Evening journal., 1913-01-13
SENATE
IMPEACHES
ARCHIBALD
Commerce Court JuriSt Is
Found Guilty Of Improper
Acts While on Bench
OVERWHELMING VOTE
ON EARLY COUNTS
BY The United Press.

by Inc Jnlt6d FreS8.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 1S-Ouster of
Judge Robert W. Archibald from the
Commerce Court was the decision Of
the Senate this afternoon. He was
found guilty by the overwhelming vote
of 68 to s upon the first Of the thir-
teen articles Of impeachment. Conyic-
tion on this one article disqualifes
the jurist, even If acquitted upon all
other articles.
Archibald was acquitted upon the
second article, the official vote being
As TO 26. He escaped conviction by
three votes, as being necessary TO con-
vict He was convicted on the third
count so to IL.
Archbald's son sat immovable in his
chair, his face the picture Of despair
Following the announcement OF the
vote on Article 1, Senator Hoke Smith
moved on executive session. but upon
objection by Senator Poindexter he
withdrew the motion.
Long before 1 o'clock, the hour set
for convening Of the Sneate as an inn
peachment court, and the vote on the
accused Judge, the galleries were
crowded A full membership of sena-
tors was on the floor. Promptly at
o'clock the presiding officer directed
Sergeant-at-Arms Cornelius to pro-
claim the last session Of the impeach-
ment court. Archibald, the accused,
took his place before the senate bar
sitting by his counsel, facing the
presiding officer Opposite we're
ranged the house managers of the
prosecution. The silence was broken
by the reading OF the first question
whether the senators found Judge
Archibald guilty or not guilty upon
article Of the impeachment. This
article charged that Archibald will
fully, unlawfully and corruptly" took
advantage of his position as a COM
merce court judge to induce the Off
cials of the Erie Railroad and of the
Hillside Coal andd Iron Company, a
subsidiary. OF the Erie Corporation, TO
sell to himself and partner, the Hill
sides interest in the Katydid culm
dump at a time when the Erie was a
ltigant in Archbald's court.
Article >, specified that the judge
did engage, for consideration 70
assist one George NJ Watson TO settle
the Marian Coal Company case in the
Commerce Court
Article 8. alleged that Achbald Sc
cured in October, 1911, an agreement
with the Lehigh Valley Coal Com
pany. whereby ne and his associates
were ia have lease of a culm DUMP
and that at that time the Lehigh
railroad, OF which the coal company
was a subsidiary, was a litigant be-
fore the commerce court
Article 4 stated that Archibald was
guilty of gross and improper con-
duct for having privately written TO
Helm Bruce. attorney for the Louis
Vile & Nashville Railroad In case
before the commerce court. for ex-
PLANTATION of certain evidence detri-
mental to the interests of the rail-
road, and soliciting form the attor-
ney a further argument-"all OF which
was done secretly. wrongfully and un-
lawfully, and without the knowledge
or consent OF the interstate com
merce commission. or its attorneys
Article accused Archibald Of hav-
ing received from Frederick Warnke
a note for $500 in return for his at
tempt to secure from the Reading in
terests an operating lease on the Lin
coin culm dump and for other favors
shown Warnke.
Article s, charged that in December
1911. Archibald tried TO induce the Of
fcers of the Lehigh Railroad and III
coal company TO purchase an interes
in a tract of coal land owned by per
sons known as the Everhardt heirs.
Article alleged that Archibald re
ceived from W. w Rissinger,
promissory note for S2,500 which wal
discounted and the proceeds used q
purchase stock in a Honduras gol'
mining scheme. and that at about th'
same time Archibald decided In Ris
singers favor certain insurance liti
CATION which led to the recovery b.
Rissinger of S2S,O00
Article s declared that Archibald
agreed. while W. P. Boland and c. 9
Boland were interested parties in liti