New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-06-30

S d,a nv wac of Examination that day. ana semu M
the order TO o,'ns sm Sca time AZ hot sep
tember day he could spare IRON ME OWL
Sotn Of which devolvcd upon him. the statement ss'
he examiued them 10 he taken IN very ":
was te,aiiy iguorant fact shst the patent nao
repeatedly langated ana Us yA H tc.,,uss en-.
he totally ignorant tnst sn"rs sb sn
been any litigation about the patent 10 rna;,on Of
the subject he never read tho petition Inc pes,
on little less than OF o IN. Of the
Uned states sustaining tue pAtent In face OIL no'"r
anti was to make that charge Mr. Goode
says in etterto the Prrsidsnt that he qua nov
they could tell him. Though confessedy Ignorant 90
these SUBJECTS Mr. Goo1e was by some mnans ea W M
s,.ntv arrive ut such fceruty that ne tbouRn
the Patent Oacs could teach him nothing Inc pe.om
itself ted that Oil these courts hal ,risd tns n RI.
weather the Refs telephone tho Same - tho Dc
tsl.pnone and mad found that IL was not spe.kins
telephone ALL II Impossible 10 peneVe I"st,cs
man IN 10 be at the head OF the Department OF Juvo
would assume that all those decisions were wrong VIII
out reading them having any knowledge OH '"'
Mr. Gooie SAYS that he did know anything about
.uch thing a. the Pan Electric Company nor Mr. Gar
lands eon nsction with II. Yet the evidence is spunas
from the petitioners themselves mat lue go, LII, ~
that company and MI Gariand's connection WIN w., ~
were ext-nsvey advertised for nearly two years ia o
newspapers and we're matters OF common $3.50 So
Xa.hiug on and the very papers Iaid osiolo '
citor. General Geode Dr. Adamss book ana sta a
that prepared on oehif or inc & stbsT IL
phone Company Taxing all these Things toxe."el ~
docs lot admit OF douot that the -,
ing as
This application without the usual reference or IN
curry without shy pretruce OF competent examination
snerd unr IsmpIed IN the history Of the DrpTtmrnt;
In violation OF thu established practice Oh tnr opa
ment and I'm direct violation OF the rui"s WHICH,
ths last wo mouths the head OF tho Department had
acted upon and declared To De the estaolsheu -,
ia such and had just acted on IN peuuon py
one of same tis same patent In
ordinary such Ac'ion w"u.i DC neli 10 oo
i've proof OF fraud at proof OF gross negligence
which, In pei Of his position Is EQUIV 10 lrAuu;
There reason WHY that rule shonid not DO mPps 5
t.rh how VI
tolerated that the business OF the Government Gan We ~
conducted The conduct OF the Sole tor,I-nert ~ ms.
easily accounted for the assumption that he unuor
stood the matter In advance and nad predc'ermneu
upon his course or action.
ME- GARL,ND's PART IN THE MATTER.
Mr. Garland's testimony and his unnisputed acts snow
what he thinks Is becoming for Senator an Cabinet
Minister He tcstes when the Pan Electric scheme
was first suggested by General Atkins: 81 tod DIM
had never attemp cd to make ans money at anything
but law and poker; that always lost al p"Ker' OUT
sometimes won law; but was willing To go into TINS
thing If ne thought it offered any good ndncenents.
He describes his views OF the thing" To be "smpy
the association OF five or six very men wh"
wanted l., better their condition" The lniucsment
which 1t offered To senator was 100000 OF STOCK
with 40 money except possible MT OF %
pay incidental expens"s he was only 10 pn. ~
his name He dld so, he advertised as sponsor
for the scheme He dd advertise that three ana
half OF the I'VE parts of this thing hal Desn gveh
away for names" Then he furni-hei an oinloh WHEN
was wanted guide the person to whom IL was ad
dressed 1t published in order 10 nnuence ana 50
that did influence people tn pay 10 money TO suocon
ranes par of winch went TO his pocket. uron the view
| that in the South and Southwest mon would De-
l,eve that opinion reliable. Ii WAS shrewd view;
they dd believe but he did not When lie
I've II he declared TO his associates that
for a specialist, and when the specalis-ex-Cominls'
sOner OF Patents Marble-deoidei the DINER way, VII.
