The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-01-09
JUDGE ARCHIBALD SITS BEFORE
BAR OF THE SENATE AND
HEARS SELF ARRAIGNED.
ARGUMENTS ARE SEVERE
Representative Sterling Says He Has
Been Convicted Of System Of Con-
duct, Which He Has Carried On
With the Railroads, So Rank That
It Smells to Heaven"

Washington, Jan. s.-Judge Robert
w. Archibald of the United States
commerce court, sitting with his at
torneys before the bar of the senate
today. heard his conduct and his in
tegrity as a judge arraigned in bitter
terms at the opening Of the arguments
that will terminate the Impeachment
case brought against him by the house
of representatives for alleged miscon>
duct in office.
Representative John A. Sterling Of
Illinois, his interrogator yesterday in
the cross examination before the SEN
ate, summing up today the case
against Judge Archibald, declared that
the evidence showed him unworthy Of
public office and convicted him of a
system of conduct which he has car
ried on with the railroads SO rank that
1t smells to heaven"
1t probably will be late tomorrow
before Judge Archbald's attorneys take
the floor to answer the charges and
to sum up his defense. Two days
more of argument remain. The clos
ing speeches will be by the house
managers.
Representatives Webb of North
Carolina, Howland of Ohio and Floyd
of Arkansas, took up today individual
counts against the judge, analyzed the
evidence presented by the witnesses,
and reiterated in strong terms the
opening charges of Mr.. Sterling that
the accused jurist had been proved un-
fit for further service upon the bench,
or other positions of public trust
"The evil of the course of conduct
that has been pursued by Judge Arch
bald Is the effect it has upon the pub
lie mind" declared Representative
Sterling. THE times now are preg-
nant with the sentiment that there is
corruption in high places; justified in
some instances, and not justified in
others. But in the case of Judge
Archibald from the conduct which we
have proved against him, it seems to
me that it puts on trial that, part OF
the constitution relating to impeach-
ment
IF Judge Archibald is not convicted
of these offenses and removed from
office, the verdict will be that the
constitution is at fault and that when
a man commits offenses of the char
acter he has committed, the people
convict Judge Archibald, if the consti-
tuition in this case is complied with, as
l believe it will be, the people again
will turn to the old constitution as
their refuge"
Mr.. Sterling declared the specific
charges against Judge Archibald, at
least many of them, We're not the sin
gle grounds upon which the house
asked for his removal from office. Re-
viewing Judge Archbalds correspond
ence with Attorney Helm Bruce of the
Louisville & Nashville railroad as to a
decision in which the commerce court
ultimately gave the award to the rail-
road, he said
Il believe the inevitable and logical
and reasonable conclusion is that
Judge Archibald, by reason of his as
sistance from Helm Bruce, was able
to convince the court that their first
decision was wrong and compelled
them to reverse it.
I'VE are impelled to the conclusion
that Judge Archibald was determined
and l am inclined to think he wrong
~ was determined-to have that case
decided in favor of the Louisville &
Nashville railroad"