Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1847-10-14
Volume VII:=s::::::s#:Number 16.
To the Public.

To the Public.
CINcIKNArI, Oct. 5. ls47.
On my return to this CITY this morning, friend placed in
nv hand the Cincinnati Gazette Of yesterday morning
which article the signature of r. F. House,
poIing Mr. Kendall and myself the Representatives Of the
Patents of Prof Morse for the Electro Magnetic Telegraph
institute suit against him TO test the rddity Of his Pa
tent for Printing Telegraph Infringement the
Morse Patents.
He publishes letter which he addressed to Mr. Kendall
myself the 2Sih ut and which he alleges he
received no answer from us-wbich may be true.
His letter published show, presume how sedulously
he has ahored become the hero of lawsuit against the
Morse Patents
But notwithstanding he says he received from
Mr.. X. and myself wrote him Promptly the Gay fol-
lowing the receipt of his letter, and in the absence of all
other known decon placed II in the Post Office of this
city for him, the evening of The S0h ut II is singular
that up The 4th inst, the day which he makes public
his letter he should have been lucky be able
say he had received answer and thus himself
from putting the before the public juxta position
with his letter. But so il have been his rex
This onesided position he has given the before the
pablc oompels me in the absence OF Mt Kendall to make
the other side public and may be seen together
re-publish, with our answer Mr. Houses letter.
But lei ii be remembered, that neither Mr. Kendall or N.Y.
self call question the radty Of Houses Patent.
answer below.
BY aught which that patent Ills for under the decision of
the Patent Office, in degree concerned disturbed
To make plain what that Patent is and what IL as not,
place before the reader in this connexn the correspondence
Of Mr. Kendall with The Commissioner of Patents For any
can be made Of The House Patent within its eg
male scope not the weight of feather
Not advised for all that it also under the neces
sy Of drawing steahiy and eiIcuitousy upon the Morse
Patents, in oder be used a ALL deem the House
Patent worth the brass Of which his made
and yet would deract nothing from the ingenuity of its
conception As compared with the simplicity of Moses
venlion il is complicated and the chd's story
that describes "the house that Jack built The public is
aware that have for the NOISE Pentees proposed to aban
don all claim upon, interference with the entire line Of
wires constructed from Philadelphia Louisville, the
builders OF it, they trH cOEHe their trOrk 10 The House
Patent and abandon The Of MOrSe But PROPOSAL
HAS NOT AND WILL NOT BE AccEDED TO.
Ii due the Paentees Of Morse that they
teen the whole of Houses mportuning them make
a liigsted matter with him, of thug neither value
fear except piIfer fom The reputation and per-
ormances Of Moses instruments be the desire Of Mr.
0Reilly and associates 10 him decoy 70 draw The
Morse Patentees from and naked vindica
ton by the latter of their rights that most lawely
espased upon by the former under cover Of expired
contract Mr. 0'Rey's associates now made response
bic parties, and against them the Morse Patentees
proceeding. And if Mr. House really desires share in
lawsuit that will have something serious and valuable TO act
he will win his By mounting from his for
position of this OReilys public aud private di-
cue, and from his present Of mere employee to that OF
partner with OReIlly and associates.
The documents to which invite the readers special at
tention below are
LIST. Mr.. Houses letter to Mr. Kendall and myself
I'd. The answer thereto.
3d. Nh. Kenda> letter to the Commissioner OF Patents.
4h. The answer thereto.
FRANCIS O. J. SMITH.
Mr.. HOUSES LETTER.
GENTLEMEN address you being psr owner, aud
the agent for the owners of the patents
obtained by Professor Samuel F. B. Morse for Electro
Magnetic Telegraph. The purpose of this communication
is inform YOU that The 18th day Of April 1916. also
obtained from ihe United States patent for Telegraph
which have named the LIGHTNING LETTER PRlN T.
Err % and that using machines for which obtain
ed such patent, line from this city 10 Louisville.
in communications purpoIling to emanate om both OF
and to be published by authority have assert
ed that have right TO use such machines for leegaphic
purposes without your censent - and that to use them
would be n(ringement Of the patent, granted Pro-
fessor Morse Such publications if untrue calculated to
do injury and should be dsavowed: If true or be-
ered by you To be true, is duty which you to the
public and to yourselves subject the proper
inquiry beoe the Judicial tribunals of The country In
deed II is duly you oce TO as cOn>cieniloOsy believe
that have the right the said machines Cih0Ut your
consent and the you have pursued has injured and
still continues 10 iure what conceive 10 be just rights
And heefore, most respectfully REQUEST THAT YOU
WILL INSTITUTE THE PROPER PROCEEDINGS to
TEST THE ACCURACY of the ASSERTIONS YOU
HAVE so PUBLICLY MADE.
Respectfully yours,
ROYAL E. HOUSE.
Hon. F. O. ]. SMITH and Hon. A. KENDALL.
ANSWER
PEARL STREET House,
Cincinnati, Sept 29th, Is47.
SR We have received your letter of the 2oh inst in
which inolm that the 18th day Of April 1876
you obtained patent from UDed States for teleg
which you have named The Lightning Letter Printer
that you using machines for which you obtained
such patent line fom this city to Louisville, and in
Oi alleged declarations that you had no ght To use
such machines for ieegaphc purposes without consent
and that them would be infringement Of Muses.
PATENT and of the injury such have produced
and are producing to your Interests; you request US as
thing due the public ourselves, and TO YOU to institute
the proper proceedings to test the vi
We have before Us official ebpy Of patent granted
you the 18Th day Of April, 1885, for what in your spec
hcaon you The Magnetic Letter Printing Telegraph
From The correspondence Of dates We presume this The
same invention you now call "The Lightning Letter Print
and the which IN England assumed the name
NuOfeTTQQPQn Oceanic
Telegraph"
We axe not aware Of having done you any crong by
publication, whatever may have been the injury You
agent partner in England claimed all the performances
Moses telegraph in this county, the work of yours
Bret We have exposed that fraud aud in doing have
done you Ur0ng Your friends this country have
made publications equally ufounded, specimen Of which
has just presented itself article from the Pennsylvania
Enquirer which that your machine is ia g full
ope alton from Philadelphia 10 CincInna by which Mes
sage received and forwarded with perfect ease rhe
truly wonderful &c. No wrong is doue 10 you
by correcting falsehoods monsous, and retaining fol
Professor Morse the merit wonderful performances
If you suppose that deny YOU exclusive tight YOU
machine patented In is only the
that which not patented TO ou aud is patented to PIof
Morse, to which object In Ing that you cannot
work your instruments without using power and comb
nation already patented to Professor Morse but state
fact which undeniabe. That the Electro Magnet is usec
to put your machine motion that you claimed paen
for that connection aud that claim rejected
the Patent Office, expressly The ground that II confcteC
with Moses patent by documents from the Paen
Office now before In stating this fact to the public
| do you wrong.
We capuot think that your request that will inst
ute proceedings to test your right To your machines
The line fiom Cincinnati to Louisville is made without re-
| Election.
The right OF those who may have previously acquired th
right Morse's entvns yours ALSO b.
contested. You aware that Mr. 0'Reiy claims RICH
10 use, and is actually using Morses inventions The li'
IN question, and II he su~ains that clam, be Will al TN