New Britain herald., 1926-09-24
Blamed on PrnhihifInn

An interesting angle Of the Eng fish impeachment case is the as sertion that it never would have come to pass except for the enact ment of the prohibition laws. Judge English. it is claimed by some students of his case, is about to be brought to the bar of the sen ate because of his relentless treat ment of the bootleggers fraternity in Illinois, and of their various legal and business affiliations. His council are expected to bring this phase of Judge English's tribua- tions prominently to public atten- tion while he is on trial. History, which is always made by impeachment proceedings in the senate, may thus be written in en- tirely new terms on this tenth occa- sion of it's kind in the nations annals If the prohibition issue is strongly stressed, 1t may be that dry and wet considerations will govern some of the United States senators who must stand in their places and vote Guilty" or 'Not Guilty when the fateful roll is called at the end of the trial.
 Among the specific high crimes and misdcmeanors" of which Judge | English is accused is unlawful su- sponsion and disbarmcnt of lawyers of East St. Louis, H., where he sits; threats and censure of state 1 officials; threatening of a jury in court; tyrannous attacks on the liberty of the press; profanity and other misbehavior; changes in the rules of court; favoritism in the appointment of bankruptcy ofti- cials; corrupt use of bankruptcy funds; unlawful partiality in the appointment of receivers, and con- uivance in the establishment of "bankruptcy ring"
 1 Senate Sits As Jury 1 The "maaa gers of the impeach- ment trial, as the constitution i |designates them, are none able law ver-members of the house commit l tee on judiciary, headed by Repre- sentative Earl C. Kitchener, of 1 Michigan. republican, and includ- ling Representatives Boies, Hersoy, IC. Ellis Moore and Stobbs (repub ] licans), and Summers, Montague, Tillman and Dominick, the ranking 1 democratic minority members of the Judiciary committee, Repre- sentative-at-large Yates, republi- can, of Illinois, who is a member of the judiciary comrAlttee, voted against the proposed impeachment of Judge English.
 The house managers" are, in effect, the prosecuting counsel. The senate sits as a jury. Tice-Presi- Gcnt Dawes will preside as judge. In every respect, proceed ings will be conducted as in a court of law. Judge English will sit among his counsel Around the left side of the dais of the senate, and the house managers will be grouped at tables on the right side.
 Senators will not be permitted to take part in the trial as speakers. They have right to propound questions to witnesses defense counsel or managers, but these must be handed up in writing to the presiding officer and read aloud. It is expected that the English i'm peachment trial may last two weeks.
 Previous impeachment trials Were as follows:
 179S-William Blount, former senator from Tennessee; acquitted.
 1903 - Jotfn Pickering. federal judge in New Hampshire; con- yictcd
 1So4-samuel Chase. United States supreme court justice; acquitted,
 1SSO-James H. Peck federal judge in Missouri; acquitted
 1S62-West II. Humphrey, fed cral judge in Tennessee; convicted.
 1S68-Andrew Johnson, prIa.1ent of United States; acquitted
 1S76-W. W. Belknap, former secretary of war; acquitted.
 19O4-Charles Swayne, federal judge in Florida; acquitted.
 19l2-Robert w. Archibald, fed eral judge at Washington; con- yicted and deprived of citizenship.