The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-05-13
HOW POLAND SET
ARCHIBALD TRAP
TOLD At HEARING
Coal Operator Decided TO Act
After Being Asked to
Cash Judges Note. 4
PLANNED A CULM SALE.
Then Told Interstate CON-
merce Commission of His Ten
Years Fight With Jurist.
A CULM SALE.

WARRINGTON. Nay D.-Tbs invssti-
CATION Of charges against Judge r. W.
Archibald Of the Court Of conmerce vas
resumed to-day ~ the House judiciary
COMMITTEES. Allen B. Cockreil. . con-
ndentiai clerk In the Interstate Com
merce Commission. was the first Wit.
ness. h,
Mr.. Cockreii prepared the memorandum
OF charges against Judge Arcisbeh.
which was submitted by interstate Com.
missioner Meyer. Cockreil made notes
Of the charges ~ outlined TO Comnn1s-
sionsr Meyer by W. p. Boisnd Of the
Marion Coal Company OF Scranton. Pa.
He produced . cDpy Of the memorandum
which was read into the record.
The memorandum s>t forth that some
years aso the Marion Coal Company
owned by the Boiand brothsrs-had ~
manager . man named Peel. who was
DISCHARGED and hisd suit for breach Of
contract. A demurrer was hled In this
case and W. p. Bo,and declared that
u. J. Williams came to him with q
100 note signed by Judge Archbald.
asking him to discount Il. Boisnd re-
fused to discount II end tho demurrer
was not sustained. and the case 10 stili
pending.
The memorandum set forth the state
ment that Boiand determined to trap"
Judge Archibald In some deal which
would uniit MIN for the beuch.
Boland thereupon. according to the
memorandum. set this trap with the
Katydid cuim bank transaction with
the Erie Railroad a. the vehicle. and
Edward J. Williams a. the agent
In THE plan. All this was while the
''xGhtcraxe'' case was pending In the
Commerce Court. The negotiations
we're carried out until poland exposed
them to the Government officials. The
memorandum also stated that the cir
cumstancss rciated to the Marion Coal
Company and the Delaware and Lacla-
wanna Railroad before the Interstate
Commerce Commission.
''Nr. Boiand was 10 full Of his ten
years night FOR mis- rish!a.' said Mr..
Cockreli, that his narrative required
several hours to tell. but In the memo
randum merely se. down the salient
points"
coNrRApicTs srArEMENTs or
| "oPTIoN" WILLIAMS.
Mr.. Cockrer participated In the con-
ferences with Acknowledgement Wick
ersham later whsn the Bolands related
their charges to him. lie was asked II
Edward J. Williams when Attorney
General wickersham showed him pho
toGrAphic copies OF the papers in the
case he'd repudisted any OF them. as he
has since done before the committee.
Williams did not dispute any of
the papers," said cockrell. HE iden-
signed Thorn"
Mr.. Cockreh also said that Williams
Identified the assignment contract In
which Judge Archibald was referred to
~ silent party" This Williams d.
htpd before the committee. though &C.
knowled6fnx his signature.
On cross-examination A. 8. Worth.
ington. counsel for Judge Archibald
asked Mr.. Cockrsli II w, p. Boiand
had said anything about any other
Federal Judge. Cockrell declared tina,
Boiand. In conference with Commits.
sioner Meyer. Feb. 81 last. had an am.
davit made by some one In Scranton
referring to u breach Of promise sui,
before Federal Judge IN Scranton.
This was matter not supported
by anything but the statement a
hand" said Cockreil. ut did not ap
pear worth much on It's face. and 4
was deemed inadvisable 20 make an,
J reference to II IN those proceedings"
J. II. Rittenhouse OF Scranton, ,
civil and mining tiEineer. testified the
, the number Of tons In the Katydi,
, oulm dump aggresated moro thar
|, 10000 1t was negotiated for In IN,
option from the Erie by Williams On.
Z Judge Archibald - something NOR,
) than 10000 tons. The agate vslu
, Of the contents. Rittenhouss estimated
was et7.sSS. The options were 10 hsv,
{ cost Williams and Archibald $1,000.