The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-04-16
BOSTON GREATLY AGlTATED.
.,ostH BtCON's DFdTH CONSIDERED
tNOTHER HEBSIER- PdRK-
NAV TRIGEDI.

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ramon. Crime Of over Thirty Years Aso
san Francisco, April LIT is supposed
that Josiah Bacon Of Boston. who was found on
,be floor of his room on Sunday afternoon with
s,,sol shot wound in his abdomen. was muir
Jer,d 10y Dr. Samuel J.. Chalfunt. dentist
Tboro had been some ill-focling between the
tyc, nn n.count " Chnllant refusing to pay
ROYALTY To- the Nulcanito Company. OF which
B1.ou WIS tho agent His appearance cor
t.-pouds with tho description Of n man who
,,U.Im Baldwn's Hotel in search Of Bacon
since, (which hc has not boon seon in places fire.
au.u,el by him. 1t IS believed by Chaliants
fr nds that having shot Bacon in moment Of
aa..r. Doe las committed suicide.
rc.rN tpril lj-Pcrhaps no similar event
.ue.ur uu.jrr OF Dr. rarkman by Prof Web
s,r. g .ayl .ars ago. has excited so much in
ttr.stIu Boston rs the report that Josiah Ba-
rou ,le famous treasurer and active business
manoftl' Goodyear Dental Vulcann. Company.
WIS murdered Yesterday in san Francisco by
al.nti.t q THAT city. Indeed n tho theory OF
81, Sm Fran '.sco police be- correct and Dr.
CM''aUt WAS tho murderer. the circumstances
Of OIL. i- Tragedy and those Ut tho Webster Park
u'a murder are much nike as also the social
and business relations Of tho parties to
t.c two crimes. prof. Webetor owed Dr.
parAmau money ami killed. his creditor, whilo
tl 1850 were alone ln n room. probably in tho
heat OF a quarrel over the debt Parkman had
rur.u Il Webster with much ucrmony in on
deayorine 10 collect his claim. and it
WIS rr1huhly under just such provocatlon
hat DR.. Chalant killed Bacon. After
his arrest Prof. Webster swallowed
suychniuo that ho carried with him for lust
such contingency. but was saved by prompt
antdotes: aud ii would appear that Chalfant
killed. himself after the murder of Bacon All
this Of course I'm the presumption that tho
theory OF DIR. Chalfant's guilt is correct
II will he remembered that Mr. Bacon's dead
body was found on the floor Of his room I'm
Daldwn's Hotel yesterday afternoon. with q
pistol shot wound in tho abdomen He had been
dead several hours. No flrenrm was found In
his rooms and his clothing was not burned
where the ball entered. stranger inquired
for Bacon's room and Il is presumed went
there on sunday morning. since which time
nothing has been scen vf him. Bacon's
business was to look after litigation on
behalf OF the patent rights Of the company
lie represented. At first tho death OF Mr..
Bacon was thought TO have been a possible sui.
eide. but eycn before the receipt Of the later
news to-day, publicopinion had accepted II as a
murd'r under very peculiar circumstances
must hive been the fact and reports OF pre-
VHus threats by dentists against his life
N'IN Ilff-V flTtuhlel. mus hfIlrf Hp0pNl-
" gained IN volume. In detail. and in
proof Dentists spoke most freely upon
that for wears Baeons life had been in danger
not only in san Francisco. but in many other
.srSc cites thr9nShoat ne country. The rea::
shat MIR. Bacon had so oppressed hundreds Of
no profession that their business had been ru-
incd and heir lives embttered i'm conseouence
A single instance Of this. occurring at the
office OF a Boston dentist some two or three
years ago serves to Illustrate tho pr1bability
nN n Al mt - fal
by revenge against the man who had so closely
followed him to his business ruin, On this oc-
casipn Young man who had failed in dentistry
came into the Office Of an acquaintance in state
OF insane ragc, and swore with many bitter
oaths that he had been terribly wronRed by Ba-
atty offered.
