New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-04-17
THE COURTS.
FRANK LESLIE AND HIssSeEs-
SEARCHING cRoss-ExAMINlTIoS oT'AtFsEp LESLIE


FRANK LESLIE AND MISSIONS.
SEARCHING cRoss-ExAMNArioS oFAtFsEp LESLIE LIZ
IN TIE WILL CONTEST.
Alfred Leslie. the oldest son OF Frank LSesile,
wa the only witness yesterday In the contest OIL MS
fathers will Ex,yudge Fullerton oTOss-exsninoa MIN
DARING the most the day. IL was probahy the most
searching and severe examination that has been heard
in the courts for many months The witness was d'S-
posed Mt rst TO put himself in antagensm 20 the coun
sci and 70 evade rather than answer the questions
INT Mr.. Fullerton 40 handled the EXAMINATION
that efOre day the witness would answer
Yes or No to every categorical question without qual
cation& He was examined as to the du1rreFs between
the father and He said that one OF them oSe CUT
Of tia uSe by his brother Of the nems OF brank Ls'
liz and Ma own sympaGhy with his brother In the mar
ter Another grew sut OF criminal action lor Iluct
against Frank Leslie ut Philadelphia In Aorh' lot@
The witness gave testimony against MS iathsF On S
trial. but he could not say whether Ma IeStlnony W
tina. ON which the prosecution chiefly relied to convict
hts father -,, -
After that testimony was given the witness sad ne
was totally alenated ffOm bis fetheT ana never SPOKE
10 him until his last illness. Tho tna1 he
had testified before committee Of his fathers cred
iors that Frank Leslie had put aside money IN or"er
that he might fraud bis creditors. He could not re-
meusbes whether he bad gwen any testimony to the
eAee that al OF his fafeFs property did net pass ny
the assignment. Thewitness Acknowledged thSt When
he went 10 see his father when i'll he was
him geo his father IN tho evening He stood IN the ante
room and beard Mr.. Leslie to MS father Your
Ia here and Wishes r. see yen he anlSo ar %
Leslie say He stands ere In peEltrnee anu tears no
ns AZ Sissr Th consent to receive him.
kissed has hand whsn he came After his iatGer death
Sis arms around MIRA Leslie and said, You nave lost
good fsnd; via 10 fiend t9l on in las place &C. ana 1t
then he Kissed He also kissed her alter leS eIV
tbs grave of HIS father. ,,. 1850 ,
ma witness was shown number OF letters wrten W
ono OF Mt Fallertoh Inquiries by saynE maj ne had
not sscn Sea 81 ms yas al enough Of IL to recognize
It at time. and tried to convict your latter o. npe
cdnssisSd references to Sir. Lsie's troubles with his
sons: to their starting oPpOslton papers ana tne AT
tan employment with has assignee ana Their statements
have been in the position he was except for his Al
fred In another latter, directed TO PIERCE Egan' living
Rave not seen o. heard anything Of your son i
no had arrived at this port In all proeabHig lshou9
RSSS W SssT ines Troubles are had three
died two years aUe tyenty,n1e years o. age Sha
fortunes not only deserted me- bet both
arsS APeT per S nao S s sn1 P
iunr. or jr. hardly distinRuisnabIe on the
OosTs fss an INJUNCTION to Restrain him IN the Use my
name. But sm coming out al nga anu lhey nave ave
thing should turB up about your son ! shall immedi-
steiy inCrm you With kind regards 2 ALL am yo9rS
Mr. fullerton examined the witness very fully az to
t m s Of tSs dOSsSeuss publications The case viii
be continued April 20. a Largo number III pers0ns at
tended the hearing yesterday.
RIGHTS IN TELEGRAPH INSTRUMENTS.
THE SUIT OVER THE PAGK PhTENTs-AFFIDAvrrs
RuEp BY THE WESTERN UISloS TELEGRAPH
COMPANY
In the suit Of Priseilla W. Page and the
Western Union TelsTaPh Company againss the Holmes
Burglar Alarm Company, the Page patents IN tel
Bahehfond In the United Stafes Ciseait Court yester
dsy the plaintiffs tiled aAsdavies IN answer to tAe petit
ton Of the defendants that the former Judgment be set
As,de The Defendants. through David Dudley Field.
cstmea that formal answer should be rus iu and after
argument the Court directed that as this was the first
case of its kind there shoud formal writing for the
Arguments to be based upon, instead OF arguing upon
tie petition and the afhdaVits The piainttfs, rep
resented by Z. N. DickersOn, offered TO put
I'm tho answer IN an hour, but Mr. Field
objected that he might wish to demur to it
instead ottmedatey arguing the matter and the ease
was put over until next Friday. Mr. D'ckerson after
ward told IRIBuEE reporter that the answer would
probably be put on Monday, but would only be for
NAL plea.
The afidavits presented by the plaintiffs include the
following. George Gi0Rd who counsel In tho
Of Morse age o'Rpty and IN the Of French agt.
Rogers which the Morse patent was sustained states
that he became very familiar with the MORSE patents in
these cases. and that when the Page patent was granted
u
Western Union Telegraph Company 10 acknowledge
the validity Of tnat patent, and to purchase
or lease it Mr.. Chords affidavit continues:
ct was the counsel Of the Western Union Telegraph
Company that time, aud the Page patent was re-
fexred 10 me for examination and q report as TO It's
validity and effect At that time Mr. Cambridge Lv-
ngston STAGE deceased OF the directors " the
Western Union Telegraph Company. and as believe
member OF ibs Executive Committee. He was also
lawyer and had charge Of the Investigations which the
to Ss P o'Ss h eS
employed in this t1vesStsati1n. and greet Eesi
in the O0uTae Of tins inveStgatLonS, Professor
- Understood and believe. interested IN the Western
Union Telegraph GoHPsay and be Vas sStnSant oI OF
Wh,ch were being Raa " the Company tho purpose
OF resisting that demand Amer VERY expensive and
%ss VsSs reacsn WESTERN
sa0s y ne DTssC pseased IN SAID patent
and shas could not dscoysr any sufficient GSece TO
who had besteweds great amount OF panstakIng labor
nsen question. cSncnrred With me- end in eonss-
TniSf Telegraph Company made the contract win Mrs
PAGE BY which they became infested ts p4gs
against ths claims in the Page patent which covered
FSs a1ldayis of DR. 1orytD Green, prss.dsns q the
wsstsn usion. states thSftt was mainly t6ESSgn the
stock Of the company, that the contract wfh Mrs. Page
AthiFd sfdavt Is made BY George a. PresOott, cleo
trican toe company who confirms and amPfhes the
O4oc0tf1G efnt0Wonth ho baSss
Professor Morse e1aHltRed the claims Of the Page
and that he did not know any enc other than
PSfeeeOF Page who had invented the things eined IA
fRat patoat3 no dd not nvsnt them htaself, and had
never claimed 20 have invented then. he said his
claim was for the combination OF the various devious
which enter ntO k apparatus, and that he did not In
vuna 0lemoDtQrY PRts WhRh were essential 70 the
secosa Of the aebbGLton- MP. Prescott described In
detail the original wooden SperimenfAl apparatus
~Sss ssS The SSSisE1 IN controversy IN tis sHk
ALAwYER TEsTIFIES In HIS OWN SUIT.