The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-09-11

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cvideoco thSe NJ Court Win not disregard.
/ : Mr. Leonard 6hsttask, residisg In Andovse.
TIDES that in 1884 he know Collins. aad in that ye
Z no also bought rom Collins receipt for oor
pound Of rubber, sulphur and white lssd and
gives tho proportion Of the white lead used in u
. oomposition. Not whisper ia heard against h
character Of Mr.. 6hsttuck, He has neisnbors 81
. friends II be was man Of bad rspute, Il could
shown by somebody. Mrs Wheeler, of Bosto,
pioyts that in 1884 Mr. Richard Collins lodged
her mothers house in Lowell and she there "a
Collins mix India rubber dissolved in spirits of tn,
pertine. and mixed with sulphur and white lead
and she cav him spread 1T on = cloth With pain,
er's knife.
Mr. Warren White also proves that in 1895, Will
Richard Collins was Al Newton Falls, he White, pur
chased from Richard Collins q reoeip for oom
pound Of rubber, white lead, and sulphur, mag
Lesia and lampbaok, TO make rubber cloth fer ear
George H. Fox also proves, that about tho sa m,
period he cav Coilins heating compound Of sui
phur. rubber and white lead
Timothy Willington q me reliant Of Newton Falls
proves that he purchased from him in 1884 recent
for n compound of sulphur, india rubber and cad
Mr.. Winnie, witness ON the other side, proves
that while Richard Collinswas at the Salem Factory
(volume defendants printing, page SD he uscd
compound of rubber, sulphur and lead It is true
he characterizes him as IN indolsnt man; bu. indo
lence is not incompatible with genius. Perhaps il
is not very often that the highest order of intellect
is found in bard working, physically active frame
Mr. Stone, cousin german Of one Of tho opposite
parties, (volume defendants printing, page 81, D
| also confirms Mr.. Collins.
| now refer to contract between the company
and Collins, ca volume plaintiffs printing, APP
ptDdec 10 the examination of Mr. John Winne.)
II is copy Of Richard Collins contract with tho
Salem Company, ard the Directors expressly engage
| to Keep his secrets invi0late.
Tho bonds executed by the Boston Company, in
oil probability were the Same MS those he exacted
from the Salem Company.
respectfully submit that when Mr. Collins tosti-
fed that he had required bonds to keep secret his
knowledge of the rubber business, that he has out
Of the mouths Of the witnesses on tho other sido
mainly because the testimony ordinarily came from
that side established beyond all reasonable doubt,
the fact that such bonds were delivered by him pre-
cise]y RS he has alleged. 1t is true a man named
Badger. the Treasurer Of the Boston Company,
states that he did not give a bond. But there is
not to be found among all the witnesses, one who
has manifested reluctance to disclose tho truth,
who by his want Of recollection, has more closely
initiated the celebrated Italian whose answer has
become q bye word engrafted upon mother
tongue. If were to point my finger ut any of these
witnesses whose memories are treacherously for
getiul. it would be especially aimed AT this
individual. But il is not my desire to utter iIveo-
tives or sarcasms. can neither mako this man bet
ter nor wcrse, by any thing can say and If there
be anything in bis evidence which detacts romits
character, not to add my little weight for tho
purpose Of bearing it down still further. IL is
enough for mo to place Badgers evidence before the
Court, for the purpose Of showing that, when he
denies the bond, it is only, after all, no more and
no less than non mi r.cordo.
l am ut loss to imagine how it was in the
power my client to procure greater number OF
respectable witnesses who testify to their knowledge
OF facts and dates, who give particulars, and are
men of character, OF intelligence, and OF standing
They have shown that Collins was taken into the
employ ment Of the first companies in Massachusetts,;
TINT he was man of great ingenuity; who struck
out new inventions in machinery; and who, beyond
all doubt had skill in the manufacture of these rub
Der fabrics. He west to Lynn, and Immediately
took the first rank in the establ ishment thcre-he
went to Boston, the headquarters lit is said) of skill
and perfection in the arts, and was engaged there to
put up his new inventions in Pitts street; he con-
Quoted that esta blishment until it destroyed by
coDfagration, when he was Immediately transferred
to Salem for the purpose Of putting up there tho
came description Of machinery, and that he con-
tinued there until the country was swept by the
financial tornado of 1887, when that establishment,
with many magnificent strustures, fell before the
storm. We produce vouchers, and receipts, sworn
to by four or five individuals, all establishing the
truth Of our case.
