The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-05-22
VETERAN0F MANY
Wars TESTIFIES.
James F. ]. Archibald. Chief
Witness N Arlington
Hotel Suit.
TELLS OF TRANSACTION
War Correspondent and Solder Of
Fortune Has q Remarkable
Martial Record
TELLS OF TRANSACTION

One of the interesting features de-
veloped yesterday in the case Of william
Corcoran Hill and Arthur D. Addison,
who are suing woodbury. Blsdr and the
National Savings and Trust Co., trus-
tees of the Eustis estate. for $4,000
and $4,000. respectively, commission on
the sale of the Arlington Hotel property,
was the testimony relating to James
r. ]. Archibald, who claims $4,000 COM
mission for the sale Of the property,
contendtng that It was through his in
strumentality that the property found
a purchaser. The case In on trial be-
fore a Jury In Chief Justice Clabaugh's
court, and was attended yesterday by
men and women well known In the
social world.
Testimony showed that Archibald. who
was present In the court shortly after the
deal had been contaminated. had written
to the trustees Of the Eustis estate, the
former owners Of the Arlington Hotel
property, to give him credit for the
amount Of the commission. amounting to
sa5.o and send to Senator Dupont of
Delaware 5000 which he had borrowed
from him. deposit $4,000 In the National
Savings and Trust Co. to his credit,
and pay the balance Of $500 to
George Howard. president Of the New
Arlington Hotel Company and treasurer
OF the National Savings and Trust Co,
as his share of the commission.
Mr.. Howard said on the stand he had
known Mr.. Archibald ever since the
spanish-Amerfcan war. but that he had
never had any business dealings with
him with the exception Of the present
one.
The case will be continued this morn
Ing.
Archibald's Record.
Mr.. Archibald. who is only forty-four
years old. has a remarkable martial
record. According to WHO'S Who he
is graduate Of the Ohio Wesleyan Uni
versity. and served in the Chinese
japanese war as war correspondent. and
went with Gen. Miles through labor
riots, took part In the Sioux campaign,
and participated in the last Apache
campaign. Mr.. Archibald served as a
volunteer aid-de-camp OF the Fifth
Army Corps In the Spanish. war; served
in the Santiago campaign. and was on
the first scouting expedition He says
he was the first man wounded In the
war with Spain. being shot through the
left arm In an engagement that lasted
about three hours. Not content with
this he took part in the Chippewa cam
pdiSn ou tnc
surrender of the hostiles.
Mr.. Archibald says he was with the
army Of occupation Of Cuba on the staff
of Gen. Ludlow. His experiences do not
end here, as he went with the British
forces In the Sudan. In 1893. and
laagered with the Boer army in the South
African war until Pretoria was occupied
by the British. Mr.. Archibald says he
was wounded in the battle OF Pretoria
He remained with the British army two
months, and changing climates and
choosing another scene of excitement he
was with Castro's army under Gen.
Velutini during the Barcelona campaign
in Venezuela, and later followed events
of allied forces against Venezuela
Again a change. Mr.. Archibald says
he served with the Philippine oonstabu-
larry against the Ladrones, and again
he changed his field OF activities and be-
took himself to the theater of war be-
tween Japan and Russia He says he
was with the Russian army, represent
ing a New York illustrated weekly. He
is the bearer of numerous marks and
medals OF distinction, and the Chinese
government bestowed on him the rank Of
Mandarin"