The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-05-16
DENIES TESTIMONY
AGAINST ARCHIBALD
ED, ]. WILLIAMS, CHIEF WITNESS
AGAINST JURIST, Regulates
CONTENTS OF LETTERS,
RELATING TO CULM BANK
Partner of Commerce Court Judge
Will Be Recalled by Probers.-
Other News Of
Congress.

Washington, May II. - Edward j.
Williams of Scranton, Pa, chief wit
ness so far against Judge Robert w.
Archibald of the commerce court, prac-
tically denied before the house judi
ciary committee some of the testimony
he had given against the Judge on
Wednesday.
Williams was a partner with Judge
Archibald in negotiations for buying
a Culm bank from the Erie railroad to
sell at a profit of $4,000 to the Lacka-
wanna and Wyoming railroad. The
Judge, at that time, had the Erie's
so-called lighterage cases in his court.
The committee is investigating to de-
eide if impeachment proceedings
should be brought.
A. S. Worthington, counsel for the
accused jurist, undertook the redirect
examination of Williams and called
his attention to the copy of an as
signment of the Culm bank property
that he was alleged to have made to
w. P. Boland and Silent party"
Previously, Williams had admitted
having made such an assignment be-
fore he procured options of the Erie
Culm banks and had explained that
the Silent party was Judge Arch
bald. Yesterday, however, upon read
ing copy of the assignment again,
Williams declared it was not the pa
per he had signed. He admitted that
the signature attached was his, but
repudiated it's contents.
This admission led Attorney Worth
ington to ask the witness if he ever
drank He said that he did and ad-
mitted it was possible he might have
signed papers that he could not now
recall.
Regulates Another Letter.
Williams also repudiated the letter
introduced in evidence Wednesday in
which he related having told w. P.
Boland that If he had discounted one
of Judge Archbald's notes, case he
had before that jurist, which was de-
cided against him, might have resulted
differently. The witness admitted hav-
ing said something like that of Boland,
but he denied that the language used
in the letter in evidence, signed by
him, ever came from his lips.
1t was also developed on cross-ex-
animation that Judge Archibald paid
Williams fare from Scranton to Wash
ington, that the latter might respond
to the subpoena from the judiciary
committee to appear before it. Will
Jams said he did not have the money
and that he had asked Judge Archibald
to loan him the fare. When the COM
mittee adjourned for the day, Williams
was cautioned by Chairman Clayton to
talk to no one about the case. He will
be recalled.
Lading Measure Endorsed.
The interstate commerce committee
reported favorably to the senate the
Clapp bill of lading measure establish
ing a rule Of evidence as to greater
liability of railroads. Senator Town
send gave notice that he would file
minority report, while Senator Pom.
creme announced he would press his
substitute bill.
Under the measure reported, every
railroad or other common carrier in
the United States engaged in inter-
state or foreign commerce, would be
liable on bills of lading issued by it's
authorized agents, notwithstanding the
agents had not received the goods.
At present the railroads are not
liable under such circumstances and
bankers and consignees complain they
are defrauded out of money advanced
on the bills of lading.
House Approves Pension Bill.
The house agreed 173 to 81 to the
conference report of the general PEN
sion bill providing pensions up to 81
day for veterans of the civil and
president for his signature. Many
Democrats voted for the bill. Repre-
sentative Kent of California cast the
only Republican vote against it.
Revision Of Patent Laws Sought.
President Taft sent message to
congress asking for authority to ap-
point commission to recommend re-
vision of the patent laws to meet mod
ern conditions and provide way to
| meet the recent patent monopoly" de-
cision of the supreme court.
Sad Result Of Eating Beans.
Memphis, May II. Criticized for
eating beans with knife, Victor Will
Jams shot and fatally wounded his
critic, H. H. Williams of Adamsville.
Tenn. Williams gave himself I'M.