Those who oppose driven to the dilemma Of
ccntcnding, in the face Of this assemblage
Of witnesses, without particle Of proof against
Of them TO pronounce these receipts to be forgeries
| deliberately got up for the occasion. VIII your
HonoTs reach such conclusion IS that, without
| evidence Are respectable witnesses to be brought
here 70 be 20 judged. and their characters destroyed
without particle of proof. Ought not Goodyear
ard his associates rather to have attempted to i'm
IL aCD lnelr general cuaraCleT SCfaCltJ Out
long list ofwnesses, not enc has been open to i'm
Itachment Hounds we're put upon the scent-to
orc Of them 800 were paid. for no purpose othe
than 10 ouce him to track, or scent ont some indi-
ycuaI, wiiif to utter something to tho dsparagc
neDt Of Richard and John Collins. You have the
ult.
CONTINUATION OF MIR. CUTTINGS ARGUMENT.
MONDAY MORNING, March 70. 1852.
At the adjournment Of the court, on Saturday, /
was discussing the question, whether the compost
ton of lead, rubber and sulphur, was, or not,
known and in usc prior to tho timo of the
alleged invention Of that compound by Mr..
Goodyear, and ! had, ut very great length
with extreme particularly, and in most tedious de-
tail examined the evidence. / had then approach.
cd another class Of Witnesses, by whom, we insist
that VIC have also proyedtha this sac composition
| of the triple compound had been known and used
| publicly, and within the knowledge Of numerous
persons several years prior 70 the alleged invention
! OF this compound, by Dir Goodyear.
now draw the attention of the Court. to tho evil
dence Of Elisha Pratt, to whom invoke particular
attention. be lie o gentleman of uDqucstioned and
undoubted integrity OF character lie has lived
many years in the world, and was known % early rs
1891, Iatentee of an invention in the manufac
| tuTe Of rubber goods, ard is probably one of the
orliest whose names will be found recorded in the
Patent Office. inventors in thct. then branch
| Of TIE arts He was originally machinist in ono
Of the Eastern States He turned his attention to
| the business of rubber, and making invention,
| which lie deemed 10 be valuable: took out patent
JOr u. uDu IN SSJJ IL
into effect He sole out for o considerable sum bis
tights and interest to the founders of the estabs
| 5hent, and by agreement coyenanted no longer to
| his invention. he had not ct that time disco
| yered tho triple compound. BY mere accident, he
discovered the effect Of heat upon rubber goods lie
then went 10 the city Of New York whore new as5o-
citation was to be formed for tho purpose of manu-
iactuling rubber fabrics; he then entered into an
Arrangement with well known firm of hitters in
that ely, (Smms, Miller s Co } whose establish
mtnt was in Canal street, and the result was that
] they bred rooms for HIM in the ncighborboo1.
! They very snail apartments, something like
| oicht ten feet IN length and breadth with very
\ ln 20 patent stove in o. them. Upon one occa-
SIGN, his hat bodies were hurg TOO near The stove,
he supposed, ard he feared that the eject OF the
1 hear lad ruined tLcm lie mentioned this 10
! INNS. Miller s Co, the mishop that hnd befailen
| Inn. Ihey, however, worked tie nat bodies up,
| ald found 70 their astonishmcnt that thoy wore
| 10 tcst hats LEY lad ever manufactured Tney
| were exceedingly light, very tough, and lenarka-