The Wagner post. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-current, 1912-05-17
ARCHIBALD IS LGAIN
PUT ON THE eRIDIRON
More Testimony Introduced
Bearing On Alleged Crook
ed Deals.

Williams testified today In the hearing
OF charges against Judge Robert w.
Archibald. e~ntangied himself in a 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 confused
about an assignment contract executed
last September with w. p. Boland OF
Scranton In which Judge Archibald was
referred to as n silent party"
First denying that he ever signed
such a contract. then admitting that
he did. but asserting a copy OF the
contract before the committee WAS not
the one he signed, and finally declaring
he had not q good recollection
lions by different members OF the com
mittee.
Washington. May u.-When the
hearing into the charges against Judge
Robert w. Archibald OF the
court was resumed today before the
House judiciary COMMITTEES. the chair
man announced that eight new wit
nesses had been to testify.
The list Includes G.. r. BrownelL
vice president and general counsel for
the Erie railroad: +. FL. Rfttenhouse, q
ullulU8 engineer WHO di0G0 the QepaTI
ment Of justice in the Investigation OF
charges against the jurfst: Capt. w. A.
May, superintendent OF the coal prop
critics OF the Erie. o Henry Jones,
OF Scranton, Pa, In whose favor was
drawn Judge A~rchbald's note for $500.
in the Venezuelan land option deal;
John NJ. Robertson. who figured in the
Erie culn bank property: Charles w.
Gunster, cashier Of the Merchants q
Mechanics bank, Of Scranton, who re-
fused to discount Judge Archbald's $500
note; G. H. Won Storch, president of
the Providence bank, of Providence,
Pa, and Richard Bradley, of PeckviIle,
Pa. who was offered the Erie culm
banks by Edward J. Williams.
Williams Again a Witness.
Williams, the associate of Judge
Archibald, in the culm bank negotia-
lions, was again a witness under cross
examination by A. 8. W~orthington,
counsel for the accused.
Who first suggested to You that you
get a letter from Judge Archibald.
when you sought to purchase the Erie
railroad cuIm banks % Mr.. worthing-
ton asked
wv. p BoIand first suggested IT.
Williams sail. He added tina original
ly Boland was to have mad an interest
In the culm if William succeeded in
getting IL. AT that time L had no
AACd VI d9hAkf8 1Lk81 kor c1A
IN the property" he said. But John
M. Robertson refused To let me have
am option ON his part OF the cuim II
Boland had anything to do with IL"
When you signed a paper assigning
some OF the cuIfn, before you got the
options. To Boiand and a silent party
did YOU think that Boland a setting
a trap for Judge Archbald?" the arr0r-
ney continued
NO not at all"
Gs<tinu Case Against Judge
Well but afterwards. when you were
brought to Washington did not Boiand
tell YOU that he had seut TO Judge
Archibald to get these letters of intro
duction in order that he might get a
case against the iudgeg"
II think he did
When Won were talking to Judge.
Archibald about the Erie culm deal, just
wh2t did he say about the IightRrage
ease" asked Attorney Worthingtuu-
Well, I saw the briefs on his table
and asked him about them and he just
said that one OF them was the lighter
age case said Williams.
did he say anything about whether
the case had been decided or was about
to be deefded2''
Ne. nothing about that
The witness was somewhat confused
when pressed for further informatfonl
about the silent party" assignment
paper and he declared he never had
consented that such a term be Inserted
I'm the assignment although his name
was signed to 10.
+-Dfdn't you testify here several days
ago." asked Representative Floyd,
that you did talk to- Judge Archibald
about referring to him as a silent par
ty,' and did not you tell this commit
tie you had rhe judges name kept se-
cret because you thought 1t was UNI
lawful for a Judge to be In such q
teatg"
".PerfiaDs I did" said Williams.