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Show ARCHBALD TRIALOPENS For Conduct Amounting to Violation of Oath as Federal Judge. Washington, Dec. 3. For the ninth time In its history tho senate convened con-vened today as a high court of impeachment im-peachment to try Judge Robert W Archbald of the commerce court on 13 separate charges alleged to constitute con-stitute "high crimes and misdemeanors." misdemean-ors." Counsel for tho Judge has admitted commission of all the acts alleged, but denies that any' was Improper Judge Archbald and his attotrneys entered tho chamber promptly, as did the house members The court adopted formal orders, setting tho hour of meeting daily at 2 o'clock and providing that the opening open-ing statements of the case should be made by onefperson on each side That will confine the opening statements state-ments to Representative Clayton, who had been designated by the house managers, and A. S. Worthington. chief of the counsel for Judge Archbald. Arch-bald. The court then recessed for a brier time. Washington, Dec 3. Tbo senate was prepared today for the opening of the ninth trial by impeachment of a public officer sworn to uphold the constitution and laws of tho United States. Robert W. Archbald, a Judgo of the commcrco court, was summoned to face the demands of the house of representatives rep-resentatives that he be "Impeached for misbehavior and for high crimes and misdemeanors." The house will ho represented in the hearings by seven membors, who act as the prosecutors In the trial. They are Representatives Clayton of Alabama. Webb of North Carolina, Floyd of Arkansas, Davis of West Virginia, Sterling of Illinois. How-land How-land of Ohio and Norrls of Nebraska. A. S. Worthington of Washington, who with Alexander Simpson Jr. of Philadelphia will represent Judge Archbald throughout the case, was prepared to follow with a statement of defense Chairman Clayton's review ,of the case against the Jurist. Washington, Dec. 3 The trial of Judge ROboibr Arohbald of-tho United Uni-ted Stales commerce court for con-duet con-duet amounting to a Eolation of his oath as federal Judge had boon set to opon today before the senate court of impeachment as a rosult of Judgo Archbald's request last August that his attorneys be given more time to propare their case. Tho charge against Judgo Archbald arose in connection with private ami official acts both as a Judgo of the court of commerce and as United States district judgo for middle Pennsylvania Penn-sylvania He was impeached by the House of Representatives after a full investigation or the facts by the department de-partment of justice, and extended hearings beforo the house judiciary committee. Scores of Witnesses. Tho managers appointed by the house to pro3ecuto the case before the senate asked for an Immediate trial last August, but the senate declined de-clined to hasten Its consideration of tho case During the last week Bcores of subpoenaes were issued for witnesses wit-nesses who will be brought before the senate by the house managers and by Judge Archbald's attorneys In connection con-nection with the trial House Demands Impeachment. Aftor the house committee on judiciary ju-diciary had concluded its hearings last spring it recommended that Judge Archbald bo called before the senate under Impeachment proceedings. The last time the house had exercised Its impeachment proceedings powers was in 1904 when Judge Swane, United Uni-ted States judgo for tho northern district dis-trict of Florida, wag called to account for misconduct and was acquitted by the senate The house of representatives representa-tives on July 11, 1912, adopted articles arti-cles of Impeachment by a vole of 222 to 1 and a committee headed by Representative Clayton of Alabama, was chosen to act as the managers on the part of the house to try the case before the senate. The house managers? urged the senate to grant an immediate trial, but that body declined de-clined to hear the case before the end of the last session. Thrteen Articles Against Judge Thirteen separate articles constitute consti-tute the basis for the Impeachment trial These embrace dealings between be-tween Judge Archbald and railroad officials and others In regard to Pennsylvania coal or "culm" dumps and coal landB; contributions by attorneys at-torneys and others to the judge's vacation va-cation trip to Europe in 1910. reputed "secret" correspondence by the judge with a railroad attorney concerning a pending caso; and alleged attempts to have notes payablo to Judgo Archbald Arch-bald discounted by attorneys and litigants liti-gants before his court Moral Sense Deadened. In presenting the case to the house Representative Clayton said that the Judiciary committee was of opinion that Judge Archbald's 'scuso of moral mor-al responsibility had become deadened" deaden-ed" and that he had "prostituted his high office for personal profit" The principal charge grew out 0f the Katydid culm bank deal. in this chargo it was asserted that while the Erie Railroad company had pending before the commerce court two suits Judge Archbald. corruptly taking advantage ad-vantage of his official positon. induced induc-ed the officials or tho Hillside Coal & Iron company and of the Erie railroad rail-road which owned that company, to agreo to sell the coal company's Interest In-terest In tho Katydid dump to Judge Archbald and Edward J. Williams. In his answer Judge Archbald do- nled that he had acted corruptly or had taken advantage of his position. His attorneys took the position that It was not a crime for a fcdoral judgo to become Interested In an attempt to purchase property from one who was or might become a litigant of the court. They declared that no attempt at-tempt was made to get the property for less than Its fair value. Prominent Charge Made. Another prominent enargo was that Judgo Archbald undertook ror a consideration con-sideration to assist George M. Watson, Wat-son, an attorney of Scrautou. Pa., to settle a reparation suit brought by the Marlon Coal company against the Delaware. Lackawanna & Western Railroad company and to soil for C. G. Boland and W. P Boland, a large portion of the Btock of the Marlon Coal company to the railroad. In his answer Judge Archbald declared he acted i" tills matter merely as a friend of Watson and C. G. Boland, without ever having received a suggestion sug-gestion of compensation His Acts Not Impeachable. In response to every charge attorneys at-torneys for Judge Archbald replied that tho acts charged did not constitute consti-tute an impeachable offense, or a high crime or misdemeanor, as defined in the constitution |