Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-09
ATTACKS LEGAL S|DE MRS. AYRES V|CT0R|
ATTORNEY for judge Archibald Elected President of Womans
Adds New Phase to Case. Democratic League.
IslJMMlNG UP OF DEFENSE MRS. CROSBY is HISSED|
Smnson Nomination Rival Plat
Grounds form Refused
PROSECUTION IS SEVERE OIAEk EAC1T1NG EVENTS
Fight
Arraignd Strong Mrs. Matthew Scott Defends Will
son ana ASKS Proeclon
Attorney for Judge Archibald
Adds New Phase to Case.
SUMMING UP OF DEFENSE
Alexander Simpson, Jr., Questions
Grounds on Which House Acts.
PROSECUTION Is SEVERE
For Five Hours Conduct of Jurist
Is Arraigned With Strong
Denunciation.

| The summing up of the defense of
Judge Robert w. Archibald of the Com
merce Court against the Impeachment
| charges brought by the House of Repre-
| sentatives began in the Senate early this
! afternoon with a vigorous attack by
Alexander Simpson. jr.. of Philadelphia
against the legal grounds upon which the
| House managers were proceeding.
| Mr.. Simpson declared the prosecutors
had frankly admitted that Judge Arch
| bald was amenable to no specific law Of
the land, but had asked each member of
| the Senate to find in his own conscience
the law by which to judge the accused
| jurist. He declared the power Of impeach-
ment applied directly to treason, bribery
or other high crimes or misdemeanors,"
but that the House was attempting to
convict Judge Archibald, when he was, in
| fact, guilty Of nothing of a criminal or
| impeachab BILE nature.
! Mr.. simpsons argument was the be-
ginning of the fight that will run through
| another day to convince the Senate against
upholding the impeachment charges
| brought by the House. Mr.. Simpson de-
| clared the Senate must find some certain
| charge which violated the law or became
a high crime or misdemeanor before it
could vote against Judge Archibald con-
; scientiously
| terday by Manager Sterling for the
House, he said:
He asks you not to look in the law
| of the land for that which shall govern
out of your own conscience to evolve
| law that shall apply to this case and
| then shall Immediately cease to be
law
Denolince His Course as Judge.
For five hours yesterday afternoon
| Judge Archibald heard his conduct as a
federal judge arraigned with strong de-
| nunciation. He heard that he had dis
honored the office of judge and sullied
the ermne with which he has beer
clothed for many years. Representatives
Sterling of Illinois, Webb of North Caro-
| lima, Floyd of Arkansas and Rowland of
Ohio were the speakers for the prosecu-
ton during the day. Most of them took
up the contention that Judge Archibald
was guilty Of such misbehavior as to
cause his removal from office, emphasiz-
ing the legal aspects fthe impeach-
ment.
Representative Sterling was the chief
assailant of Judge Archbald's conduct,
tenn of conduct which he has carried on
with the railroads so rank that it smells
to heaven
THE evil that comes from Judge Arch
DdlO conduct Representative SlerNng
commented. us the fact that II shakes
the faith of the people in that branch Of
the government which Is the very foun-
dation source of justice. Among all the
great responsibilities of Congress the one
that stands above them all Is their duty
to purify and keep undefiled the judi
| ciary.
| The people have nowhere to go, under
that instrument which they denominate
| their Constitution, but to the House for
| articles of impeachment. 1 believe that
| the House has done it's whole duty in this
case. And likewise the people under that
| great instrument have nowhere to go for
| the trial and conviction of unworthy
servants except the Senate, and we con-
| fidently hope the Senate will do its full
| duty in the premises in this case. May
| the people always turn to that great in
strument as their harbor and their
refuge.