The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1913-01-18
JUDGE ARCHIBALD
IS FOUND GUILTY
aENATE DECIDES AGAINST JuR.
1877; WILL LOSE POST
VOTE 90 TO 5.
CONVICTED ON 1ST COUNT
Declared innocent Of Allegations In
the Second and Sixth Articles
Some Refrain From
Voting.

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Washington, Jan. 14.-Judge Robert
". Archibald Of the commerce court
was found guilty by the senate sitting
~ court Of Impeachment Of having
misned his Office and power as a
Judge for his personal gain. The pen
atty is removal from his high Office
Archibald was convicted on the first
count of thirteen which the house Of
representatives brought against him.
1t charged that he had used his posi-.
tion as a judge to persuade the Erie
Railroad company to give to him and
E. ]. Williams of Scranton an option
on a coal dump at a price probably
100000 less than it's real value.
Proceed to Vote.
On this the first charge, the senate
voted IS to for his conviction of
high crimes and misdemeanors." Al
though the verdict insured Judge
Archbald's removal from the bench
and the service of the United States
courts. the senate then proceeded to
vote on the other twelve counts of the
articles of impeachment which
charged various other acts where
Archibald had improperly used his in.
auence as a judge.
Mrs. Archibald, who has been at her
husbands trial every day and who
testified in his behalf, heard the sem
ate's decision from seat in the gal
lery.
The vote on the first court was az
follows.
For Conviction - Ashhurst, Bank.
head, Borah, Bourne, Brandegee, Bris.
toi, Brown, Bryan, Burton, Chamber.
lain, Clapp. Clark of Wyoming, Clarke
Of Arkansas, Crane, Crawford, Culber.
son, Cullom, Cummins, Curtis, Dixon,
Dupont, Fletcher, Foster, Gallinger,
Gore, Gronna, Hitchcock, Johnson of
Maine, Jones. Kenyon, La Toilette,
Lippitt, Lodge, McCumber, Mclean,
Martin. MARITIME. Myers, Nelson, New.
lands, O'Gorman, Owen, Page, Perkins,
Perky. Poindexter, Pomerene, Reed,
Richardson, Root, Sanders, Shively,
Simmons, Smith of Georgia, Smith of
Maryland, Smith of Arizona, Smoot,
Stephenson. Stone, Sutherland, Swan.
ron, Thornton, Tillman, Townsend,
Warren, Wetmore, Williams, Works.
Against Observation-Disclosures Ca.
tron, Oliver, Paynter and Pcnrose.
Absent or Not Voting - Bacon,
Bradley, Briggs, Chiffon, Dillingham;,
Fall. Gamble, Gardner, Guggenheim
Heiskell (Ark), Jackson, johnson OF
Alabama, Johnston of Texas, Kern,
Lea. Massey, Overman. Percy, Smith
Of South Carolina, Smith of Michigan
and Watson.
The Second Article.
Not guilty was the verdict on the
second article of impeachment, which
charged Judge Archibald with having
attempted to secure a fee by settling
= case between the Marion Coal com.
pany and the Delaware, Lackawanna
& Western railroad. The vote was
as to IS in the judges favor.
The vote on the third article was
60 to II in favor of conviction. The
vote on the fourth article of impeach
ment again resulted in conviction by
vote of So to 20. Archibald was
found guilty by vote of 66 to 6 on
the fifth article.
Judge Archibald was acquitted on
the sixth charge, the voting for conyic
ton being "a to As.
Archibald was found not guilty on
article seven, the vote being 20 to So
The vote on article eight was: Gull
ty, %; not guilty, AZ.
On article nine the vote was: Gull
ty, %; not guilty. 80.
Senators Refrain From Voting.
Before the first article of impeach
nent was read, Senator Kern, of Indi
ana, Senator Dillingham;, of Vermont
and Senator Bradley, of Kentucky
asked to be excused from voting be
cause they had not been prcsen,
throughout the trial. They were ex
cused. Senator Clark, Of Arkansas
vas excused from voting on all arti
:les which charged Judge Archibald
with wrongful acts before he was eIe
rated to the commerce court; Senate,
Tillman was excused from voting OF
Ill articles except the first. and Sen
ltor jackson, Of Maryland. was ex
:used from voting on all articles. He
entered the senate since the TRIAL be-
gan. This left the total possible vot
ing strength of the senate lightweight
IN account Of absences and vacancies
Ohio Is Stationary.
Parkersburg, w. Va. Jan. 1.-THE
Ohio river is stationary here at Al
leet.