Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1891-01-07
ARCHER IN COURT.
He Refuses to be Sworn or Give
Amy ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Whytc Indignant.

caused sensation IN the courtroom al
Towson yesterday by refusing 10 testify
in the suit against his bondsmen. Some
Of Archer's friends were surprised and
disappointed al his action. They had
thought lie would make clean breast Of
his doings while treasurer His refusal
to speak has caused some to think that
he may possess knowledge which, II dis
closed, would be an unpleasant reyela-
ton.
The announcement that Archer had
been summoned az q witness ca1.ed q
rush OF people 10 sec him. II was ex.
pected that he would be taken 10 Tow
son on the 8. 30 morning train Of the Ma
ryland Central Railroad, but the writ for
his appearance was received too late for
that. The writ arrived at the peniten-
tisry about the time the train started
and In obedience TO its mandate Warden
Weylsr drove Archer to Towson in q
carriage. The railroad traia conveyed
several hundred passengers Among the
number were Gov. Jackson. Secretary of
State lie Compile, Treasurer Brown, Har
ryJ J. Hopkins. clerk in the ComptIoller's
Office, and the bank officers who had been
summoned, but failed to appear on Mon
day, including j. Writ Randall Of the
Farmers National Bank OF Annapolis.
Nearly all the bondsmen were present,
beside good representation from Tow
son and the adjacent country
Within an hour Of adjournment the
State had decided not to call Archer until
to-day. Warden Weyler suggested 10 Dir.
Whyte that as Archer would not be call
ed lie might be taken back to the peni-
Tertiary. Dir. Whyte acquiesced in this
and al Eve minutes OF o clock said to the
court: II have asked the warden to be
back with Archer at 10 o'clock Wednes-
day. as we cannot get through with him
now"
Archer's apathy left him. He beckoned
TO Mr.. Carter, and after brief consulta
ton with him turned to Mr. Whyte and
told him that he would not be sworn In
the case. aud that there was no use in
his returning,
Swear Stevenson Archer was Mr.
Whyts's reply to this.
Archer advanced quickly TO the wit
meas platform, on which he placed one
foot He had commenced to speak when
Mr.. Whyte repeated, Swear Mr.. Archer, /"
wishing that any statement made should
be under oath. Archer rejected the prof
fcred Bible and said
May 1t please your Honors, with all
Difference to the court, / decline to be
sworn and decline to answer any ques.
tions In this case for reasons that are en-
tirely sslf-suflicient to myself"
81 insist on his being sworn, and then
he may decline to answer" said Mr..
Whyte. Il want to ask him one ques-
ton
II think there is no reason why you
should decline to be sworn" said Judge
Fowler to Archer.
Archer had backed away from the plat
form to the vicinity ofthe counsel for the
bondsman and was told by Mr.. Carter
that he need not be sworn. Advancing
again Archer said
"With all Difference to the court.
must refuse TO be sworn
There 10 nothing to do with witness
who refuses to answer questions except
to imprison him." said Mr.. Whyte. As
Archer is already in the penitentiary,
there is nothing left to do except to re-
mand him to the custody of the warden.
accept the situation
Go with the warden" said Judge
Fowler to Archer, and the exciting scene
came to an end.
Warden Weyler Immediately took
charge Of Archer and drove back to the
city, as he had come. As Archer left the
courtroom he was greeted by several
friends but he was not allowed TO finger.
Mr.. Whyte was indignant the way Ar
cher acted. He had expected, he said, to
see = thoroughly peniteEt man, who
would move every one to tears by his
sorrow for the wrongs committed. In
stead OF this he saw a man, he said, who
showed no computations of conscience
for his misdeeds, bnt was hardened in his
way. Archer's actions, Mr. Whyte said,
would cause change of sentiment gen
orally. He had been regarded with sym
patty, but he would now be thought Of
only with aversion. Dir. Whyte also said
that if he had known Mr.. Archer would
act in this manner he would nave pr0tes-
lee against his sentence of 5 years and
have asked that il be made 10.
Archer bore none of the marks OF the
penitentiary about him, except that he
was shorn of the long gray beard which
formerly was . distinguished mark Of
his appearance His somewhat scanty
gray hair had not been touched by the
clippers, and was of ordinary length.
He was dressed in dark suit of clothes
and wore the brown overcoat with which
his former friends are familiar. He car
RED black SLOUGH hat in his hands.
His face had pulled up appearances. and
was of rudy color.-San.
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