The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1870-12-15

WV priv VI lAitir iuf. .Sduts
,TwENrf. PER CENT.
90 ,,iN evNry Operator can aifoci 10 Try Torpedo
before abaadouing wei.
l'he 70 lowing ia the decision rendered by Jndre
Gr!cr on tine tSentyseconu ,"2) day OF seiJtenh,sr
1879. IN the United states Cirllit Court at PnInfe
phiH. TIE case VAS arsued thrue DAYS IL, Chnrlcs
~ Keller of New iossi. B, = Aucas and ;. A. l',lr.
yi1uce of Pittsburgh, ios detldOnls, and Gep,.-e
i.sTd.n- OF ihiia1e!ph.t, and George H. ,hri.ly vi
f!Isseassh, for pia nai!.
OPINION OF JUDGE GRIER
As write with difficulty can only state .ba co,,
clusons 10 which my mind has come attcr a caren
examination OF this case.
ihr c''nipiain1nt has exhibited u patent DATED
s5thuf April, 1865. This ia prima f,cr evidence ot
agort TILE, an! puts the respondents the bur.
ae:i OF pro't that the patent is voiu worthless
nvod not repeat my remarks III the cas-. of tinod.
Year VI. Day {. Walt, {. C. Rel; ..aJ but now
adopt them as alording rue oi decision wlicn an
pics clearly To tne present cise.
As the infringement OF The patent Is alniit.d
thc only Question will be rs TO the valid tv m r
p!anlu's patent of April -, 1855
III Wa! altrr speculation, had been reduced to
practice and after repeated experiments tnut I'M.
compartment succeeded in uyer:on,iu III. ,,r,.i,
and Srorance OF the people on tie subject. ,nd
peEsAans the public tiat Lis myentioa was use n:
attrf he ha established il great u.iit, and vain.
eae Wheii MS gen t!s ana patient perseverance, il
spite OF sncers aTd scoi-,p were completely suc.
So 'iui, that iced, who had nefore made cyueri.
uen's on the same subject, and was unsncre,.f1I
iinGinei tnnt he had the best riuI., To me nvrrti,,,
a'a alter pirchlsng one or nlur- COiplHlnnut Tor
ieioss no applicd on tho ist or Noytinber, lstI
Tor patent Tor Substantially the same. ,o,oi.ira
ns vi ucsiceS ana min" Contained in conn. aim
aifs patent On tue i5th ot tho same moan I'M,
respondents formed themselves into a conlp,ny or
cpfp0ration ciieI ''fhc Reed Torpedo ,uinut:,v .
tot tue pdrpoos OF pirItng the ct,noainn,,1s In
Vsnti"n ann aupp rtili. the cxpsnse OF btirntiIu
aus th'l- deti'it MIN Of the fruits. They nave oet
safereu even alter .!lG pre- gliuiry iniuucin ver
properly gran 81 by tile District .iIt,:uv
ltt q cree he entered iur comniaulnt for n nor
pethht 'ISnhcflol. and Master uypointe;! 10 iaxe
=" ''"'o"A. "c''Tdihs 70 the prayer of the bill.
x. Z. GRiER, Judge.
SorE.-Fhe passage referred 10 bv Judra Grier IL,
MIS- loriiler ecls'Un, Wailace y. .,J ,.lcp.d "A.
app.ic,bie 70 this ci,sc wrs rs fuows: ~
III Is u-uiiy the Case WHEN any valrelle di.cov
cry is made, or any ntw nacnIae of great II, nv /.
lnvcntcu, tiiat tDe tei.Iiul of The t,t,h, h,s -,
Iirnci II that subject pr-y1orslv .,,d tl,,- -,. -
lerFnlrs have been making rese..c.c. ard eyu.,;
iaeu's IN its"pncrs ana mech u!ciaI5 may nav.
~ some nj aStre anticipated IN their su cl o.iu,s
''e .ssiHtlty or tuE.bi!ity OF SUeh discovery or
ihvenOi; many experiments l.aya oeen ,I,c.,,;,gIl
~ uici' eo'tlhs yesy near yet Eating short ul The
0caIfed result. They hive proauce1 ,o'bin-r hon..
tc1l. Ihe Invention whe perytt.lrd ,nny i,,,i,, n,
sHId to oethe cuiuina.ins point ot many ex6eti
sno :, not ohy ny the i.I,enrUr. hut by many m.
ers ne may lI-t pr9lted Indirectly hy The I'm mo.
te'sihi experiments and failures Of uiher4 brt il
gives He'i no right 60 ciRr share OF the honor OF
'"e prou' oi ihe successful inventor IL il vncn
spe;dihtlOn iHs been rc4Cc d - l,!lcficp Nvhau ~
pertinent Ia rgsI't:d in dis over; AID ,,nar r. n,
1-cVNcry .S De"n perfected ~ parent anu cont m
uri experiments, "Aeu sumo new cnnlpouud art
HinuGcta'e, or inre".ne has been thu. diced
winch Is useu' to the public that The party naiiu If
pe'lhSs apUoic briltiactur afI citlt i, uli ept
Aiu yet when genius and paiit nj p,lrcyeranr.
have it length -ucc-eist in >sli e of sr. .r. ,,t
fcoits, spnc valuable invention or oisco".ry how
Vuoi l. n to!lo"c Thy rawHrI Envy rDbs hin,
"i the honor Mhlc siieculstOrs swindle j. and IN.
fhes ruo rll oil the p.Oi,t~. Every ullsucct.ssiui
cGeriiiyIler WHO did or did or did not come Y, ~
near iitkl'S " discovery n0s claims it. Every on.
"ho can invent aI impruN cr.cut or VERY its iprul
eIhlIs !lGht % l'ir.'e the p'iLual discovery We
mci not summons Aiorsc, Oc lillucl,a,d or Wood
Wor;u to r"vr that tiii- il tho Usual h.tory of ey.
~ great discovery OK invention
"ihc present ciSe acds nn0tner chnDtcr n thi.
long and uniform history.'-2 Wa!lacs, C. q. ne
ports D. W..