The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-11
ROLAND ACTED
 IN SELF DEF ENSE
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 Eight more witnesses were called They were named by "Option" Wil. Hams in the Erie and Lehigh coa
 Vice President Brownell of the Erie railroad will arrive Monday, without being subpoenaed. Other witnesses subpoenaed today were:
 Charles w. Gunster, cashier of the Merchants & Mechanics Bank o1 Scranton, who refused to discount Judge Archbald's note for $500.
 G. H. Van Storch, president of a Providence. Pa. bank. who discount ed the note.
 John Henry Jones, of Scranton, to whom Archibald. gave the note. :.
 J. H. RittenhOuse, mining engl- neer, who figured in the investigation of the Department of Justice.
 Captain W. A. May, manager of the Erie railroads property with whom Judge Archibald negotiated for the culm coal pile.
 John M. Robertson, who owned 8 part interest in the Erie coal lands.
 Richard Bradley, of Rockville, Pa.. who figured in the Lehigh coal deal.
 Attorneys Worthington opened Will Hams cross examination by an at tempt to fix William P. Roland as the principal in the Erie coal deal
 
 the culm coal pile-where it was To-
 "And then didn't Roland suggest that you get a letter from Judge Archibald to Captain May, manager of the Erie coal properties?" asked the lawyer. Hams.
 "Then didn't Roland say at that time that he was setting a trap for Judge Archbald?" Williams was ask
 .No. sir; Oh, no not at all." the witness replied emphatically. Judge Archibald to help you in the Lehigh deal?" Worthington continued.
 'I don't know" said Williams.
 "Yes; I guess he did, continued the witness after insistent prods of the committeeman.
 Williams said Roland told him he had brought him (Williams) to Wash ington to testify against Archibald be- fore the Department of Justice, to "get a case'' against the judge.
 "You didn't suspect it was a plot to get the judge into trouble?" asked Worthington.
 '.No, sir. I wouldn't have been a party to that" said Williams.
 Williams said he had known Arch bald for thirty years, was very friendly, and. that the coal deals were their first business deals together. He said the culm dumps have greatly in- creased in value recently by discovery of new processes for use.
 That Roland has no interest now in the ''Katydid'' coal dump of the Erie was declared by Williams.
 Williams became enmeshed in a maze of contradictions. He repudiat- ed testimony given Wednesday re- garding his signing an assignment of the Erie coal option to Roland and a silent party" whom he previously said, referred to Judge Archibald. He professed total ignorance Of the giv- ing such testimony before the com mittee Wednesday. He said he could not recollect testifying that Archibald was named as the silent partner because he (Williams) thought it was unlawful for the judge to be in the deal.'' The witness again denied sign ing such an option assignment.
 Attorney Worthington then demand ed Roland, who was present, show the original of the paper. Roland prom ised to do so today and said Williams had copy. This Williams emphati- cally denied.
 "I never had that paper at all; don't remember signing anything like that" said Williams
 Did you ever sign any paper as- signing any interest in that culm bank to Roland and a silent party?' " asked Representative Fucker Oem., Mo)
 "I have no recollection
 "Then why did you so swear before the Attorney General?''
 Because was so excited and was like a wild man."
 Were you still wild-still in that condition-when you were before the