New Britain herald., 1926-05-03
JUDGE ENGLISH IS
 READY FOR TRIAL
Enters General Denial in In-
 peaChnent Proceedings

Washington. May LPt-A state Of civil war" in Southern Illinois in August. 1922, during the shopmen's strike. and his efforts to avert "a repetition of the Herrin massacre, ' were pictured by Federal Judge George W. English, or the Eastern Illinois district, when he appeared today before the senate to answer five articles of impeachment brought against him by the house.
 The mrist. in a lengthy formal t,ply to ruc charges, denied he had been guilty of usurpation of power and other high mlsdemeanors in of fee. He declared that even if tEe allegations as sci forth in the arti- clcs were true. they did not consI- ute impeachable offeuses.
 The answer said the judge dis charged his duties as judge of said court honestly. couscientiously and without partiaIty and according 10 law. 10 the bcs, Of his ability
 In denying allegations that he usurped authority and progressively and tyrannically threatened and abused certain Illinois sheriffs and states attorneys and the mayor O Wamac. Ill.,, in his court room Tn August 1. 1922, the jurist declared he did "all vigorously and earnestly -o those officials. He explained he did so because of labor disorders and because life and property were in danger One life already had been taken in disorders. he pointed out and he had seen ft to Issue an injunction to prevent interference with operations of trains.
 He said he did believe then that the state officials he had summoned hefore him "where not fully dis charging their dutics,' and that he had reason for this belief because he had information that many ot the officials were strikers or strike sym pathizers.
 "You men seem 10 be asleep, but hope 10 wake you mp to a reallza- lion Of what your duties and respon- abilities are" the judge said he 'oid ,beu adding that if they were oh- 1ivious to their duties because oi fear of offending their constituency ..vour constituents did damned noor job when they elected you
 Dsnving he had threatened certain newspaper reporters, the answer said the judge did not use the DO" ar of his office tyrannically or III ,.io,.tion of the freedom of the rross." Taking up th" case Of Jos anh Mcguire. an Illinois ne"spap', ad,tor if denied that the coHr' .t,r.atared him with Imprisonment for having reprinted in his news paper an editorial from the Si' i'ou'[ Post t-Dispatch, or for having printed certain haudbills. .....
 Mcguire. fl said. vas suhpoe'7'' ne witness in a ease ln Whlch S'' ,.bsr men were charged with Niolal' ing an injunction by ''rch'a'iI- i' certain nandbills among s'rlAln- ,r,rIoyas of the Illinois Central r'u, raoJ and was ousstioned during hH t.stin,ony about publication ot in' editorial. but no threats were H.''u'
 Regarding di>barment of Thomas u Webb and Charles A. karch' al ,orrevs. the answer said Webb wa merely suspended because he wa beleyed 10 have been in con'cl"p' Q rourt and was later restored '' nrartice. Karch was disharred. 'h' answer averred because h's ''"'"' toward the court twas of such n@ ,pre that ii was injurious 10 san court and tended to lower its disI". ! and seriously interfere with the "u ministra,ion Of jus'ice.'