The Goodyear Dental vulcanite Company ia n
corporation familiar in every city. village and
hamlet whore dentistry is practised Its treas
urer. Josiah Bacon was man known person.
try, In personal appearance he was very strik-
ins. and many had noted II him a mar ked re.
the present autocrai Of ali the Russ fe' By
common consent, both OF those who stood to
SUPPORT him and those who opposed him in
rs lifcwork. Josiah Bacon also resemblei
Nicholas in his indomitahe persistence his
l9cs Of ANYTHING ike personal fear, MS
immoyable determination TO gain his end.
whatever might be tho consequences. His
Iatrnt' concerning which there has been al
most endless MISUNDERSTANDING the enemies Of
rAANuHibll NJ tN'iD bbluA anu Win NonNtT-
Iul quickness, making the warfare, aRgres-
'lVe when there was stronghold Of law
Special I''GsTn 20 Of Gf hPs baines
Of collecting royalties for the use ~ hard rub
Der or yulcanite IN making plates Tor false
sums, OF money which they are. legally
but which were nevertheless generally regard.
ri ny them a. unjust and eNtortionAte IN
-NArncter. bitter feeling of enmity against
Jos iul BACON thus puGaulerpd iutpuginA1
doubtless. by the persistent and uncOmpromis-
ing spirit " the man. To gain his object and
sIt- have been brought against those who re-
lu."d to pay the licenses required ms royalties.
Baron's proceedings worried into the grave"
Nnrn the old Goodyear patent expired by
ilM'op' there was general rejoicing among
J. t"i thar hen'eforth they would ha freed from
lHy TX r4yaU for the use Of hard rubber for
air- II was IN the APPLICATION 81 rubber TO
.-- cvp"'ted 10 ind most extensive business.
.h sie.ial Know nowcdasSe' ' as not Of rea goI3
iv"r IN dentistry. while "a WIS obvious
ME- GHa c4 RuS nd S2ea 9 S t5 5So
, .. On" much more expensive metals. But
lV brilliant move. executed by Josiah Bacon,
o. Tables We're turned upon the dentists. and
eXacliqn of ROYALTIES was continued.
,-' ned To keen records Of conversations
win dentists from time 10 10 time land h 3
81 a. ,afr ,. nim AZ over me Country that he
fNhIl nfl'2Ni tnesr transcripts ms true
} ris' ~ nll intents and purposes in bring
.Nt MS suits No man had better fanilit 80
hh .w NJ the extent Of the business
dentistry IN America than he, and
60 nau Nnew better how to turn 10 advantage
9 Information received. In the ordinary
COURSE vi business. in ordinary times It was
'-y 10 ascertain from the hooks of
hi-t. or from the amount OF orders
,.u 'nr material, how much royalty was
D.. "a individual eases. From the data thus
INll'i u Is easy 10 SEQ how a schedule OF
"- could he arranged, and Josiah Bacon.
'h bis usual saVarlty. devised 1t il said, a
Frrde arn, varying from $50 to 5000
}e1r royalty One great cause II
complaint seems 10 have been that
~ sinrin was adhered 10. once hxed without
l"g1rl 10 falling of In business or Other change
DO tho AFFAIRS Of IN" practtion"r. II the license
i,raskrd WIS refused Il suit was brought and
o1euiiUes II seems to have been compromised,
lae dentist paying tho teo asked as n matter Of
economy
Individual Efforts 20 resist the roy1lty failing.
N" battle was tHkon W 10y the C"lluloid COm-
puny. and the record Of the war between these
two corporations Is one Of the most Interesting
in legal history. Carried Ia the Supreme Court
~ the United Stntes. on appeal from the Circuit
Court Of Massachusetts. the long litigation
regarding vulGanite WAS settled In favor Of
tho validity Of the patent. but II
WIS by no means n unanimous decision. This
minority Of thu bench. Justices Bradley Miller.
mi Field. agreed that the application for the