to be subject for impeachment.
Attorney Simpson addressed the SEN
ate for about three hours. during which
he declared that the evidence did not
show that Judge Archibald had COM
mitted any ofrense warranting i'm
peachment. Repeatedly the attorney
for the respondent admitted that his
client may have ''blundered." He de-
clared that six men could not be found
in the middle judicial district of Penn
sylvania who would vote to convict
Judge Archibald
Il will not believe that this Senate will
brand him as a criminal and send him
out into the world until it has been done. -
said the lawyer. He insisted that the
judges high character testified to by his
nelghbors and friends in Scranton. by
the Chief Justice Of the Supreme Court
in Pennsylvania. and by the three Judges
0l the Circuit Court of Appeals for the
Third Circuit ought to be sufficient to
prove TO the Senate that Judge Archibald
Is incapable OF committing a crime
Attorney Simpson insisted that II his
client were impeaChed by the Senate It
would he in response TO public Clamor.
Mr.. Simpson referred to Representative
StdrllnPG nf VnstardaV tn, uhl oh
the House manager referred to the ex-
listing unrest" among the people.
am part of that unrest" exclaimed
Attorney Simpson. But that unrest does
not demand the sacrifice Of an honest
judge. II is not looking for a human sac
rtttCe. I believe in this unrest II leads
us step by step to better things. cutting
there. and lifting us step by step to bet
ter things"
MisbehnvfOr Not Crime.
He declared that the Senate could not
impeaCh judges for misbehavior. for II
they did every Judge who spoke cross
words to his wife, or who was arrested
for exceeding the speed limit could be
subject to Impeachment Referring to the
charge that Judge A.. rNald wrote 10
railroads in regHId his private busi-
ness ventures on o. II" Court sta
t!onery. Attorney Simpson declared that
II the names of all men in the Senate
who used official stationery for private
we're written on the
walls of the Senate chamber It would he
fo und that the walls probab bly, were NOT
large enough to contain them.
He called attention of the Senate TO the
fact that Judge Archibald had pasted all
Of the letters that passed between him
and Helm Bruce. attorney for the Louis
lle and Nashville Railroad, in the rec
ora OF the court, after the correspond
tnce closed. He cited this as evidence
that Judge Archibald was not trying to
keep the correspondence quiet
You may call II blunder or a mis-
take" said the attorney. but you must
show an evil motive before you can i'm
reach him for that. You must also
charge Helm Bruce with unethical con-
duct, and l am advised that he is above
such a charge
Mr.. Simpson told the Senators that
L they impeached Judge Archibald for
his, they should rewrite the Sermon
III the Mount and instead of saying
blessed are the peace-makers," it
should read: Cursed are the peace max
ers." Attorney A. S. Worthlngton spoke
for about thirty minutes in the closing
hours of the session. quoting from Presi-
dents and law writer's in an endeavor
TO prove that a public officer must be
guilty of an indictable ofrense before he
can be impeached.
Mr.. Worthington will conclude his
speech to-day and COngreSman Clayton,
chairman OF the managers on the part
of the House, will close the case against
Judge Archibald in a speech OF two hours
and thirty minutes
The Senate will consider the case in
executive session Saturday and It was
he opinion OF Senators yesterday that a
vote will be taken not later than next
Monday. The suggestion made Wednesday
IF postponing the vote met with so much
opposition that it appears to have
oeen DractjcalIy abandoned