The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1870-05-13
ROBERTS PETROLEUM TORPEDO.
RoyERrS PETROLEUM TORPEDO.
TORP EDOES.
TssN ROBERTS
PEA JaIuM TlRHE.l0 GO.
Office az the
RED PAAKlNG MILL
Corner of isae sylG Second Streets,
CSsar t,e rsaiirondI
TITUSVILLE, Pa.
TITUSVILLE, Pa.


Owing 70 he 'arro AZ ircreas.,y demand for iht
Rnn,rts' IOii i1-- anu he iCic decision of .;h,
Commissioners ol Pstrnt> in relu In 10 VIM. hee,
patent. I'D 'iie decision of Judge a. { Giicr sls
u. ,ng the hcbe.'s pai'nt thvy Aavo LOW EKEI
the pr'ce oc tines. To~nsdors
Twri5@t PET CENT
20 that eve Cp'r'tcr cav Adcrd. to t.y pcdc
bet Sc abandoning WI.
loo 10 ''rrg S TIE 6ccisiou rendered by Judgs
Grier on the ,wcp,y-,o.oni can day OF sui'tembtr
iSS a ne uni' d States Circuit Court at Fhads
in,., The case ".s nfEned ,hree days by Charles
y keller Of Nov York, u +. Lucas and s. A. Fur
vance ot ,'lt 'Urr' tOr defendants, and George
1a naH,nt o' rni.ade'phla, and George L. Chrisly o
0rINlOc!Or JUDGE GRIER.
ASH { With ditfcultv can Gully state the con
clu'loas ~ which NY mind hes CONS after ce-eii,
examination ot this case.
3pe comriairant ha' G, iibited !patent dated
25th Of fp. lt5. l.is is prl,nn iac.r evidence OF
good u'le and pats ou TIE resp, ndenta the bur.
ael OF proof that tDa patent is void or worthless
heo' not repsat myren1rks inthe case of Good.
sd'' tirn, atiorins rule of decsi, "a wi ich an
pies ca..-ly 10 tho pie 'sDt cIse.
As ~ .nfriussinlnt of tLe patcnt ia admit ted,
ii, cry question will be to iLo validity OF com.
piaranfs lten. of April q, 1858.
III "a after speculation had been reduced 10
ltaeli ara a!.. leyeated experiments. that tn.
c'i'e nj succeed ~ in ovelcp uug he Dreiut,ic,
~ igauT"nce OF tic ! 0ple On The subject. cn1
Pcr-aaaia he 'ic t at his invention Nh Tsof;,i.
nittf ne hai eet-osi't ~ great utility anu 7alue,
A. Hher n Cenlu md patien, perseverance, In
ee's:nl, Il :, :eod, who nat, before made oxner;
inens ~ The 5a;De su5icct. anl was unsucces.ful.
mn el ~ ne had BE bee right to the Invention
a''e ali, pG'chf ne oo Q; more comp,ainauts 'or
peaoes. 10 APPLIED On tAo 1st Of November, 1857
70. p&lgef i"r aibstaElialr the same conb!na.
'tns oi devices and raCua rtai,]ed in oo,I,,lan
sH .'.tert. On t!is l0,I o, the came month the
fesncnde''s ! 'o.'ued themselves mo n c1unn1y or
Sni CO.. n"'l".. ''.''e .fhc Reed Torpedo Company
& .or 'n.H2le % p...s.ng the compn nan.'s in.
restIoA aill su2pott-i@sle expense uf litigation,
ard ths def I'd hi,,i ofths fruits. They have per
seYe =, ven lite, the preliminary injunction very
p-i'fer.y T"arted by the District Jrdgc
% G.etee be entered .or com pai,,an. for ner
pe'uai i'j.nct.on, and Master appontei to fake
vi HcG0t-lt according to the prayer of tbs bill
Il. q. GRIER, Judge
,,N N3IF-Ine passage referred to bv Judge Grier I,
nls rier dsGia'on Wallace, p. 200, adopted as
.pp'icaLt2 to tllis case was as fulow-:
~ Is nsl1liy the case, when g,y valnohIs d;soov
.ry ~ .,g, or any new mochine Of Great uil:ty il
INV ehef, that the attention C the public ns boeD
,'ar. u 60 thaf subject previously, and tha. many
persons nave b n ma';ing rcsearches ard e,,neri
ilents' inIosophet5 arg rleclanic.nns NAV nnye
u s1Mc ne.-r,, anticipated in tbe, 7,,ao,Ii,,ions
Il. 'lr's.oiI'ry or probability CT such discovery or
n,t no. many experiments have bac, successful.
~ tis looming ysiv near. yet inling short Of tbs
desired =. 'L Jtgy have pvoauced noihin, bene
Deal T.. 7.n' ention whar perfected may truly be
s.iG 10 he IT, 9Siumlnl'iag point o! many ex1cri- |
mon 8. on. v bythc Inventor, but by many oh.
1rg ie nav il, ", proited Indirectly by the insuc
'e-- H. .sD ri,nen I and failures Of Others but Il
,ives ro.n no ri.t 70 claim share or the -nOr Of
he p!an II t,,s sue, 'czsf', inventor Il Is when
he's been ''csd to practice, when oz-
prriment s YES ijted il 'iscoYerH and when that
Ii 'coycry as ',e-n perfect d by patient and contin.
ed e2n I'm It5, when sJn.c new compound, art,
NJ rui4o.ufo or lehino has been ihua produced
iicL Is rl ID thepu5lic, th the party making Il
'e oi'e- aprhic jcE nf,tof ard uiutiedto patent
- y't w'icn genius and latent pclseFeranc,
lart at length acccciaa, in site of snoers sand
'ent- sone +'u liable iaTeIltl. ~ or discovery, how
'e!oem il :. followed bT reward Envy roDs him :
II le hc.Dr whiie syeculaors, s,,,'ndc 5, and p
'a'-s 20. lin II tho profits. Every ui.sdecessu
"a. i'm, n,e: N..c did or lid or cid not come very
neag making discovery now claims il. Every ons
Mn COW went an in convenient vary its form,
cia u5 a r... 10 piTa- the original discovery. We,
Z lo stn:hon Morse, or Blanchard or Wood !
"ogth to r'oge at this is the Usual history of eve
= gT5a, o;sccyery or ;nS sution.
'!h. PRESENT case ADDS anot' sr chapter to this c
orG n,l nni,or;n hissor2."-2 allacs e. G. Re. J
port :. <t3. !