The chronicle=news., 1913-01-13
JUDGE ARCHIBALD
la. IS FOUND GUILTY
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senate. NttiHH us u 'outt VI i"pro'h-
ment. OF having misused his office
and power as "A Judge for his per
sonnI gain. The penalty Is removal
from his office.
Archibald was convicted on the first
count OF thirteen. which tho house
OF representatives brought against
him. II charged that he had used
nis position as IL Judge TO pcrsuad"
the Erie Railroad company 10 give TO
MIN and T.. j. Williams OF Scranton.
an option on u coal dump at price
probably 100000 less than its real
value.
On this. the first charge. the SEN
ate voted Us TO !. for conviction or
high crimes and misdemeanors.
Although the verdict insured Judge
Archbnid's removal from the bench
and the service Of the United States
courts. the senate then proceeded TO
vote on the other twelve articles of
impeac hment which charged various
other acts where Archibald had i'm
properly used his influence as n
nudge.
Al his trial the frcuscd. Judge ad-
mit,rd practically all the facts or
every accusation brought against
MIN but protested in defence that
none OF them was wrongful nor cor
rupt nor could he have been convict
cd in any court Of law for them.
The conviction upon the first
count cam. with an unexpected ma
iority against Judge Archibald. hut
two-thirds being necessary for con-
viction. A. the roll call proceeded.
~ senators rosc in their places slow
Is and pronounced tn. worl guilty
Ia low tones.
AZ the vote on che first article was
Senator Hokc Smith OF
Georgia moved that the senate Ko into
executive session. lie said that he
believed II vote on the other counts
might he dispensed with or abridged
by secret dcliberati0n.
Senator Culberson and Senator
Poindcx,cr objected that the senate
could no, vote on articles In the cNc-
cutive session. After some discussion
Senator Smith withdrew his motion
and the clerk proceeded to read tn.
second article.
senator Bacon who han presided
throughout the Impeachment proceed
inRs. asked to be excused from all
votes. unless his vote was necessary
to II decision. On the second count.
Senator Smith OF GcorKin. also asked
10 bc excused from voting.
room to hear the verdict which re-.
Judge Archibald waited In an ante
moves him rom public life. All eyes
AZ the moment the verdict was an
nount : were rivcted upon n woman
IN til. senate gallery 70 closely re-
xenbiing Mrs. ARCHIBALD that she was
mistaken for the jud Is wife.
Mrs. Archibald wls not present.
With Judge Arch hbaid as he re-
c.ivtd the vote OF the .cna,c were
Mrs. Archibald. his son. High Arch
bald and Mrs. Hugh Archibald. The
judges wife sat In the gallery early
In the day. but withdrew before the
doors were closed. Hugh Archibald
checked off the senators AZ they voi-
ed on the first count. but did not re-
turn to tho gallery during the rest
OF tho voting.
Al the conclusion OF the vote on
the NTH article. the gallery doors
were unlocked and spectators sur
ged out. Senator Crawford sug-
Kcs,ed that tho senate take 25-min-
ute recess for lunch but the motion
WAS voted down.
The vote on the first charge was as
follows: For conviction-Ashurs
Bankshead. Borah. Bourne, Brande-
gee. Bristow. Brown. Bryan. Burton.
Chamberlain Clapp. Clark Of Wyom-
ing. Clark OF Arkansas. Crane. Craw-
ford, Culbcrson. Culm. Cummins. Cur
tbs. Dixon. Dupont. Fletcher. Foster.
Granpova. Hitchcock,
John OF Main. Jones. Kenyon. La Fol-
lctte. Lippit. Lodge. McCumber. Me-
Lem. Martin. Marlin. Myers. Nelson
Ncwlands. OGorman, Owen, Page.
Perkins. Poindexter. .Pomerene. Reed
richardson, Root. Sanders, Shivelly.
Smith OF Georgia. Smith
OF Maryland. Smith OF Arizona. Smoot
Stone, Southerland.
swanson. Thornton. Tillman, Town
send. Warren. Wetmore. Williams and
Works and Perky.
ARainst-Burnham, Catron. Oil
Ncr.s Payntcr and Penrose.
Those not voting: Bacon, Bradley.
Bigss. Chiffon. Dillingham;, Fall.
Gamble. Gardner, Guggenheim, Hell
skcll lArkansns) Jackson, johnson
OF Alabama. johnson OF Texas, Kern,
Lea. Massey. Ovcrmnn. Perry Smith
of South Carolina, Smith of Michigan
and Watson.
Not guilty was the verdict on the
second article OF impeachment. which
charged Judge Archibald with hav-
ing attempted to obtain by fee by
settling case between the Marion
Coal company and the Delaware.
Lackawanna and Western Railroad.
The vote ws AZ to % in the judges
favor