The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1871-01-25
Re'Dsg.gs' PETROLEUM TORPEDO.
Ec'Ds2.sS' PETROLEUM TORPEDO.
.gSl3R Z 4 o.i-L DOES.
TAstss hssr.Ii.xsY'S
FGTa9tnTH TGapEn8 C9.
Dfsice :st The
RAD k'LaNINC MILL.
C,rher og zine 1ad second streets,
Near the A..i.r0a.t,I
TlTUaViLLE, PA. :.

TIrUaViLLE, PA. :.
Owing to.,ae larsc anl increasing dornnnd for the
Runerls lurpei'os, aul ,hs l~; decision ol the
Commissioned OF F.ieitt. III refusing 10 " IN. Reed
ia'ent ND the d''r'i OF Jul @ u. u uuer sus
'Htiug lie itubsft, pAtedt tiey lave LOW EkED
the ir'ce OF tnrir Iorac.oes
-rw&NIi.. PER CENT.
- ths' every Operator can afford 10 Try y Torpedo
Oc!Dre abandoning WeiL
cie 70 owing is the d"ci.ion rendered by Julre
Ga icr On the ~ eDlrsccoaG (.t day ot Sc itemb,r
rHia. TIE Ci-e WAS 1rLuec three inys by Charles
a. kelN oi New iOrA, B. 4 Lucas ana : A pur.
yiice oi l'it,sbuig'l. for defnisn's. and George
Gaciins uf Ptimce,niua, sri Ceot.e H. ,bti.ty ,f
P.t.sba. sh, for plsnug.
OPINION Or JUDGE GRIER.
Az wriic with di.gcllty ca1 only state ~. con
c'u-ons 10 -uich NY miud has coa.e .i CT d car, n,
examination Of this CASE.
The com .lnniui las exhibited u patent dated
18th Of April. 1868. lhs i prnl ficit evidence of
y sooI tlte' ana puts On tne respondents the bur
deli OF proof that Inc patent i. void or worthless
need u"t fcp.st my lemifss III the case Of Guoi-
year ". Ia I. Wnl, G. c. Rep; 2ggl bat now
si"p' thei. Us s.'o!omg RUE o. oscision witch al
pics clrt iy ID tsc present cIse.
t.s the infringement Of the patent IL admit tod
the only question Will he 10 to the yal.dt, OF com,
piiiuans patent OF Amii &. 1883.
"it Ns, al T. Spccu dtiol had been r4f-rat to
practice A s,'er Iepea 81 esnerln,a -. tsSt ~,
corpainait sIc'v'ici IN .v.fl.ining he ureiu,ir,
sud iEi4O.aroe"f tnc people On tle 4urie,I ,,,d
ncFslacins tie ptO'ic ta' ia inventua " A.. n-eDi:
AFTER lie had esttoi'She'i H. e-,t u.ity and y.u.
AID ""cn his gen u an. liient pcrsevr,un,. il,
fpite oi saCcr~ nfsi sgpa.,n were foDrlrl,lv s.tc
cessiul, tat Feed, Who had bef,le made exueri
nl1nis IN the same sIbjc /. md was u,,surr.,,il
i'm t-lled that lie hid the ba~t .iult lt,,.tuv.n,i,,
4 aiter pufciia. ns one % .aorr co plainlit'-Icr
nedoes he aI!!iod gu The 1T Of Nov, mber, lsni
Tor pateni Tor Substantially tho same ,ornhina
t 2I devices and nj. o. q ,, al,
aATS pt.out. ON ii!e 10th oI the same month ii,a
tc-p''nenir ioriIp'd theniS"fvys intU COMPANY or
cnipo."iion cailcd The Reel Torpedo Coup ,nyn
ior tue purpose Of prating the c'imvlainan;,s In
VenuOu, an eupp1riin-. te expense o litipa,inu
and thl;s deirant hinl Of the lrat-. The, nave ue.
sSNefee e'eh Ni' tne preliminary Injunction YER,
propcry grNnie! ny tie District .iudse -
Lct d cree b. cntereu for complainant for a ner
retuai IJdnciiol AID Il a-stcr APPOINTED 10 tuke
al account according 10 lhe PRAYER oi the bill.
IL =. Gil Eh, igdgs.
NoTT-The passage re.crrcd to by judge f;ri,r in
N't i.f;i'r acc. .on "a.i"ct, p. 20 a opted as
app icthIe to This cas- was as follows:
IL l. Usually me casc, When any valuslIe di.cov
ery is wade, or any new mschine 0s ,.rgnt itv l.
iVented. tiiat inca tc.ltion ot the pubic ba. ia
,nHr'd 10 iht. subject irtv 0lsly, and that ma, v
I"t-o'' h,Ve hes' ihl"ns le,et eies ard esp. RI
me"fs h ils puvrsTing nvchancian. may hav,.
some M t>uGe anticipated in their an rria,,nn.
tha pDsseiily or prJIaDiity of ,u,h d,-coyrrv mr.
h'eh'ou; insny experiments lave bee. ruicct.sr.ll-
y
oe@ited result The, h!vo produced rothing baor.
| nca', -hi iaVe'ul.n Nte perfected may truly he
, s~id to be .ie cu,tninainF ppint ui many ey;.ri
men ;, n on y the iisentor. bul by nany 9th.
oIa 'e ma, have pr fitted ,iisectly hy Lr i,r.rc
ce-siul Experiments and failures OF ,ih.r. brt il
.5iVes tno O rgt 10 ca m share OF The he nor nf
tie iiIoht OF T. sitcr.siul inventor Ii il wnen
tpe5ui on has feen railc-d 10 practice. ,,h.r on.
pertinent a' fts;i.ttd Ia ii,rovery and when II n
ui7co'ery M oeen acit cted hy patient ann contin
ueu rspr'mants rhea some new Compound. n,
naru tctuie rr niaci,ine hns been mn. nrodtc, =
which Is useiuit" thcpi iDi!c t'li The party ii
bs'"mS aprh'c ou !act)r and e'titeu a. a ;,atent
"And yet Whcl rcn u, and p.i nj ngrse,erauc,.
have ~ lcugth succeeded, ia suite Of AZ, .r ,nd
Scpa'' me G,h.e iHvei.ti'h or tisco"e,y. how
ss'dUm Is IT 70 lowed b rtWfrd Envy ,ob. him
os the Il NOR Nhiie speculIiofs, sw nd - and VII
ries rD nm or tie p;uit-. Every unsurcr.,iul
e1peTim nief vino did ~ id or did lot cone v, r,
hG.r i''talS discovery II " claims IL. Every oDa
Nun e'l 'nVnt AL Iupr' p"Jirut or vary its i,rm
Gaii.a right t. pirate the oriYinnl tisc,yery W.
ed NOT summons . ofse. or Hlanoha,d or Wond
worth to prove tnst This is TIE usual history OF en-
r. i,r nj discovery or invention
THE Present case ADDS inothor chapter tn this
long 'ic Uniform Listory."-2 Wa,acs c. &. Ro.
ports p sga '