Evening star., 1933-05-25
.LOUDERBACK FREE !:
TO RESUME BENCH
Acquitted on Five Counts in
Senate, He Claims
vindication.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Federal Judge Harold Louderback Is
free to take again the bench in Cali
fornia, acquitted by the Senate on the
five impeachment counts brought
against him.
He said to resign now would be silly"
and like playing into his enemies hands.
even though a majority Of the Senate
registered disapproval of his conduct
in receivership cases by voting against
him on the final general charge OF
conduct "prejudicial to the dignity Of
the judiciary"
Il feel that it is a vindication," he
smilingly told those Senators who
crossed the chamber to congratulate
him when the verdict had been rem
dered late yesterday after nine days
of trial.
On that last charge. summarizing the
four others. the majority that voted
guilty" fell far short OF the two
thirds needed to convict. The Sena-
tors had debated his case in executive
session for two hours before readmit-
ting the public to. the balloting Con-
viction on single count would have
removed him from office.
Based on Appointment.
Louderback was accused Of tyranny"
"favoritism" unlawful conduct as
Judge" "misbehavior in office" and
with being a "hindrance to htigants"
in the various charges.
The prosecution was based on his
appointment of H. B. Hunter for the
RUSSELL Colvin Brokerage Co. of San
Francisco and ]. D. Short as his at
torney; appointment and alleged grant
ing Of fees to Marshall Woodworth
as attorney and Samuel Shortridge, 1r,
as receiver for the Lumberman's Re.
ciprocal Association; appointment OF
G. H. Gilbert as receiver for the Fageol
Motor Co, and upon his grant OF re-
ceivership papers for the Prudential
Holding Co.
The verdicts varied from So not
guilty and II guilty in the Gilbert
count to As guilty and "a not guilty on
the final, all-inclusive charge.
The roll call on the last article fol-
lows:
Republicans voting guilty-Capper
Couzens, Frazier, La Toilette, Norris
and Nye-6.
Democrats-Adams,B Bachman, Bank
head, Barkley, Black, Bone, Brown,
Bulkley, Bulow, Byrd, Caraway, Clark,
Connally, Dill. Duffy, Erickson, George,
Hayden, Kendrick, King, McAdoo, Nc
Carran, McGill, McKellar, Murphy,
Nicely, Pope. Russell, Sheppard.
Stephens, Thomas Of Oklahoma,
Thomas Of Utah, Trammell. Tydings,
Van Nuys, Wagner, Walsh and
Wheeler-38.
bor-Shipstead-1.
Grand total voting guilty, As.
Republicans voting not guilty: Bar
bour, Carey, Dale, Dickinson, Colds
borough, Hale, Hastings, Hatfield, Kean,
Hebert, Keyes, McNary, Metcalfe, Pat
terson, Reed, Robinson of Indiana,
Schall, Steiwer. Townsend, Vandenberg,
Walcott and White-22.
Democrats: Ashurst, Bailey, Bratton,
Byrnes, Coolidge. Fletcher. Harrison.
Logan, Long, Reynolds, Robinson Of
Arkansas, Smith,.
Total voting not guilty, "a.
Plans Short Rest.
After each ballot, Vice President Gar
ner announced the Senate had failed
| to find "the respondent, Harold Louder
back" guilty by the necessary tRo-
thirds and that he was acquitted on
that article Of Impeachment. es
When the last one had been decided,
the Vice President announced that the
Senate had tried Harold Louderback
on the five several articles of impeach.
ment and two-thirds of the Senators
present not having found him guilty y