, 1881-03-01
WAS BELL THE INVENTOR ?

Ills Clniil to tho Right of the TGIes
phone eGontnatcd-Du,,tcl 1.rnsrbaMull,
nh Inventive fscnl,l4 ia tho NSllds of
I'ennyylvnr,ta, HntA to Isc tito First
NlKcoyGrcr-An II Instrument In lfke Ton
Yours AgO-Too Poor to Patent 1t.
Ne,u FORK Sun, ftb. =.
Tho war over tho Telephone promises to 10
fought US stubbnrnly us tho recent contest ovor
" pMrt Of M el1.trtcnI Instrument. THUS fur
tho fight h.ls hcen going on aiilntty. but the
sharp firing fl tue courts ulstl III tic htent.O .Otcc
Mt Washington shows that Helthor sde Is willing
tn retruat. At present II seems possible TINT
tho Invention Of tho telephone i,ny 1c cx-
tended In Its owlcrshfp by tho issue OF Il pat.
cnt 10 Daniel Drawbau9tt. I'LL Inventive
genius living III tho Willis of Poansylsasl5a, ur
its use nnd ownership be given to tho public. II
l,rawhnuxh gots u pntnnt, tho patents OF l}c'l
Ei!son, A,lA Gray, it Is BKtl, will fal. to tho
ground, for moro thutl hal,,lrcst witnesses say
thut nraHbauKh porfpctcd Gnd used tho invell-
tlUn seygr.ll yoars before other Boil, E1!sDu or
Gray applied for pntcnt.
The Iioll, Edison. nud Griy pntents nr0 cutl-
sol.lntol aud uwnct by tho American He'll Irle.
phone Company and tho Metropolitan Telephone
s. &ToIcxranh compllNy. Tue opposing cusnpany
now IL, tho contest IL tho Peoples Telephone
Company, nn organization Formed on tho lllvclt-
tion OF nnlwbuugh. Tho light between thoAe
coInpAnius was beGun In December lust, whun
tho two former conpnrH got temporary
lllJalGtlon h8nlflst lAo !MlioF ct'IHlHn3s ~
Ing tclophoues. 1hu. lenpl'.s Coapany ,'1la.'o
Il ges,erul ,icninl. hut subsequently, toinc!
Isslius In Il suit III rltlty lotnra Judge l}1tGh-
ford fI tho United ftlItns tiTe.tlt Entrt. Thu
enmptalnt ot tho American 1sel .reluphon99
Telegraph t}hpany II thlt tho T0nple's Ta!o.
l,huri6 Company manufactured AMI sold tolr-
plunn Instruments. They Mllrgo that l3o!l was
tho original inventor Of tho leiephuRe, and thnt
aad seii teleihoict: Thoy also o'lsKs that 4. A.
TbD answer Of tic pcoplos Telephone Coni-
iaxnF testimony il tho East. ani i, ! fsw wseks
tho defendants viii Gs rA.!y II se,1tl \, their
Testimony. III tho answer Ut tho peoples Conl-
lMuy aro suItse rclllarkst'o atleKnltons, u
i!l,lita that lottor' I1AttHlt NM. Ea.toa , nslu
III March =, 1871. una Jau. II, los1, ~"
slcetlyrly, .for-an alleged fnvnntion In tcr4-
rully, bltt aha lto knowledge That tho enrpasA"
t0ns III thu suit Aro duly authorized bu1ios nor
ay kMwsEo Sf %l,,rsf n3s!xs's ,, r.. EIrsns1
invcntlons III tho t1ttors p!tont wore evor n.
thnt tho Telephones horptutoso antfnstueed weFo
not nf tho HAnl0 construction, Ila tho naehtnus
ont but wero Substantially tlllfcrunt inrulltlohs.
1t donlea that tho patent uh which tho suit Is
brought ure 4utn! and ,v9!id p4tenta. II doH!ts
thAt tho validity TT clthur ut thath hus letn
illus lilo ualnis ii Hull ind othess 70 tho oxen,
slye right Of tue alleged tnyontons, aud says
that not oAly As the validity Of tho pAtents md
ulatths thorelnAor not oecu KeuerallY aeknowl.
niKe an auAess'd& & " Tut Fl re 'a, tast 4 Is tnas
bauyh all1 othars have uIni.ncd. and st.ll
d. Slufm, zach for hIlusuf, 10 Do tho
Sslgilial aud llst Inventor ot tho Telephone: