New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-10-05

The SAYS that his co-drectors in the
Pan Electric Company applied to him to authorize tht
suit but declined he was interested and then
left Washington MIR. Goode became acting Attorney
General. and he tells the story. which Is this;
On the ID OF September he received from the Dstrct
Attorney in Tennessee application to the Depart.
ment OF Justice to bring suit IN Tennessee agains!
Professor Bell who lives In the city OF Washington ana
the Bell Company which exists in Massachusetts and
on the same day Mr. Isham Harris, yice-presldent OF
Young, treasurer Of that company, waited upon him
and urged him to order the suit to he brought ne says
they laid facts before him. and Mr. Young returned
next morning for his answer; but he 50 satisfied
that Mr. Bell not the Inventor or the Bel teephone
that had sent his order OFF the morning OF the 39
without waiting for that interview. ar. dooue na
heard OF the question BEFORE ana MS mlna was
Es %a' ts onor S OF the United States
been assaed Mr.. Garlands vice president and treas
that had been done upon the Government by one Bell
that he the machinery OF justice TO work before the
in Tie year 1876 had falsely that he was the In
ventor of Bell telephone and in consequence thereof
II mad been in public general for many years an
der the name OF the "Bess Telephone, which was IN
IN shops OF scientific instruments all over the world
That n%s en. whd this had f one of
Reiss telephones AZ tho .c sIiaso" ahscs of of
W., m centenna 10 oc l declare that This telephone
asexhil tied in operation at the Centenia ExhlDton
and ~ BY he the not
with this outrage. he had persuaded the Academy OF
the oniy time il has been given in this generations and
so 900 francs constituting tho money value OF mat
prize, In consequence OF that fraudulent recommehda
lion That lie had defrauded the Royal Society OF
inventor Of this wonderful invention; ana by similar
means had procured the Court OF h,, onan e~9.
GUM upon him. IN a suit maintaining his
Circuit United States for tho first second
and third circuits into deciding that he was really the
inventor OF the Bell telephone notwithstanding the
Rriss machine; and that he had fraudulenty induced
tho Patent Office TO decide frequently that the Reiss tel
ephone was an entirely different invention from his
And that worst OF ALL ho had actually succeeded IN pro-
curing injunction against he licenses OF tue Attor-
ney-Cencral's own company IN Phialephla restrain
in them from putting out or using the Rogers tee-
phones and had thereby deprived the AttorheyGeii-
erals company of IA royalty OF ten dollars apiece year
on Mi ding tell phone. thus put out, which Mr. J.
W. Rogers, now called crank and repudiated ana j..
Harris Rogers by covenant. In wrting,.wth tue AZ.
torney encrars company, had agreed to pay And
finally, that he about frauduleny to procure an
Injunction In Maryland in.the i2nrth circuit ailer a
hearing IN court against the Attorney own
comnany to restrain 1t from further infringing.
This tale OF fraudulent acts was too mucn to be en-
dued 10y MT GOOdr the guardian OF the honor or the
United States and as anyone would naturally have
done who loved the honor Of ms country ana lau II III
charge for MONTH he ordered the villain 10 be promptly
pursued. They also must have shown him their blii OF
complaiDt aud particularly the following SPECIFICATION
And yonr (the United states) further shows
your Honors that the said application Of the sald
Bell, made ~ aforesaid. and 50 hlcd III inc Iaich
Onco OF the United States with the Commissioner OF
OF the United states virtue Of AMI In accord
ance with the regulations governing said Patent once
signed to one J.. WILDER, at that time an Examiner
said Patent ONCE, for the examination required
law In such cases and to determine whether the Same
contained and set forth In due form any patenaDle mat
ter invention dis That sai WILDER. "a your
orator nov believes by Of his want OF KNOWLEDGE
and the art of applied electricity ana OF the
state OF the art to which sad alleged invention or dscoy
cry OF the said Boil related or apprrtaineu OF WIN
which IL nearly connected aud also by reason
his Ignorance OF the laws OF the United states relating
olcttcrs patent for Inventions or dscoNefes was IN an
things untitled 10 make the said examination AMI intel
igenty determine whether the law had been complied
with by said Bell or whether patent should De granted
ard allowed to SAID Bell by reason OF any matter SET
forth contained In his said application In the manner
and form the same was therein set forth ana prayed
by the said Bell and. further. that tho sala Den
knew tha' tue saG o was to and
The sworn legal opinion by Mr. WILDER the person
competent annexed to the bill In these words: " |
have since carefully examined the law OF patents ana
February TO- $40. l. warranted by law, aud that
their ascertainment OF the date OF ng Grays cayeat
II the Revised statutes. TO give such information to
applicants for patents had extent become Gus
the law did no, contemplate the giving OF nformi
ton t. applicant for patent IA distinctly requires
be kept secret ard the caycator alone 10 De
Anv Ia,yyer wond at once perceive that the Govern
mcnt had been defrauded by Mr.. Bell IN accept
,mcomncnt 10 indcrsan IT. and that when the ignorant
Official had the Law. since learned by him. IL was
O the Attorney 10 accept his rcentaht
opnion and pursue the villain who got the patent
Not having waited for Mr.. Casey Young to return
tho morning OF the 3d. and with that burning indgna
ton which This catalogue had excited In his
breast he did learn that Professor Bell was living
within sight OF his Department In Washington. aud had
never been In Tennessee in his life, and that the Bell
Company was not Tennessee corporation and had
In that State but having great confidence IN
tho legal opinion OF Sir. Van Bcnthuysen. who had
written 10 the Department OF justice, IA he himself
states requesting that such proceedings should bo
Instituted IN Memphis before Judge Hammond"
he sent his marshal In pursuit OF the villains IN Ten
nesscc who. since that time has been going about IN
that with writ I'm the name Of the President OF
the United states In tho hop. that he can ma some
looks enough like Mr. Bell aud the Bell Com
pamy To serve IT 10 Is 10 be supposed that he has
been furnished with photographs In order to detect the
resemblance.
Tn To my last Information he has not found anybody
that looks nearly enough Ike defendants 10 make
turn 10 the court: Mr. Casey Young. OF the di
rcctors OF the Attorney Generals company; sp clay
empoyed I'm this suit l. calling with Ieud voice
Inviting Mr. Bell aud the company to take Journey
to Tennessee u order to be served
This so far as know Is the and the state OF facts
I'm Tits case. EDwAgD " DICKINSON
Nctc York, Oct. 2. 1885.