Arizona republican., 1913-01-14
End of the Famous I'm pcachment Case Comes When Commerce Court Jurist is Ad.judged Guilty on Five Counts
FULL PENALTY
 IS IMPOSED
Behind Closed Doors the De- fcndant Awaits News and When Sentence is Pro nounccd Leaves for His Home in Scranton
[AssocIATEn PRESS nIsrArcILl

ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCUl WASHINGTON Jan. 13-Robert W. Archibald of Scranton. Pa. for % years an occupant of state judicial positions in Pennsylvania, the fed eral district bench and the United states commerce court. was adjudgcd guilty today by the United States senate of high crimes and msde- meanors." stripped of his office and forever disqualified from holding po- sitions of public honor and public trust The conviction and judgment came as the conclusion of the inn peachment trial pending in the sen ate since last summer on charges that Judge Archibald was guilty of misconduct and misbehavior as d judge and used corruptlv his judicial power to further the private interests of himself and his friends in the ac- quisitiOn of coal properties in Penn Sylvania.
 Upon five of the thirteen separat" charges brought by house represen- tatives Archbald was found guilty. ; Upon the eight others the senate voted him not guilty. There was al ajority in some of tn" eases against him, but failed of the tWo-thirds ma- iority necessary for conviction. 1 Any one of the five verdicts Of guilty | was enough to bring about punish mppt
 ! The end of the long fought stlug gle before the senate came early in the afternoon, when vote was taken on the first article of inn peachment. With the gallery doors locked to prevent the movement "f the spectators. and an unaccustom"d hush prevailing throughout the cham Der. the senators rose in their places | as their names were called and pro nounced the word guilty" in almost inaudble tones.
 The vote on the first charge that Archibald influenced corruptly the of ficials of the Erie railroad tc him the Katydid dump at Scranton. re suited in conviction by vote of GS to !. Those who voted for ac- quittal were Burnham. Catron Oliver
 Painter and Penrose.
 Tn the little committee room off the gallery floor. behind the guarded doors Archibald. his wife and son. | Hueb sat throughout the afternoon
  The first vote of conviction was car riad to him by his son from the gal 1erv After sentence was imposed. the | Archibald family left the capitol |" ro at once to the family home at i scranton.
 .I have always known l have done no wrong, and the vote of n" one makes if otherwise" was his only comment on the senate's acton. sen t.nce was imposed by Senator Bacon of Georgia. the presiding officer al
 ter the senate, by vote ol "' to ''' unbeId the resolution by senator 0.G,orman of New York authorlzl"s inc full penalty provided by the con- sttution. ,. and
 .trha senate therefore do order ana dacree" said Bacon and herepH i'h9 adiudged. that the respondent lio"e'' W Archibald. circuit judge o' 'HF irnitad states for the Third ludlclal oircuit and designated to serve as tho commerce court. be ana her'oA
 ; ,.a,,oved from office and that ne he and hereby is forever dis4ua"- = ffad to hold or enjoy any office o' honor. trust or profit under '''
 Tinted States.
 The sentence of the senate became
 .a4;,.a o+ ouc,. and directions were
 ,,i,,on that the president and the bonse of representatives he h"lil'eIl
 nf tba verdict and the punishment
 imposed. ,, b,. the
 .a,a.a since the organization ot- the government. Archibald is the thlrd u
 h. convicted and the only one to IldNe
 . nersonal defense against the charges
 hroupht bv the house of represent"
 t;vas The voting on the charges pe-
 can as soon as the Impeachment cour e. had heen rcorganized at 10 o'clock On | e,cb of the articles. Senator Bacon, aI : D for the secretary had read the charSeS to the senate, put the formal question Senators how say you, is the re u snondent Robert w Archibald guilty ol mot guilty as charged in this arucIe Each senator under the rule, rose II
 his seat and gave his verdict. The ITS V | article charged that Archibald had Soh' % ! to the officials of the Erie railroad :, while that road had suit pending Il VI the commerce court and corruptly in
 fluerced them to agree to give him
 favorable opinion on the katydid culn
 dump The second charge was not sus
 tained. the vote of 46 to 25. being tw' ?, short of the necessary twothirds Tn , third charge. involving the use of hi
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