El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-07
ArehhaId Takes Stand.

Friendship for his Scranton associates
with whom he had lived and worked
for years was the motive that led judge
Robert ". Archibald, OF the United
States commerce court to negotiate
with officials of the Erie and Lehigh
Valley railroads over the settlement
of coal land matters, and that induced
him to enuorse certain notes, accord
ing to the statements made by the &C
cused iurist when he took the stand be-
fore the impeachment court
He repeatedly denied that any i'm
proper motives influenced his actions
or that he had sought to use corruptly
his power as federal judge to induce
the railroad officials TO do certain
Judge Archibald continued to testify
today in his defence that none OF the
acts charged against him were wrong
ful or improper.
Williams, of Scranton. first asked him
TO communicate with Capt. May, man
ager of the Erie Railroad coal proper
ties about the Katydid culm, around
which impeachment charges center,
Williams merely asked for letter Of
Introduction to Nay and had not asked
for the judges influence, as is charged
Wife Tells of European Trip.
Mrs. Archibald, while on the stand IN
telling of the trip to Europe which she
enjoyed at the expense of Henry w
Cannon, a director in the Great North
ern and other railroads, said Mr. Can
non was her cousin, that the two lam
lilies had been intimate for years and
that the invitation to the ArchbaIds to
go to Europe in 1910 came to mrs
Archibald personally. She gave the
senate the letter from Mr.. Cannon. This
and other letters that passed between
Mr.. Cannon and judge and Mrs. Arch
bald were filled with discussion of the
trip and with personal exchanges 10
emphasize the close relationship tnat
existed Judge Archibald ADMIRED MS
associations with Edward J. Williams
Of Scranton in negotiations for the
Katydid refuse coal dump, owned joint
" by a subsidiary OF the Erie railroad
and by the firm of Robertson & Law.
He admitted that ne had talked with
second vice president Richardson ana
general counsel BrownWeu OF the Erie,
in an effort to expedite decision as
to whether the Erie would grant an op-
ton on. its part of the dump, but he
denied that he had tried or intended
to influence them to act in his favor
No Interest in Marian Case.
Judge Archibald declared he had no
interest whatever in the settlement OF
the case OF the Marian Coal company,
of Scranton, against the Delaware,
Lac1aWanna & Western railroad he
went to officials of the railroad in that
case he said as a friend of George NJ
Watson, the attorney for the coal COM
pany and c. G. BOland. one of the
owners of the coal company. He had
no thought Of reward for his efforts,
he said, and no purpose to influence
the railroad to make favorable set
Element.
He denied that he had tried to get
credit from litigants or possible liti-
giants in his courts. He declared that
he never had attempted to conceal his
interests in the Katydid cuim dump
deal, or in the settlement of the Marian
Coal company case.
Representative Sterling of the house
managers, fought against allowing
Judge Archbald's attorneys to ask him
direct questions as TO his motive in go
ing to the railroad officials in the Va
rious coal land deals that form the
basis of the impeachment charges
against him.
Senator Bacon. presiding over the
impeachment court, ruled direct ques-
lions out as improper, but permitted the
attorneys to ask judge Archibald mis-
motive. In the case of the deal in
vOlving the Erie railroad he said il
was the desire to expedite a decision
as to whether or not the option on the
Katydid dump would be given; in the
Lackawanna case it was a friendly act
to George NJ Watson and Q. G. Boland
Senate Minor Matters.
The senate appropriations sub-coln-
mittee gave hearing on q further