The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1913-01-16

pany to r~elinquish q lease on Packer
NO. 3" near Shenandoah, Pa, SO that
he might lease Ii on favorable terms
from the Girard estate OF Philadelphia.
Judge Archibald claimed his negotia-
lions for this property involved the ex-
ercise Of no influence OF the high Of
hcials, but grew out OF an attempt to
operate an adjoining coal property.
Conferred With Attorney.
Fourth-That Judge Archibald Sc
cured from Attorney Helm Bruce, OF
the Louisville & Nashville railroad. pri-
vate letters and arguments to sustain
q contention In a railroad suit before a
commerce court.
The jurist asserted practically all his
conference with MIR. Bruce was only to
clear up a disputed bit OF testimony and
was not material to the decision OF the
case.
Fifth-That Judge Archibald In
duenced officials OF the Philadelphia &
Reading Coal and Iron company, owned
by the Reading railroad, to grant a
lease on q coal property to Frederick
Warnke, for which service Warnke
gave him q note for $500. Judge Arch
bald denied that he wrongfully used
his influence with the Reading COM
and asserted that the note given
MIN by Warnke was payment for GER
tain other coal properties in which
Judge Archibald had an interest.
Sixth-That he tried tc influence Of
hcials OF he Lehigh Valley railroad, to
Duy an interest in 500 acres OF coal land
belonging to the "Everhard heirs"
Judge Archibald denied this.
Seventh-That he settled an insure
ance suit In favor OF w. w. Rfssinger.
OF Scranton, and accepted certain gold
mining stock from Rissinger. Judge
Archibald declared the stock was not
g reward for his decision, but collateral
given him to protect him on a note he
had signed with Rissinger.
Denies These CHARGES.
Eighth-That Archibald attempted to
have a $500 note discounted by G.. q.
.Boland and w, p. Boland, litigants in
his court He denied that he had au-
the Bolands for discount.
Nfnth--That he permitted the Same
note to be presented to C.. II. Van
Storch, a Scranton attorney, then prac-
tlcing In his court who discounted It,
and that Judge Archibald mad just pre-
yiouslv rendered a decision in Van
Storch's favor. Judge Archibald denied
mat his as q judge had any
thing to do with the discounting of this
note. ',|t =
Tenth-That Judge Archibald accept
ed q trip to Europe at the expense of
Henry w. Cannon, Of New York, a d.
rector in several railroads. The de-
Tense was that MI. Cannon was Mrs,
Archbald's cousin and that the trim
was an ordinary family courtesy.
Eleventh-That Judge Archibald ac-
cepted, at the outset of this trip. a
purse OF $500 raised by Scranton attor-
neys practicing in his court. He an
swered that he knew nothing OF the
collecting of this purse until after II
had been presented to him.
Twelfth-That Judge Archibald APP
pointed as jury commissioner in the
middle district of Pennsylvania, J. A,
Woodward, a railroad attorney. His
answer was that Woodward was select-
ed for his fitness for the position and
the method Of jury selection was
such no undue influence could be ex-
erte6 by q commissioner.
Thirteenth - That Judge Archibald.
had sought to obtain credit from and
through persons interested in suits in
his court; that he had carried on q
general business in culm dumps foI
speculation and proflt' while a Judge
and had unlawfully influenced railroad
officials. All these general charges
were denied. a..
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