Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-23
THE PATENT OFFICE.
Methods of the Office Disclosed in
the Investigation Today.

The investigation Of the charges against Fos-
ter Freeman and eX-Commissioner Simonds
was continued at the patent Office this morn
ing.
Mr.. Paysou. in behalf Of ex-Commissioner
Simonds, said that his client desired full and
free investigation, and to that end Mr.. Payson
would make on behalf Of his client this
admission, that Mr.. Simonds gave q
general verbal order to the proper
subordinate officers who had charge of
furnishing copies Of papers in the Draw
baugh files and proceedings to furnish such
copies as he should hold to be proper; that a
carbon copy of every such paper Furnished the
American Bell Telephone Company should be
made at the time Of making the copy
and such carbon copy should be kept
for him. He repeated the order many
times and supposed it was complied with
As result Of these orders Mr.. Simonds has in
his possession copies Of several papers of the
Drawbaugh files. Here Mr.. Payson stated the
Office numbers Of the papers copied. These
copies MIR. Simonds never saw until May 26 or
"a, and did not know that they had been deliv-
cred 10 him until then
CAPT. LORD coNrINUEs
Capt. Lord was then put upon the stand and
further questioned upon the practice which he
yesterday said exists in the Office Of permitting
outsiders to make copies Of files. Capt
Lord said that typewriters not in the
employ Of the patent Office had been
permitted under Commissioner Seymour's g
administration as well Commissioner
Simonds, and for many years prior. to make
copies of documents on file. This custom was
permitted when the business Of the Office was
NJ heavy he MT
get up tho required copies.
Capt. Lord, a: the request Of Mr.. Church.
read the reports Of the condition Of the work
of his division in the patent Office for the period
from January to April. These reports showed
that the work Of his division was up to date
This admission Mr.. Church thought should in
dicate that there was not such q press Of
business in the division to necessitate the
employment OF outsiders, but Mr.. Lord said
that report Of work up to dste" could not
have been made II the Office force alone had
been called upon to furnish the copies.
MIR. Lord was examined at some length by
Mr.. Church as to the number Of clerks en-
ployed in the work and the details OF the
Office.
THE DATE OF THE ORDER.
Mr.. Church called attention to the report Of
Nr. Lord that on February 18 the work of the
division was up to date, vet that was the date
Of the first order given for copies to be made
by outsiders OF the files.
Mr.. Lord stated that the order for such copies
might have previously been arranged for with
out his knowledge. M. Lord produced the
books Of his Office and from the entries thereon
it appeared that on February % the office force
was able to make copies OF 80, 900 words. Some
of the entries in the books appeared CONTRA
dictory, however.
MR.. EMORY ON THE STAND.
Mr.. j. NJ Emory, the docket clerk, was then
called to the stand. He has the custody Of in
references, appeals, petitions and other classes
of papers He has been in charge Of the di-
vision twenty-seven years.
lie was asked if he had anv knowledge OF the
ordering by the Bell Telephone Company OF
copies Of Drawbaugh applications He replied
that some time in February Mr.. Swan, the Bell
Company's attorney. asked him if he had re-
ceived orders for copies of aban-
doned applications. Later in the day
he was directed by Commissioner Simonds
to look up the status of certain papers. He did
rot remember what Drawbaugh files were in
cludel in the papers. The commissioner told
him that parties were in great hurry to obtain
copies Of them, and that the clerks should be
set to work upon them.
Mr.. Emory thought that one Of the papers
was pending Drawbaugh application. The
commissioner did not designate any one in par
ticular to make the copies. but ordered them
made. Mr.. Emory had told the commissioner
that outside parties would have to do the
work, as the Office was behind in its business this
fact being ascer tanned from Chief Clerk Bennett
The WORK then distributed amoug the
typewriters for copying. He understood that
duplicate copies we're being made, but he did
not know for whom the extra copy was being
prepared. In some cases tripicRte copies we're
made, but if they were made before a formal
order was given they were made without his
knowledge.
OUTSIDE CoPYIsTs,
Mr.. Emory was examined at some length
upon the details Of the method Of securing out
side copyists. In this case the copyists we're
designated by authority of the chief clerk Mr.
Emory had no knowledge of what became Of
the copies further than that they were sent to
the assignment division.
Considerable time consumed in examin-
ing MIR. Emory as to his knowledge of a peti-
ton OF the Bell Company to Commissioner
Slmonds to copy certain papers, which petition
was denied. The petition WAS offered, how
ever, while Mr.. Emory was absent from the
city.
When the commissioners denial of the peti-
tion to copy the 1854 Drawbaugh application
came to alr. Emory the copies then under prep
aration were returned to his room
MIR. Church asked if 1t in the ordinary
course OF business to have copies made before
the receipt of formal order was filed Mr.
copies were prepared by the direction of the
commissioner. Mr.. Emory could not know
whe formal application had been lodged
with the commissioner or not.
AFTER RECESS
At this point a recess of forty-ive minutes
was taken and upon reassembling Mr.. Emory
again took the stand. He was asked what was
said by the commissioner as to payment for
making the copies. He replied that he had
been directed not to deliver the copies without
payment.
Mr.. Payson asked the witness if Commits
sloner Smonds had not called upon his law
clerk for a decision as to the possibility Of one
of the applications being an abandoned one.
Mr.. Emory replied that he thought such was
the case.
MISS LONaFELLow CALLED.
Miss Carrie A. Longfellow, typewriter, was
Continued on Third pdSe.)