| Show i L BENG MAD ADE fOR TRIAL r jr r Federal Jurist Will ViII Have dig Big ig Array of Talent 1 a at ate Impeachment Fight WASHINGTON oTON Oct 1 While I-While While members members of ot congress throughout s f the th country are bo battling for tor reI reelection le- le I I election permanent house and sen- sen staffs at Washington nr quietly are r r setting the stage for the the- nations nation's v V nl Ui J trial of ot impeachment The full membership ot of the senate Is t to assemble on Wednesday Wednes- Wednes l f i day November 10 to sit as es a jury jUl f on charges of ot high crimes and andt f tS t j iri misdemeanors preferred against T 1 qt W. W English district judge L of the t. t United States for lor the east- east t Nn of ot Illinois Formal forma arS ar S rr tt s of t Impeachment were voted y r by b d the house and submitted in its l-k l t to the senate b by Speaker in Nichols Longworth on April 6 i I r senate adjourned on July Pk 3 3 it voted to ta reassemble on No- No o- o 1 vemb X 10 for the purpose of trying iff English U IMPRESSIVE IMPRESSIVE DIGN DIGNITY S r J Like the tho preceding nine impeach- impeach i f f ment trials held by the senate since the j foundation of ot the republic the f trial promises to be a spectacle spec spec- of dramatic and Impressive LI dignity pity The Illinois Jurist who has V W arrea y submitted his statutory t. r answer denying on all counts the I j. j ac accusations u leveled against him wilt will be te battery ot of defended by a strong 1 r legal talent It will rill be headed by f- f fi i wJ V. r. r J T. general counsel t t o J tl the Ku Klux Klan Man His asso- asso 1 will be southern Illinois and andl andI l I J Missouri la lawyers ers including Frank Franl T. T member of ot the the a former hous house of ot representatives es William J jt MActon M M. Acton Rudolph J. J 1 Kramer ramer Druce A. A Campbell Edward C. C Kramer Kra- Kra ramer ra- ra and Dan mer an McGlynn INTERESTING INTERESTING ANGLE 1 An Ain n. interesting angle of ot the English impeachment case Is the 1 that It would never havea have come for the enactment enactment enactment enact enact- a i- i to pass except ment of ot the prohibition laws Judge I English it is claimed by some students stu- stu dents dent of his case Is about to be to the bar of ot the senate because b beca ca i e e of his relentless treatment 4 of or U the bootlegging fraternity in 1111 y nol and of ot their various arlous legal and I ss affiliations ills His counsel i f are aro expected to bring this phase of C 1 J 1 1 English's tribulations j tv 3 he n o 0 public attention while IIi History which is alby al- al r f made M by impeachment pro- pro 1 Z ce c ui s In the senate may thus be in entirely new terms on I nth occasion caslo 1 of its kind in th n nations nation's annals If the rohl- rohl 3 t ue is strongly gh stressed It ity y t be that dry and wet consider consider- allon will govern some of ot the Unite Unit Unit- f e et States senators who m must st stand l- l liln 1 Jn their places s and vote rote guilty I vV or v J jOI not guilty when hen the fateful J called at the the end of ot the trial n SPECIFIED 4 r D ng the specific high crimes e i I r. r and misdemeanors misdemeanors' misdemeanors me nors of which Judge l is accused is unlawful sus- sus 1 1 i f n and disbarment of lawyers I Mi feA r l-J- l 8 East E st St St. St Louis Ill where shere he I threats and censure of ot state j o officials threatening of ot a Jury in P V our f tyrannous attacks on nn the IW ert rijo pf C the press profanity and j v.- f ether r misbehavior changes chang f H In the 11 of c court urt f favoritism in the h appointment of ot bankruptcy off oW- I t laIs corrupt use of bankruptcy funds funds' unlawful partiality In the 1 appointment of receivers wd and in cons con- con I s- s nl an e in the the establishment of ot a pt ring The managers manager of ot the Imp impeach ach- ach ment went trial as the constitution designates des des- agnates them are nine able la lawyer lawyer law law- wyer w- w yer members members' of the house housa committee commit commit- 1 tee on Judiciary headed by v tentative e Earl C. C of ot Michigan Republican and including Including ing inS Representatives Boles Boies Mersey C C. Ellis Moore and Stabs Stob cans and Montague Tillman and Dominick the ranking Democratic minority members of ot the judiciary committee Representative Representative Representative at Large Yates Republican can of Illinois who is a member of ot the judiciary committee voted against the proposed Impeachment of Judge English The house managers managers managers man agers are in effect the prosecuting ing counsel The senate sits as a Jury Vice President Dawes will preside as a Judge In every ery re respect respect re- re proceedings will be conducted as in a court of law Judge English Eng Eng- Eng lish Ush will sit among his c counsel around the left side of ot the dais ot 01 the senate and the house Douse managers managers managers man I agers will be grouped at tables on the right side TO BE READ ALOUD I Senators will not be permitted to take part in the trial as speak speak- ers They have the right to pro pro- propound propound pound questions to witnesses de defense defense des dea de- de counsel s or managers n but d ef w I these must be handed a up in writing writing writ writ- ing to the presiding of officer leer and read I aloud It is expected that the English English Eng Ens' I lish Ush impeachment trial may last two weeks Previous impeachment trials were as follows 1798 1198 William Blount former senator from Tennessee ac acquitted acquitted acquitted ac- ac quitted 1803 John Pickering federal federal federal fed fed- eral judge in New Hampshire convicted convicted con con- 1804 Samuel Chase United States States' supreme court justice acquitted ac- ac acquitted acquitted ac ac- quitted 1830 James H H. Peck federal federal federal fed fed- eral judge juds-c in Missouri acquitted 1862 West Vest H. H Humphrey federal Judge in Tennessee convicted 1868 Andrew Johnson president of United United United Unit Unit- ed States acquitted 1876 1816 W. W W W. Belknap former secretary of or war acquitted 1904 Charles twane Swayne federal judge in Florida acquitted 1912 Robert W. W Archbald federal judge at Washington ant null and deprived of ot citizenship For Ol a a. verdict T Of f impeachment 14 S t A guilty two-thirds two of senators present vo voting at the end of ot a trial are required Copyright 19 1926 G |
