The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1871-03-04

pilit. The case was argued three davs n, ,n'
x,,nce me''er m VI New loft, B Lucas and $ A. rur
t,lnce oi Pittsburgh, for defendants, and ,;aorao
iiatulhs OF P1liadeiph.a, and George IL. Ub,is,v
lltteouish, for pianIiii i'''' VI
OPINION OF JUDGE GRIER
As write with difficulty can only s,,,.
c'u7iohs 10 which my mimi mas come mr. a ou . oou
examination of this ease "''ei careiu'
., ihc com claimant has exhibited n pa.o,. ,o.,,
-''h oi April Ieo5 This is prinn fac; ''..'"u ua.u
eo'n ttie' anu pats the re, nunJe,,, VI
u3h U, prom tiat tine patent is VOID or wortI.s "i
va ~ Ia p.''t IA, remarks III the cs.e of t;nod
:". ". DiJ u Wall, &. e.. Rep 1.9 hnt v,,,,
hu'pt theii as aiiording rule oi ,,sc,,w out now
P'i1a cleatly To tne present c,se A "hioh up
tho ,t,i, n, ,i"se'ngnt OF the paet is admitted
p'ainans patent of Apili -, IsjS vi 'o'ii
u Wa, ail"r specnitiOu had been ,o5,..,, A..
,,,,,o,, i.u a'ter repeated experiments. thor ,h.,
Hna ,,,,nr, n'vo.eutn ia Overcoming he ureiudi,
anu 'shorahce OF the people On tLe sni,i p'"uioe
f"I-hhing lhe public that MA ,nv.,Ii ugcct' ana
''i "e n'd established its great ,rilitv III ,'i'
suil, n, s,,,.,,s 60, ~ ana patient perseverance II,
np''o W s'icci ana scoii-,' were ,n,nn,,ai III
cc- ini, iIit Heed, whu had t,c,,,o ,opc.ciy slc
~. VI, ,,'c same suhet, and wo.
a ,t,r,,,r, no n"i llle best right to otuci,ycn,inn
t.Io,. h., ls nn,l,. one of more Conplanaut, Tor
lor u lfitJhI ior substantially tho sa i"or' ioo,
49,. ,,a, " ana = atiiinc cDi.ta net, in ,n,nnI.in
,,',,i oh 'ne 10Th OF the same monih ,no
i'-''i!aehts formed them selves intn inoi.n tlc
c"iPoratlull called "fne Reed r,,s,'io ,iiPhhy W
.oi .ue purpose oi prating the ctmnloinanii's'
.'n''ol' "hl supporting the expens. or Iit;,s,;n ~,
sey,r, ev, a,i n,nl , OF TIE fruits; They have pei
p'operiy stahted by the Distinct Ju,r, ''''
rciHa, ,nin,c,; .u'ereu ior complainant for per
Fc''"i i'vuhc'ioh, All Master appointed m i,Ie
80 "'.o'''''s " tue prayer OF the bill
II. Y. UitIEk ,Jlldge
NorE-Thc passage referred to by Ju,lge ;r;or u,
1. az H. f,,Ii
III l. usually the case, when any valuable d;..,y,
cry saoe, OF any now machine of .r.nt M; inv il
invee'i, .i!at the"tention of the public ma 6ern
iu'hcd 10 That subject Previously, ana thar ma,r
PERSONS have been making re,eirchp. md o,y ..y
iieD's. PHILOSOPHERS and mechanicians NAV pou
s,iiie measure anticipated in ti.eir 50, cIilati"ns
s'e p,ssiniiy or probability of such d,scoverv ~,
invention; many experiments have heen snccc:.,c, NJ
y iic'' co,nhs Very near yet fi.lnr sh"rt ", ,ho
ac-'.cu result They have p.uGicct noIbiu,, h.mn
~ II" i'nui,.tnn ~iie ~iiei perfected nay truly be
f"'l 10 DO the cu.ininaing point or many cxncri
men :, mot only this inventor, tut bv n,onv ith
te, lie may ia,, p,oted INDIRECTLY Dy In. y, S,,
o9,s.' cAeliinehts uhd failures of others, but il
give, The no right to claim share of the he nnr of
t"e prom NJ the successful inventor II IA ,.ha W
specui"'ivii hs Decn reduced 10 practice, when az
perin.nt 'il' r,'u,'sd IN discovery and when TIM,
ClrcoVcry ma oeen perfected by patient ana cnn,;n
uoi experiments, when some new cur,nnmuJ .,
mHiu''.ctiie, or mau,'ine has been ,bIi. n,oa,c.d
wichir asc'nlto public that the party maxim,
tcnms- hpuOhc bcnei;ctur and entitled IN a ro'ont
"Ani yet when genius and pnii,nt an,.s',
Rave AT length succ' cds1, in spite of sn.ers md
'roh', Snnit valuable invention or cisco"erv bn,Y
seldom, Is II followed BY reward Envy rob. him
o' i'ic honor "h,ie spccnLiors, swindlp. a. and nj
'htrs ROD him OF the profits. Every ,In,uccp. sim,
tXperimen'er who did or did Or did lot come y"r,.
htnr making a discovery now Claims it Eyerv ot,
WHO can invent an inpruve.ncut or yorv H.. ,n'
'iains rishi tn pira'e the original oi.c ,verv ~
II td hIt summons Morse, or Binchi,d or Wond
worth TO prove tina, This il tho usual history of o
- ilr1t liScoyery or invention VI ''e
''Inc present case ACIDS uiut c',nto,
long I'D uniform history."-2 a!ace. G 4, 'HIs s
ports p 20! " Ae-