Show LEGAL FIGHT BEGUN IN ARCHBALD CASE Washington Dec 24 The Thc The ital legal battle In the Impeachment trial of oC Judge JUdg-e Robert Hobert W. W Arch Archbald bald of or the time commerce commerce commerce com com- merce court opened to today ay when the House mana managers ers and attorneys for Cor tho the accused Judge submitted In printed form Corm arguments as to whether an air official oW- oW I cial ma may b bo be Impeached for acts which I arc are not the subject of or prosecution by Indictment or Information in a 3 crimInal criminal crim crim- inal court The arguments arc are regarded as important important im Im- because no claim Is ma made mado o In Inthe Inthe inthe the Archbald caso that the acts charged cd constituted tell crimes or misdemeanors punishable In tho time courts The They also discussed whether an official official orn- orn cial may bo be Impeached for tOl acts ct done one he entered on his existing or- or of fice The house managers contended In their brief that the clause In tho the constitution constitution constitution con con- describing ln Impeachable of offenses offenses of- of lenses was taken from tho the British parliamentary parliamentary parliamentary par par- law Jaw prevailing pre at the thc time of or the formation of or the American government government gov gov- ov- ov and must be Interpreted In Inthe Inthe inthe the light tight of time honored parliamentary parliamentary tar tary usage This they declared I reu roe og high h crimes and misdemeanors misdemeanor to be bo misdeeds s misconduct or 01 havior It It ma may be retorted attorneys of 0 Judge Archbald that in the early history history his his- history tory of ot England cases will be found In which alleged political offenders were removed from office b by being sent to tho the block and having their entrails held up before them while they were yet et alive but It Is assumed that the tho learned managers In this case will not caro care to rely on things of ot that kind lelnd as indicating ing Ing- what may lawfully be done toda today in the Senate of or the United States I |