| Show ARCHBALD OF AS ANtI AND I REMOVED fROM PU PUBLIC LIFE ff Senate Sustains Five of Thir Thi Thirteen o teen en Charges Preferred Aga Against ns t. t Jurist by the e House u WASHINGTON Tan Jan 13 I Robert obert W. W Alch Archbald ahl of of Scranton Pa for far twenty nine years yeal's an nn occupant o of judicial positions position upon the Pennsylvania Pennsyl vania a state bench tile thc federal d bench and the United States States' commerce court was adjudged guilty guilt today b by bj the Unit United d' d States Senate of high crimes crimes crimes' and misdemeanors was was' stripped of his office and andi forever disqualified from holding po positions of public honor or public trust The conviction and judgment came camo as the conclusion of the impeachment trial that has been pending in the thc Senate since last n charges charges' that thab Ju Judge ge Archbald had been becu guilty of misco misconduct duct and misbehavior as a judge and that If he had used corruptly his judicial power to further the private interests inte his lis friends in the acquisition of coal properties ia Pennsylvania Upon five tive of or the tho t thirteen separate charges brought against him by the House of or Representatives Judge Archbald Archbald Arch Arch- bald was found guilty Upon the tho other eight eight the S Senate nate voted him not guilty tho the majority in In some cases being against him but of tho the two- two thirds majority necessary for tor con lc tion Any ono OTIO of or the five verdicts of ot guilty was enough to bring about tho the punishment Imposed upon him Yo Vote Solemn h. h The end of ot the tho long long fought struggle In the Senate came early earls in the afternoon afternoon after after- noon when the theote vote ote was taJ tal taken en on the first article of ot Impeachment With gallery gal gal- lery doors locked to prevent the movement movement movement move move- ment of or spectators and an unaccustomed unaccustomed tomed hush prevailing throughout tho the chamber senators roso rose In their places as their names were called an and pronounced pronounced pro pro- the word Gunt Guilty In almost inaudible tonee tones The vote on the first charge that Judge Archbald had corruptly cor COT corruptly Influenced officials of ot tho the Erie railroad to sell him the Katydid culm d dump mp at Scranton resulted In his conviction conviction con con- by a vote of ot G CB GB to nIn 6 o. Ins In a little committee room roam off the tXie gallery callery floor behind a a 8 s guarded cd door d OT Archbald his life wl wife and sou Hugh sat throughout tho the as a ft ahe he 6 Senate 6 S nate voted on the charges against him The first vote of ot conviction on waLs wu carried to him by his son con from the I gallery After sentence had been boon imposed Imposed Imposed Im Im- posed upon him Jt Judge Id and his family left lert the capitol togo at ot once to the family homo home at Scranton I 7 always s 's have havo known that I have e done no wrong wrong- and tho the vote ote of ot no one makes It otherwise was waa was was' his gals gals' comment upon the Senates Senate's action Sentence was Imposed Impo cd by Senator Senate Bacon of r Georgia Georgia- the presiding officer after the Senate b by a vote ot of 39 to 35 SS upheld a res hit m offered by Senator OGorman O'Gorman of ot New York authorizing the full tull penalty pro provided by tho con aThe a The Senate therefore do order and a a decree decroo saId gala Senator Bacon con and Hand It ft t 1 1 hereby adjudged that thai tho the respondent ent Robert W V Y Archbald circuit Judge for tor tho the United States States' for the Third judicial circuit and designated to servo serve ta ro th th commerce court be and he be hereby la t. removed from office and that be band be be- and hereby is forever disqualified to hold and enjoy any office of ot honor trust or profit un under er the United Sta States tes The sentence of or the tho Senate becam operative e at once anA directions tier gl gait given en that the President anS nna tl the tb House of ot Representatives be notified l. l of or tho the verdict and tho the punishment lm tm posed Of or Of the ten men who h hose have been l Leached before the Senate since tb organization of the tho government Archbald ld la Is s the third to be convicted and aDd the only onty one convicted i ho appeared ap all- p ared to make a personal defense against the tho Cb charges brought by bT the House HOUS of ot Representative Voting on the C charges arg 8 be begs began a ft U as ISO soon n nas as the impeachment court had bad been re reorganized reorganized reorganized re- re organized at pt t 1 I On each e each cb of 01 the th articles Senator Bacon after ner the tha secretary sec rotary had read tho the charges to the Senate put the formal question S Senators nn tors how say YOu yon is Is the respondent respondent re respondent re- re Robert W. W Archbald guilty Continued on Page 13 Column U I. H REMOVED i mm m m m l FROM IrOM PUBLIC LIFE UFE t i iniece Court Judge Found Guilty of Misconduct by byU U Ut Ul S S1 S. Sen Senate te t y Continued From Prom Page One Orle not guilty as charged In this Hele th ach senator under the tho rule rose his seat neat eat and gave s his verdict he first article charged that Judge ba had bad gone gona to officials of ot the thc 0 railroad while that road had haa a at t pending In the commerce court d had corruptly influenced them to toeo eo ee to to give him a n. favorable option the Katydid culm cult