Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-11
May that" Williams answered. "If
told Brown that was mistaken"
Fails to Identify Letter.

Sdpt. Mdy, WHO HdU Deen SullHOneu,
arrived at the committee room about
noon and at Attorney Worthingtons
request produced a letter written by
Judge Archibald asking about the Erie
culm property. This letter was writ
ten March 81. When shown the let
ter Williams said he did not recognize
that as the letter Judge Archibald had
given him to take to Capt. May.
This letter read as follows:
Il write to inquire whether your
company will dispose Of your interest
in the Katydid culm dump belonging
to the Robertson and Law estate near
Brownsville. If 80, will you kindly
put q price upon It?
erals office last February" Attorney
Worthington asked, didn't you say that
the interest you gave Judge Archibald in
the Katydid culm bank option you had in
Yes. I did," Williams replied. II had
intended it should go to his son, Hugh
The witness pointed to the young man
who sat in the committee room beside
his father.
The witness also admitted under cross
examination that the Katydid culm OPP
ton agreement, written by Judge Arch
bald, was put in the records of Scran-
ton county at w. p. Boland's solicitation.
"BOland took me before q notary and
had the paper fled" said Williams. Vie
just told me the paper ought to go on
record and took me to the notary with
it."
Commissioner Meyer Heard.
Interstate Commerce Commissioner 3.
H. Meyer appeared before the committee
following Williams cross-examination.
He was asked what he knew regarding
the charges against Judge Archibald. The
commissioner said that in March. 1911,
the interstate commerce commission was
holding hearings in case OF the Marion
Coal Company Of Scranton and the Lack
awanna railroad. w. p. Boland of the
Marion Coal Company was interested liz
this case, and last January approached
Mr.. Meyer with the Photographic copies
Of letters and documents relating to the
charges against Judge Archibald.
Mr.. Meyer told how he had listened to
the statement Of Mr.. Boland as to the
charges. He had Boland return the next
day and repeat the statement he made.
sioner's secretary. Mr.. Cotterill. This
statement, together with the photographs
and other matters, now Is in evidence.
Mr.. Meyer then took Commissioner
Clements into his confidence.
Later we decided to take all our col
leagues into our confidence" said the
commissioner. and we decided that the
commission ought not to have anything
to do with the charges because the COLL
mtssioners were charged with having q
certain attitude toward the Commerce
Court We then decided that the matter
should be placed before the President.
and the commission instructed me to lay
the matter before the President"
The commissioner related how he had
gone to the President with the charges.
The President, in his presence, he said.
wrote a letter to the Attorney General
directing an investigation. Later the
commissioner took w. p Boland and shis
brother c. G. Boland. before the Attorney
General.
Asked by Representative Carlin Of Vir-
ginia why the commission moved SO
cautiously in the matter, Mr.. Meyer said
it would have been very unwise for the
commission to have permitted the charges
to come out in the hearing Of the Marion
Coal Company case.
Several questions were asked the COM
missioner about the attitude of the COM
mission toward the Commerce Court, but
were withdrawn as irrelevant.
Supoenas Issued.
At the opening of the inquiry today the
chairman of the committee announced
that subpoenas had been issued for the
following additional witnesses:
G. F. Brownell, vice president and gen.
eral counsel of the Erie railroad; j. H.
Rittenhouse. mining engineer who aided