The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-01-07
JUDGE ARCHIBALD SAYS THAT HE
ACTED IN CULM DEALS OUT
OF FRiENDLiNESS
WIFE GIVES TESTIMONY
Mrs. Archibald Tells Senate That
Henry w. Cannon, Great Northern
Director, Is Her Cousin and That
Trip to Europe Was or Invitation
Extended Personally to Her.

Washington, Jan. 6.--Friendshp for
his Scranton associates, with whom
he had lived and worked for years.
was the motive that led Judge Robert
w. Archibald OF the United States
commerce court to negotiate with Of
ficials of the Erie and Lehigh rail-
roads over the settlement of coal land
matters and that induced him to in
dorse certain notes. according to the
statements today of the accused turist
when he took the stand before the inn
peachinent court of the senate to tes-
tify in his own behalf.
Judge Archibald followed his wife on
the witness stand. He repeatedly de-
MED that any improper motives in
'luenced his actions or that he had
sought to use corruptly his power as
a federal judge to induce the railroad
officials to do certain things
Mrs. Archibald, telling of the trip to
Europe which Judge Archibald enjoyed
at the expense OF Henry w. Cannon,
director in the Great Northern and
other railroads, said Mr. Cannon was
her cousin, that the two families had
been intimate for years and that the
Europe in 1910 came to Mrs. Archibald
personally She gave the senate tho
letter from Mr.. Cannon. This and
other letters which passed between
Mr.. Cannon and Judge ana Mrs. Arch.
bald were filled with discussion Of the
trip and with personal exchanges to
emphasize the close relationship that
existed.
Judge Archibald admitted his asso-
citation with Edward J. Williams of
Scranton in negotiations FOR the Katy.
ana culm coal dump owned jointly by
II subsidiary Of the Erie railroad and
by the firm of Robertson 4 Law
Tried No Influence.
He admitted that he had talked with
Second Vice President Richardson and
General Counsel Brownell OF the Erie
IN an eifort to expedite a decision as
to whether the Erie would grant an
option on its part of the dump, but
denied that he had tried or intended
to Influence them to act in his favor
Judge Archibald declared he had had
no interest whatever in the settlement
or the case Of the Marion Coal COM
pany OF Scranton against the Deln-
ware, LackaWanna q Western railroad.
lie went to officials of the railroad
in that case. he said, as a friend OF
George M. Watson, attorney for tho
coal company. and G. G. Boland, one
or the owners of the coal company He
hhd no thought of reward for his ef-
forts, he said, and no purpose to in
fluencc the railroad to make a favor
able settlement
Judge Archibald denied he had tried
to get credit from litigants or possible
lltEantS In his courts. He declared
that he never had attempted to cons
ceal his interest in the katydid culm
dump deal, or In the settlement of the
Marion Coal company case
Upon one point only was the jurist
subjected to much questioning by
members OF the senate. This was in
reference to the charge that, as a
member of the commerce court, he
had written to Helm Bruce. an attor,
ncy for the Louisville x Nashville
railroad, as to the evidence presented
in the case OF that road against the
| interstate commerce commission, tried
| before the commerce court.
Judge Archibald declared certain
| points IN the evidence We're not clean
and that he had written to Mr.. Bruce
to clear them.
| The points at issue, he said, had nc
part in the settlement Of the case.
| Members of the senate asked
whether he had shown the correspond.
ence to other members Of the com.
merce court or had informed them o
| 1t. Judge Archibald said he had not
| Senator Reed asked whether h,
thought 1t proper for IA Judge, in pass
Ing on doubtful points in evidence, t,
ask the opinion of the only attorne,
likely to coincide with his own views
NO, l do not replied the Judge,
No knowledge Of Agreement.
He declared he had no knowledge o
the making of the silent party
agreement in the office of William T
Boland in Scranton. through which i
appeared that the Katydid dump wa
controlled by E. j. Williams, w. I
Boland and a silent party" know
but to a few persons.
i Representative Sterling of the hous
managers fought against allowin
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