The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1870-12-03
ROBERTS PETROLEUM TORPEDO.
Gorser OF Pine and Second streets,
Near the fsaiirondJ
TITUSVLLLE, PA. :,

- uw'ns % the large and increasing demand for the
EobeFts forqei 'eS, ana the late dccisiuu OF the
Commissioner Ut Piteits In reiu sius To Wn Reed
trent and the ,risi n OfJdlsc Z. G Guer sus.
ttti.hs the flb,ri-, pit'ai they have LOWERED
tile price OF their rofpedo,s
TWENTY, PER CENT.
20 that cv rv Operator cln afford l., trv n lorna, .
before abandouinr Well
rbe fo'lown. Is the decision repdc~e1 h., ,,s.
Srer on tue twenty-sccond ,22) day of seit.n,hs~
- ~ IN the United States Circuit Court at UlInlsi ;
pna: rAe case was argued Three days by Uhares
NJ Keller Of New York. B T. Lucas api : pnr
vance oi fiit>hu- -h. for d.r,niar,s and C.,r,,
lMa!dins OF Philadelphia, and George H. Ihi.ly. ,,f
f,1seursh for plaintiff ~ -
OPINION OF JUDGE CIIrR
As write with diilcllty can ouly state t,c .,,,,
r.usions 70 which my mind has coao afi,r car.
examination OF this ease 'e' careful
Ihc com )lIin1nt has exhibited , r,.,. .
-''i ui apfii, lsIo This i prima f,ci. eydenc ~,
:, sooI tite an! puts on the respondents the b,
uei y, prov tnat the patent is void or worthlass
ncei not repeat my remarks in the cnseos C''c,
year W. Das Il Wall, c. c. Rel: 2.9G h,, ,,,
at]p tilen as a'iorcin- rule o decision Which nm,
ple" clea' ~ u the Present c, ,se. -N'' ''
. As the Infringement OF the natont e. .,,,.,,
tnc on'y question Will be rs to the vudtv nt 900, '
pial!ailis patent of April 25,Is5S Vi eoni'
ut wa' after spcculdt on had hoe, ,os, A..
pFactce, ard after repeated exneinlent ,tet , 10
comp ailiant succeeded in verr,ni -, Ia. t tie
.,..u , OF me people on tie subject, ana
Ps1s"iHs Tue pIhc thai lis iuven tio, - :, ~
ai'sr lie G'd established it, great ufitv anG
"nd when Ills gsn'lis ana lati,,r ,e,:, % '''',e,
spite OF sncers ana sco.r'' wee Fo,,,,,,e, III
ee'-fal, t1at Reed who had ber,r. ~ suc
ih''il: on tle nie snhjc;t, and wls rr,snccoslT
lhiglGeujhat he had the best ri ,ht t,,Iai,,,'
u.dnas hr o-ii, Hs oe % more co npainlut stor
r.nS uc "pIle4 on t!ie ist OF Nov .mber isst
l!r Il pstShl ilr substantially tho SAM co,,,ii,'
- -. va W. ,'e'9 ana arhiae Contained in comunin.
ahts ift'cnt On the 18th ur the san1, ,.t IN IN,
Respondents formed them se,y,. into :, tonn NV
rnlof"'ioh cn'ied The Reed Tor,edo Cnirrnr!n, :
% Ior me purpose OF piratiug the cSmDlainnni,s ;n
ncitiIn az supp )Iti1g tile expense OF fi%s.;nn
and thus dtfauc him Of the iruIts Tlev 49, ~,
severed even rtsr the preliminary iniunction iery
Fop'uy srIn'ei by the District Ju1ge WY
iel u!crct he entered for compl,in1nt fo- a nor
Tc'uu INJUNCTION. and Master tvnoi1tsd IN LIZ
an account according to the prayer Of the bill
II. Z. GRIER judge
,NorE.-The passage referred TO b. Indre C,r;.r IN
W. tirhisr usc':'on, 3 Wallace, p. 800 adopted a.
MP Icthie TO tliis ease was as follows. "
is u: Any tle case, when auy v,I-,i,la 4: ,.,,,
sry n made, or any new machine Of nt mi ifv !;
,.S ~, . ...t tlea''e!ition Of the public has be,u
.r.o,s ba~ W. s''oses previously, anu that macy
i~.>o"s ','e be-h making Researches and oxnari
iAen's lii losupicrs and mechaujci,ns ,no, s,.,
sshe m.asure anticipated in their 30 cri alton.
es'o'i,y OF PROBABILITY Of such discovery oi
!; iie,', colil'S Yer. near yet Ealing short of III,
81 oc'iIeu assI'. Ihey have prDdnced nothinr henp
iii 70 H., .iJ ~ Miaoeii,inn whel perfected may truly b,
Trln n " ne the cnmlnating point OF ma,iv ex6eri
men $, not only by the inyentor hut bv many '.th
' ne may nave proited indirectly BY The jlnsuc
~N!yN.'''ASi dli4 IlliufeS Of Othcrl
tiea 'ich u" right to claim share of the he nor o
NH pr90 of tie successful inventor II il ,ybsr
fpccuntlon hils been Reduced h prariicr ,rhan az
letinent IA resulted in discovery and when tia,
ui'coEe.y ms been perfected ny patient and contn
ue. experiments when some new compound art
haAui3c'HIe, or machine has been nm. nruiuced
CI IS u9ellit prh'ic thatthc party making /,
l"oI1S apN0ic ben iactOr and entitled ~ raieilt
,., ana yet When genius and pa'i.nt p,rsc1eranc-
nave n length sncccedei, in s1i q Of supcrs and
'.pHs, shie valuable invention nr Gls.o-,rv. how
f'aoiH y IL 'ol0wea BY sewart! in,f .ei,s Lipi
of the honor While s)erul,tnr. -ty-ti. - a.. \ ''. -
rae. rop MN OF the profits. Every uu.rcee. I'M
cAyerlhitiIer no did or i'd or did not corlc ,,ry
, mg'i n.'Hins oiscove'y now claims IT, Every on.
cIhlnls a rlgh' 10 pirate the original GiscJyory w
hici not summons horse or Blanchard or Wood
fy grtt discovery or Invention Wv
'the present case "hds another chapter to tLi.
long AID uniform history Wallace, C. q. Re
ports p 29l. " A'e