The Sentinel=record., 1913-01-07
DENIES THERE WAS ANYTHING WRONG IN HIS CONNECTION
 WITH COAL DUMP.
MRS. ARCHIBALD TfSTIFIES
Trip to Europe Which Has Played a Prominent Part In the Impeach- ment Proceedings Was Expalin-
 ed By the Jurist's Wife.

Washington, Jan. 6.-Friendship for his Scranton associates with whom he had lived and worked for years was he motive that led Judge Robert Archibald of tle United States com mezce court to negotiate with offici. als of the Erie and Lehigh Valley ran- roads over the settlement of coal land matters and that induced him to in dorse certain notes according to the statements by the accused jurist to. day when he took the stand before the 1 impeachment court Of the senate to testify in his own behalf.
 Judge Archibald followed his vii | upon the witness stand Led by ms own attorneys, he gave a chronoligi cal history of the tranactions upon | which the house of representatives had based it's impeachment proceed | ing against him. He repeatedly dt nied that any improper motives in. | fluenced his actions or that he ha sought to corruptly use ais power as 6 judge.
 Mrs. Archibald, an eloquent figure in. defense if husabnd's intergrity as to the trip to Europe, which he enjoyed at the expense of Henry W. Cannon a director n the Great Northern and lother railroads was under examination but short time Sac said Mr. Can. non was her cousin and that the two families had enjoyed pleasure trir5 together often.
 The invitation to the Arohbald's tc go to Europe in 1910 came to Mrs. Archibald personally. She gave senate the letter from MT. Cannon. Tais and other letters that passed be- tween Mir. Cannon and Judge and Mrs, Archibald were filled with discussion of the trip
 Tomorrow the managers for tho house appearing as the prosecutors jg the case will take up cross examina. tion of the jurist w
 Judge Archibald appeared composed and his voice carried to all parts of the chamber He admitted ais associ- ations with Edward J. Williams of Scranton in negotiations for the Katy. did refuse coal dump owned jointly by a subsidiary of the Erie railroad and by the firm of Robertson and Law. Judge Archbald said he had no interest whatever in the settlement of the case of the Marion Coal Company against the Delaware, Lackawanna and West ern Railroad He went to officials ot the railroad in that case. he said. as friend If Geo. NJ. Watson, the attorney for the coal company and one of the owners of the coal company. He had no thought of reward for his efforts, he said and no purpose to influence the railroad to make a favorable set clement.
 He denied ne tried to get credit from litigants or possible litigats in his courts.
 He declared that he had never at tempted to conceal his interest in the katydid dump. or in the settle ment of Marion Coal Company case land that on the contrary, his action in these cases was well konwn before the impeachment proceedings agansL him.
 Upon one point only was the judge subjected to much questioning. This Was in refernece to the charge that as a member of the commerce court he had written to Helm Bruce, an attor- ney for the Louisville and Nashville 1 Railroad, as to the evidence that had been presented in the case or that road against the interstate commerce. commission tried by the commerce lcourt
 Judge Archibald declared certain points in the evidence were not clear and that he had written to MT. Bruce tn plpar than mn Tho co.rarnon dapn, amounted to nothing, he said, because the points at issue had no part ill the settlement of the case.
 Members of the senate asked if he had shown the correspondence to other membrs of the commerce court or informed them of it. Judge Arch. bald said he had not.
 Senator Reed asked if he thought it proper for a judge in passing on doubtful points in evidence to ask the opinion of the attorney likely to co incide with his own ideas.
 No, l do not" said Judge Arch. bald.
 lie declared he had no knowledge of the making of the silent party agreement in the office of Wm P Roland in Scranton, through wafch il appeared that the Katydid dump was controlled hy F. l. Williams. W. r. Roland and Q silent party" known but to few persons.
 T never heard of the preparation oi this agreement and would not have submitted to having any such paper drawn" said Judge Archibald I never lconcealed my connection with this