Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-13
Mr. STOCKING CALLED TO FHE STAND
Not Allowed to Answer a-SineIe
Question.
MR.. JULIHN CALL E u

prosecution, referred to Mr.. Bonds state
ment that he had had fifteen years expe-
rience as an attorney. and asked him, in
view of the evidence brought before the
assistant commissioner, whether the bust
ness of Wedderburn & Co. had been con-
Quoted as a conscientious attorney would
conduct it.
Mr.. Bond said that was not matter of
expert testimony, and Judge Wilson said
that that question was the one to be de-
termined by the commissioner of patents.
MIR. Greeley wanted to know who was
left in charge of the business of Wedder-
burn Co. in the absence of MIR. Wedder-
burn.
Mr. Bond said there was one in
charge of the business as a whole at SUCH
times.
Mr.. Greeley-''Was there no one there
who could act for Mr.. Wedderburn at such
tines"
Mr. Bond said that Mr.. Stockbridge, Mr.
Gurley or himself had been called upon to
act at such times. but there was no ore
who was in general charge of the business.
Mr.. Greeley-''Then there is no one be
sides Mr.. Wedderburn who knew about the
award of these silver medals and the way
lions of which you said you knew moth
.ng?'
Mr. Bond-'1t may be. / don't know CT
any one"
ActeO Ob AttOrncys
Some further discussion was entered into
regarding Mr.. Bonds contract with Mr.. f.
B. Stocking, by whom he had been en-
ployed eight years prior to going with We'd
derburn & Co. on February Is. 1891 Mr..
Greeley called the attention of the witness
to the fact that he lad said that while in
Mr. Stockings employ he had done work
for himself or others only after office
hours. and that he had done this In accord
ance with his contract with Mr.. Stocking.
Mr. Greeley-'Did you act as attorney III
the case of Spratt. application flied Janu-
airy Z, 1882"
Mr. Bond-"I did,
Mr. Greeley-''Did you act as attorney in
the case of Williams. filed September -.
1896. and in the case of Webster, filed jan
uary 81. 1882?
Mr. Bond-'.I did,"
Mr.. Greeley-"Any explanation YOU woul1
like to make to those charges? Did you
act attorney in those cases in violation
of any agreement with Mr.. Stocking?''
Mr.. Bond-"No. sir. Those cases were
prepared and attended to by me outside Of
Office hours
Mr.. Greeley-"Have you used letter heads
of Mr. Stocking for conducting correspond
ence in other business
Mr.. Bond-"Produce anything you have
and 1 will willingly testify whether it is
my act
Mr.. Bond stated how he had known the
clients for whom he acted independently
Oh MT. STOCKING.
Prizes 10 Employer.
Mr.. Small wanted to know when searches
that were made in these cases were made,
and if Mr.. Bond made them. The witness
replied that if he made any they were made
outside of office hours which could be done
between II and l o'clock, when he had an
hours recess for lunch
Mr. Winter asked the witness whether,
when employed by Wedderburn & Co, he
saw any notices posted in reference to
prizes to be given employees for suggestions
for the Improvement of the way of doing
business.
Mr. Bond-"Not since February L.
Mr. Winter-"Do you know whether such
nc tees were ever posted?'
MIR. Bond-'I saw notices posted on the
wall to that effect"
Mr.. Winter-"Do you know whether such
prizes were given and to whom"
Mr.. Bond-''Yes, to Mr.. Gurley Mr. Rem
rie and to one of the young ladies in the
correspondence department"
Mr.. Winter-'Can you name any sugges-
ton for which prize was awarded?'
Mr.. Bond-''I have not seen them. They
were submitted to Mr.. Wedderburn or 9th
ers."
Mr.. Stauffer-"Do you think John We'd
derburn & Co. have exhibited that candor
and fairness in their relations with their
clients that should always exist between an
attorney and his client?'
Judge Wilson objected to having his eli
ent answer this question. and Mr. Stauffer
insisting that he wanted a reply discus
sion of some length was had, the assistant
&C mmissloner ruling against the question.
This concluded Mr.. Bonds testimony He
has been on the stand every day since last
| Thursday afternoon.
MIR. Stocking Witness
Mr.. Stocking then took the stand 10 tes-
tify In relation to his contract with Mr.
Bond. but Judge Wilson made objection
on the ground that the matter was wholly
collateral and not subject to further evil
dence. Mr.. Small and Mr.. Doolit:le both
argued in favor of allowing the witness
TO testify. but the assistant commissioner
he heard. and Mr.. Stocking was forced to
leave the witness chair without having
given word Of testimony.
Mr.. Julihn ON the Stand.
MI Louis G. Juhhn. in charge of the
search department of Wedderburn & Co.
was then put on the stand by counsel for
the respondents He testified that he had
been in the patent business since 1888 firsr
being employed by Edward l.. Ewell as
craftsman. which he continued until 1ss9.
when he went with Joseph L. Atkins, pat
ent lawyer, as a craftsman, and engaged
soon after to learn the patent business.
He remained there until March, 1885, and
In November, 1895, he went with Wetlder-
burn & Co. He had done all classes of pat
ent work.
Mr.. Ford asked the witness whether he
had ever prepared specification papers on
an invention that he knew or thought to
be unpatentable.
Mr.. Julihn had prepared papers i'm cases
about which he had some doubt but never
for an invention he knew to be old. A
long series of questions was put to Mr.
Julihn by Mr.. Ford to show every phase
of conducting the work of the search de-
partment by the witness. who said he had
conducted the work carefully and to the
best of his ability. In cases in which he
had any doubt he referred to Mr. Stock
bridge, who was in charge of the specifica-
ton department. Mr.. Julihn testified re-
garding the form of letters sent out In
cases of unfavorable reports on inventions
by the searchers.
He presented the form used ms an unfa-
vorable report when he first went with
Wedderburn & Co. and also that as chang
ed at his suggestion.
Mr.. Juiihn said the searchers in his de-
partment had chiefly simple inventions to
| examine. and Of the class they acted upon
he thought they could easily handle seven
| or eight a day. His testimony went into
every phase of the method of the work of
| searchers Of Wetlderblfrr e, opd ~