The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-01-16

pany to %relinquish q lease on "Packer
No. 81 near Shenandoah, Pa, SO that
he might lease 1t on favorable terms
from the Girard estate OF Philadelphia.
Judge Archibald claimed his negotia-
tons for this property involved the ex-
ercise of no influence of the high Of
%ficials, but grew out of an attempt to
operate an adjoining coal property.
Conferred With Attorney.
Fourth-That Judge Archibald se-
cured from Attorney Helm Bruce, OF
the Louisville & Nashville railroad, pri-
yate letters n arguments to sustain
a contention in a railroad suit before q
commerce court.
The jurist asserted practically all his
conference with Mr.. 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
fuenced officials Of the Philadelphia s.
Reading Coal and Iron company, owned
a on a coal property to Frederick
Warnke. for which service Warnke
gave him a note for $500. Judge Arch
bald denied that he ~wrongfully used
his influence with the Reading COM
pany and asserted that the note given
tain other coal properties in which
Judge Archibald had an interest.
Sixth-That he tried to influence Of
hcials of the Lehigh Valley railroad to
buy an interest in 800 acres OF coal land
belonging to the 'Everhard heirs"
Judge Archibald denied this.
Seventh-That he settled an insur-
ance suit in favor Of w. w. Rissinger,
of Scranton, and accepted certain gold
mining stock from Rissinger. Judge
Archibald declared the stock was not
a 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 C. G.
Boland and W. P. Boland, litigants in
his court. He denied that he had au-
thorized having the note presented to
the Bolands for discount.
N1nth-That he permitted the same
note to be presented to c.. II. Van
Storch, a Scranton attorney, then prac-
ticing in his court, who discounted it,
and that Judge Archibald mad just pre-
viously rendered a decision in Van
Storch's favor. Judge Archibald denied
that his influence as a judge had any
note.
Tenth-That Judge Archibald accept
ed a trip to Europe at the expense Of
Henry w. Cannon, of New York, a di-
rector In several railroads. The de-
Tense was that Mr.. Cannon was Mrs.
Archbald's cousin and that the trip
was an ordinary family courtesy.
Eleventh-That Judge Archibald ac-
copied, 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 1t
had been presented to him.
Tuua1fth-Tha TIySpA Arohho1I ~
pointed az jury commissioner in the
middle district Of Pennsylvania, j. A.
Woodward, a railroad attorney. His
answer was that Woodward was select
ed for his illness for the position and
that the method Of jury selection was
such ne undue influence could be ex-
erted by a commissioner.
Thirteenth - That Judge Archibald
had sought to obtain credit from and
through persons interested in suits l n
his court; hat he had carried on a
general business in culm dumps for
speculation and profit while a Judge
and had unlawfully Influenced railroad
officials. All these general charges
were denied.