Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-22

MORE PAPERS.
Mr.. Church then presented another paper
which he said purported to be petition in the
name of the American Bell Telephone Com
papy by its attorney, W. W. Swan, asking for a
COPY of the decisions rendered in the public
i'm the case of Daniel Drawbaugh,
filed February, 1854. The application was
Granted nv the Endorsement of Mr.. Simonds,
dated February 20, 1898. Mr.. Magruder then
went on. as be had done with the first paper, to
explain the meaning of the various lnoorse-
ments. In answer to a question from MI. ray
son he said that there was nothing IN the IN
dorsements that was irregular or INCONSISTENT
with the methods of the Office.
Mr.. Church then brought out petition SUP
mitted by the American Bell Telephone Oom-
pany. by its attorney, sworn to February 10,
1898, and requesting that the petitioners De
permitted TO inspect and secure copies Of ME
of division Of an application Of Daniel Draw
baugh. flied 1884. the same being division OF
the same flied by Drawbaugh in 1880 The pc
tition was Endorsed on the back by MIR. simonds
that it not the custom OF the Office to grant |
such requests, and therefore II was refused |
Mr.. Magruder said that there was nothing to |
show that any such copies as those requested |
had ever been furnished. There was nothing |
on the paper to show that the paper had ever |
gone to Mr. Emory, the usual destination of
such papers, and the witness said he presumed
that through some inadvertence the paper had
been sent to the wrong division. The letter
was Endorsed as answered by the commits
sioner.
MR.. PAYsoN ENTERS LETTERS.
Mr.. Payson then introduced the letter in an
swer to the request and stated that it was writ
ten by Miss Shedd and signed by the commits
sioner. MIR. Magruder said that if the letter
was SO signed. then the Endorsement on the
back of the petition was correct, and in order
to put tine letter on record ii was put on file
with division A, the chief clerks division.
Mr. Church then produced another petition
for copies of decisions in applications Of Draw
baugh, and for the file wrapper and contents
of application serial l26, 12s. &C., including
tracing drawing, and charging costs to the
American Bell Telephone Company. In this
case. also. the witness was requested to explain
| the Endorsements on the back
At this point Mr.. Payson raised an objection
| to save time, protesting against this same
course being followed every time paper was
presented.
Mr. Seymour decided the objection and said
| that they would dispense with the explanations
unless there was something unusual or extra
ordinary about the Endorsements.
MORE BELL PETITIONS.
The next petition presented by Mr.. Church
was one Endorsed ito inspect and obtain copies,
&C., and was sworn to by the American Bell
Telephone Company, by its attorney. February
| 49, 1898. This petition was granted by the as
sis.aut commissioner, n. L. rockingham, and
the copies we're furnished, the cost. Sl475,
being charged to the company's account.
Other papers more or less similar to those
already presented and differing only in dates
and minutia were submitted by Mr.. Church
and went through the same course. Mr.. Ma
gruder said that there was nothing irregular
about the Endorsements, and there was no
reason to suppose that Mr.. Simonds had ever
seen the papers This closed his testimony.
MR.. pARBr TEsTIFrEs-
Sc. Darby WAS next called and sworn. He
Is a second assistant examiner and acting CHIEF
clerk since May 49, Had been in the Office
since 1886 and prior to being assigned to duty
as chief clerk was in the interfer
: ence division. He was directed by the
E commissioner to cause an investigation
to be made of all the papers in the case. d.
had done so, and had transmitted the results il
writing to the commissioner.
At this point a recess was taken for half al
hour in order to procure all these papers, and
: incidentally, for the purpose of getting lunch
. con.
Mr.. DARBY CONTINUES.
' After the recess Mr.. Darby took the STAN
again and submitted the reports he had re
: ceived from the chiefs Of the two division
: : where such papers were kept He himself ha'
. made written report upon reques
: from Foster 4 Freeman for certified copie
/. of Drawbaugh's applications from August
/. 1880, down to 1898. The commissioners reques
: to him to make an investigation into all order
q Swan or Foster & Freeman came in the form {
g q direction from the commissioner
4 I'LL the orders Of Messrs. Foster
= Freeman. He took part in II
= collection OF these orders for copies. The onl
"A written report he made was one transmitar
!, the reports of the two division chiefs Did n
- personally collect the orders Of the Bell cor
n pany excepting one. This paper was petitc
70 from the Bell company, and was filed in q
Ia records Of the chief clerk. This was not Il
"a usual place for papers of this class
ia This last answer was excluded on the obje
70 ton made by the attorneys that he had n
n been in Office long enough to know what Z
ne usual custom was in such matters
e. CAPT. LORD.
id Capt. 7. ". Lord. chief Of the assignee
D. division, was next called to the witness stan
3 He was questioned as to a letter dated Ap
N Is, 1898. in which Mr.. Seymour directed hi
:" to report whether any applications Of Dan
Drawbaugh had been given out; ar
en- il So to whom. He identiti
Mt his report and told to what sources'in the off
nm he had gone to secure the facts Incorporated
!, the report. short recess was taken VIII
49, Capt Lord went for the mail book Of his div
W. ion to procure the record Of letters receiy
, and sent in the matter.
p D. Capt. Lord stated that there was an o
~ order from the assistant commissioner to
cure the desired information for him. TIL
was no formal written order, but simply
81 fragmentary memoranda. and he did make
* investigation.
- He was asked by Mr. Church what orders
- copies of applications OF the Drawbaugh p
ns ents were wade by the Bell company, Foster
nc Freeman or W. W. Swan, or made by Mr..
nne monds since January /. He ssid that he KIN
.n T nothing beyond what was contained in the
"a ports, as he had gone over the ground "
"U carefully.
Capt Lord was asked to point out from
records what orders were received and filled
en- filed for Drawbaugh applications or OF
as Drawbaugh papers.
-, Mr. Wilson entered protest to any inqti
m. les being made with reference TO any pap
rth or matters not specifically referred to In
- original charges of Messrs. Church Il Chur
-, Capt Lord was then asked by the cpmmisslo
ha, whether any applications of Drawbaugh
"a been furnished any one between JAnrary 4
mo April Is Mr.. Seymour excluded ihe sns
!, =; because he held that it did not directly ans
of the question
Law WRITTEN be
( Is Capt Lord said that q peution OF tne
crt, telephone for copies Of Drawbaugh app
eh- ton dated July &c. 1880, was granted by
\, -; Simonas on the day that ii was received
'Ad February, 1898 The record showed that
order for Drawbaugh applications was the
order filed in the record book.