Evening journal., 1913-01-14
TUESDAY. JAN. IA. 1918.
ARCHIBALD is OUsTED.

~v~Hr limited states Senate by an overwhelming
i vote yesterday afternoon mpeached Judge Rob
ert w Archibald. of the Commerce Court on hve Of
the thirteen articles OF impeachment framed by the
House So intense was the feeling Of the Senators
against the man who betrayed his judicial trust
that the test vote on the article impeachment
was IS to against him That article had to do with
his negotiations for the Katydid culm dump
The conviction not only his removal from the
Federal bench but disqualihes him forever from hold
ing any other Federal Office The drastic action taken
BY the Senate will be surprise TO those who have
followed the impeachment proceedings II was real
lied by everyone that Judge Archibald was in ex-
ceedngly precarious condition. The articles Of inn
peschment upon which he convicted were in brief
as follows
First-That he influenced officers of the Erie Rail-
road then tgan in his court to grant him favor
able option on its share OF the Katydid cup dump
near Scranton Pa Judge Archibald acknowledged his
part in the negotiations but denied he "wfully or
unlawfully or corrupty otherwise took any advan-
tage his official position" to influence the railroad
officials
Third-That he attempted to influence the Lehigh
Valley Railroad Co. 10 reinquish lease Packer
No 3, Shenandoah, Pa. so that he might lease
favorable from the Girard estate Of Phila
delphia. Judge Archibald claimed his negotiations for
this property involved the exercise of influence
upon the Lehigh officials. but grew out OF attempt
operate adjoining coal property
Fourth-That Judge Archibald secured from Attor-
ney Helm Bruce the Louisville Nashville Railroad
private letters and arguments TO sustain option in
favor of the railroad in suit before the Commerce
Court The iurist answered that his correspondence
with Mr. Bruce only to clear up disputed bit Of
testimony and was not material the ultimate deci-
sion of the case
Ffth-That Judge Archibald influenced officials OF
the Philadelphia Reading Coal and Iron Co, owned
by the Reading Railroad, to grant lease coal
property to Frederick Warnke. for which service
Warnke gave his a note for $500 Judge Archibald
denied that he wrongfuly used his influence with the
Reading Co. and asserted that the note given him by
Warnke payment for certain other properties
in which Judge Archibald had interest
Thirteenth-That Judge Archibald had sought to
obtain credit from and through persons interested in
suits in his court, that he had carried general
business in cum dumps for speculation and profit"
while Judge and had unlawfully influenced railroad
ofhcials.
Judge Archibald denied all the charges against him.
The evidence was overwhelming. however that it
pathy for the proceedings when they first inst-
tuted 1t is unfortunate that who had had such
exceptional opportunities should have brought such
disgrace upon himself II is douby unfortunate that
he should have dragged in the mire the good name
fair fame of Federal court The fate that has
befallen him should a warning TO all other
who hold judicial positions and who feel tempted
to prostitute them for the sake of private gain.
The Federas and the revolutionsts in Mexico con
nue play tag Il is difficult tell from the con-
nictng and rapidly changing reports which is "it"