New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-11-17
proc. BELNS DEFENCE.
PLAIN WORDS N THE TELEPHONE CASE
EN-. pIcKnRsOS or THE PAN-ELEcrRIc sUIr-A !
L.-nL-Y ERlAI Mp. GANII.

nrOper for him plain his apparent lnacOh III rVS""
20 his cavea as shown in the correspondence submitted
by Mr.. Baldwin lie declared that he hAa hau tho
fullest confidence in his couHsers ineuitIand amhiy
and mad acted entirely upon his advice IN re'ra'hihs
from contesting Bells application. 1t apleaiep no"
that he was mistaken. lie declared that Belts mVeh-
ton as set his specifications was imperative anu
that no one III the condition ~ electrical science d" tu"
day conld have made the instrument speak
Mr. Beckwth, of the Ncw-Oreans company ch"r-
acerized as bosh and nonsense, Professor Bells theory
of unduatory vibrations of the electric current Ihat
soul of hypothesis sad MI Beckwith would be found at
some tant day eutJmbed dark cabinets as curious
relic OF a bronze age. But ii that unduatOry current
existed il had been launched by the maui Vi
tile Almighty at the birth Of creation anu
capable ever since of conveying speech. Ito" on
earth cDnd there be any invention IN that MI
Beckwth attacked the model Of the Refs instrument
used by Mr. SOrrow ana prepared by Professor MORTON
In the interference suit lie stated tuat the contracts
could not established as described III ROSS o""ns
aud expressed belief that the Instrument was Imperfect
when submitted IN interference suit II was q'e7-
tion of serious import said Mr. Beekwth, whether there
was enough communication permitted between MI ben
or his attorneys and the Patent Oice to cast ihat sS
picion upon grant that would make 1t appropriate AZ
least that 1t have further sanction lie reviewed
the evidence bearing upon the Issuance OF fOessor
SELLS patent and asserted that the circumstances al
warranted and demanded Judicial investigation
Mr. DlckersOn up the argument Tor Inc lei
Company. He said Professor Bell did not claim an un-
dulatory current only means OF using that I'M
dulatory current the transmission OF sound waves
The currents moulded by the vibrations that naue
them He took up the alleged reproductions OF Tue e9
instrument and pointed the dismia1y between the
original drawing and the reproductions Ana thlS Oiu'
zen Van Benhuysen," said. Nil Dickprson, ''who dld
the miscellaneous business and every variety OF swear
ing said instruments were fac SMILES OF the origin
ais 1t was perfectly shameful but that Sds the kihu OF
trick that had practsed in thsse cases HOW long
would live under cross examination aIter that
kind o. swearingF Taxing up the petitions Mr. Dlcker
son said that McDonOugh an enloned lnllnger Van
Benthuysen enjOinet through MS company III Inc
Pittshurg suit, .he Washington Company was under
restraining and would be enjOned and MeucciO-
that grand old man with "a company tine Globe repre-
sentng $lOOO00O0 behind him Out OF which they conu
not squeeze enough to KEEP him out OF the poor house
against these were arIayed Professor Ben Win
reputation second three Justices Of the supreme
Court Circuit Judges and three or four District
Judges who all passed upon these cases after tga
ton lasting for seven years
Mr. Dckerson having attacked the Pan Electric Com
pany, Mr. Gant said that that company was not
present
I'VE nave been seeking that company iniustrousy for
some time" said Mr. Dickerson, " and We via reach
them YETI" He reviewed the proceedings leading up TO
this action. A meeting of citizens was hcld III wash
ington," said he the citizens being the IanLeetre
Company aud Citizen Van Benthuy sen. That meeting
went 10 the Attorney General and asked To nle D! at
Memphis would show those i've or sN circuits Wal
the law was. OF course the Attorney cheral t2rned
lie an owner OF llc StOCh Dut Nu'9
renewed their enterprise and got solicitor General Gooie
to direct the Memphis suit. That outraScousy
bad however, tnat 1t had to be wlthdrd"n.'
