New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-01-23
THE STEIN WAT-KNIBE SUIT.
CARD FROM MEssRs. W. KNABE & co.

CARD FROM NEssRs. W. KNABE & co.
To the Edttor OF me Frt6HHe
SIR: The bill filed by MeSsrs. SteiDvay q
Sons Of New York against MCssrs VIM hnabe co. or
Baltimore in the Circuit Court OF Baltimore City, was
uncondtonaliy Withdrawn yesterday by order of the
complanauts. That bill ed as the public are
aware to restrain VIM. kuaDe Co. from asserting, IN
their advertisements that they had received the highest
award given by the Cent? nnal Commission to exhibitors
OF pianos We had not designed going beyond the
withdrawal of the bill in any comment We might have
made on the subject the appearance of certain local
notices the fact in the various morning papers OF to-
day renders 1t proper that should at put an end
10 the false impressions which they intended to
convey The information which the notices In ques-
ton profess to rest could only have been derived from
Messrs. Steinway their representatives mas
much as they IN the reasons OF those gentlemen for
dismiss ny the blinded tie substantial uniformity Of
all notices referred TO would be sufficient IN itscI 10
indicate their scarce
When our answer was filed the 18th inst, which
day the rule show why an injunction should not
issue was hearing the solicitor for Mesrs Stein
way q asked further mc Or the purpose, as ne
stated OF determining whether would 20 10 hearing
uuon the bill and answer a. they stood take testimony
70 sustain the ayermeuts Of his bill The court granted
him time for the reason assigned. On the l7th were
called on by an agent OF Messrs. Stenway sons, who
stated to us their aud in the presence Of our
counsel that Mes>rs Stelnway sons desired and III
tended to withdraw the su,t that II had been brought
by their agent Mr. SutrO. without their authority AID
AGAINST their positive protest and they had determined
TO end it, In evidence of tho truth OF this statement
copies were shown TO us Of kilograms from MesSrs
strinway Il sons Mr.. Sutro to the effect re-
ported to us. In consideration of the good feel
Ing 10 ourselves personally which the kilograms IN
dc,ed we were request ed and urged on behalf OF
tssr. = Il sons, 70 JON them ma card stating th1l the
suit nal been DtouShl WITHOUT tliI ~ ~ w.
therefore dismissed. aud that its institution under the
cirrus ancrs, mad nos altered the friendly relations pre-
yousiy existing het"ee Tue Two houses tnls We posi-
lively declined 10 do IL the express GROUND that McSSrs
: sons nad knowingly allowed the su 10 20 on, VIE
out Withdrawing it, until the answer flied by us had made
it manifest that their should not be maintained and
o o., ,tcir own Responsibility We further stated that
VIC should prefer the suit 20 in order that or-
noruuity might be afforded for more public exposure
~ tl'r nr,cn-es under when integrity ha% been
sailed and that would DO nothing wuatcy'r 70 give
room for suspicion or SUGGESTION that anE compro-
mise had been made on our part. The agent
of Mrssrs StcnWay sons then left us, saving that he
in their name. req Nesting al inc same ile IL abstain
from ay unfavOrab'e notice o. tLer acon IN 30 dong
While we declined positively TO promise 70 abstain rom
any puu,ieat'on i NJ ~ Ion II tGcl1 which
MSS Strinway * SONS proessed, ana shoui probably
have made little comment on the Withdrawal or N,
suit but for The publication Of TIE pragraphs inspired
by Mcssr stenway & sons or other agents. To which
We have referred The settlement Which they contain
rbsfanaily "a tat we admitted in our that
bJ no tbc: cert tcate Of merit than the official award
az the Centennial Commission, anu shat our advertise
man wa. h n our own statement of what We supposed 10
Inc The fleet OF the award the compalnanJs were sat -ed
and did not care to tate further The caudor Of this
will apucar from the facts already given.
trnth may be equally estimated when state that
there is not single fact admitted IN our answer which
t,,ny.y A. soma aud any one vino read advertise
ent did not know vel before ~ after the DlI and
nlr answer were flied. ANA not allegation II untruh
or ,ality Oh our part set tOrth IN the blll which
was r0t sworn by be false and Is noe false IN
feet. .,. -. -,
W. rccrct 10 he compelled to make this stdtcment. We
hal hoprd that Me~srs. StenNay & ~OnS, having been
for.rI INTO a filc position against their WILL they
said to US would have been willing quietly to withdraw
from IT, We mad not allowed ourselves To suppose tn9t
tbry would have guilty Or the subIcriagc winch We
have been compelled 20 expose. Nh. hNABE X co.
Y.JifiuOre Jan. 20, III.