New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-11-14
CLOSING TIE TELEPHONE CASE.
4 UNIQUE LINE OF ATTACK BY THE PETITIONERS
Arrt.AtLrrs 10 nnGIN To-day.


CLOSING TIE TELEPHONE CASE
4 UNIQUE LINE OF ATTACK By TIE PETITIONERS
AECUMENTS 10 BEGIN TODAY.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 IS c0ab. Public
interest in the telephone hearing before Secretary
Lamar steadily increases and to-day the room IN wIch
il is held made uncomfortable by the crow" Oh
spectators Professor Bel came IN carly, h"Vh9 JUS.
re turned from meeting Of the National Academy ol
Sciences at Albany Mr. Sto read strong affidavit
from Mr. baldwin who has been Professor Gray's
counsel for years. in which he trversed most OF tue
statements contained in the affidavit OF Professor Gray
in the present proceeding and declared that Gray had
never before utmacd any dissatisfaction regarding me
which his eIests had been looked aItef by
his counsel After that the counsel Tor Inc
petitioners opened a line OF attack which.
to say tho least, was unique, but which they
were permitted to follow until they were tired oil H.
Mr. Bcckwith led by impeacing the printed record OF
the hearing in the Pttsburg case last summer ana ap
pcang TO the recollection Of himself and two other per-
sons who were present, TO support the impeachment
Then there was read an affidavit by Mr. Van Benthuy
sen who declared that Mr. storrOw's statement on yes
terday of what took place at l1isbufg' was
not in accordance with the facts ana
that TO ordcred the to he wthdrawh
because Of his conscientious belief that fair and I'M
partial hearing could not he obtained before the uhtd
States Circuit and Distinct Judges IN western PernSN-
vania. Its said that Mr. Van Benthuysens hearing Is
somewhat defective Colonel Young read another all
dayt him denying certain statements by NJ stor-
row respecting the Refs telephones
Later in the day the attack the printed record ID
the Piusburg case was renewed by the petition
ers who asked and obtained permission TO nave
Mr. Blackwell, of their counsel IN that case stae
his recollection to what took place.
lie did very nicely and was about To retire "hch MI
Dickerson Of the Bell counsel, and desired to re-
fresh his memory points which proved to be very
material. Mr. Blackwell became rather Hurried
and really appeared 10 have entirely forgot
ten two important matters. his reluctant admissions
concerning which put very different foce on his stare
mcnt one that the Circuit Judge h1d sAid mat il
the Bell counsel admitted n certain fact as Mr. Bake
wells cOuns asserted that they had done he would re-
fuse the injunction asked. The other was that the Judge
declined consider further evidence respecting The
Refs invention, because he had within eighteen months
heard testimony and arguments on that SUBJECT
ior days on three separate occasions IN Other
cases. but said he willing 10 henr and consider new
evidence bearing any new matter The lHSsago ne
Mcssrs Dekerson and Blackwell enlvcnod the pre-
Colonel young submitted without reading the formd
able document PFc@rGd lr3, c e me- ysfey Icrarrd
would leave the Bell people without leg 10 >tahd on
thirteen in Iumber-n wiich tie Attorney has
Ordered the bringing OF sits III the name 81 te eG
states since 1874 The document docs noi snow "hat
became Of the suits brought but one or the BEL, co
sci to-day said that all except one OF them were "kckr'
An affidavit of President Goodwin, Of u, t9e
forth on information aud belief extreme poverty OF
Antonio Meucci OF staten island aud states that the
Bell company tried buy Mcuccls tee, |
phone Mr. Dckerson desired 10 know who represented
The Bell Company IN the attempted transaction" "ho 1T
to a Nj Tompkins ana said: Their SITS the man.
Counsel the Bel Company then stated th't Mrnccl
did make and thar by invitation one OF thrl
counsel went to Philadelphia To examine Tue aHtsod
invention. but was refused pcrulssiOn 10 see H. .
Here Dr. Bockwiih again spraug to his icGt ana I'D
his deepest aud most traaic voice declared the state
Inent to be untrue. we will prove hc exclaimed.
that the emissary OF the Bel Company came without
any invitation; thar thcre was lax oi mn Ii'I ,,
that watches were drawn anI 10 was informed tha
the next train would leave for Ne"-lorh Ia twenty
The Bell counsel state that they have their posses
sion the letter Of invitation under whch m attorney u
the Bell Company went to Philadelphia on the occasion
and business referred to.
cum.taucrs connected With tho Van B"nthnyscn
rl"mptly referred to the Interior depart nnt by
Attorney General Garland. subsequently MI Won
was authorized b Mr.. Garland to wthdra" Tie papers
and they were handed 10 him. Commissioner NgIl.
gomery has recovered them ana they were sd'm''' ID
Counsel lor the Bell Company derri TO have one OF
United IN evidence toni-,l ,.F '''T ,,i.
demanded the reh 20 be present I"i'n+ w.. 'N'l''.
against OK partc proceedings IL forgot thAt ti- ",-n
mcut was O. petty severe reflection u"'h 9'''''''''
The Bill expert Mr.. Pope; Of NS. .}. finally
Examined the machines, Ga@ his a"" l. fat tgr
machinc- in evidence are me OF s.na.
improvements which have been patented ind are used
to form tine Blake Trau@miticr
Mr. ,torruw said tuat be to-day discovered rrr@in'
Eeis machine ia ore Of the rooms Of tine Ilte" o'er'
and ne VIII ASK 10 have i produced 10 noI4o"
not yet settled how much time VAL Doc "'"itrd
to each Sde secretary Lam II S"Ei'l'I l1i r.. hr
Coo'cl Nouns orcl'lmcd VE"r'N,} "-''1,i 30 mo- R
time on account OF the vast importance "l me Issues M
voved. On Selnemnri t.f -. ~, ~, h' o,r.trd
whether it TOOK Colonel Dung ana senator natt', 'r
brought. But the Boil Company wa, not tAen repre-
scented.