Referring to the Mescclo claims he said that II their
allegations they had only tO 30 TO codrt to de
feat the Bel Company. This e ndI Deeu made up Win
"a PAIR scissors from the answers ID All o'her SUITS
~wny ii the petitioners take THIS proceeding! Because
they wanted the sanction of tails aga authority
10 the proposition that Professor Bel Hal oeon pHm"
facie guilty OF perjury and lrauG that tIo JUDGES Mo
Il taaU fnII. V M Inc
had been shown satisfaction OF IA, TRIBUNAL that
Alexander Graham Bell was hot lAe Ial inventor Ihs1
wanted the Of the Department To these Prolo
sons they might sell their stock aud telephones
and that they might have, lar a. possible, The moral
support OF this great department III Their favor
MI eXOnelated the counsel from any wrong
intention but declared that some scoundrcl behind
them mad deceived them he had deceived tle Depart
,nent o Justice hal caused fair OF the C4,ted
States be liked to the Jill charging TIC bell Company
with fraud wuen he knew otherwise
Reierriu. to Mr. Gray's cafcat he "a d that II was
charged that Professor Bell had stole from the Patent
Office information known 20 the world Tor fifteen years
before. Then corrupty stole caye't and yothe did
not put its into MS pIcut ii was not there
Was Professor Bell Use the words OF James watts
when he, similar CIRCUMSTANCES, wrote: Ihey
ass.d my honor that they may OF my profits
"Mr. Gray has always sald-has s"oh-ihdt he Aad 10
chance and YET to-day after honorable carter-GOd
knows what temptation I,-afcr all that he has
written he here TO slur TO Witty aud cast sus'
peion and contempt upon and destroy the fair fame O
that whose honor ana glory he ehfle am
OF which lie Is Jealous"
In reference DOwd case, where collision Eai
been charged Mr.. DickeIson sand tie Western Union
Company bought up all these inventors, DOLear,
GRAY Edison and others. The Bell Company, not the
pr.seut company was weak concern financially yet the
Western UnOn which formed a company O the body OF
Inventors to the Bell Company, eOh!esseu mat
tley could prevail, and offered 10 compromise lAcy
bad me pateut the COILS, lhoy Lad Edison APPLICATION
the mcrophone that II lsnt succeed III tne idteh
used. he lte
all OF and TO decide the relative snts or the
Inventors tne DOwd was fought up to Tue handle
Ihe argument against the Bell Company n the spencer
was the aUlest ever used Il. aI9t ~ lu ne was
the comn"ny more anxious 1c' 'n"' u"4 Oo'n '"'i"0
ain concluson sali Mr.. DickersOn, The man who did
too much Tor MS cOdhry mas H5l rear H'aoIti t De
cause II eXctes against HIN the envy OF the DdNe Inc
and The nonn,ls hover about INN IKE wolves
sheep fold. 10 rob MN Of his honor only that they may
SIr CAN'T followed for the petitioners lie declared
that only remained Ter giant monopo4'' TO l'3e 'cn
questions jurisdiction ad been raised ia his cast;
ionopohes Of sloOUOOOOO mifnt attempt 10 rac q@rs-
tuat the citizen OF the EepaDlc tane ioi -raIed
Take tue 100000 telephones admitted 10! i'Ae couu-
did not say So" interposed Mr.. u ckerson.
Well, 1 say So continued NJ Can't, al 80 year
100000, 900" Touching the Pan-Llectnc Company,
MI said he desired TO say word iof H. Included
NIr Young neced with IT had Deoi Attorney
General Garland ADD General johnston Those men
had done. they had yed TO the present inc wth repu
There Is a IN the land said Mr. CAN'T, that
shake this monopoly. ms inquiry cduuOt he sup
pressed power to suppress H. there Is enough
OF influence to demand triumpnantly the mFcsusduon
and IL must II has Oeen SAID that Professor Gray
LOST his cayeat because Of his neglect II lie aha not
snov Reu n the conn any the that deceived and
fatally ml,lsd him ~ MS invention ihen he would
yield this case; and If he were IN COMPANY with mat
man Nhy was III But have gJt them, we nave got
them hy cable Of their weaving we nave driven
into tie side OF this rhin1eerOa monopoly ana mean 70
mold H. Aud more than that II We can stand before
court and Jury demonstrate lhdt Iuelc i ioeh
moss fraud aud COLLISION al the bottom o. TINS udn9dc
ton" ~ .t nh
Mr. CAN'T said II had been shown that Ben ana BAD
win i;rays counsel were together the fatal 81 OF
March That Baldwin had written on thdt day 10 III
Whtr Cray's partner, advising him against the prose
cutOn Gray's claim. IL had been shown 'Idt aIu WIN
admitted Grdy's priority IL Direct contradiction OF lhe