New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-07-20
pItNo TRADE MARKS.
FURTHER ExAMIN ATIoS OF MARCUS 4. DECKER IS
To nPosITI0Ns OK TIASO BUYERs-PEcULIAa


FURTHER EXAMINATION OF MARCUS 4. DECKER As
To niposITIONs OK PIASO BUYERS-PECULIAR
HOOKS AND METHODS.
The examination by John ID. Townsend of
Iircus \ Decker who says he TIE finn OF Decker
Brothers N the suit prevent him or them from put
ting on pianos a likely Ia mislead the public into
tre bclof they buying Decker Brothers pianos
FROM the defendant continued yesterday. In great
mart il was "A repetition Of the previous testimony. Tho
father Of the witness Old piano tuner and started
Il b,ue,s OF selling pianos From Old piauo, renovated
bv him he removed the makers names. ORnew pianos
n,pgIt ~ HIM he pat L. b. Decker" Then he took his
brother into partnership and put on the pianos Deckor&
Brothers, or Decker & Brother" Af,eIYard he took
The Witness his son, into partnership anf the son De-
came the firm and the father and uncle the "brotaers
The son became secret service agent OF the United
states, and could tell on the witness stand very
little about the Affairs OF the hlln, which
were in the main conducted by his father
As TO the books, he especially Ignorant.
He WAS examined at length to various entries IL them
with regard to particular persons, most ot them Ochz
entries of pianos sold be p3id for by monthly Install.
meuts TIE entries had some pecuAarIties-as ior In-
stance 800 meant - per month; 500, = % per
week; 1881 meant That the plgno cost 81 80. These
things however the witness insisted We're AL during ls
fathers management Emil Roth on tie book WIS III
auctioneer who he believed bad got into dcultes ana
he had sight Of him Three pianos had been SOFA 10
him. two apparently OF the same number As MEMBER
a, the firm IL nItered nothing tO the witness Low many
NJ hs same number were sold. long they ere sod
lie knew nothing personally OF the sale. lie eouAh'
say whether CHRISTIE and other piano manufacturers
were IN The habit OF letting ther pianos go out ulet
other names; that was tlcr business not his IN 1910
IA, old firm had sold three piauos through an aSeh ~
B.ughamton and four through al ageu; IN CoIhl'UN'
Ohio They had an agent who operated IN Le~''N
worth and Lawrence in Kansas and Pittsburgh IN
lie had sold piano 70 j. c. Nettleshp for 500 W.
cost $3.50 He did not sell many pianos 10 Coz ~ An,
tmuIoyes bul had sold 10 Chez NLltiel' ',~os
issued receipts hire 81 pianos, sialhs '' n.y. a. S
were manufactured by Decker ~ Bro'her'i .,suel
not true The witness acuON lodged that nc Ia
"A letter addressed Decker Brothers, 10 - rrcs.
ST." and answered II without coTteuh. "' III ilea-
pondeuts mistake To tho name OF Ile u H. fbe rrn
ttel As articles which he had brought IN, Ssn.
STENCILS Of "Tbe Island city Piano Compih, -. q
| way n sous Grand Scae Piano, ct"o".t - 'Ts,ser'
CO." Nm b. lIfadDury" GAd MS Own T. - fia
" Decker A. Brothers," and Decker ot"ts', hon,
IN, u.Xsr nspd any but his Ills ialler ha liner
Uni me on, instance in which De Knew t,s, sfSway
! used Them was 10 renew the name on IN ViN w.
| piano. - ,,..o, Mr. Decker SAID
,,ot n 5n snlgbt MIN out, and Though an sIS $500 AZ
him 4, lend ai. name tor Use on pianos nc, 40 lae
Hrst rcf,s nat al last consented 10 Meel 80 70 re-
| ,rr,tr-s led TO an agreement hy Mhich ~. "a drn,
.,ty RE msness bringing in the name Oh INC nsat
Y NO. WAS To bear all the expenses luie ssti0ns
- med My 20, 1876 Then came sVluc ~,an0s
te ,,fsnos The witness wanted 10 Ou5 SoO Iaeco0d.
han aud TO puI tbeIrname On thelD Nu 70 -, he left
CLASS MAJ which the maker nam h"S ii uanes
| Mean whiIe au opportunity oeeurreo Fl" wy