The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-11
ASA "SILENT PART"
Judge Archibald Appears to Be So
Known i'm CuIm Deal.

Washington, May 11.-When the
hearing into the charges against
Judge Robert w. Archibald of the
commerce court was resumed today
before the house judiciary committee
the chairman announced that eight
new witnesses had been summoned to
testify. The list includes G. F..
BrownelI, vice president and general
counsel of the Erie; J. H. Rittenhouse,
a mining engineer, who aided the de-
partment of justice in the investiga-
ton of charges against the jurist;
Captain w. A. May, superintendent OF
the coal property of the Erie; John
Henry Jones of Scranton, in whose
favor was drawn Judge Archibald s
note for $500 in the Venezuelan land
option deal; John NJ. Robertson, who
figured in the Erie Culm bank prop
erty; Charles w. Gunster, cashier of
the Merchants and Mechanics bank
of Scranton, who refused to discuss
Judge Archbalds $500 note, and G..
H. Van Storch, president of the
Providence bank of Providence, Pa,
and Richard Bradley of Peckville, Va,
who was offered the Erie Culm banks
by Edward J. Williams.
Williams, the associate of Judge
Archibald in the Quinn bank negotia-
tions, was again a witness under cross
examination by A. S. Worthington,
counsel for the accused.
who first suggested to you that
you get a letter from Judge Arch
bald when you sought to purchase the
Erie railroad Culm banks?" Mr..
Worthington asked.
wv. P. Borland first suggested it,
Williams said. He added that orig
inally Borland was to have had an
interest in the culm If Williams sue
ceeded in getting it.
eat that time I had no idea of hav-
ing Judge Archibald share in the
property" he said. But John M.
Robertson refused to let me have an
option on his part of the culm if Bor-
land should have anything to do with
it,
Did Not Suspect Trap.
when you signed a paper assigning
some of the Cu1m, before you got the
options, to Boland and a silent party
did you think that Boland was setting
trap for Judge Archbald?" the attor-
ney continued.
mo, not at ALL"
well, but afterward when you were
brought to Washington didn't Boland
tell you that he had sent you to Judge
Archibald to get the letters of introduce
ton in evidence IN order that he might
get case against the judge?"
II think he did,
when you were talking to Judge
Archibald about the Erie Culm deal just
what did he say about the lighterage
case?" asked Attorney Worthington.
and asked him about them and he just
said that one of them was the lighter
age case,'' said Williams.
did he say anything about whether
the case had been decided or was about
to be decided"
mo, nothing about that
The witness was somewhat confused
when pressed for further information
about the "silent party assignment
papers and he declared he never had
consented that such term be inserted
in the assignment although his name
was signed to it.
did not you testify here several
days ago." asked Representative Floyd,
that you did talk to Judge Archibald
about referring to him as a silent
party and did not you tell this COM
mittee you had the judges name kept
secret because you thought 1T was un-
lawful for judge to be in such a
dea1?''
Perhaps I did, said Williams