The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-05-11
ARCHIBALD TO CHARGE
ACCUSERS WITH PLOT
Crisis Expected on Monday,
When BOland Tells About
Note Hc Wouldn't Cash.
WILLIAMS on STAND AGAIN
Partner Admits Uc kncw
Judges Influence Would Clinch
Culm Bank Deals.

WAsHlNaro y, May ~ Developments
before the House Judiciary Committee
lto-day in the case Of Judge u ohcrt ".
Archibald Of the Commerce Court. against
whom charges of Improper conduct have
lbeen ma de. indicate that the crisis in
:.this proceeding will be reached on Mon
'day. when ". p. Roland Of Scranton. Pa
~ coal broker. will he called 10 tho stand
Ito tell what he knows about the charges
According to friends of the Judge.
Boland is responsible for all the trouble
that has been brought To the door of the
jurist. He is the man who refused to
discount what is known as the Archibald
mote" hit Of commercial paper that
may or may no. play an important part
in the proceedings
| Edward j. W illiams. n coal broker of
Scranton, resumed his testimony before
the committee to-day. He was interes, ed
with Judge Archibald in securing from
the Erie Railroad an option on the katydid
! culm pile. This is the transaction on
which the charges against the Judge are
based.
The testimony of Williams was marked
1
ments heretofore made by him He
denied he had ever reduced to writing
a statement he had made to " u Boland
that If Boland had discounted the Arch
bald note of $500, a case in which Bolanol
was Interested, then pending before
Judge Archibald might have gone diff
ferent." Williams acknow lodged the
signature that appeared on the paper as
his own, but denied tina, the language
WAS his and insisted that the paper mus,
: have been "doctored."
He likewise denied the authenticity
Of another exhibit. contract in which
he was represented as having assigned
his interest in the katydid cum pile Ia
T Judge ArchbR Id, described in the contract
as silent party, and another man
Williams's denials hint al conspiracy
and this, it is understood, will be charged
, by A 8 Worthington, counsel for Judge
> Archibald. For this reason it il expected
, that the testimony of Boland on Monday
. will he highly interesting
The cross and direct examination of
Mr.. Williams will be concluded tomorrow
when Interstate Commerce Commissioned
Meyer, who is supposed to have knowled q
OF the Archbsl charges, also will be
heard
Mr.. Williams's tes. .imonv wa 20 a con-
, siderable extent a reitcraiion Of n" story
he told on Wednesday. lie had trouble
in making himself understood His
, voice dropped almost to- a whisper ~,
times. provoking Representative Mccoy
> of New Jersey 10 exclaim ut ono stage.
Mr. Chairman. I would suggest that
| n h, vi fai b,, L.
can be unde rstood ho b" punished f,r
contempt
Telling of his eror's 10 acuure the
katvdid culm pile. Williams testified
that the property was previously offered
by Cap " V. May. manager of the Ere :
coal properties. TO the pu Pom, Powdei,
Company FOR 81 900 He said he and
Judge Archibald were held up" for -, 500
for the Erie's interest in the coal pile
and that John NJ Robert son. a par owner
with the Erie. asked :? 800 more for his
share. or IS 400 in all
| why was II necessary for Won 10 oh
tain letter Of recommended ion 20 Cap
/ May from Judge Archba n 20 'n.Eotinte'9
asked Chairman Clayton
Il thought it would do good iha il:
would not hurt TO have a letter from JuCig.
Archbald,- said Willam. They were
well acquainted
You knew Judge Archibald wa~ a Fed
eral Judg" and that tho railroad. had
considerable litigation in hi, court >"
asked CLAYTON
Yes, sir. said Williams
And you knew that Judge Archibald :
being a Federal Judge with railroad lti-
CATION before him would be AN advantage
in closing the deal'" Mr. Clayton asked.
Yes, sir" Williams admitered
, You knew Capt, May was railroad
a corporation man interested in railroad
cases before Judge ArchbaId?"
YES sir" Williams replied.
"Isn't it fact Cap, Nav refused ~
close the deal for the ka'ydid c,llm bank
when he heard the Department Of Justice
was estigarlng the affair." Mr.. CLAY
ton asked
II don't know about that" the witness
replied
Williams admitted he had heard of the
investigation last February and then told
Judge Archibald about it,
Did you and Judge Archibald discuss
why the deal was not cons,lrmstedg"
asked Mr.. Clayton
, "Yes sir" was the answer.
Three or four weeks ago we concluded
we did not want 10 sell it," he added
a minute later.
1T WAS after you learned of the De-
partment's = Investigations"
YES sir"
Williams said thar after he to Id Judge
Archibald three or four weeks ago that
; Capt May refused to make out the Erie .
doed n than N close ba opt ,on ba I,I,..