New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-24
complex rELEGRAPH LITIGATION

HE SWEEPING CLAIMS OF TIE WESTERN UNION
AGAINST, rHE ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC, THOMAS
A. EDISON, AND OTHERS.
In the suit OF the Western Union Telegraph
Company against George Huntingdon Thouas 4 Edison,
amt the Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph Company and
others Judge c,igwick has directed that the argument
for an Injunction be heard to-day. The only papers
50 far submitted those Of the plaintiff company.
These state that in February 1873 the plaintiff and
Edison entered into an perfect the duplex
and qIadruplex telegraph machinery, the company TO
supply funds FOR necessary experiments and machines
and To take the title To any patents. while Edison should
receive such payment should he just Under this
agreement Edison went working up 10 JAN 20, ls75
Meanwhile however he had agreed with Geo. b. Pres
colt the electrician OF the company, 10 shar-his profits
and an agreement to that effect fled in the Patent
Office. Seven claims Tor patents for quadrnpex tee-
g~apnv marked 90 100, filed, aud machines en-
bodyug the claims for The patents were built and put in
operation by the plaintiff company.
The papers Of the plaintiff claim thar officers Of the
Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph Company induced Edison
20 break on relations with Prescott and with the plain
tn and to transfer patents the Atlantic and Pari
nc II Is charged thar this schcme TO dciraUd the
Western Union Edison had already assigned hs rights
TO that company. Edison had hled claims numbered
from "a 100 the important one being NO 80 Patents
on these claims have been allowed 20 Edison aud Pros
colt but have not been issued because of suit N tho
superior Court by the Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph
Company in which an injunction was issued last
Npil George Harrington, however, Claims that
TIison agreed with him either Individually
on ~ trustee for the American Automatic T".-
rur4Dh Company. 90 assign for the brnrnt Of tla6
company All i patents IN telegraphy To be made ia re-
after The Commissioner OF Patents Oycruied that
claim but Il comes up another shape. HaIringtons
instruments, dated April l. 1874.
fr other Oct l. 1870. Ihe latter not beng recorded
tus Patent Oicc until Jan. II, 1870. Harrington has
asst ned his rights and ai hls ignrCs Wtdr parties
Ia the suit. The plaintiff denies Harrington right "a
auyfmg snd quenuy hs fignt Ia assign ans tang,
and sets up a suit by Harrington and Eds0n m 100
United courts % euJIu tie Atlantic aud Pac nc
Iricsail Company from using the qulnrupe1 machine.
rls plaintiff further all, -cs that before the Hing u
ilnm No 30 Edison had fiiCd Claim that Claim M.
90 IN law supcrS ded Caim H. Dut thar Edison. lIaud
OF { plaintiffs nights, got ISSUED tO himself and HdI
! rUrtou a pateut-N0. l65633-Gndcr Claim H. and tic
Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph Company has obtained.
without the consent of Harrington and Edison. let
tcrs-pateut There suit Ia NeWJersey by the pllu-
tT aust Edison aud Prescott suit by Edison aud Har-
urfon Ia the District Of Columbia AGAINST TINS plaintiff
and otherA a suit by Harrington ana Edison against
plaintiff aud Prescott the United states CrCg.J Court
In New York besides thu other mentioned There
are three other claims for patents which the ptintn
Edison sh0d. under his agreement. press behalf
The plaintiff asks a decree that Edison and PTesoOtg
prosecute benefit g the claims for patents already
alei and il the patents issued decree that
pateut 33 he surrendered aud assigned 10 the plain
TN and that all the pending suits be enjoned unti The
determination OF the rights OF the parties Ia tn. suit