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Show DAYTON DENOUNCES C1GESJS FALSE Federal Judge Defends Himself Before House a Subcommittee. WASHING-TON", Feb. 22. Emphatic denial of impeachment charges pending against him was made today by Foderal Judge A. G. Dayton of West Virginia, before, the investigating subcommittee of tho house judiciary committee. Judge Dayton testified throughout the afternoon after-noon and evening sessions and replied in elaborate detail to the accusatfcns. 1 1 1 have rested for several months under these charges," he said. "I have been subjected to espionage in my private pri-vate affairs, my debts and financial obligations ob-ligations have been pried into, and a constant series of inflammatory articles has appeared in newspapers. I have endured en-dured all this and therefore feel justified justi-fied in saying that I appreciate the courtesy of the committee in allowing me at last to tender a statement and proof that will dispel these charges.5' The judge dwelt upon the attitude of the XJnited Mine Workers of America toward him) referring to cases in which he decided against that organization, and declaring that he simply carried out the law "without any "prejudice against union labor." Letter in Evidence. He said he had in no way sought to displace Judge Johu H. Jackson, his predecessor, on the bench, and specifically specifi-cally denied that he had joined in a campaign with Baltimore & Ohio railroad rail-road officials to force Judge Jackson's resignation or impeachment. A letter was put in evidence from former President Presi-dent Roosevelt, dated Mav 26, '101 4, in which the former president stated fhat ' he instituted an investigation of Judge Jackson on his owu responsibility, and appointed Judge Dayton "without solicitation so-licitation from anyoue. " |