The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-12-11
so TESTIFIES WITNESS
ON STAND YESTERDAY
Accused the Judge Of Favor'ng
Railroads and Charged judge
Wilmer With Same Thing.
BOland Admits Frame Up" and
States He Wanted 10 Check
Up Judge Archibald"

] WASHINGTON. Dec. IO-wilham
I i. Boland. OF Scranton. Pa. the man
charged by Judge Robert W. Arch
bald. OF the commerce court. with
having organized conspiracy that
resulted ia Judge Archbaid's I'm
peachent and hls present trial before
/ the senate. admitted on the witness
stand in the senate today that he
/ had suggested the various steps By
Whtch Judge Archibald vas connected
with the deal for the katydid refuse
/ coal dump. In order 10 check Judge
/ Archibald"
4 wanted 20 button ND Judge
Archibald. he said. shaking his finger
i al the accused Jurist. VINO sat In
'front.' OF him. Il wanted TO show he
was the kind OF man he is
These admissions while under
searching questions by Judge Arch
bald's attorney. \. :. Morthington.
were interspersed with the Vigorous
denunciatiou Of Judge Archibald by
! Mi Roland as a corrupt Judge" and
charges that Judge Archibald had
BEEN working for the railroads"
Repeated demands were made by
guuse Archbdlds attorney that NJ r.
Roland be requested 70 answer ques-
lions directly. but Notwithstanding
cautions from President Bacon he
embodied in ms replies sweeping
charges against Judge Archibald and
frank admissions that he had set OF.
10 get hold OF everything he could
! that would help in showing up''
Judge Archibald and that would sus-
tain the helici Boland hesd that
Judge Archibald was being used" By
the railroads.
Corrupt Charges.
The testimony Of William =. Bo-
/ "A h.. fol a
Boland on he stand. ceutcred chiefly
about the case OF the Marion Coal
{, upaay. OF which they were chief
owners, embraced in the second Ar
, ucle OF impeachment charges against
/ Judge Archibald.
Mr.. BOland declared that he be-
heved Judge Archibald had used his
influence TO tempt % bring about a
settlement Of the case between the
Marion Coal Company and the Lscka-
wanna railroad.
He admitted he had told Attorney
I General Wickersham and members OF
I the Interstate Commerce Commission
That be believed Judge Archibald had
overruled the demurrer Of the Marion
/ Coal Company because he (BolandD
had refused 10 discount Judge Arch
bald's note. When pressed for evi-
dencs' to prove this Mr. BOland said
be- had been repeatedly told By 4 j.
+ Williams. the associate of Judge Arch
bald in coal hand operations. that IL
would have been better for him N
i he had discounted the note.
Judge Archibald never did anything
10 mo until the railroads began TO
use him." shouted Mr. Bolaud in the
course Of one Of his answers 10 ques-
tiuns by Mr.. Worthiugton "He was
accountable for an our troubles over
that appeal case"
Charges Against Witness.
Mr Boland further charged. in re-
iation 10 Judge Wilmer. who issued
an Injunction tn the Marion Coal Com
pany case. that be thought "the same
{ Influences were controlling Judge
Wilmer as controlled Judge Arch
bald
Where did you get your informa-
! ton about Judge Archbaid?" asked
MIR. Worthington
Mr. williams would farl mo what was
going 90 happen ana would tell me Of ~ hc
influence bfhiul Judge ArrlbOld.' re-
piled holland Then hegan O. check
..s ass'c.ate- o. 20 what he was aoinE
fnr the railroads
"upI sou send o. = williams To- get
I1irc Arc. bold o. writ" a letter 20 W.
a May. urrtnE naf they Eite Mr.. Will
IIIua au option uu fHf kIfFdId dump
asked Mr. Wurfh.urtuu.
'Yes. 9 dII." snid Mr. Roland. Il
wanted 60 check up judge Arrlboid
"lIi you afterwards furrcst 90 will
.iaWF thHf hs ro Co Sew York 20 see the
Erie uffIrfaIerf
% think . dld." Hoiand finally admit
Gel
ile suer.eted fo Charles r. conn. %
frr fnNfF wuurl and wyoming VALLEY
Electric Irt fNHf |r purchase the fuim
dump fIum M MII..HfuH nr aHIi. anh be-
then ruEEsrfr1 fo Wliiama mat ~ 80 10
fH'r Ha HHpfrfIvn purchaser 1fe
HI-n adm tied mat Ht urged williams 60
r.f To- letter from IuIEe Arrnh0Id urrIng
Conn o. make fnn purchase
p wanted fu button ur fufre Arch
bold. tsHfrfei H.IIuf fHEEeIlf. 40 NJ.