The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-10-29
NEW SERIES NO. lOl

tra,uh~ Nsnlss fo-,
Early IN lsls Samuel +. Il Morse the
inventor oi tl,c electric telegraph, Tor val.
uablc collsl,l ration. assigned by i. j. u.
smith, oM~iourlh part ot his interest in
the invention, together with all rights aud
property in such one fourth that he might
have hy any patents 10 bc granted
Patents were granted for The invention,
and trlegraphic lines were constructed
lhroush"u, the Northern AMI Western
States. ot which Morse Alfred Vail, Galr
and Smith, were the owners The contracts
and agreements made between parties from
time Ia time were complex nnl numerous.
. @.nnvals Aa,a}. ~ y.t.s,,<',@ ~ ...... ;,f,,
v,ously made and yet uncancelled IN con
sequence, the palil,- suon disagreed M 10
thrr meaning and intent.
ou' ot this disagreement originated the
suits instituted by Morse and Na,l against
Smith. 10 December. lSil. and to the r,-
suit OF which, ior narly sly wears. tclc-
graphic contractors and owners had been
loohing with interest, The co.nplainanis
asked that thu point Interests oi the plain
ttl, and thc attendants might hr severed by
division 81 the territory ar that u decree
nigh, he made wiich should protect and
secure the interests of The respective par-
t"s
They further asked that an account might
be taken hr'w"u the laihs. and that on
such accounting. Mr. smith should he
clhrs"d with aud The plaintiffs allowed
S166,oo1 "i. THIS was the amour, which
Morse all claimed was uuc 10 them from
smith Ion their share ol the rccni pts of Ger.
tnin ''lcrraplIc lines IN the North, Fast aud
West and iot the "rNices ii Amos Ken
diIl, "mpIoyod ly them on account of =" the
ncHligcnc" and inactivity ot smith.
'h' complain nis nlao askrd that Al IN
junction might lssnc restraining the deirn
danis from cudca,or'ng la invaIlaic any
lctiris patent granted 10 all the parties. or
from making any .,los ol the plaintiffs in,
'cf'sN ~ such patents either III New ing
li'pl az the Wet.
The la~t prayer ol the complaint was
granted az inlunr'lvo order was issued and
continued ~ full iorco for nearly nine months.
At ID" January term Of the Superior
Court TOR ls5a, the c,nsc came on tot trial
on lis merits and both parties presented
certain questions propositions and matter
oi law, "hich II asked the courts 10 p',sa
upon 'lici Justice bucr assen'ed and
ordered HAT The proposition shonld he mr.
WIT ''h'h ~ th' 'h"''. 'u1Sc hofwor'h
h'"'" 'ho hf@nlh'h' ana hcrl'h tlif Hun'
N"'a "' law ml'ci"Iy l" IN" defendant, bnt
al th' SH'n" ''no allowed HIM to nppa
N"h''' security '"r COSTA !" The General
'I"s
~ 'lf "p,n'"h gwen hy 'hc Court on al-
P'"I' S'''f"' ''"nt catntd by sb' Defendant
q" . "' a'' r"rF'd'"i ihf'h"r argument
~" 'l"'"m "lip""d aIe those which were
Tor the In"F Ih'r' admittedly the defendant,
ana amount altogether TO The sum pi SO,
ooo' im7"' 'h8aII"wet t1nI The value "i
"b'h " '''ih'oy Na,"i ~ 'iIr complaint
Amount :" fJ2o'''" 49, but b'ri'hs tlhT"
mere are s'''l '"" i''inH "bic'' added 10 The
ah"Y'' watr the "h"I' amount 81 the clam
n''I'""'d 10y ''r '"n'' nearly s3oo"o'
~ tI''l'' 10 ne rlniiy "l TIE clam male
afn'n-t Ii" defendant for bnIanc" due IN IL"
hnbHIp ana Milwaukee 'flegrnphir l''r, and
"h'h ~ h'clhi"' - cAnc'l'"i by 10" NJ
TghWh' 'o 10" Plaht'l's ol The I"atsyIllc
apd ~" orleans me IA" court rseryc1
il"'!'' "h' "tf"ngy lh'Ilhhhs that Smi,h
'ngh' - have 'hlS stock issued and deliver
'h 10 th' p'"n'IF-
our readers may remember that W. not
long ago told them story Of "'rra, Hans.
that ilk, To which thcy viii pIca'c 10 listen
4 young gutter snis. born and bred IN
the Five Points region, and who had never
known that he had any otter name than
plain Jack wns hauled one day by brother
Brace into tie commission school. and with
him sid two companions whom he had