New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-11-15
THE BELL TELEPHONE CASE.
LISTENING TO ARGUMENTS OF COUNSEL.
uR. sroRRow CLOSELY MISUNDERSTANDING THE

MR., sTORROw CLOSELY FOLLOWED-NEARlNU HE
END OF THE HEARING.
WASHINGTON, Nov. IA (SpecidD before ar
gument began In the telephone case to-day seVerai
andavits were submitted by counsel for the Bell CON-
pany. One supplementary affidavit oy MI. oaiu
win Professor Gray's counsel in which was empouieu
much correspondence between Gray and his counsel re-
opening the litigation with Bell Grays letters show
that lie admitted the priority of the Bell invention Mr.
storrow also presented original Refs telephone ana
Blake transmtter More evidence was also submitted Dy
tae Bell Company regard to the Mcucci patents ana
his ability to pay patent office fees. Secretary Lamar
consented TO give tho counsel each side five hours for
argument Before the opened he said that nc
desired to receive early in the argument as practical
BILE some information two or three points ono was
as to what constitutes invention to such an extent
that 1t will preclude the granting Of patent Tor the
same thing another person; the second was queS
ton respecting present condition OF the teiephonc
art the third question as to what constitutes good
cause for the cancellation of patent which mas peen
regularly issued by the Government to an inventor
Mr. Humphreys, CT tho Globe Company, opened the
argument In behalf OF the petitioners lie sought to estap
sh three propositions First, that the Bell patent OF
1876 was frandulently issued The only testimony to
which hc referred in support of this the Wilbur
aidavits which would DC entitled TO more Welght per
haps II 1t for the fact that MT WlDur mas
made a strong affidavit the Bell side OF the case The
second proposition was that Bell "snrreputlo1u1sy
took out a patent for 1t in his name. Lastly no
argued that Res and not Bell was the original inventor
of the "speaking telephone" lnferenuaHy MI,
tho bench and he charged that the counsel for Gray
Dbear Edison aud other inventors who have been en-
gagged IN litigation with the Bell Company, were " In the
pay that company when they proiossed to DO serV
After the noon recess Dr. ckwith made speech In
behalf of the petition OF Antonio Meucc, OF Staten
Island. 49,, 49,.
After Doctor Beck with had concluded Colonel Casey
Young Secretary Of Mr.. Garland's Telephone company
made hi. argument. lie referred to some OF the sIate
neuts published in TIE TRIBUNE, respecting the Men-
pns petition in prJcurng.which he declared, Tue I'm
Electric Company had taken no part Whatever. Tue
Government, he said. upon the petition OF private cI T.
zens has the power To bring SUIT 10 ann Va
a patent I'm any proper case ana the bcI'
understanding to cover the operation OF power
of nature, because 1t possessed no utIlty, was
issued irrcgularIy and frauiulently ana wa, wa,
anticipated Nv prior inventions. IL would
jus,ce himself and the imp"rhnce OF the questions
demanded" Yet Solicitor Gcnerdl GOOde, assisted ny
Colonel Young ana United states senator Harrls cOnsu
cred a.d passed upon these " Important questions III
snse DAY and tho task did not exhaust them In the
Mir Storrow opened the case for the Bell Company
ana Mr. LHmar anxious to OrhS inc nearing 10 III Gnu
as practicable, proposed an evening session
which Gun at o'clock MI StOrr0" resumIh2 NE
lilo evening session was entirely occupied by Mr.
Sorrow who concluded his argument at 10 O'CLOCK it
gnvr the Secretary dHd his Cabinet some interesting
object lessons IN tho OF the Ress telephone anO
Blaze trausuiLter. showed that the ms rumchts
mon which Distrct-AttOrEey McCOwey largely bdseu
his recommendation favor OF brirgng suit TO annul
the Bell patent the iss telephones with hlutloh
the substantial features ot Tue III 10 IrasmIts no
listened to with the closest attention ny 7'ctrIr
Lamar AMI his ASSISTANTS. wei rs b. the large crowd
D. /, expected that the hearing will end on Monday
after ar uIueats lastlnSTIrce hours