Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-06
Additional Indictments Against
Barton, Everding and Heany
IN patent OFFICE CASES
Alleged Forgery, Conspiracy and De-
struction of Public Records,
OUTLINE OF THE ACCUSATIONS
Conspiracy Charge Contains Four
Counts-Patent Process Of Max
ing 'Tungsten" Filaments.

Additional indictments in connection
with the recently discovered patent office
scandal were reported today by the loca
grand jury. While the careful investi.
cation made by the department officials
has not connected any other clerk except
Ned W. Barton. a former assistant ex.
aminer, who was indicted last February
| with the alleged irregularities. It has
brought to light, It is claimed. similar
transactions in connection with en- appli'
cation for a patent for process Of max.
ing tungsten" filaments, the other charge
having to do with incandescent tungsten
lamps. This new case is covered by the
new indictments.
Ned w. Barton. the former assistant ex.
amtner of the patent Office, who was dis
charged on the day Of his arrest under the
first Indictment; Henry e. Everding. a
patent attorney of Philadelphia, and John
A. Heany, an inventor Of York. Pa, all
named in the previous indictment, are
charged in three new indictments with
forgery, conspiracy to defraud the
United States and to commit crimes
against the United States and the destruc-
ton OF certain public records.
The conspiracy Indictment IL In four
counts and, after setting forth In detail
the rules and regulations of the patent
office and the connection Of Barton with
the office as an assistant examiner in d.
vision 81. under which Heany's ap-
plication for patent for electrical ap.
planes would come, charges that
1t was his duty to honestly and in good
faith examine the various applications
coming to his department and to report
to the principal examiner what action, in
his opinion. should be taken on them, and
not to participate In or connfve at any
improper practice or to suppress or con-
ceal from the principal examiner or the
commissioner of patents any knowledge
which he might have OF any improper
defraud the United States.
While Barton was SO employed, It Is al
legged that August 20 1905. with John A.
H"any. the inventor. and Henry E. Ever
lawfully conspired. combined. CONFEDERATE
ed and agreed with them and they with
each other to defraud the United States
by means of an alleged dishonest scheme.
According to the Indictment the alleged
scheme was that the three men should
certain specifications and claims and that
Barton in his official capacity should do
all in his power to procure the allowance
by the principal examiner and the COM
missioner Of patents on the alleged al
tered specifications.
The second count Is similar to the first
count. except that 1t alleges conspiracy
to commit against the United States the
crimes Of forgery and the destruction of
public records In the third count are set
forth in detail the alleged overt acts done
in conformity with and in furtherance of
the alleged conspiracy. in connection with
the application filed in December, 1904,
for a patent for a process for making
tungsten flaments. The fourth is like
the third. except the acts are claimed to
have been done for tha purpose Of carry
ing out the alleged conspiracy to commit
an ofrense against the United States.
Allegation Of Forgery.
The first charges the forgery by all three
men Of a letter, dated March % 1905.
written by the acting examiner Of d.
vision 81 and addressed to Heany. The
second charges that q press copy of the
same letter was forged. In the third 1t
is alleged that the substituted specifica-
tons Of the patent granted were forged.
Count four charges the forgery OF letter
from Everding to the commissioner OF
patents, which was intended as an amend
ment to the specifications. The fifth count
charges that the file wrapper was forged.
The uttering OF the papers alleged to
be forged In the preceding counts is the
basis of the six counts. The seventh
count charges that these papers were pre-
scented at the Office of the commissioner OF
patents as genuine papers. Count No. =
charges forgery of two sheets OF the
specification in the process application.
The ninth count charges the uttering OF
the paper described in the previous count.
while the tenth charges the presentation
Of that paper at the office OF the commits
sioner.
The third indictment returned today
charges the alleged violation by tho three
men of section 5408 of the Revised
Statutes Of the United States, In that
they destroyed. 1t is alleged. certain pub
lie records. The first count OF this indict-
ment is Identical with the Indictment OF
alleged destruction of moro papers. The
second indictment charges the destruction
Of two pages Of a specification for the
tungsten process. for which 1t is alleged
two other sheets. described In the forg-
cry indictment. were substituted.
Assistant United States Attorney Ad-
kins. who has charge of these cases. by
direction Of United States Attorney
Baker. has set them down for arraign-
ment next Friday ida " The men are all at
Indictment returned in February. They
will not be rearrested, but will be notified
to appear for arraignment.
Other Indictments Returned.
Other indictments were returned by the
grand jury as follows:
George Best, for larceny
Albert Butler, for embezzlement.
Eldridge A. Brady, for murder In first
degree.
John H. Snowden. for assault with
dangerous weapon.
Annie Williams, alias Annie Branson,
alias Annie Poney. for robbery.
Thomas E. Jackson, for assault with
dangerous weapon.
William Dorsey, for HOUSEKEEPING.
Thomas e. Kicker, for embeZzlement
and false pretenses.
Thomas r. Martin, for endorsement.
Edward Nj. Hobson, for embezzlement.
Andrew Leo Lucas, for receiving stolen
property.
EVANS RHEUMAT1SM GONE.