Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-11-17
A NEW MAGNETIC FORCE.
Two Claimants for q Strange InVen-
tiOn-J. l.. Chapman Denies Miss
HOsmer's Reported Right TO
the Discovery OF New Mo
tOr-His Retfcence about
the Mac hfne.

New York Tribune: A London CORE
spondent recently described at length several
inventions of Miss Hosmer, the sculptor,
which it was said would give her a place
among inventors equal to that which she now
occupies in sculpture. Among others is named
the discovery of new exhibition of electrical
force, which Miss Hosmer had found to exist
in the magnet-something so entirely novel
that even its existence has never been known
to other inventors and experimenters, and
that this new force could be made available
so easily that valuable motor would event
ually be developed from it, This was no soon
er published than a card appeared DENYING
Miss Hosmer's right to claim such an inven-
ton, In the most emphatic though quiet way
This card was signed by J. l.. Chapman, of
West Twenty-eighth street, this city. Mr..
Chapman was called upon last evening, to
learn, if possible, why he felt compelled to
make so decided a refutation of Miss Hos
mer's claim. Mr.. Chapman said he re-
GREETED that, by instructions of his at
torney. he could not make any ex-
PLANTATION whatever for the press
until certain formalities necessary to secure
his patent had been complied with He is a
good-looklng gentleman vf about thirty-fve
years of age, with the easy address of man
who has seen much of the world. and the I'M
mistakable air of an artist whose study IS the
beautiful, while two well-develeped bumps
on either side of his head in the place where
phrenologlsts locate constructiveness, seem
to show that nature has given him a love for
the mechanics. Mr.. Chapman said: Il am
au American, and have always been proud to
claim that title, although know so little of
the country and its people from personal OBJ
serVatlon. | was born in this country, but
went to Europe when but FIVE years of age,
and have lived there ever since, so that
know my native land only through CORE
spondence, and the pleasant friends it has
been my good fortune to meet abroad NV
home has been most of the time in the city
of Rome, yet have been in all the great
centers of Europe, and have spent much time
in London. have a love for mechanics,
which it has given me much pleasure to graf
ify and which | consider my birthright as an
American, for the Americans are the
typical inventors of the world, no
other people being at all comparable
to US In that respect The English are
inventors to degree, but they have not the
bright, original ideas of the Americans; they
take many American inventions and improve
them, but their genius is of different class. |
and they are notably high-handed pirates of |
American ideas in mechanics. At my studio |
in Rome there is one room fitted up as a |
with lathes, work benches and all |
appliances OF frst-class shop, and there |
spend many hours working out mechanical |
IDEAS from pure love of it. | have known |
Miss Hosmer, he added, ''for years. She !
has visited my studio and workshop. and |
knows of many of my inventions beside the |
one of the new motor, but must positively
tecl!ne to say anything about this matter be- |
1ond what has appeared In my letter, deny