The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-12-11
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BolanI was by far the most pictur-
esque figure which had appeared before
the Senate. And he gave the Senate a
lively session. His direct examination
was brief and without excitement. but
when Attorney Worthington, of counsel
for Archibald, started in to question him,
the lid came Off with a bang, and BOland
began a tale of his grievances, which
reached climax on several occasions
with direct and vehement denuuciations
of the defendant judge. Boland was in
a belligerent mood He blamed the rail-
roads for eight years of continuous Iiti-
CATION in an attempt to put his indie
pendent coal company out OF business
and he blamed Archibald as the tool used
by the railroads to accomplish this pur-
pose. But he didn't stop with Archibald.
He called dishonest a former attorney
Of his: said he had co-operated with a
corrupt judge CArchbald) to put him out
of business, and wound up with the
statement that Judge Wilmer. who sue
ceeded Archibald to the Federal bench at
Scranton, was controlled by the same
influences as his predecessor. Evidently
believing that the impression made by
Boland was favorable to his client, Mr.
Worthington permitted the witness to
ramble on at will
Apparently the witness believed that
some explanation OF his hostility toward
Judge Archibald was due the Senate, and
he seemed to believe that the entire case
OF the prosecution rested upon mis- testi-
mony and his experience with the Judge.
Il haven't anything against Judge
Archibald" he said, turning toward the
respondent. He never did anything TO
me in his life until the railroads began
to use him to crush US out of existence"
Calls Attorney Dishonest
Boland said that when he began to sus-
pect that Archibald was playing for tho
railroads he asked his attorney, Frank
L. Donovan, Of Scranton, to warn the
Judge. Donovan refused, he said,
through fear that the Judge would COM
init him for contempt.
'Tf it hadn't been for Donovan" said
Boland, neither Judge Archibald nor I
would have been here to-day. 1t is the
combination Of a dishonest lawyer and
a corrupt judge that brought US both
here Boland was working himself up
to a state of vehemence unusual even for
him when Attorney Worthington asked
him who he referred TO as the corrupt
judge.
Il mean Judge Archibald" shouted the
witness. Hes unfit for his position
Later, he said, Judge Wilmer, who fol-
lowed him on the bench, is not much Of
an improvement on Judge Archibald, I'll
say that"
Mr.. worthington wanted TO know IL
witness had made the same statements to
General Wickersham.
II suppose I did II they are contained
in the transcript of my statement to the
General" replied Boland. I'm
chock full Of them. Mr.. Worthington.
I've been chock full of them for eight
years I also told the Attorney General
I thought Judge Wilmer was controlled
by the same influences that controlled
Judge Archibald"
Worthington asked him when he first
began to believe that Archibald was con-
trolled by the railroads. He replied that
Il was during his fight with the Della
ware, Lackawanna and Western, when
the judge had insisted that testimony be |
taken in New York instead OF Scranton.
Pointing his finger dramatically at |
Archibald. Boland said slowly: II said
TO myself then. You'll wish you never
saw me. ] know now that you are serv-
ng the railroads. and went in to prove /
I, and I think1 have fairly done So
AT one point Worthington told Boiand
that he believed him to be
from decisions
Il might have been intoxicated over
he attitude of the railroads until this
hing came into his (Archbald's) court"
'eturned Boland quietly, "but then I
earned from williams his right-hand I
nan, who was in his Office every day,