Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-11
WOULD SHoW THAT JuRtoT VNA1
LID INTO A TRAP IN cuLN
BANKS TRANSACTIONS.
SILENT PARTY AoSlosaanINT
sorHERsoaaE TosNrrNaoo
Edward J. williams Undse- cssss Ex4
animation Dseomso csnsueed When
Questioned About Asslonmsnt 81
Papss-Eisht Mere Witnesses eSms
meNsd, Before commlttsA

WAou1u8So@ NAY 11.@W0O0 tn0
hearing Into the charges against Judge
Robert w. Archibald, Of the oor1nsrca
court. was resumed today bsfo1D tho
house judiciary committee the chAirs
man announced that eight nsw Wits
nesses had been summoned to testifys
The list includes w. p. Brownells
Vice president and general counsel ol
the Erie railroad: J. II. Rittenhouss. =
mining engineer who aided the 1ea
partment OF justice In the investiga>
tion OF charges against the jurasts
Capt. A. w. May. superintendent %
the coal properties of the Erie: John
Henry Jones, OF Scranton, Pa, In
whose favor was drawn Judge Arch-
balds note for $500 In the venexuelan
land option deal; John NJ. Robertsons
who figured In the Erie culm bank
! property: Charles w. Gunster. cashier
of the Merchants and Mechanics banle
OF Scranton. VINO refused to discount
Judge Archbald's $500 note; C. II. Van
Storch. president OF the Providence
bank. OF Providence. Pa. and RchArd
Bradley. OF PeckvilIe. Pa. who waa
ward ]. Williams.
Williams Under Cross Examinations
Williams, the associate of Judge
Archibald in the culm bank negotia-
tion. was again n witness. under cross
examination by A. S. Worthingtons
counsel for the accused.
who first suggested to you that
you get letter from Judge Archibald
when you sought to purchase the Erie
| railroad culm banks?" Mr.. Workings
ton asked.
Senator William p. Boland nrsx
| suggested IT. Williams said. He add
ed that originally Boland was to have
| had an interest in the culm if Williams
succeeded In getting it.
Eat that time | had no idea OF hav.
ing Judge Archibald share in the props
| erty." he said. but John NJ. Robert>s
son refused to let me have an option
on his part OF the culm IL Boland had
anything to do with it
when you signed paper assigning
some of the culm. before YOU got tho
option TO Boland as silent party did
YOU think that Boland was setting
trap for Judge Archbald?" continued
the attorney
NO. not at all"
Well but afterwards when you wero
brought to Washington didn't Boland
tell you he had sent you to Judge
Archibald to get these letters OF intro-
duction in evidence In order that he
might get n case against the judge?'
II think he did"
Questioning confuses Witness.
when you were talking to Judge
Archibald about the Erie culm deal
just what did he say about the Light
erage case?" asked Attorney Worth
ington.
We'll, / saw the briefs on his table
and asked him about them and ne just
said that one of them was the Light
erage case said Williams
Did ne say anything about whether
the case had been decided or was about
TO be decided?"
mo. nothing about that"
The witness was somewhat confused
when pressed for further information
about the silent party" assignment
paper and he declared he never had
consented that such term be inserted
in the assignment altho his name was
signed to it.
Didn't YOU testify here several days
ago" asked Representative Floyde.
that YOU did talk to Judge Archibald
ABOUT referring TO MIN as the silent
party and didn't you tell this commit
tee that you had the judges name
kept secret because you thought it
was unlawful for Judge to be In
such denl?'
Perhaps I did said Williams.
Washington, May 11.--Edward j.
Williams testifying today in the hear
Ing OF charges against Judge Robert
w. Archibald entangled himself in
maze of contradictory statements.
| Williams. who was a partner With
Judge Archibald in an alleged effort to
| procure culm bank property from the
Erie railroad was particularly con-
fused about an assignment contract
executed last September with w. p.
Boland. of Scranton in which Judge
Archibald was referred to as silent
party"
First denying that he ever signed
such a contract, the nadmitting that
he did but asserting that copy OF the
contract before the committee was not
he one he signed, and finally declaring
he had no good recollection about It.
Williams was bombardd with questions