The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-11-12
HELLO CENTRAL!
THE TELEPHONE PATENT cAsEs
BsiDg Investigated by the Secretary of the
Intsrior-rhs Deficiency In the Postal
ReysRuss-Tho Bsnss of Assassin
ouIteAu-Gsueral Washington News

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-THE hearing in
the telephone cases was resumed before
the Secretary OF the Interior to-day. Mr.
CAN'T, for the citizens OF Memphis, read q
long list Of the sfIidavits and authorities
that he intended. to put in evidence as
tending to show that Bell was not the
original inventor OF the telephone. Among
the papers was a communication from
Acting Attorney General Goode, express
ing the opinion that Reiss was the iRven-
tor Of the telephone and that Bsll'spatent
had been irregularly issued, justifying, in
his opinion, the beginning Of suit by
the United States to set it aside. A num-
ber OF telephone models, originals and
otherwise, vera next produced and their
mode OF operation described by an expert.
A number of Atfidavits made by inventors
and experts were read at length, including
one by Edison wherein be states that his
carbon telephone is now used altogether
by the Bell company; that he had not
heard OF Bells experiments when he
(Edison) invented his telephone, but had
read an account oil Rsiss' investigations.
As supporting the allegations OF irregu.
JAJ pIACuEeb 4u Lue atrut SMtV dAVtHeL
affidavit by ex.Examiner Wilbur was
read, reCiting the circumstances attending
the presentation II Gray'S caveat on the
same day that Bells application was re-
ceived also the endorsement by Wilbur
on the wrapper Of Gray's cavsat, a,ed
FEBRUARY 81, 1876, stating that Balls ap-
plication had been suspended because 1t
had been .he Practice OF the Office to
recognize only d. ference in date OF the
tilinS Of such papers. The endorsement
OF Commissioner Ellis Speara, directing
the revocation OF the slspansory order for
the reason that It appeared that B lis ap-
plication had b en- a'ad two hours before
Gray'B caveat, WAS also rtad.
Extracts from the testimony given Ia the
Dowd suit we're presented as bearing on
the alleged unlA"lul disclosure OF the ma
turs OF Gray's caveat
Mr.. Young read an sHi lavit made by
Prof Gray, of Chicspo, on the OH inst.
PROT Gray begins his affidavit with the
statement that in the year 1915 he con;
veyed num0tr OF his patents, supposed
anIcng other things to II late TO telephoney,
to the Harmonic Telegraph Company, 10
consideration OF a stock interest in that
company. These patents sore then con-
veyed 10 the American Speaking Tela-
phone Company by the Harmonic Com.
pany for the consideration OF one third OF
the stock OF the American Company.
Mr.. Gray states that the AMERICAN
Telephone, the Gold IND Stock, the
Harmonic aud Western Union Telegraph
Companies were tue real defendants in the
suit Of the American Company known as
the Dowd case. Some time after the in
stitution Of that suit these companies
combined in jrint ownership Of all the
patents involved, the American Company
receiving in the compromise 20 percent Of
the royalties received, and to share in the
expenses OF litigation and the purchase Of
other patents, before the combination
was effected and when ii was understood
that compromise would be made. Prof.
Gray says he now believes that the liti.
CATION WAS not carried On In good faith to
view Of tiual settlement in the ccurta.