arsnTs opinion con.nae" n .o 10 e ~. we can "Is
| cover A. the head OF the Department OF justice ne
nor To- return the stock ana cease associate
had do ally what they thought
Was a fair service Tor the stock he kept Bnt it WAS
| b. Is a
hefore The evdcnce before the COMMITTEE, however Is
Of aggressive character Before this Investigation
began up point in II where the facts came "iI
On crosse xanina'n, great pains we're tasen oy some
OF the prominent actors To give i'Ise coio 10
their proceedings IN the cyesof the puzzle and e'prcaly
to conceal the PARTICIPATION OF the Pan-Eioctrc Com.
| cas-, q. feel sure that We know al.
| The suit pr;.sht by the Government at memphis on
S.n,.mn.r . was a, -ssed IN October at the sugges
ion of the President ami upon til" grodnd mat 10 nal
10, been precs,ed by pr"prr i"qgy, e ~ perrmsnt
SELL no pretend that the action % SOLICITOR
iii second hra;ioa wa. initiated by letter from
The Disirlcl.Attoeney at Memphis dated October H.
SAVING: 81 would IKE 20 demonstrate the pro
pr ETY. OF the Original proceedings by carrying
cccrssrn termns,,on This new request therefore ID
IN Us aid the dcslre FOR Standardization as wen as the
plvAte lnteie-, of the promoters. .,, % o,,s,,.r
iwo quesiions-whether there wa' power 10 brn< tue
10 exercise II IN INT. lie ADVISED that in his op-
II would br proper I" sue; npon thS' inc yrp.rt
nept OF Justice determined nat II w1ud sue. We nr-
,eye mai n CONCLUSION Is ain not us,
| fy the action of The Depar ment OF lstlce me w
lie me-. before Secretary Lamar u--d afierWri wlh
the resh aiavts from Mr. Gray, ana thr
"A Il of The DR. Adams the chief expert of tha
PAN Electro Ompauy, to resist motion III court AT
New orleans be ore judges neither OF whon hai ever
Leard t-lrpboue case After considering all tho evI-
dence Secretary ana all the additional VOL
uuie which the Z,a Of the petitioners MAJ infnlsh"l'
and enlightened Dy twenty-one DAYS OF ORAL argument
they adjndged and determined that notung led then to
DOUBT that Mr.. Bel the first Inventor Oh the nrst
Ling teleunone that IA. was entitled and
had ec~i yrl
when ue described in his patent. embodied III MS M
chime.
II the petitioners shoultodsy come before the Depart.
meut, with III - record thus AGAIN passed np"h ny
trained Judicial minds the Department ohshi 10 .h
would refuse to listen to them Secretary Lamar when
lie gave ms advice GA January d. ana not Know "hcn
way this decision would be- but he Was aware thht snc
decision cOpiug at Tor this WIS made known
him at the bearing lie said that on the merits OF me
controversy he had not formed ana qua not express an
opinion lie right in this and Is To e commended
So But since tn.. was ,ne enc,
opDion. lie might well have LETT Irrigation 10 lake It's
| step lie might nave awaited the Judicial inquiry he
| knew was just at hand But he let iniecsi IN stand
dse,'n Of N tas e a al one however,
upon the head of The Department Of Justice.
secretary unable 10 form an opinion In h'. letter
the President of October g. 1855 Mr. Goode SAID that
uis OF exam natiOn of one side Nal LETT MS
mind certain that tho patent was bal hedrlnS ooth
aides for several days exparts ahiavlts had eft inc
SECRETARY han wind Six OF litigation
and the Examination OF the Witnesses had ma ie
6 b si ht the SUIT arcn 2s 1856 the
had been argued AMI submitted OF all ths proofs
before him. He did not care TO walt Tor III"
New Orleans judges one more combination appears.
Mr. Young In some form or other the attorney
lor Mr.. Elisha Gray. Mr.. Young informs TIE COM
mitt-e And senator Harris states that he 50 under
stands. ,
It's not our province express any opinion as to the
validity Of patent But tue resolution directs us 10
Inquire the reason FOR constituting the United States
party to said suits and all matters connected
We constrained 10 BELT We that there "
no sufficient exgency for bringing the SUITS
This n proceeding TO Obtain IN hhatter OF mere
and discretion. the permission lron the Depart
men OF Justice to the head Oi which had been gwen
$500 900 OF stock without money payment, and solely
IN consideration of sucn services he might render
III. fact is and he knew aud all the parties knew that
the permission sought and was TO b. used solely
Tor private benefit OF his company aud its Ally ana
for The pablic good In our jugnent the proceed
Inss would been asked allowed n. they were
for the relations Of the Pan Eiec rc Tee
phone CompAny Goyerunsnt officials. sni for the
therein especially held Dy The head OF tho
| Department OF Justice.