The Socialist and labor star. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1911-1915, 1914-06-19

on G.. Dayton, .uugC OF the Nortkarn
Federal District Of West Virginia,
was impcached in the House Of Rep
lesentativcs last week by Congress
man Neely, Of that state, who present
Cd affiidavits charging misconduct o.
the most aggravated nature, and also
introduced 4 resolution directing thn
Judiciary Committee Of the House to
inquire into the charges, wtich ."aS
passed without lcEalr
From a pcrsuSual of the charges ii
appears that Dayton has been closely
tOncctcd with a! nf he big corpor
2iicNS which Il" business IN his lis
jlict. AMI THAI nc has hai"privalr anG
personal" associations with pracli"'Ii;'
all Of the ''politicians" Of tho state.
including silch ware! heelcrS as Ar&o!G
{. Sheer, Chas letter. Genera! FL
iiott. Col. Join +. McGrAw. and L
host Of Others, Who will share Paw
tons embarrassment rs the inrcSti-
CATION proceeds.
Following ar" the charges made
against the judge:
Charge l.-ThjS charge alleges hat
while Judge Dayton waE in congress
he introduced bill fixing an age limit
at which federal judges might retire.
which was passed; that at the time it
was believed Judge jackson, whom
Judge Dayton succeeded. was the only
federal judge then in Office eligible
to retire under the provisions Of Mr..
Dayton's bill; that when Judge jack
son did not retire, as he could have
done, Dayton, together with the Bal
timore and Ohio Railroad Company,
whose legal representative Dayton had
been for years, employed detectives
to shadow the movements in private
life of Judge Jackson: that after Ger
tain report from the detectives Judge
Jackson was asked by Dayton and
certain representative Of the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad 10 retire from
the bench. under threats as to what
they would do If he refused: that
Judge Jackson declined 20 retire but
that after the Baltimore and Ohio
offered him 100000 Il year for two
years to act as their attorney he
agreed and WAS raid for one year, but
died before the second payment be-
came due.
Charge 2.-Thia alleges that since
the appointment Of Judge Dayton TO
The bench and during the entire time
he has served as such he has shown
marked favoritiSn1 to the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad company; that
such favoritism has been so apparent
that all persons having cases against
said rralruad have not failed to notice
it. The case is cited of J. ". West
against the Baltimore and Ohio rail
road, recently tried in PhaEippi. Ar
thur Dayton, son Of the Judge, repre-
scnting the railroad. It is alleged
that Judge Dayton in this Gaze sus-
tainc. notion made BY his son to
strike out the evidence for The plain
t'f and direct a verdict for the de-
icns": that this motion was made
about noon whcn the evidence for the
plaintiff had just been cOmDlotod;
that Judge Dayton took from his
pocket Il written nDlnlon sustaining
h!$ sons mutinn. which ODininn hah
Iscrn prcpurcd The day before, and be
fore the plaintiffs evidence had all
been introduced; that this opinion
was prepared in the Joint Offices Of
Judge Dayton and his son at PhilliDi:
that while the plaintiff was introduce
ing his testimony Judge Dayton left
The bcnch and assaulted his son in the
roSS-examination Of the witnesses
for the plaintiff.
Chqrcc .i.-It is here alleged that in
The case o; Mrs. Elizabeth White. d
widow suing ;hc baltimore and Ohio
railroad for damages on account Of
personal injuries. in which the liza
tility OF The railroad company Was
clear. Judge Dayton, over the protest
cf the plaintiffs : counsel. instructed
the jury that the railroad was guilty
# negligence, ir order that his son,
Arthur, representing the railroad.
might have ground for appeal 10 the
circuit court of appeals; that this in
Struction Tas given for th" further
purpose Of enabling the railroad TO
compromise the case, the DlaIntItF be-
ing without means 70 carr the case
through long litigation: that Inc dec
laration in thn case laid the damages
al 225 900 and that Judge Davton, i'
nrivatc. requested counsel For thr
plaintiff not t. allow the jury to tax
The declaration TO the jury room, los:
it induce them 10 render vcrdice for
greater ;m0Tnt :har otherwise.
Charge 4.-That recantly he quash-
cd about twenty sniarate petitions ir
each of which the Baltimore and Ohio
was defendant, alleging failure TO file