The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-06-22

court ny arthur Dayton. He denies
as false, silly and malicious" the
charge that he assists his son In the
trial of cases in his court.
Judge Dayton denies as absolute
J.: false, untrue and malicious" the
charge that the government pays the
stenographer and janitor for Arthur
Dayton, and filed af1davits OF his stem
ographer and the owner of the build
ing in which the Offices are located.
The afidavits of jury commissions
ers and the clerk Of the court are used
to deny the charge that he places per-
sonal and political friends on juries
and that jurors often serve at more
than one place where court Is held.
Judge Dayton denies having ap-
pointed personal and political friends
as receivers; referees, trustees, ETC.,
and refers to the records Of his court
to show that he has retained in Office
nearly all the officials Of this kind
who were in when he became Judge,
and that he has appointed persons
who were not even Of his own poltti-
cal party. He denies removing a
court official because he was not sup
porting friend of Judge Dayton and
says the removal was for intoxication
Malicious Falsehood.
The charge as to his requiring trus.
tees and receivers in his court to de.
post money in bank In which he is
interested, and that he borrows large.
ly for use in dealing in coal and tim.
Der lands, using mainly his credit as
Judge in borrowing, is characterized
by Judge Dayton as filled with mali.
cious falsehood from beginning to
end" He allows receivers and trus.
tees to select their own banks, he
says, and files an atfidavit Of the cash.
Ter Of the bank in Question. He de-
mics that he borrows large sums oil
money from this bank for speculative
purposes and says he has never Dor.
rowed a dollar in his life from Pitts.
burg banks. He denies having spec.
ulated in coal or timber lands since he
went on the bench. He goes fully in.
to his ownership of coal lands, show
ing that most Of his Investments of
this kind have been small and un-
profitable.
Reviews His Actions.
Discussing the charges that he Is
unfair to labor and especially the
United Mine Workers Of America,
Judge Dayton goes far into a history
Of each Of the labor cases tried be-
fore him, several of which have not
been finally decided because of ap-
peals to higher courts. He says:
Under these circumstances 1 submit
1t would not be proper for me to dis
cuss the facts involved, that might in
any way prejudice the rights ofspar-
ties, plaintiffs and defendants, or that
might in any way, directly or indi-
rectly, influence or tend to influence
the action OF the appellate court in
the premises. The limit that l can
go, as conceive it, is to deny as alb
solutely untrue any and all charges
Of malice, i'll will, prejudice or par
tisan feeling for or against the de-
PENDANTS in these proceedings or for
or against the defendants In these
proceedings or for or against leglti.
mate and lawful labor organizations
and then simply submit the record on
which my. rulings were male. In
connection with this answer Judge
Dayton filed a letter from John 9.
Palmer, Jr, one Of the counsel for the
labor people In the i coke comfy
contempt case, and one from AZ. nj.
Nicely to Palmer, showing that Pal
mer disclaims any responsibility for
the charges against Dayton or that 81.