Evening star., 1926-05-03
ENGLISH SAYS WAR
EXISTED IN ILLINOIS,
IN REPLY IN SENATE
Impeached Judge Claims He
Acted to Prevent More
Affairs Like Herrin.

Judge George w. English. Federal
Judge for the eastern district OF
Illinois, today presented himself before
the Senate, sitting as a court, and
answered the charges brought against
him by the House in the Impeachment
proceedings now pending.
In effect the answer filed by Judge
English is complete dental of
charges brought agairst-him.
With quaint foPmality the proceed
ings in the Senate, amounting to an
arraignment of Judge English, were
carried out. Precisely at 1890 Vice
President Dawes as presiding officer
Of the court called upon the Sergeant
alarms to issue a proclamation.
Sergeant-at-arms Barry then called
upon all persons to be silent while
the Senate was sitting as court of
impeachment.
Senators Sworn In.
Seven Senators who had not previ-
ously taken the oath as members of
the court were sworn in by the Vice
President: Senators Butler of Massa.
chusetts, Edwards of New Jersey.
Moses of New Hampshire, Fletcher of
Florida. Schall of Minnesota, Smith
of South Carolina and Walsh of
Montana.
The managers on the part of the
House, escorted by Sergea nt-at-arms
Rodgers, then entered the Senate
chamber. announced by the assistant
doorkeeper. They took seats in a
row of chairs Immediately in front
of the Vice President and to his left.
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sci appeared and took seats to the
right of the Vice President and in
front of his desk.
Judge Englishs counsel were three
in number. William NJ. Acton. +. G..
English Watches Proceedings.
Judge English, short, stocky man.
with a florid complexion, was clad
in a blue suit and wore spectacles.
He watched the proceedings closely.
After the Senate clerk had read the
record of the last session, when the
English case was before the Senate,
he returned with the sergeant.at- arms,
formally stating that the process had
been served on Judge English in East
st. Louis. John J. McGrain, assistant
sergeant alarms, took oath that the
process had been duly served.
n There followed another proclama-
1ion by the sergeant-at-arms with
Judge .English's name three times
repeated, admonishing him to appear
and answer to the charges brought
against him.
While Judge English sat quietly in
his seat, his counsel first presented
a formal statement noting Judge
Englishs appearance before the Sem
ate, and then filed Judge English S
reply to the charges.
Reply Read by Clerk.
At the request Of counsel for Judge
English the reply was read by the
Senate clerk.
Mr.. Zumbrunn. of counsel for Judge
English. an attorney of Kansas City,
appeared as counsel for Senator
Steck of Iowa in his contest against
former Senator Brookhart. and also
was counsel for Senator Mayfield of
Texas when his right to be seated
was challenged.
Judge English answered all five of
the articles Of impeachment brought
against him by the House. 1t had
been expected that he would ask for
and obtain from the Senate time in
which to file his answer. but he came
to Washington prepared to file his
answer Immediately. When the man.
ayers of the impeachment on the part
of the House, who in reality are the
prosecuting attorneys, have filed their
replication, it will be the duty of the
Senate then to fix date for the trial
of Judge English.
Judge English is the tenth high Of
fetal of the Government ever to be
tried by the Senate, and the first
since 1918, when Robert w. Archibald,
associate justice of the United States
Commerce Court, was found guilty
and removed from office.
May Hasten Trial.
The fact that Judge English today
filed his answer to the charges against
him may result in expediting the trial
considerably. The managers on the
part of the House are expected to
submit their replication before the
close of the present week. While
there has been manifested desire on
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