The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-21
THE RELATIONS
Of WILLIAMS
TO ARCHIBALD
House Investigating Com
mittee Heard Further
Testimony in this Case.
He WOULD HAND RAILROAD
SOME HEROIC DECISIONS

Williams Said He Would Have Arch.
bald Render Some that Would Make
the Erie Sit up and take Notice
Declared the Witness.
Washington, May 21.-The rela-
tions of E. J. Williams. one of the
ciary inquiry into charges against
Judge Fl. w. Archibald of the COM
merce court, We're the subject of testi-
mony given today by Miss Mary Bo-
land, stenogra pher in the office Of w.
p. Boland of Scranton, accuser of the
jurist.
Miss Boland swore that instead of
W. P. Boland having dictated the let
ter of March IS, 1912, in which ref
in the Katydid culm bank deal now
claimed to have been Judge Archibald.
that Williams was the author of it.
Williams corrected his testimony Fri
day so as to make it appear that Bo-
land dictated the letter. Miss Boland
declared that Williams asked her to
write the letter one day when Bola nd
was absent. told her what he wanted
to say. that she complied with his re-
letter to him for his approval. She
said he signed it and she tore off the
letter head, because it was written on
the paper of the Marion Coal COM
pany. with which Williams had no
connection.
Miss Bo'and read to the committee
memorandum she had jotted down in
her notebook during the last few
months of remarks Williams had
made as he dropped into Mr.. Boland's
Office. The notes were not stenograph-
ic reports, but mere memoranda.
Many of them credited Williams
with saying he had just left Judge
Archbald's office after talking about
culm bank deals or was going to see
someone at the judges request about
culm deals.
On September 2s. 1911, Miss Boland
testified, "E. j. w. told w. p. B. he
was going to Judge Archbald's to
look at brief which the judge was
Boland continued that "E. j. W."
came in later in the day. and told
me that he saw the brief and it was
about case for the Erie railroad for
lighterage charge
On November /, 1911. she said Will
Jams told Boland that he would have
Judge Archibald hand them, the Erie,
a few decisions that would make them
"sit up and take notice." On Novem-
her %. he was credited with saying
that he had sent the judge on an err
rand that morning and that 'he had
not gotten back yet"
On January 13, 1912, Miss Boland
declared Williams told her that he
thought it was bad idea for him to
be associated with Judge Archibald any
longer; that the Judge was mo good,
and CRATER
H. c. Reynolds. an attorney of
Scranton. Pa, who was retained by
the Marion Coal company to bring an
action against the Delaware, Lacka-
wanna and Western railroad before
the interstate commerce commission
for rate accommodations and repara :
ton, told of this litigation. He de-
clared that the rates required of his
client had been "iniquitous." The at
torney described the constant fric-
ton" between the Marion Coal COM
pany and the railroad officials and
told of inability of his client to get
Mr.. Reynolds referred to alleged
/ claims of Attorney Watson that he
could get a settlement of the Marion
Coal company's difficulties out of court
and he said w. P. Boland told him
that Watson had informed him that
Judge Archibald was to get half of a
$4,000 fee the Marion Coal company
was to pay Watson to affect the set
tlement.
"Boland said that Watson and Judge
Archibald wanted me to so with them
to confer With the railroad officials
about Il settlement declared Mr..
Reynolds. II told him in as emphatic
| manner as I could that did not like
Judge Archbald's appearance in the
case and if he took my advice he
would have nothing to do with Judge
Archibald in the matter. l refused to
act. Later w. P. Boland told me
Watson told him that the proceeds of
the settlement We're to be divided into
| four parts. He told me to whom
| these four parts We're to CO.
To whom? ?" asked Acting Chair
man Webb.
HE said to Mr.. Loomis, Mr.. Phil
lips. Mr.. Watson and Judge Archibald.
That is only what he told me-"
Mr.. Loomis and Mr. Phillips are
Delaware. Lackawanna and Western
railroad officials.
Mr.. Reynolds said that when Mr.,
Boland told him Judge Archibald had
asked him to sign an agreement to pay
Attorney Watson a $4,000 fee. he re-
garded 1t merely as an attempt on the
judges part to help Mr.. Watson along.
Judge Archibald nodded his head.
II don't want to express any opin-
ion. but when I was told Judge Arch
bald was to share in the $4,000 fee
and saw the photographs Of corre-
spondence 1 was upset by it, said
Reynolds. II could not sleep that
night. thought Judge Archibald could
do no wrong"
The witness was asked if he would
have believed Mr.. Watson had the lat
ter told him Judge Archibald was to
share the fee.
so high was my regard for Judge
Archibald that I would have believed
no one who spoke against him with
out corroboration." Reynolds replied.
You have heard the testimony"
asked Representative Webb. do you
still believe there was nothing wrong
In Judge Archbald's conduct?"
Mr. Reynolds replied: Il hope I
will ho Snarod