The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-12
GOING On TRAIL
OF OTHER DEALS
New Evidence Sought
in Case Of Judge Z
Archibald.
DRASTIC ACTION
HAS BEEN TAKEN
Committee Orders State of Penn
sylvania Combed for Docu-
ments Bearing on Charges
Against Jurist-Hearing Is
Beclouded by Fog of
Contradictions.

Washington, May 11.-Bewildered
and almost lost in a fog OF contra
dictlons from several witnesses, the
House Judiciary Committee. investi-
eating Impeachment charges against
Judge Robert w. Archibald. OF the
Commerce Court. took drastic action
late this afternoon
y new investigation by Department
OF Justice detectives upon the trial
of Archbalds speculations in Penn
sylvania coal properties was ordered.
NrisIey brown. special assistant TO
the Attorney General, Tonight took
charge of the investigation. lie said
Transatlantic would be combcd for
more documents bearing upon any OF
Archbald's deals.
In addition. subpoena "aucas
tecum. Brown said, would be issued
TO Captain W. a May. manager Of the
ERIE railroads coal properties, to sub
mt every letter and paper in his
HltS which Archibald ever wrote or
received in connection with the rail-
roads coal properties.
The hunt for evidence Will also ex
/ 'end. II is said, to the letter files of
tie Lehgh Valley and the Phila.
delphia and Reading roads.
Inc ne" tack was procoked b. the
GohtFadlctory testimony OF Edward
d. Williams. Archhald's alleged
partner in the Erie culm coal pile.
ana ,hat late to-day OF j. Henry
'ohes' Oh Scranton. a bookkeeper
promoter Jones riddled Williams's
ses'''hohy regarding the $500 note
given by Archibald. in connection with
a Venezuelan timber deal after WI
| mans had punched his own testInon.
SO full OF holes that many men,ha-,
Oh the committee tonight openly ex.
pressed disgust and disbelief of b,e
evidence. Va ms
). Henry Jones also connected Iu5~o
arehhaid with a Third culm Goa, ,icat
ne swore that he sold a cu,,n 90,
ming "a deposit OF refuse stove
oat IN ravine-to Fred Warnke. or
scranton and split" mis- commiss,on
% F'oo with Judge Archibald.
49, Contradicts Williams.
sa'e MN half because he had In
timber deal" was Jonesa cxnIana. uciah
me witness said he vas Tho -
promoter of the $1,000. 000 tin,has
transaction and the "nlItnr,, daai 80.
uehied that Judge Archibald had 49,.
interest IN the timber scheme oa,,,.
ad!cting Williams. He said Arch,
noid ihdorsed the note IN that comma
tween friends"
Jones said the commission -,
mr. deal was paid by arotfer prouit te
sorE note for $500: that Archibald too,e
the note and gave him $3.50.
Hii! another, fourth clurn coal don,
IN which Judge Archibald is said n ho
involved. was preached during .1ones,s
testimony by Representative sterI,nr
tnihois' He asked Jones IL Judge
ieioalu ala not sec w. j. Richards.
. coal operator. at Pittsville. Pa re-,
pile. cuiln
Jones denied that he knew Richards
ano INSISTED that he had never told
William p Roland. who brought The
charges against Archibald, of such an
occurrence al
So confident was Representative
Sterling of his facts that he orderod
subpoenaes issued for Richards and
also FRED Warnke. the Scranton oper
ator
Judge Archibald was not present al
the hearing this afternoon. He re-
turned To Scranton at o'clock. 1t
was reported that he was III, not Sc
riousiy. but extremely nervous from
the ordeal of three days in tho com
mittec room.
Jones. the only witness at the az
ternoon session. testified that he had
known Archibald since 200, when they
We're in politics together.
Il went to Judge Archibald" said
Jones. early in 1909 and asked him
II he was inclined TO become interest
ed in the Venezuelan deal. He declined
TO invest. Later in the summer ne
Endorsed my note for $500.
Williams came to me and said Bo-
land wanted to discount the note. so
] let him have il II few days but he
didn't get IL discounted"
The witness asserted the Merchants
and Mechanics Bank of Scranton
turned down The note because he
(Joncsl owed them other notes ag-
gregating $1,000. He said he sold the
note himself to Banker Won Storch.
of Providence. Pa, December .. 1909.
Jones then rccounted his sale OF
the "hll' to Fred Warnlte.
You want to get Judge Archibald
to get him to help sell tho hlli?''
asked Representative Webb.
Yes" replied Jones, but he didn't
think il could be Sold he said the
mn was no good, and had no faith in
the deal
Both Williams and Jones were or
dered by Acting Chairman Webb to
remain in washington until Monday
for further examination.
William p. Boland. arch enemy OF
Judge Archibald. is also scheduled to
testify Monday.