Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-27
CRITICISED BY ATTORNEY
Chairman Clayton Alleges the Wit
ness Gives Evasive Answers.
r. A. Phillips, Manager of Railway
Company's Coal Department,
Called to the Stand.

William P. Boland. the Scranton. Pa,
coal operator who is responsible for some
OF the charges against Judge Robert w.
Archibald of the Court OF Commerce was
recalled by the House judiciary commit
tee today for cross-examinaton.
In the temporary absence OF Chairman
Clayton. Representative Webb OF North
Carolina presided and questioned Boland
on the details Of business transactions
in which Judge Archibald is said to have
figured and on which the preliminary
proceedings to impeachment are predi-
Gated.
A. s. Worthngton. attorney for Judge
Archibald. asked Mr.. Boland about the
statement he had made in his conference
with Attorney General Wickersham, in
which he presented charges against the
judge. The witness said the Attorney
General was busy that day and left the
room several times. There were inaccu-
racies and omissions in the report of the
conference, the witness said These he
corrected later In a sworn statement to
Wrisley Brown Of the Department of Jus
tic. This statement was submitted to Mr.
Worthington by the committee
Mr.. Boland stated that he first formed
a suspicion that the judge was using
his Office for the railroads" when Judge
Archibald ordered that he proceed in his
lawsuit with John w. Peale of Scran-
tOh AOI lAWAlu
Copy Of Courts Order Shown.
Mr.. Worthington produced the courts
order 1t directed the plaintiff to take
testimony for thirty days and gave
B0land unlimited time to prepare his
case. Boland replied that he knew
nothing about the order: that the
judge had given him orders through
his attorney and in the presence OF a
witness and no written order was en-
tered.
More testimony was taken on the $500
note which f. J. Williams took to b.
land to be discounted for Judge Archibald
Mr.. Worthington wanted to know IL VIII
liams had said that Boland might have
saved the costs in the Peaie case Ii he
had discounted the note" The witness
said that Williams said 1t might do him
some good and that sit would help him
with the judge to discount the note.
Statements Retracted.
Boland retracted some of the state
ments against Judge Archibald which he
made to the Attorney General. He said
he had not refreshed his memory and
was unprepared when he made the first
statement. He admitted that it might
contain mistakes.
"And 1t was on this kind Of a state
ment that these proceedings against
Judge Archibald were started" comment
ed Mr.. Worthington.
Chairman Clayton, who arrived later
displayed some impatience with the
evasive answers Of the witness. He d.
rected him to answer the questions OF
Mr.. WorthingtOn and cautioned both wit
ness and counsel against arguments. Mr..
Clayton sad the committee was anxious
to get through with the case and wanted
the cooperation Of the witness.
Mr.. Boland protested against the fnsin-
uation that he had trapped" Judge Arch
bald is in he has got into himself" said
Mr.. Boland. He described the alleged
trials Of the independent coal companies
with the Delaware. Lackawanna and
Western and other railroads and said
that Judge Archibald had lent his office
to crushing out the Marion Coal Com
pany," property Of the witness.
General Manager Phillips a Witness.
r. A. Phillips. general manager OF the
coal department OF the Delaware. Lacka-
wanna and Western railway, followed
Mr.. Boland on the stand.
Mr.. Phillips told the committee that
Judge Archbald's son is an employee OF
the coal company. He said the young
man got the employment after gradual
ing from Yale. starting at the bottom. He
is now assistant mine foreman at $50
month.
Mr. Phillips also spoke OF a series of
conferences between officials of the
railroad and an attorney for the Bo-
lands relative to the suit of the Ma
rion Coal Company against the rail-
terested himself in the proceedings.
but he did not know why. He said
that after one Of the conferences Judge
Archibald called him by telephone and
inv Tod i'm 70 - 10 In hot fn-
terview Judge Archibald was told the
status OF the negotiations between
the Bolands and the railroad.
The witness also said that he had an
interview with c. G. BolAnd, brother
Of w. P. Boland.
HE was worried about WILL" said
Mr.. Phillips. II told him not to worry.
l said Will is good fellow, not bad
aginary. but he'll get over that and
settle down to business"
Probe Of Archbald's Interest.
Mr.. Phillips was closely questioned by
Webb.
What interest did Judge Archibald rep
resent when he talked to your" he asked
II do not know"
We'll, when a judge Of the Commerce
Court called you up and took you into
his home to talk to You about that case
VIM uiU yOu LINK ne represented.
''The Bolands, / thought, until Boland
told me differently" said Mr.. Phillips.
Mr.. Phillips testified that W. p Boland
told him that Vice President Loomis of
the Delaware. Lackawanna and Western
had come to Scranton and prevailed on
Judge Wilmer to hand down a decision
against Boland in the Peale case.
II said to Boland: viii, either you are
lying or have been lied to. Who told
you that?' said the witness.
He said Ed Searle had told him. and
[ said: Then Ed Searle is liar"
Mr.. Worthington said Mr.. Searle was
clerk of the court at Scranton.
At 1855 Mr.. Phillips was excused and
the committee adjourned until 2:3O pm.
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