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

court by 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
Il false, untrue and malicious" the
charge that the government pays the
stenographer and janitor for Arthur
Dayton, and fled affldaYits OF his stem
ographer and the owner Of the build
ing in which the Offices are located.
The afidavits of jury commission
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 APP
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 poIiti-
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 affidavit of the cash
Ter of the bank in question. He de-
MES that he borrows large sums OF
money from this bank for speculative
purposes and says he has never bor-
rowed 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 I'M
profitable.
Reviews His Actions.
Discussing the charges that he Is
unfair to labor and especially the
United Nine 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 saws:
Under these circumstances submit
1t would not be proper for me to dis
cuss the facts, involved, that might in
any way prejudice the rights of par
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 l conceive 1t, 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 lesItt-
mate and lawful labor Organizations
and then simply submit the resorC. on
which my rulings were made. In
connection with this answer judge
Dayton filed a letter, from John G.
Palmer. Jr., one of the counsel for the
labor psople In the + coke comfy
contempt case, and one from ~, NJ
Nicely to Palmer, showing that Pal
,mer disclaims any responsibility for
the charges against Dayton or that Ct