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

Any ,n' 30 the President September %; Inc Inc pe.
r Sa V Company signed y soss p...Sp SS
INK stock the pan-klec'rie M Ppn" Elsctrc Com
lnr sdr similar statement But the invrsuxat'or,
q conmtte. has 81 wnoh they pro-
cuecd that those pretences were 'ais"
WHAT THE FACTS SHOW.
rs ,c,. now developed are these: In July. 1880
IN. National Improved Telephone company wa"
,r,,,,,,s At Pitts,urg with the Hell Com
my Mr. Young, secretary and attorney OF the ran
rI.c,,c want there heard the argument and dccison
in favor Of Bell Company and said 'aat 70 n'' opn
o, on the record there presented mo asiepaah
rrvnrrsen,aiivc 10 Pttseurg July $40 1852 ana suos
ouent consequences, were y, cnnhined to
An, tSe Sell Company. Thsss ssreements were s,s"ea
By senator Harris. o. css uT t"osp that the
nn.rtmen Of Justice should lend than the nAme Oh INC
u9,ep r.cora To this confederation the Pan-Elec-
fric Company avowediy contributed lts nuu." n, =,
sns H Wa evidence when had $4,000 TO collect
TIC irart provides:
..nsone Com apj said Pan lecaic TeepaOne
Pr 1. Us aaIusi he rehons Com
orsysS 90 s the ' nf.S iaH s.es To
.tipal tn should they succeed
In, s'Ts s parry shall Cd cOuS,s Of
.ad sat and sysry sos'e e.rr 70
further express agreement and UNDERSTANDING
that ers a Be no 50 tems3a 90 , Slses.sop eT
sse pbr Of 10 es agreement upoa
such settlement or compromise a. NAV see" "'
'I IN vines proper officers o. said conpans'
asTs '''''" '-'' '''N' $3.50 ~
The Angus, o. 1885, agreement also contains the FOL
loving A..
.pa. further stipulated and agreed that neither o me
hel. AGENTS .traSys oa.
a. ler nation Of sid Ig before final decree sisI be
nsS r pon the terms thereof beng the d ns
Mi DO noa.les must aVr,e 20 settlement osmssai vi
Inf n e sll
Mr. Cs-ey Young secretary. treasurer and attorney OF
the Pan Electric Company. ana VINO arrdnSeu Tue 0'
tracts and business. testin"s;
said 10 HIM M Van Benthuysen Won bring mat SOFT
Of suit simple really bv The aons sna
oeD &c nv sUn and
sa al al You SHOULD reiasn s. !h.w can
fa, We se1s forming ts bsiwssn the Pan
ec and sCH. ca@ r van a sa says ne Sa
sne OF the compsn In the cold 80 10 spea ana not 10
sTSy .ac ans. as ~s s as record S It
withdrawn the Interior Department al mat u"e '
"oIn Other wSrd. you wanted TO use the Governments
i n.%f; s the as s n1"' O'ih hat was ali
For your interest A-iha' was all the purpose
a 1oS could not he bon hit
oil could yoni A-oh don't say ,na; NAV D, 10y
don't would not accept it
Tne suit was not wanted be tried, but to he sell
tl.i" They were Of this that they agreed De
forehand about the DIVISION and the opinion each haa
about thu readiness OF the other TO accept ms prize
As
should betrsy his ally
GARLAND CONSENTS To THE CONTRACT.
