Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-05-09
PARTICIPATED IN Deals
WHILE WEARING ERMINE 1T is
CHARGED HE NEGOTIATED
FOR PROPERTY.
PROFITS TO Be DIVIDED
Seemed to Have Held Decision in Case
as Kind of Lever with which to
Put Through Business.

WASHINGTON. May s.-Charges
against Judge Robert w. Archibald OF
the commerce court, were unfolded to-
day before the house committee on
judiciary which is to determine If i'm
peachment proceedings shall be
brought against the jurist
flow Judge Archibald in partnership
with Edward j. Williams, a Scranton
coal dealer while celebrating as a
judge on the "lighterage case to
which the Erie was a party, is alleg-
ed to have negotiated an option from
that railroad for $4,000 tons of culm
dump property to be sold at $4,000
profit was related to the committee by
Williams himself.
Judge Archibald heard the testi
mony and occasionally looked a.
Photographic copies of letters bearing
on the case, one of them letter in
which the judge told of his connection
with the Culm bank negotiations in
his own words.
Tells of Another Deal.
In addition to that transaction,
Williams told of another deal in
which he said Judge Archibald acquir-
ed an interest with him on an option
of million acres Of Venezuelan TIM
Der land, for which the judge gave
note for $500. Williams tried to dis
count this not with c. j. and w, j.
Boland of the Marion Coal company
of Scranton, who at that time had
case pending before Judge Archibald in
the federal court. The BOlands re-
fused to discount the note and later
lost their case Williams admitted
telling w. j. Boland that If he had
discounted Judge Archbald's note the
case might have resulted differently,
but he denied Judge Archibald knew
anything of his making such a re-
mark to Boland.
The testimony relating to the Culm
Bank transaction included reference
to an assignment by Williams of an
interest in the options secured by W.
j. Boand and silent partner whom
he admitted, under cross examination
was Judge Archibald. When asked
why Judge Archibald had been refer
red to as a "silent party" Williams
said he thought 1t was not lawful for
luIlSl \ Hdiilt W Dt hStu III SuN "a
transactions.
Were to Divide Profits.
Williams related how the option for
the Culm bank property was negotlat
ed and said he and Judge Archibald
were to divide the profits. Judge
Archibald, during the negotiations with
Erie, told him that the Llghterage
n. 10 I. .f.
iams said
Judge Archibald showed me the
briefs" said Williams "and told m e
It was about the Lighterage case in
which the Erie was interested. H
gave me a letter to Mr.. May of the
Erie and also told me that he woul'l
see the general counsel for the Eric.
Mr.. Brownell about the option"
How the option was given SOON
thereafter and dealto sell the prop
erty at $4,000 profit later was frus
trated was described by the witness iil
detail. Another transaction which the
committee did not get to, but will in
quire about when the hearing is re-
sumed Friday. involved an alleged
transaction for other Culm banl.
property in which Judge Archibald. Il |
man named Dainty and the Lehlgli |
Valley railroad were said to be in
terested.- This deal 1t is said was in
terrupted by charges filed with the de
partment Of Justice against Judge
Archibald in connection with the 9th
er case.
Never Came to Him.
When Williams was first called {"
the stand and told of the transaction
involving Judge Archbald's note for
$500 Chairman Clayton produced n
Photographic copy of letter signed /
by Williams in which he had said he
told w. J. Boland had he discounted /
Judge Archbald's note the case OF
John w. Peel VS.. The Marion Coal
company. in which the Bolands were
interested, would not have been de-
cided against them. The letter was
read to Williams and he said dramat-
ically:
81 can swear before God that those
words never came from me-"
did you sign this?" This letter"
asked the chairman.
Yes. that Is MY Signature.
"Yes. that is my signature. but I
signed 1t without looking at It. ri,
didn't know those words eresthere."
williams told of getting an option on
May hadn't spoiled the deal I might
Do ~, tba r-~ia Williams rofd M