, 1880-12-22

wires WIS tho equivalent" 9f "spnrs u,
ftr!lce-wire," rs c!nmel by lln,t y y. the re-
iiSHSuct nlNl thereihr;' .Was n, fnirinRe!l!eht.
aisn,s ~ srsSic %a asf s%ssaasn 't . ti t tle @
rol,telidctl that HINTS first elaiIli wns fnr
"Wl,Gel VII, slnrs oil, strinE on tei,ec-
W. Nlse 9N tIit f,e ri rrlsS'!U or u. iensa,g 0''s
wire" was fra,ltf; ntlt! t!iG eolists Woila
never s,istatn u. Ihey cialincu tllnt tno
iilmt pnttnt was Eo0tl nniy inr tllat Mrtlesl.
e 'yss wss S anS fs efe 's' s;s{es
alN! ~ this 1liestlon thG ssste %as made up
all'l TIC suns col'1s''elcc!.
,T'tf srATt: or THE AIT
tion W Of tic bro"d cla'i," ~ tic liunt paient
Wns called, ilin u,Irstitil nrf,st whether tho
p!ariug Of \ spur ol, Il siralsl OF wlru caMo
i,luI,.r tl,e lsea ol mechanical skill" or "in-
and tic secotl,l brgills, depends upon tho
ata'r of tic nri, tho ilrOof OF expert nccl,an-
les. ant tlle opinions Of THO cDurts.
'i'lc state Of tl,s nrt 'wouitt suggest these
| reflections: \ sngle wire Tor nInrc) to bo
,tses Us 1ehee certainty u not patenthnie;
WnGGl VIII sRafs on u lat IN ~, na1 ;, nt
itself pateiltnbIe t!uvico; bnt, wtleil t!e tws
mro enea am erane s'; o mfw son Hs.cG tGem ~
tt''',i,lGlusG. 81 EIeat Mtlilts 0 ata,tont a,nv %
Sncs i ''sof tns henn o. fe'V',eT Wns Y
sHa or ats'itaple lnveH'1m M 70 ,,.,ta;'ta ~ ~
nr ~, ue n'T s.ntSs ts natg, s, EU tot nv ~ sar,
nas e"ss d s spsrs eels 70 pso'ees @ s
9n as tne s'Sll2nsois q ,,,, nnn EMlolv t -
III, i stonH % w''I's ta.s M, cems ,t.',. ". r.nra,, @
Mnsei' a gre haced npEs; p"mes on n o["He' tt ai
Ealen fsi,ees u1!;l eyen IN tue centre Gild PRE- e
lettlhg IRON TIC sisleS, nte c0lllllioh bt,tn II
i'iIs country ani EUROPE: t,elee i liH1 NY m0e
Scmfe. FIFTY ~ iVas t,n' =. ~ ), fo, 'ia
Mlscoscty WV oh5 itieGauit.Gn ... .. WY s "
uoiiis sH!etL'llE t'lat !o cG.t ~ uoiG ~ 9 ~ nsEs
pnTl Mene9 tttg sta1n q @ tiia i IT. wv SHII,
cum tmc y '!,,,, Melgnnaf, Az tnmt tMe osoa'ct"
pdiH, a, sonu nr n.tn s ~ f,ss ssa va"x fila co,cst
inr HENRY or tftlo aiaFSn 5Ea.s ,Me H"ntest ,t
'!s eo,t ", 'as"t ainel s W.T., W.T.; rot onue
Inv M"eeG % ~ pi seS; ~, ,s o ~ EaerS ;r;i rs.f
game to tst,al irinl Iast Aay IL tne G1sen,s '.n
a, wv ~ n. ~, III ~.
NMne Iopahy H. n.a =: ~. ~!
s"o @ III t,t @ srsr s SoEGt s H. IL:
sI!e anr w. SANG citGmt I'm. n t aihR.e su tHa, -
success in this suit .
THE DECISION.
Tho decision was made by Judge Dlotlectt,
Judge Drintlnot,d c1liclirrtnE,-- fully sus-
talmilig "tle br0nd claim under the llult
mud otler patents, that my kin4 l Of of sharp
sfha gweoutnr ,,ature Of tho .lecjsiom has
tuken tho wli0la country by surprise, anil it
II doubtful II the plaintiffs counsel would
llnvu dared to l,ave themselves written n
} | StFUnEGr orc. or In0NH IL IItHEE SWGNH"
iuE III lis terms and effects. Tho pub
liz seem to be the more surprised
from the f,,ct tint Judge DruplnlOnd Ind rc-
pcntetlly, during the trinl anil mptlol,s, ex-
,,rcssct himself ns decidedly at(yersu to 1.-THE
brontl c,nIln: aud th0t tt i,arl,ctl-wire came
within tflo ruje Of IN "fnycnttUn,' lie coljltt
not sec liow 1,atentee could claiu i,ore
thnn his tcc,,fiar or particular WAY Of do{r.!
il. Wliat ins itnppenctt to clInnge tho opln.
, lon ti!en expressed by tho learned Judge, Is
What staggcrs tic public,
/ "'' EFrEcr or TlIE DECISION.
The full effect Of TIC decision IL very tllal.
cult to sec Mt rrcse,lt, allt viii TT n great
, r,ras,lre ttepentl uupn wilnt the victorious
] ssd. propose ,loInr With #. md low thoy W slse
If. t;ootl mannEcu.u1lt rnn viii lawsuits
! Int it takcs more brains thatl q majority o
t,lrn nusypss to know how To ike n victor,
; wisclY | nnI weII. ThU decisions of Courts il
! fhis 'cnlii,trv rnu. hnyr. md wifi incollyell
ie,Ice mid ruin ,l,n.ly nh interest and penpu
i,ni tiln lfl,ni nriItcr Is m cnlEhtenel bubble
sa,ntn,emt. omi. to tI,ls' Corfs. ,Jutlres. cor
,u,rntionss ntMi r1Eanttc nonouUiics mis-