The active penb .rs Of tho companies and their
counsel met at Washington on the last OF july 1881
MIR Van Bentnuy sen la previously asked ths Depart
mept of Justice to lug vacate the Bel, patent
spJ Carload IN person nad referred IL
to the Patent Office. They knew that such references
would take time and they believed from tno ano"n
course OF Interior Department that reference 10
would In refusal 80 when Coiohei 1ouhR nau
fully exp aimed his Vows their first effort was 10 get
Iffou
is.,;"e and then To get the Attornry'uehrra
s,tnr IN pea by his suboriiratrs, to order
the ami witaout any difference aud w"hodt @nything
more Than a mere pro forma GGry ~ "ihcrrs ,ihey 10
he quite ignorant Of all telephone htsa''on ms wa
thrlr object They about II and they acco=nlshen
H. Bat # they conce aled their ways from tae pn6ns'
land HIS letter TO President OF October 5. 1882
ssy.
some time sunmerI do recoeet me precise DAY
TO arp se.Sa r atiency for the use ae
Uued stare 10 ies The 'aii o. In. ne teieprone r
Coione. George Mr Van Benthuysen an one other
men that could Lol the matter and bel ssteo "
one why sAtct a was disabled oet aus OF oens
INV a,mteniod to maze the application
MI. Wan B-nthuysen trsunes OF inc interview Win
Attorney General Garland on July 81:
Cur object day get Genera Garland to 'ay 10
he ~Oad promptly upon .ns apple. On . s1Hs ioat
ref,rnhg tie matter % me Department o. The ineo De
p-fsnsn i.d matter Of record ,...-. -.
he W. ssts,4rl tncr~ "O.l DC AL ADVERSE ="
port ior tae In error Department. TAen they got hi,
.are 70 hiirrate the Jdy II application. Iney wen'
10 lie Conmssioner Patents and ma lie sucn stale
meats to (autnorzei, OF course. by me Attorney
Ceneral-ley say 90 and no one denies ~ '""' NC III
request wtr and on a.supee ta2 + N ais,d
snce VIA III views o. me tolnev e"o'A 'n'' pD'r
NJ. '. MONIGOAERY, tominlsslOnero oil fateht~
sT u,on the euer, and every paper connected WIN
it, Inc uns the ME wrapper ana Jacar, wa, t
Quotsldns tho testimony of all the witnesso. VINO
have testified that they were present AZ the npoi
rev
finds that something took place at that interview wcn
Would be made thai ii Won made through the D.
cl,Auornry that 1t would be passed upon by , MR.
he would pass upon 1t promptly r sna Win
Mr. Garland knew that they were coming again. ae *
pected the application would be referred 10 NJ ,o
for III his letter to the President Of OCTOBER s. too'
After the ntcrvow gentleman alre 'dy srosen
ZION hid .de to either refer 'hs n..
head Of the executive departments OF me ''
il IS pontel out Important piece OF proof that
instead Of being discouraged a. to the bringing OF the
ties we're would be brought that they i'm
mediaely entered uto one. and afterwsd MO anope
written agreement which assumed That the SUIT would
be brouyb I as matter OF certainty that II would u
controlled by those companies and their counsel wou,'
be appoiu; ted IL that IL WOuI
ultimately lead to private settIemeut between them
ana ID, S, rs.h thew so Indicated was done
except they not able tn use The SUIT w coinpe
settlement with the Bell Company.
MR. GOODS PART IN THE SCHEME.
The application was to be passed upon by Mr. Goo lie
Although the Pan-Electrc Company mad no time TO los
because they wanted use tho Government SUIT 10 de
feat an mum etion that 10 te heard on Sep
TENDER Is Baltimore they nevertheless stopped al
their efforts for weeks until Mr. Gooie who hat
been In the west returned to Washington and Nj
Garland WAS about to leave 1t stated in tho repor
that each petitioners had pending suits In While
they could have proved against the IL Company a.
grounds 10 .idate the patent. and they coud nave
xdr HAIR own Ia 81.
them argued by their own counsel In tha Supreu'
Court long q Government suit could reac
there According TO Mr.. Young. however they did 10
want to trial. eveu II they had a defence whic
could suco sed-thsy did not want TO break tee Bel
psIen out to bleed It Or course u wa just the dItl
OF tue OF Justice 10 stop such sche mo
cSrsnly not To let itself DO dragged into IL
The next meeting OF these parties was al Meinpbi