Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-12
Witness Tells of Donating
$3.50 to Judge Archibald.
GRATEFUL FOR KINDNESS
Was Aided in Prosecuting Lumber
Deal in Venezuela.
TESTIFIES BEFORE COMMITTEE
John 81. Jones Of Scranton Explains
Business Connection With Mem
Der Of Commerce Court.

John Henry Jones of Scranton. Pa.
witness At the inquiry into the charges
against Judge Archibald OF the Commerce
Court. told the House judiciary COM
mittee yesterday afternoon that he had
presented the judge with $3.50 "out OF the
fullness of his heart" in gratitude for
the judges Endorsement OF a five-hundred-
dollar note. The $3.50. he said. was half
OF his own commission In promoting a
cuim bank sale. The note Is the one
which, II is alleged, W. p. Boland and his
brother refused to discount
According to Jones testimony. Tudge
Archibald took the $3.50 without a nrotest
According to the testimony. also. the note
Is still unpaid and the 500 note has cost
Jones $50 In interest. besides discount
fees. with the gift of $3.50 besides.
Jones denied the testimony of Edward
j. Williams. who said Judge Archhatl
had given Jones a note for $500 for a
share in an option on Venezuela timber
land
| Witness Jones said he was connected
wltn the county assessment department Al
scranton, Pa: that he was Welsh BY
| birth. and had been in America nineteen
years. living in or near Scranton all OF
that time. In 1909, he said he had be
come interested in the South American
lumber proposition which figured in the
| testimony OF Edward J. Williams
Well Acquainted With Archibald.
did you see Judge Archibald frequently
in those dsys?" asked Representative
Webb. acting chairman OF the investigat-
ing committee.
| Yes"
How well did you know himf'
Well enough to stop and talk to him
every time saw him."
1 Did you try to get the judge interest
| ed In this Venexuelan proposition?"
Mr.. Webb asked about Edward J. Will
4ams' part il the Venezuelan option.
the deal, and that the money had been
| spent in travelling.
Who was interested in the venesue-
Ian deal before tho Judge got into itr'
| asked tho committee chairman.
Jones would not answer. He said he
| would give tho list In private. but dtd not
care to have the names advertised. Later
he wrote out a list of the men In the
deal, and presented them to tho commit
tea He said there 10 nothing wrong In
the deal. but that It IL still pending.
How did you undertake to interest
Judge Archibald In this Venezuelan deal?"
asked Representative Webb.
Il went to the judge on my own ini-
tiative and asked him II he did not want
| to get In on a good proposition. He did
i
I made a trip to England to soc about
this Venezuelan land, and got the judges
Endorsement on a note to get money for
| the trip"
Questioned About Williams Interest
when did Williams come on the scene?
Did you know him in this transaction
with the judge?" asked Mr.. Webb.
'At intervals" said Jones.
WELL" pursued the questioner. 'if he
was not actively interested at that time
how does he become an indorser on the
note?''
| through some purpose unknown to me-
The note was drawn to Judge Archibald,
| and Williams name was not on IL
originally. I had intended to discount
| that note In my bank but my bank went
into the hands Of a receiver. Williams
then came to me and said William Bo
4 land would discount the note as a favor
i to Judge Archibald 1 gave the note TO
him and three days later when the note
Il came back williams name was on it.
He said the Bolands wanted his name
| on It,"
REPRESENTATIVE Webb asked Jones If he
i knew w. p or C. G. Boland. and the
/ witness replied that he knew them both.
but at the time Of the drawing OF the
note he was not on friendly terms with
why was II you made the note to
| Judge Archba1d?"
Because / thought that was the
surer way to get the note discounted,
Il said Jones. 1t was the usual way OF
/ making notes.
The witness then told how he had
| taken the note back from Williams and
then to Mr. Won Storch Of the Provi-
dence Bank. who discounted Il
Ibid Williams tell you why the Dolands
did not discount the note7" Mr.. Webb
continued.
. 1ut in Judge Archbald's court when
this transaetion came upr'
Il heard a Il later"
oulm Bank Negotiations.
The witness told Of nssotissing' for
March. In this transaction, Jones sid,
he agreed TO give Judge Archibald $26O
for favors extended to him Leading up
to this point, Representative Webb again
asked Jones whether he knew tnat tne
Boiands had Q suit In Judge Archbasds o
court. =
the Venezuela trip" he said. Jones then
the ' fudge % about tho soiands connection
| with the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. note. ana
| that when tho note was to be mot tho
Judge would draw new notes Tor Jones.
| the OT1Sludl Ociu6 IcacWCu AkSAA AAAbS ~
| time.
On the culm bank deal At Ptttston.
Jones explained, he had opened negotia-
tions with Fred Warnke and had brought
owners and purchasers together-in fact
| he had promoted the deal This happen
| ed last March and Jones was to get a
bonus for his services as promoter.
| amounting to 500.
'sWhere did Judge Archibald come in?'
| asked Mr.. Webb.
Il agreed to give Judge Archibald $50
| for fayors he had done me in the past.
What favors"
For indorsing the note in the venezue-
| Ian deal
Mr.. webb suggested that he had under
stood the note was given for an interest
| In timber option.
| mo. he did not" replied Jones. he
gave me that note as favor.
well. did you put through the deal
| and give the judge his $780,"
He received It,
Entirely Different Proposition.
1.-THE $500 note. though. is still out
standing
but that is another proposition en-
tirely" said Jones.
ssvVas Fred Warnke coal man.