New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-09
Didn't Know What He Signed.

on cross examination to-day Mr.. Will
fans declared he did not know the letter
70 Mr. B0land contained any reference
70 the court case. He did not notice this.
he averred. when he signed the letter.
He had previously admitted that in
talking to c. G. Boland, brother Of w. ?.
Roland. he had expressed the opinion
that the lawsuit might have ended diff
fercntly had the note been discounted.
What made YOU say that?" asked
Representative Thomas.
Il had no business saying it. said
Mr.. Williams. Il had no authority to
say IT, The judge didn't tell me TO- and
don't know why l made such a state
ment."
Mr.. Williams was nervous throughout
the hearing He is a rugged, plain
spoken man. rather Of the pioneer type.
and he talked with decided Welsh
accent.
Asserting that W. p Boland had pho
togra aphed some Of the letters in the
Archibald case, Representative Carlin
asked Mr.. Williams if he thought this
was done to trap" Judge Archibald and
himself
Il didn't suspect it before. but my
opinion now is that Mr.. Boland Is a bad
man" said the witness.
Why did you refer to Judge Archibald
as the silent party in that assignment
Of a part Of your interest in the culm
pile?" asked Representative Norris.
We'll, 1 don't know. l thought maybe
il wasn't lawful to use the judges name
there" answered Mr.. Williams.
Tried to Get Note Discounted.
Mr. Williams said the Archibald note
he had sought TO discount was taken to
c. G.. Boland. In the letter put into evil
dence to-day the witness said he had
carried the note 10 W. =. Boland. Both
brothers were Interested in the Marion
Coal Company. and the witness said he
tried 90 get the note discounted by them
because he knew them well and not
because they had a case in court.
The note signed by Judge Archibald
was for 500, and Mr. Williams testi-
held by himself and John Henry Jones
on a million acres of timber lana III
Venezuela.
Williams related how the option for
the culm bank property was neg"ua'ed
with officers OF the Erie Railroad, ana
how a sale for the property was negou-
ated and said he and Judge Archibald
We're TO divide the profits. Judge Arch-
bald. during the negotiations with the
Erie, told him that the lighterage case
was then before his court. Williams SAID
Judge Archibald showed me the briefs
in the case" said Williams, and told
me It was about the lghteragc case in
which the Erie was interested | dldn
know what ighteragc meant and he told
me. Then he gave me a letter to MIR.
MAY. of the Erie, and also told me he
would see the general counsel for the
Erie. Mr.. Brownell, about the option
How the option was given soon there
after and a deal made TO sell the prop
erty at a $4,000 profit. which was frus-
trated. TO the Lackawanna & wyoming
Railroad Company. was described by the
witness in detail.
Another transaction which the COM
mittee did not reach to-day. but will in
quire about when the hearing Is resumed
on Friday, involves an alleged transac-
tion for other culm bank property in
which Judge Archibald. man named
Dainty and the Lehigh Valley Railroad
we're said 10 be interested This deal ii
s said. was interrupted by the charges
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