Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-11-04
LAW CAsE-oN 4 pAyENr

u 5. DisrRIcr COURT BEFoRE IupGr ur,rs
William Faccner as Edwa,d CLARK. Scire aclas 70
repeal "A patent. '"' :"
This patent was for an imp ovcment in the m,n,fsct,,
o. WINE lead and other metallic salts The patent of IN,
defendant was thus set forth, viz al rest nv claim IN i
eV' oh '"e Introduction or admittance atmospheric
a OF AIR containing oxygen with the other aeents or ,
S' nAhe' mat Is the v'Por OF vinegar and carbonc
s0" gene rated by The combustion fuel or
from chalk or carbonate of lime either uure mr. ,;yI
WIN snch IRE aiive matter will not Interfere g IN, fb
process ~ Whatever way thry may be Obtained mr. nm
ducei orby whatever ans or apparatus ,eir irrod
10" or admtsnce may be Effected into ciserns or snar,
menis, appropriately supplied with metal o.J -. -,
metal TO be acted upon" '
ne p'an'iil insisted that this was in principle and eGect
me process o Mon'gellier and Noble aud called John
~ SCOTLAND ,s,,. -,
eieiy and had long devoted himself the sciences az an
piled to the arts. ~
s',thse al Glasgow lac copied MonigolIiers process
wh'h was thus, viz lie constructed reverbc,atorv mr.
"a "h'eh was placed burning charcoal Tie air ha
P'e" w WAS party formed into carh0nic acid gas and
pauy passed the furnace undeconposed into bar rel
p1f"y h"ed with vinegar, ard created vspo Of H. which
ny 'uhe communicated with rectangular case in which
we're suspended sheets OF lead, into This case passed
ie yapoT OF vinegar. carbonc acid gas and the owen
not destroyed la passing The furnace This cass
aperture TO pass OIL Tie redundant gas This was spcn-
ianeous introduction OF oxygen calbonic acid pas and
v'poF Of vinegar aio cisIern filled with sheets OF lead
10 convert thcin into White carbonate OF lead ST..
ena'ls Chemistry, aud Annaies dc Chime and O, Ola
Nobes patent used in different way the same agents r.,
pcroiy Of Ais vol. 10 -
Tie says Carks process is lie in principle and er
iec' ibe cieme1tal materials the same, and they uro
o"ce nc same elect From tis knowledge chemistry
no doubt Montgoier plan would .uccee,-Never kne,Y
II put IN operation Heard Vi once in use at Caseo,y
and abandoned. OIbla vol 1923 is read as oo,ys vg
Before Knowing THIS process (nharge) they made white
lead by submitting sheets the metal 10 the action nj yr
o. V"rg" air ami carbonc acid The lead xyda,ed aud
passed 70 slate OF sut-acelae, which was tLen
posed hy the carbo'ic acid The process less
'ao the FIRST, is noi yet altogether Abandoned"
! flahuH rests. Defendant calls professor Latham 4,
of@5; who sSys dat nc has ascertaucd Iat oxygen IS
SHsh on' Vi ar 'h"i passes Though Tic fire. Prcsunrs
u AR Is necessary agent, white lead made ,v
Mongoher process In Clakes works SAugesiles Tho
same air gots Though Tie furnace as ia the nccess NJ
Mongoier, with an additional quanhly At Cla,k's lo,csJ
IA The great advantage Of Cark's method is the ore,
| in atmospheric air.
! Cross examined. Says chemists do,.', pretend to tx
The quantities Of the nt. II Nontgo6e's plan sdm,t.
ted sGncen ar TO 20 lniough he ulnac, Il ouI ,to
Write lead; Tic diirrenre between Cialk AID Mont
COLLIER s-CIafk has on apparatus force in air. F,on,
Mon'golhcrs process tiink he Intended suIic NJ o.n
y {" oxygen should pass the urnare 10 produce tie de-
sued tiirc aid OF his ihree agents oxygen was one In
D. has treatise should "a chemist k,o,v ~. 49,,
must be cooG"ed TO operate
mcs mcNeyen, ior plaintiff saye fle has long been
professor Of eiirmsry IN he New YO,k State Medical
College. have concluded from works of sci. nce Mo.
godsrs process has been put iu pIactcs bi know ,,
he Tact Atmospheric ar here is all deconposcd in
passing over the charcoal: may s,v I 80, ss,,c ~
Moagoiei's plan used IN France In il fl,srr IL =
! Spontaneous supply Of oxygen and cafhouic acid eas
William ~ Eliot NJ ID. has leciuira on chemistry; ,as
kno"n Monlgo'ers process Tor mary Years OSygen d
q part oi i--thnks it would succeed
Defendant calls hchacI Casey, workman Proves DIST
ihlifJ az ofNHfINts nfaWs hls caFhuuc acid
gen over rnd through furnace. The air was Iran Il,
and Coito'on IN 10 or ~ days. The plan OF Clstk il
/ good Que, ai.d makes good lead
George = Rowland, Tor risnGT says ho is connected
with the Brooklyn works. The pln Of linafpo is nse w
France and pa.foniled ~ gOgenaep vet here are other
Pl'ns Generally IN England aud Amefics tho old not
method IL prelucd. II takes bom 30 days 10 mon he.
and I've longer tie better Tor corosion. we expe,.
nlnl.I on plan like CiHks. add abandoned IT,
William Cumbtfls.,, Tor plapiH Atmospheric air If
oxygen T. ed ucressafy agent never used
~ distinct oue exFcnmcncd sud oblsinod corfosion
dsily.
/ James Rcnwics, for defendant Proossor in Colnolf,
Coll ge says hc oeger hcmd OF knew uat Mongofegs
I pl3n went toto use,
/ PlsiurD msisied--
That tlp elemental materials 10 pfodoce he sa0o
effect, having tfsn knows uscd before .s paicnf
fs therefore Clark not the Hven'or AID his patent
VOID.
That whether Use same plan was used or not Il was
sufficient thst 10 was well Known ahd could have been
pot into succcesfg operation, proved by Professors
+ acNeyon, I.iiol ADD Steele.
The patcn,c 90 law presumed 20 know al matters
descbed in books % science. ani ignorance 10 sci
/ conij excuse him
q wa, proved hnl excellent white lead was padc ~
! Cfmks plteni.
Tie defendant ingi.irJ that mere description Of ls
mole no. proved 10 have becn pu use would oo 90.
peal The pacnt
The Judge dasefed q very ucl and learned charge TO
the Juty lie stated ai they we're 10 read me spec6cs
ton Of the psiehiec; and from lis summary ASCERTAIN
what ho cinncd as his invention. " dis had bttn before
publish % n works oi and science the paentee was