New-York tribune., 1867-06-24


spy rsts The reports accused of copying we're furnished to
ap, original % ,G Pad or ss. @ 's aia or rnsssss SSs
authority assure the msreaHe o%nasi that We never nave
Of any 6iGsr msrsante agency thaa oar own.
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10 the above card Brsdet Son deem peossss 10 male
the admission that ihe party smpoyed getting their
Canada reports copied Dun. Wman Co.'S book
ss the reader somewhat singular that the oTo' only
Load bsea copied especially in view Of the fact that the Mess
still before Of ChAnoe Canada maintaining
their rigAt to appropriate the whole book
They psbe that they received those
manuscript original paid for then saeh that they there
guilty tnowege that the reports had been prated
he jadged from the circumstances
Of obtaining reports the Of their compilation
cost proven BY eveno Of Mssr Bradseets
oy6s Canada reports obtained BY man in two
months they Increased from 'ro oHsaHd
TO tss thousand; right AHd dollars
n the Brdst the habit Of procuring their ognal
report. a. 10 standing and credit Of traders at
the Of two hundred day from each Of their agents
average cost Of .Ity.kve cents per thousand
and ,ha, too over Of sPsr settled Province it
would hardly psy be preA But whether reports 50
sIpeousy eheapy obtained be relied basis for credit
tasaeons the public be able Judge the Msss Brad
street are willing the character Of all their reports
sud gran, credits such informa
guilty knowledge s piracy Bat the know every merehan, who
Ia. habit Of investigating credits knows that such thing
this an Absury The MessTs Bdseet proved to ee an absar
w themselves the evidence Of the employees who s"ore 'ha'
the qnent Canada reports alluded to above cost I've
or ,I Thousand dollars. aad occupied months steadily
They progress March Of 1864 period
6asen months Brads,ree eondnet their business IN
,ah manner length Of time to decide whether
twelve reports original or not or have oeen Pae
from An And necessary to have the assistance OF
the Court Chneery enable them to eaeh conclusion on matter
Of much Importance
They steadily denied up to tn, las, moment reports
pra,ed At ALL large and great neonSen
eue 10 large number respectable witnesses to fact which
the Me admit but admit 40 dy as 10 sho" hA'
unless forced to H. they would have admitted h
view therefore, Of the long time which has elapsed nnee he
ehrs, wa made and the ample opportunity for In
yessan has Afforded and the reluctant but partial admission
now made that the statement that they had no PreVoas
piracy least doubtful Nay more than this they
have fought present pon, With great persistence throw
lug s kinds Of delays technical legal dmeues the way and even
now a. before stated Cour. claiming the right p
propas the accidental omission Of the printer to
copyrght When legal right DO moral their
moral innocence hardly be admitted
But subn Ofmpudnee reached in the concluding paragraph
the above which the public informed their forthcoming
book thorough revision Of their Canadian reports o"
placed upon their plea Of injured innocence "
to the pre,ous piracy imagined when the reader h informed that
the very which their existing books contain absolutely
those plr.tsd our This proved BY M chas
Clark Detroit for Mess Brsdree and the general nsa
sger that the furnished to their
travellers procure reports actually taken from the book
which We prove, nave been copy fOas The fact ss
eonuey proved by the evidence OF Mr. Hotnsn
husband Of ohe NewYo partners and defendant In the case
Who swor. type from which the paied book had been printed
distributed that subsequent editions but With all the
would be printed from Me ney same
pe With from the parties themselves a. to
the continued pied how possible to credit their
statements their 10 the reliability Of their
publication
Mes Badstrest Son that they have knowingly
adopted shah willing voueh Tor the ratings any other
Mercantile Agency their How they make such state
eut With any appearance truth Impossible to conceive In view Of
the fowue aav which Of the suit but which,
II refers 20 United Ses and not in Canada we were not
permitted to put into Court I., ..,-.1...-
Dun wnan Co agt j. NJ BrsdstTee Son
Samuel Duncan the City Of S. Louis in the State Of Missouri
Of America attorney make oath and say hs
the month September october In the Of four Lord 1907
resided Chicago the Of Illinois and in tie employment
the defendants subsequent, the last mentioned date went tne
CY d York entered the oce Of the deendani the 'Ma ov
ofHe~York daring my employment with Bfdsrses ihe 'y
ofNewYo business orcagh examination and comparison OF
Reference Book for the United states oi Ameea
defendants Brasets Commercial Reports o ihe United
States that Dun Companys book was oh
ned om subscribers, Of whose name am gnemnt
That the bpdg carefully taken VI punsFsfsrene BOOB ana