The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1872-01-09
(. OPINION oE:JurGEsGluxp


As write with difficulty | eau opl, rs,. N.
ciusions To which my mind has cou. af.r "s eon
examination OF this case. ~sA'tlr
he eumylainant has exhibited q pa,,r, A..
10Th of April lsjb. This ia prlma fsc,. us.a
good title, and puts on the r,suupd.,,s ehvsat
den of proof timi the patent il VOID u, worn, nuf
hcea not repeat my remarks IN IL. cas-, ~ a.,
year ". Dag (Z WALL &. L. Ken; .ygl h,, "o0a' @
ai"p' ,Ncii as aiordins rule OF decision NIisb s'
pies clearly 10 the present case. ~
As the luiliBsen, ent Uf the patent n .ar,,.., .
the only question will BE rs to the ya,id,, ~, w.
piaiinns patent OF Apr 21.lsas VI '0@
u was m'.r speculate had been r.dp.sa =,
practice and ai,,r repeated experiment. ,h.,,s.
N"ilplN'hnhl 'uctetdeu III over Coming tine nrind.
aha isnu ahce IT the leupl. OH The sIlia,t sM;
t,tsuaalrg the pupliC tiA hi- i.y nttnn NJ. ~.c a
AIT ne al tstabI. shed its great II ity nn1 v,n.
s,Ni. s.,i ".Sn ms s.l"s ana ,ent Ierrsverapc IL
c. siul, iLat cd, whn had lefoIe MA. .y,.r
n'nts on LIE sam, subject and was un.uer ,,,ni
ahG ai,r lut, has iitg uI." Z u ore e. uniai,.u'
lt.uc-. lac arpi on tie lsi of Noy,u be-. ls,-
."r pate tIur substantially tie same romb;,,
t"s ol devices ana hIHchiLe con ned In c, nrla,,
ants pat,n,; On he l5lh f the ss,ue m,n,h & N.
re pOndcht> formed themselves inio n cunpmn. ~
: ! iIatoh c"'Nd he i'e,d lori edo umIsr,,
ne luiL"eo II pIatrg the con ~. iusu, in,
vent on, ~ >upl lorii, tAt see OF M ,r.,in
anu tnus dc,ioud hin u tue fu,ts. They ls,, t,r
se.v.- eVen M'yr tae prel.mary iujuucti1n vuy
irop ly E'autod by III i-Iici .Iud.e: w
!'e, sfye " onirtNd fl cuuiI laiucI for n.,
petaa iniuu ltioI; and Master, ppIinIe h Is,
ai' ace""ut "No o!GiL: 10 ,i,- payer vf the.bi
H. Z. SklkK, Jucss
NorE-The passage referred 70 bv Judge (;rier Ia
his ioriner dccls'Un, Wallace, u. ~ sd0pisd a.
app .Eabe 10 thi, case was ns follows; :.
''lt Il usually the CASE, when uuy yalnshls d,seuv
cFy a Made or any new machine % great uiiily /.
invented, tht thea'tc'sion of the public has bs.1
lurh'u 10 th'it SUBJECT previously, aud that ENy
! f'..u u,t
hen's' IN !u-upn'rs Aad mcchaucians may lave
W some ut aSdrr nntic!paIed in tleir sp,cua,,Vus
'Le poshb ny or iiunuDllity of rurh discovery o,
n,'hto"' many experiments huye bsi succ-,.ftl.
:. ''G cn,n.iI Tsil 'ear. YET falling short VI the
desired result. They have produced uohiny bent.
nc al lh- Invention whe 'ericcted may iruly' q
s'id 10 be the ui'Iina'ing ,pint ol many exEe,.
men :, lnt On b}lhe Inventor. hut by many viii.
or-' "e may INV, pr"iteu sd tocs is by the nnsuc.
cc>clb experiments ana lures uf Others but Il
!iNe- 'he,u 80 rCtt toe IA n -hals oil the h nor o!
C q prom O. lie -ut Cr-siul inventor IL il when
'Pr, uaion has l"tri li'.uceG tn practice When sS.
prIlm' 1T IA IesU.tto "a ci-'oycry aud whel, .ha,
discover! na- b'rn 70, -icctcG 10y na,is.t and cUsl.
Atd cNpr inrht, When some new COMPOUND, sft
manufacture. "g ipHrine ha~ h,"n thu, piodut,i
winch IL usululto tho pOD.ic g.. to. pariy naklsl
oeromcs npublic b, ,nnttu. and Untitled lA,s.t
"Ahu !ei wien genius and li'i nj p-rse'ersnct
have at length succeeded, in sii,e Of sh -r. .sd
COTS some valuable Invent, n ar deco sIy, Aus
seldom II l, followed by reward Envy roh. hir
of the honor, " hiie sprculators swludle,s and E.
fa'-s rob him Of the pufit-. Every uisucc-,sirl
eSi-rinl. nter who did nr did or dG lot come uGy
heM making discovery now claims IL. livery ons
Who can invent ali improvement or vary its iurin.
,iailns right 10 iiira the Original discovery. We
n"ed not sumnone ,Orse, or BlInc chad or WloG
worm 10 prove thM fis l. the usual history Of e'"
~ grrat Ciscoyery or Invention.
'The prssent csse AGds another chapter to H..
ong ana uniform h.A,ory."--2 " sllacs, Z. Z tl
ports p 2s