The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-16

'oh' Ior tne ludge, sought to bring out
an Inference that Boland had inspir-
60 the letter and photographed it be-
tore 1t was sent to Conn.
Williams on the stand declared he
mad never seen it not withstanding
that the signature WAS his
rs that your signature ?" asked
Chairman Clayton.
1T looks like my signature, but I
don't know how it got there" said
Williams.
DO you recollect. Mr.. Williams
mat you are under oath and might he
punished for false swcaring?" asked
Representative Mccoy of New Jersey.
Yes, I know that" answered viii
liams
But that man" here the witness
pointed to w. p. Boland who sat be-
hind him-"that man! don't know
what he might have done He told me
lot of things he's done to others"
Who do you mean has done things
to others?"
II mean William p. Boland there, !"
Williams replied. pointing again to the
author of the charges against the jur-
list.
IF you did not dictate this letter.
who do you think did dictate it?"
May be Judge Archibald dictated
It," said Williams. Il haven't any
lQCa.
You admitted here the other day
that you took another letter from
Judge Archibald to MIR. Conn to w. P.
didn't you?" continued Mr.. Worthing-
ton.
II didn't know The was going to
photograph the letter." said Williams.
You said while ago that Boland
mad told you that he had done things
to others. What did YOU mean?"
why he doped a lawyer in Scran-
ton to get some information out of
him." said Williams.
Did he tell you that?" asked
Worthington.
Yes. Bo!and told me that he gave
him liquor in order TO get information
out of him. William Fitzgerald Isl the
man. MIR. Martin who sits beside you
knows him. Mr.. Price of Scranton.
knows him too"
These two latter men are Judge
Arch'oa Ids associate counsel i'm the
case.
DO you think it possible that YOU
might have been under the influence
of liquor when you signed this letter
to Conn.,
Yes. it's possible. Williams an
swered. "Boland misht have taken
advantage of me. He's that kind of a
man. according to his words to me. He
told me about copying all these let
ters after l had been before the at
torney general. He said You didn't
know what l was doing. you were as
innocent as child l was too.
did not know what Roland was doing
because he's a. traitor. a cut throat,
dangerous man."
Were You drunk the day YOU took
the letters to, Boland?'' Representa-
tive Sterling asked.
II don't think so.''
Did you talk to Judge Archibald
after YOU were suhpoenaed about this
caSe? asked Chairman Clayton.
Yes. sir. and all Judge Archibald
to tell all / knew about it,
Did Won ever tell a reporter in
Scranton that you would clear Judge
Archibald by your testimony herc"'
Yes. | did, I said the whole truth
would come out hnd wouldn't hurt
him.
Did YOU use Judge Archibald to
make money for yourself. or was
Judge Archibald using you to make
ton continued.
why l had haif the culm before
ever went to Jud A:chbald." said
me-"
Did Judge Archibald ever tell you
that you might be rewarded in the
future if you gave favorable testimony
here or refrained from giving dam
aging testimony"
mo. SIR
Did you ever tell anyone he had
said that?"
Il never said such thing and
dare any man to say that did"
Isn't it fact" asked Representa-
tive Floyd. chat right now, you are
in deal with another party in which
you are to get 81 900 because of your
baid?"
II don't know of any such a DEAL"
said Williamson.
Representative Webb asked Wilt
ans if he thought it was proper for
him to ask Judge Archibald against
whom he was going to testify. for
money to pay his fare to Washington.
Williams said it made no difference
where he got the money. he had told
the truth. He also said he had first
asked Boland for money but was re-
fused.
Conn testified that in a letter which
Williams had written to him on
March II. 1911, reference was made
to the party who had been dealing
with you," and that he believed it re-
ferred to Judge Archibald. He told
of making an offer for the Katydid
culm bank to Judge Archibald and
said the Judge later called upon him
at his office.