dump Flint Vote ote in Detail Tie The vote ote In detail on this charge as vas For coir Bankhead Bankhe orn h. Bourne Brundege rown Bryan Burton Chamberlain lapp Clark of at Wyoming Clarke ot oi kansas hansas Crane Crawford Culberson Cummins Curtis Dixon Du Duant Duant ant Fletcher Foster Gallinger Gore Goro ronna lonna Hitchcock Johnson of ot Maine Malno one Kenyon La Follette Lippitt McCumber McLean Martin artine flyers Myers I Nelson G Owen P Page tc Poin- Poin ter Perky Perk Hoed flick flick- d on Root Sanders Shively Sit Sim- Smi Smith ot or cors rs 19 Smith of oi Georgia ia Maryland Smith of oC A Arizona rho a na Smoot Stone Stene Sutherland Swann Swan Swan- mi nl n Thornton Tillman Townsend Townsond arren Wetmore Williams Works Catron Oliver Against Burnham Penrose 0 Absent or 01 not voting voting Bacon BradI Brad Brad- I Brings ga Chilton ChiHon Fall thie Gardener Guggenheim lIels- lIels ill n 11 oC of Arkansas Jackson Johnston oC of labama bama Johnston of Texas Korn Lea ossey assey Overman O Percy Smith ot of rolina Smith of or Michigan and Wat Wat- at n. n Short of oC Tiro j. ATho second socon chai charge charge- o- o was not sustained iel Vote yoh against Judge Archbald 46 16 to being two short of oC the necessary On the third charge In ln- the tho use of oC the Influence with i Valley Valley- railroad to force it relinquish a n lease leago on on packer No 3 i. i coal coni plop property rt which Judge Archibald Archbald shed to secure ec the accused jurist as as' as convicted b by a a. vote yote of or 60 to 11 Clark of Wyo- Wyo 0 ting lIng Crane Smoot Stephenson and hornton who hull hud voted Guilty on onIc onlie lie le tir first t article voted ot ll Not guilty on ontI Ilia tI charge Another verdict of or guilty came on onIC onlie lie IC C fourth charge chargo that Jud Judge e Archbald Archibald had w written to Helm Bruce i attorney for tor the Louisville Nash- Nash lie Ue railroad to secure his assistance 1 a i- i decision In a case then tore fire the tho commerce court The vote voto this charge was 52 62 to 20 0 AdditIon AdditIon- who voted Not ot guilty on B iii charge were Burton Cullom Du Dunt Dunt Dunt nt Gallinger Lippitt ot Sutherland Swanson Warren and while Thornton voted ote re Senator ull t n the thc fifth charge that of oC corruptly officials of or tho the Reading Heading ad to grant rant coal land lease to toed drIck ed ilci ar an and had hall received for tor or this service Judge received the support of but senators Burnham Catron Clark Oliver Pa Paynter and Pen- Pen 0 ae e. e He lie was convicted 66 to 6 on this r tide Icle Many raD Senator Excused POn On On the last Jast article of Impeachment that Jud Judge c Arch Archbald bald had credit front from attorneys and liti- liti t ts before him hint and had carried on a n an n ri ral business I In c il land specula specula- hs man many inan senators asked to be ex- ex sed from voting yoUng declaring the argee were so general they could not vote ote either wa way Tho vote resulted In conviction on this I tide also 4 12 to 20 p Judge Arc Archbald l ald received majorities In InS 1 S 8 favor fa on on- seven seren of or the charges him besides the acquittal on one e 0 second article where the two- two vote yote against him was not hot ob- ob nell ned On the thc cha charge chatha that tha t be he ha hao had o accepted a purse purse- of or sel sed among amon Scranton attorneys the Ite te Wn c 03 65 not guilty and 1 guilty tr the Ingle vote ote being cast b by Senator As- As of Arizona r h no debate was permitted ring tio progress 8 of oC the voting oUng my ny senators a to be he excused pom oni om voting olin on c curtain charges eR because icy cy did lIld not believe Lelie the Senate had hall aup au- au p to take UI up acts committed b by dge Archbald b before foro he was ap ap- ap to 10 the commerce court or bep beI be- be p I use luse thc they believed the nets acts that might e C characterized as at misbehavior were pot ot such ns as to constitute hl high h crimes nd ind misdemeanors involving ol the cx- cx I 1 reme p penalty of or the tho constitution I Statement of or Mann cr HlAt lAt the CO of or the case toda today o Clayton Claton one of or the tho even e members of or the House who con- con the prosecution of ot the case vc ie out gut thu following statement Tin This TinIs Is the third successful Impeachment Im im- im in the history of th the United tates States In the other cases Judge JUdg-e Pick Pick- ring who was Insane did not appear ft t taU all au an and Judge Humphreys s 's had cast I fits Is lot with the tiie confederacy and was the confederate lines Toda 5 result proves pro the tho efficiency J bC t C the process provi provided ed by the tIle for tho the removal remo of unfaithful of- of cers cera and gives gl life Ufe and vitality to the ther Orderly r method of impeachment It iso establishes beyond successful fu- fu ie dispute that the scope of or impeach Impeach- f ment tent Is not limited to criminal acts act merely but that the clause clauso fixing th the tenure of or federal Judges to during goo good behavior has a broader significance I and In fact means meana Just what It says Tho The appointment of or federal Judges b by the President and their confirmation by tho the Senate 1 Is the exercise exorcise of or a a. poUt ical power and tho the unseating of or a no judge Judg Is Js tho the exercise of or a n. poll political power by bythe bythe bythe the senators representing tho the states and tho the people |
