The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1871-03-09
40pEgrs PETROLEUM TORPEDO.

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s0REgrS PETROLEUM TORPEDO.
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TEE IcODERTS
sET2nIEyM TnRpED0 cG.
Gffice at tsae
ssaD s'LAHlNG MILL.
Corner Of pine ana Seeord streets,
Near the Eail=oadD
TlTUSVILLE, PA.
Owing tn tho large nid increasin demand for the
RCbcrts rorpcdbes aud the lalr ,eciyiun of the
t0lHies,onci Of Patents In rc.u-ing to Vim. Reed
patent, and IL, d lion OF Judge Il. g. uiicr
lariG@ he huberts' patcn, they nave Low Ettp
'ho pl,ccof tteit rorpcdocs
TWENTY PER CENT.
50 that eyav Upera,,r can afford ~ try Torpedo
before aOal;ionmg Wen.
rhc 20 lowing j. the decision rendered by JUDGE
Crici ~ tue t'ycniy-.c nd cen day of S,ite,h.r
lSG9, IN tua United st.tes Circuit Court at Plnladel
pAia. Tue clse was Gigpcd three days by Charlie.
NJ. Keller Of Ner York, B. h. Lucas and S A. Pur.
Vance OF titlsuursh, for defandants, and George
aarding of Philadelphia, ana George Ii. Chri,iy Of
ti,tsou.gh, for rlg'aaE
OPINION OF JUDGE GHIER.
As write with di.aculty can only STATE the COM
clu'ions 10 which my mind has com. after carei1
examination Of this case. m
tue CON lna,ut has exhibited patent doft,o
18Th OF April, ioJo This is prima tacie evidend
a -ccl iit,e an'. puts On the Respondents theZ
ioi of yr0"I tant tie patent s VOID or worthr'
need net repeat Dag remarks in the case ofthei Il
Sslr ", pa, 4 "nil Q. {. hep; 2.9,) y .lt
plivs clearly TO tue present cgse Iose
ne oals qs.,,oa vi b as Q ;sy IS yaiidt, on, o C
plansnts paten. OF April -, 1858. mo,
ut was after speculation had been rf,.sduc.d
practice aud amer repeated s.S,teinentsJ W tlnt
complainant succeeded in uycrcOriiuy hid prpjul
and iguoralcs Cf the people uu the sutq"bieor
pcrs,la1Ig the public tlal lis invention Id tva-
'iter he ii.a .s'ap-hed rs great uliity 4 and val
and when MS geilins and patient persey2 2,a,,p,e
spite OF snccrs and scof.,n were to,nuhy i.lv ~
ces -fil, tnat .feed, WHO had before nud te c,,,
ment- oil the same subject, aud was md ,lrca
imagined tia ia had the best SIGHT to the "a sn,eni
ai.e, P.'ennsIs "i % more conplalltlaaut [,
pcdoes, he applied ON the LIT OF Novt.m} -,er ~,
tOr piteni Tor substantially tho same \ con,li,
tions oi devices anu auhine con ed In
ants paeut On The l5th OF the same xlhisonin n
rcsyoDdeui- formed tIsnise YES into cf3 nn,nv
col pOrliiOn Cd led "rhe Reed rorpedo Vso oinn,, ,
for tn. nLnose OF nirating the cu,nulaf ,nnnis
se',tion, aun supprrtng the expense ~ /. Iit,oa,,
ana tilu- q, faud hili of the irrits TIL ey La,. m
severed even alter the pieiiniupry inirH HJncinn r
properly gran,ei ny .ip District judgA, '''
i.e, d crei he entered ior con- paiI ant for n ,,
peinai injunction. ana Il Master appC Eincd ~ III
Ill accouAt accofnipy 10 the prayer OF the bill
II. l. GHlEk, Judge.
NoTE.-Aihe passage referred to Nv Judge C;ri.r I;
his Iprinrr decision, Wallace, u. II 30 atopl.d a.
ap1 icate to thi, case was ~. fp,i,fws:
''lJ is usually he case, When any valuable disco,
cry 's made, Or pny new naclnnelu or great Utility i
;,.,,,, p.ulu-op. trs anu mech tnto,an3 may iay.
IN ,,,ne rnca-urG anticipated IA thar specuiations
Va I,,,ssiniily OF probability of ,ueh discovery or
s!F s.,,' r.s"y .-i."iimeiits hnye been sucrp.sr,
y uieG, tpEInE very near. Yet fl ,iuy shOrt t H..
desired result inly have produced polbin,, L.m,
neal 1nc lnveuiiYn ~nei PERFECTED NAV ttuly h.
s,id 10 pc the eliminating point ot many ex,,r,
men :, iGlt only Oy the inventor. but by many I'm
Ors. tie may hiys proitud indrcctly nv The IN me
cesS!u' experiments and failures of uthers, bnt /,
HVe- ,lei 20 I'4i to c'a IN share OF the he nor OF
TIC prot Of the successful Inventor II Ia when
speculation has been reduced 10 practice uben Nv
pertinent ~ vented IL discovery and when ths,
dseSveiy ha> he-r perfected Dy patient ana contin
@ ucu ci.it fihosisi Nhoa some new compound art,
manufacture, or luaciinc has been hui produced
which is useiul To the public that the party maxim il
beeunc> npuhc benCiaciOt and pu,jtl.uio n noiant
"Ahe yel wncn genin- and patient perseverance
nave at length Succeeded. in spite Of sneers and
-coli=, s.lnc v5uaiie invention or disco-ery how
seldom is ii followed By reward Euyy robs him
of the honor, Nhie s,,ecnlsuTs syyinIlers and NJ
ia'-s rob RIM OF the profits Every uDsucccssinl
eSpellmcnter VINO did OF did or did not come very
neLr making eiscp' cry now claims ii, Every one
VINO can mv,lii AL improvement or vary a., ior,n
cia'lns right 10 lras the original discovery W.
need not summons worse. or B'apcbn,d ar We'd
worth TO prove thar this Is the usual history of cys.
~ great discovery or Invention.
.''Thc present case aais another cbantcr to t,;,
long and uniform histor, 80 Waiiacs, q. Z lie.
ports p. 299
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