The Washington times., 1912-05-20
HEATED DISCUSSION
ENLWENS SESSION
IN ARCHIBALD CASE
Part Owner of Coal Com
pany Is Grilled for Three
Hours by Attorney.

ing touay the House judiciary Commit
tees impeachment investigation OF
Judge Robert w. Archibald, of the Com
merce Court.
er OF the Marion Coal Company, with
his brother, William p. Boland, who
brought the charges against Archibald,
was grilled on oss-examination for
thres hours.
elashed sharply several times witt,
chairman Clayton, of the committee
over questions put to Boland by the
attorney which Clayton declared were
OFFENSIVE and discourteous."
IN Worthlngton sought to show that the
Srnhhs SSolahhds were perfectly, willing to buy
IArchbalds influence with the Lacka
wanna railroad to sell their coal plant
boland denied he agreed to pay At
sorIln,ey soIl,y George Watson a, 5000 fee for
Arch6alds influence in the deal, 'fits He
admltted, under persistent Questioning
Dg 4rch6ald,s lawyer, that he felt COM
was was a principal in the negotiations. He
also admitted that he thought Archi-
IN possible success.
.ion by correcting his former testimony
regarding alleged negotiations bv At.
.orney George Watson, of Scranton,
Mo ME- ;Sudge Archibald for the sale of the
marlon coal mine to the Lackawanna
ne said he had asked the Lackawanna
20 puy the Boland interest for $50, 900,
aver sIen IL dts tender by Watson for $4,000 or
saoovo had been rejected by the rail-
Vice President Loomis told me that
Fresident Truesdell objected to the use
III tiatio1sse, 1io1se ArG,sbald,s a,h name in the nego.
meSa 1ney did not t.. consider our property worth
in" watson a said Judge Archibald, Phil
Jfad JvorK1l DO not know IL he mentioned
vice President Loomis' name-Were in
tsrested In the deal" said Boand.
.ra regretted Judge Archbald's en-
added. hoi"''o
"a G fou regarded it as improper" ask
ed congressman Norris
"bid Gia vice ansPersd geGstdeIt the witness witness
gou to understand that President
Iruesdell turned down the deal be-
Sause Judge Achbald had entered into
1t@obecause he (TruesdelD resented
IT. asked Congressman Floyd.
land replied.
,or why Wy did YOU blame Judge Archibald
99er the alleged giving of advance in
formation regarding a decision in the
Snit of John w. Peale. made by Judge
Whitmer?" asked Archbald's lawyer
CLAYTON 10 warn Archbald's lawyer a " fe'
against being "offensive or discourte-
Gus" to Boland.
The witness said the Peale decision
Federal district court, was only one
of chain of circumstances that made
MS brother. w. P: Boland. feel Judge
ewanna to grab" the Boiands' coal
Boand declared it was his private
opinion that Judge Archibald Influenced
Judge Witmar to make the adverse de-
clslon against the Marion Coal Com
pany, awarding Peale $4,000 damages.
He denied that he had led Attorney
Judge. Archibald, instead of Judge Wit
mer, had made an adverse decision in
the Marion case after the Bolands re-
FUSED to discount the $500 note indorsed
Then you were compensating Attor-
ney Watson for trying to sell your prop
erty, knowing all the time that Judge
Archbald's influence was an important
FACTOR in the negotiations?" was the
suggestive question asked by Archibald S
lawyer.
to pay Watson. as agent of the Marion
to the Lackawanna."
Then what you relied upon princi-
pally was Judge Archbald,s influence? 2"
asked the attorney.
You did then go through this nego-
tiation by employing Watson, to get
Judge Archbalds influence wholly?"
mo, SIR" said Boland. IT felt Watson
could obtain other influences that might
help"
'Then your previous testimony that
Watson had no other influence with the
railroad except that of Judge Archibald
NO" the witness said. my testi-
mony In that regard was substantially
correct"
But 1t was principally Judge Arch.
Influence understood tn he
the factor?" insisted Archbald's counsel
Yes; I had seen him." said Boland
Question of Influence.
'I have no knowledge of that in.
fiuencing the Judge" added Boland
Did you think he was using his In
fiuence improperly" asked the at
torney.
Yes, I felt we were compromising
ourselves to some extent and l was
glad when the negotiations were called
off," said Boland.
That was after you thought Judge
Archibald was to squeeze the railroad
Archbald's lawyer.
Here again Chairman Clayton broke
in to prevent such improper" question
ing OF the witness. Boland protested
the question was unfair.
Such words are unnecessarily Often
sive to the Witness" Clayton observed
in lengthy statement warning Arch
bald's attorneys against repetition OF
the "offense."
what wanted to get at is what kind
of a witness we have who will get Judge
Archibald to use his influence ith the
railroad and then attempt Impeachment
of him for doing it, said Attorney
Worthington. denying he was offensive
Roland then denied he had not testi-
fed and did not wish 1t to be understood
that he hired Watson solely because OF
Watson's obtining the influence OF
Judge Archibald with the railroad
Boland fatty contradicted testimony
OF Edward j. C'Option'D Williams
Archbald,s alleged partner in coal deal
that he (Williams) did not know he was
being brought to Washington lasts Feb,
Tuary to testify against Archibald before
the Attorney General. He said Williams
knew in advance of the contemplated
complaint
Watson told us in so many words
that Judge Archibald would obtain n
share of the amount over our price,
said Boland.
At o'clock Boland was excused and a
recess was taken. Mary BOland stenog.
rapher for the Marion Coal Company
and William p. Boland testify thi:
afternoon.
Sherman Car in Wreck.
Fifty dollars damage was done II