The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-05-09

have II discounted
"Did you tell Boland after the suit in
question was d"cded against him that it
might has" l"on different IL he had dis
counted the nole;" asked Representative
Carlin Of VIRGINIA.
Ais,he did" the witness replied. but
that was merely my opinion. | did not
get that from the Judge. had no basis
for my own insinuation."
Reading from report on the case
mudr To the Department Of Justice 10y
Special Agent Brown Chairman clayton
quoted Mr. Brown a. saying in substance
that Williams in the course of the de-
partment inquiry had testified that Judge
Archibald had betrayed some annoyance
over tho refusal OF the Bolands to dis
com, th" Archha!d note, Ibis wa. denied
that he stigges,cd 10 Judge Archibald on
one occasion that he hoped 1t would he
possible TO srtt" the Boland case then
pending in the court
Reading further from the Brown report
Chairman Clay ION quoted Williams as
saying to " 4. Boland
William. yol make mistake. You
should have discounted that note Of
Archibald. You would have avoided
further cost IN this sliit
My God" Roland replied. according to
make statement lik" that"
Roland then slGgested. according to
the Brown report, tnaj Williams reduce
HE statement TO writing Asked II he had
followed th" Digestion Williams replied
IN the negative.
1Dd you not writr letter of that i'm
porr 10 ". i. Eoland;" asked Mr.. Clayton
producing photog rarhic copy of a
letter addressed to Roland bearing
Williams. signature. his statement
read a> follows
Srr,xroN IA July a. 1911
7o yJr,n 3, man concern
This is,o,,,tiI,. mai, ldvard Williams
,all,J No. ~ !, r,t,nt nhn,,, no, or,hcr -
,o,n - ~, y, ro,,,, a. "a ,,,th,ia J,,d,,
'y'', v ~. q ny VI -" " W "''"'' 'u''-
,to ,,,,., ,,,'..,,,,,.,,, ,i,l ,,,, ,ci u,,a,,1
'i' nor u,@'",'i',s" ! "lu NO, 'r, "''anu
Il, ~" 'fi'' ,ha' ,i'' 'u''R' hhe" l,a' was
sohs !" ,hu OH nm 70 "'s' out' the ABOVE
meh'iohsd non" "hiy lhl orine' nun ABOUT
Juiy -. l'ii. mat h" mad" n mistake IN not
dis"orn'ins sad Archibald note a. he was
Interested N "a" 'a>" "t John " Peals
" Narian coat company. which was then
before IA" nitcd states ourt and ne would
have .av.d a.! or the costs lad he discounted
tne not" y WILLIAMS
Williams admitted that the signature
was MI, own
Il cen swear n efore God that I never
uttered or wrote thos. words the witness
-, '1ni .., A., ,.
ne saiu he pFopapN sishcu 'ne 'e'ter
bur added If n" did so he was not con-
sciols of IN" contents oi IN" document
Williams insisted 'ht' IN" Ie'ter must
nave heen 'hanEeh atter ne had signed
II. Inc sane iet;er, u was Drought out,
"a ru'tlii'''u ~ Niiid,hS n' .N,toi neN
"Jrd Won teu the Attorney { ;en arai
az that 'ime tha' YOU signed tnat ietter
W~rhoi' nhu"lhe "ha' "as III asked
Representative Norris oi Neorasha ,,..,
90 io' r'me'nheT' ,rspneu Mr VIII
Hai sains' / was 80 aNci'ru l uio nor khow
wi!aI wa SoIiie on az aIl, ~ Mas Oh
th" tram all nigh. and reached Washing
ton very much mustered
Have you talked WIN Judge archoa'd
of ms attorney sinc" You came 70 the
,MF; a-hen Representative '''rhhS ol
Limos.
No sir, me witness repled
nay" YOU talked 10 any one VINO ap.
pear.d 10 be acting Tor Judge Archibald:
No witness rehed IN the negative
CHAIRMAN Clayton then look mp the
details oi the purchase o' 'he hatydid
.ulrn tdhh' ms nahh nca.eo a'
Hi"'Sit' 70 nihS w IN '' tie III 'e
,arii s ~. wii'.,'n ,,s, ,h .,,'o ~.
~ ~ n, th, ~ a,o,,,,, sa ,on wns " ~ no
90 RI. L,i. ~, iIra,d ,n,a,n.,s nnd g, sno
10 n man nar,od Robertson who mad a
llair, ON me c,In p,ie Williams con
tented tnat the Era. ha! double
crossed him He said that AT one