New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-09-30
ACTION THAT WAS TAKEN IN TWO COURTS
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ELECTRIC TELEPHoNE--A LEGAL OPINION.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 (SpeciaD. steno-
graphic minutes OF the proceedings IN tho Baltimore
Court September Is. when the Bell Telephone Com
pany moved for injunction against the Pan Electric
Telephone Company throw additional light on Attorney
General Garauds connection with tho matter and re-
sponsbty the Tennessee suit to aside the Bell
patent should not be forgotten that almost from the
time when the Attorney 81 100000
OF the Electric stock he has been acting as the
attorney" and the counsellor" OF tho company
tits varously put in different advertisements The
pany has been enieavorng to strengthen itself by
tho publication OF Mr. Garands legal opinion, rendered
last year, In which he says
Ibeg to say that have given the subject referred to
much attention and have closely examined several
SoSTs SeWsen s Bell Tspaoue
Dobear, Spencer, Ghegan and others and am clearly
wise infriuges the Bell telephone The Courts hold
nat uon IS pssSnabo Without Infringing fhis in my juds-
ment than enough to Insure the Pan Eleetric
Telephone charge OF infringement of the Bell
Telephone.
This opinion in the advertisements is coupled With
shat of sham q. Harris. substantially to tho
same effect Another part OF the published advertise
ments tho Pan-Electrc, after naming AttorneyGeu-
eral Garland as Of the directors, says:
This telephone has been introduced into New-York by
parties representing several million dollars, who give
atty ON each instrument to parent company Mis-
aud rexa have contracted to give the same, with
sold $2.o000o0 in money and local stock has been
secured since January The Pan. Electric Tel.graph.
under the judlcous management OF General Joseph Ea
president and Senator Ishan Il. Harris. vice
president aided by able directory. has also steadily
Increased the yaiuo OF its stock
The Rogers Telegraph and Telephone Company owns
81 the stock certificates OF the Pan-Eectrio
companies. or its own stock must independents
of its value, in value tue PaEcctrc stock
and other properties belonging TO 10 advance and al
though the State OF PeDnsy mght seem at first
croumscrbe its territory It's dividend, In point
OF fact arise from every State IN the Union In
which tho n-Electric and American Postal
Companies prevail, for It also 100000 OF the
American Postal Telegraph stock. TO bt pooled with
syndicate which has already contracted condtonay
build 5000 miles OF wIre TO tap tho tobacco coiVn,
sugar cattle and mining markets Of the Southwest
The scheme plainly, therefore, is big one. Hitis
borne In mind that Casey Young, who Is named In the
advertisements as director and the secretary and
treasurer Of the PanEectric is Of the lawyers
whom permission Is given by tho Attorney
Generals oico to appear associate counsel with
tho Memphis DstrictAttorney In the Government snie
Tennessee, tho situation when the injunction motion
was made 10 Baltimore will be appreciated The
sci forthe Bell Company Messrs Gwinn, Disxerson
and storow, for the Pan-Electric Company appeared
General Johnson and United States Disric.Attorney
Sterling whstpropriey there could be In the Federal