New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-14
Meant TO Trap Judge.

Preceding M. RittcnhouSe as q witness,
Allen r. Cockrell. confidential clerk for
the Interstate Commerce Commission. told
the committee Of the visit Of W =. Boand
20 his office and submitted 4 written mem
orandum ~ tho charges originally brought
hy Mr. Roland against Judge Archibald.
These charges W,rc laid before tn. Pres!-
dent 'y Commissioner Meyer The memo
randum stated that Mr.. Roland was angry
with Judge hrchbald and Determined to
trap" him
Nh Boltud was SO fun of his ton years
fight FOR his rights that his narrative rc-
CURED several hours for IT'S telling" tcstl-
lid Mr Cockrcll In ,rc memorandum |
merely put down tho salient points"
II Developed to-day that minority Nom
h"rg ~ tho judiciary Committee viii try
q" learn whether Tho case against Judge
Archibald &C. I'm any way related To- tho bad
feeling known To cNist between the Inter-
stat" commerce Commission and the Com
m"rro Court This feature vii 10 thor
ouChlv probcd 10y tho COMMITTEES before II
ends e. Investigation of the MANY ramin.
cations ~ tho Archibald case
tn" memorandum produced hy Mr. COCK
roll S"' forth that some 'oars ago the
Marion coal companv owned Nv tho Po.
land brothers. had as manager man
named rcol. who vas discharged ami filed
s':t' for breach ~ contract \ demurrer
was hlod I'm this case. and ". p. Roland
d"'larod that - J. Williams camo ,o him
Win q S1H note signed by Judcr Archibald
asking him 10 discount il Roland refused
10 discount II. and tho demurrer was not
sustained. The case Is sim pending.
Tho memorandum contained the state
m"nt that Roland was much aroused and
determined - trap .Iudg" Archibald IN
som" deal Hhch would UNIT him for the
bench
Roland th"r"up"u, according To- the mem.
orandum. SGT this trap with the Katydid
"um bank transaction with IN" Erie Rail
road as ~" vohi"l" and Edward ! williams
as IN" agent IN this plan. MI this vas
while the 'licht"rag"' Gag" was pending in
were carried ont until Boland exposed them
to the government officials
Tho memorandum also stated the cir
cumstauccs relating To IN" Marion coal
company and tho Delaware & I.acknwanna
Railroad hcfor" tho Interstate Commerce
Commission.
MIR Cockr'll took part in tho conferences
with Attorney General Wickcrsham when
the hollands related their charges t. him.
Says Williams Admitted Signatures.
lie was asked II Edward j Williams.
when tn" Attorney General showed him
Photographic copies Of tho papers In the
case, had rcpudatcd any of them as he
had since don" before the committee.
Williams did not dispute any Of the
papers" said Cocilrcll. "IIc ldcutific, them
all and admitted that h" mad signed them a."
Mr. Cockrcll said Williams idonriticd TIM.
assignment contract. in which Judge Arch
bald was referred to az a silent party"
This Williams denied before tho committee,
though acknowledging his signature
\. :. Northingtuu. counsel for ,Judp,
Archibald. asked Nh. Cockr"n II W. T.. En-
land had said anything about any other
federal judge.
Cockrcll declared that Roland. in confer.
'nce with commissioner Meyer on FcDrL.
AIRY q last, had an affidavit made by SOM,
one In Scranton, referring TO Il breach of
promise suit before Il federal Judge In
Scranton.
This was matter not supported nv
anything but the statement at hand" said
Coclrell. 1T did not appear worth much
on its face. and it was deemed inadvisable
to make any reference TO II In these pro-
ceedings."