The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-11-03


A0er three days argument by A. Tat.
Esq, council for defendant. and ?. S. Fisher,
Esq counsel Ton complainant. IN the case Of
A. D.. Graham us. Benin Pitnanu, before
Judge SWAIN and leayiit. ina the Circuit
Court gi ihe United States Iur the Southern
District vi ohe. she ease was disposed of
Cor she present., beng referred 10 a Master.
Tho FhonHEr pho urf, now 50 extensively
uaed HN reporters and professional men, as
stated Hy h.r. Tan, was invented in 1910,
hv Dir. I78ae Pumauu. Of Bath. England.
li vas shown th5t Mr. Benu hJmunn, the
defendant Ia This csse, though laying no
HTeeiu claim Oh Invention, assisted his
brother boz experimenting with his system
PRIOR iH lls arst publication, and that hc has
been infinitely connected with the perfect
lua and thr FORMULATION of phouocraphv
up ta ODE present time.
lu l>Hl certain Improvements were sue
restra aud lu lS52 nv. Renu Piumaun, "a
che uEEsHilou uI bfs brother. came 20 this
country Boz rnrurH I'M iGe issuing OF phonO-
graphic publications Zoo she United States F:
but u1l until lsEG were these Improvements
uo tar rauP.c,ci sa Go warrant their ine-r-
parsurn into She system.
From 1851 to 1850 these improvements
were earnestly discussed In thc phgno-
graphic periodicals of this country and
aA-.a-asa aa."a ...H lNAlaANf'N OF NNe AHuA-
InE reporters ui EHIh couutr es adopted
them u practise. Earlviu 1856 Mr.. Isaac
hitmauu determined up0u Introducing them
bon Abe elementary Instruction books wish.
luc OBJ EcrUre some h.uUft from this inn.
proved system Do sent "a cory Of the inl-
prHvtmeuts Oh Dis brother. Renp PIT
mauus aud afterwards another copv a.
Ness-. Fowler a. Wells. OF New York
On whuse 0nplov the complainant then
WAS. lu Che absence of am international
copyright Jaw, Do appears nothing was dome
u thr way ai securing these Improvement
By copyright. Tn 1855 those same improve
merits were published hr she complainant
boa this suit, aud were called "Thc Peculiar
ltIvs ai Standard or American phruurra
phy.' Mr.. kcuu litm6u iu his subsequent
puhHcat ous employed them, os he cansid
erred he had Q perfect right 90 Do. and il {
o. prevent him from using these improve
uenis that the present SUIT was instituted
That Mr.. Graham should come al this lat
dsy aud attempt 20 turn the owner out %
Die own house. and then 10 lock the doc
upon BIN. which was virtually, what woul,
De- done By preventing thc publication G
Th0uecrt Pho W. rks with these improve
raeuis, was argued tv counsel o. be peithe
Justice ucr law. Ar. Grshams Original
claim was tAat be wss tho originator aut
inventor oi these improvements. but IN,
Noluminous testimony upon this point hiss
Tel h.m 90 abuudoa that claim. snd he nov
SUES upon che claim that be was the irst D.
cmH11y them iu en- instruction book. ami
,Aat therefore, as argued iy his counsel. Dc
~. 'ae exclusive rEhi hereafter 10 uze
lNeI -s presented In b, hooks.
Na.t amount of testimony has beer
taseu u thls case. The lea4-r- r,rs-t.,-.
oiAew York. and Wsshiurt0n tsstify - =,
an origin and nee 81 every one IN 6s'i,,
provements hat as the Judges. v-5tt N
their learning, were uuable % solve a.
mystic phohu-raThic rrohlcms contained 4,
nearly one hundred volumes of ph1uorrspb
pc exhibits. ih' case was yesterday rciorre.
o. o. Nfslsf apln the iacu. ami tie case d,
Ansily disposed o.. iu The April term of "a,
toaHer-.di. No. Ief