New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-03-19
ritory of NewMexico In time to become eligible
as voters next fall
THE TELEPHONE CASES.
THE SUPREME COURT TO DECIDE IhE FATE of ihI
BELL PATENTS TO-DAY.


WAsr1vcTOy, March SpeciaD. is expected
that the Supreme Court will announce Its declS-
ion in the Telephone cases tomorrow. No INK
line nc to the nature Of the decision can be Oh
tanned beforehand. 1t may be profitable to state
hrionv what cases are to be reviewed and what
issues they involve. >, 90.
There five cases. one against the DOlDear Com
pany, one against the Draubaugh C9mEtnS, o,'o o
against the Clay Company, oil fnlauciPH4" O''i
against the Molecular Company OF NeW,i OH anu
one against the Overland Company, oil new orr -;
The cases represent decisions by Clfc1lJ Cour'o
the United States in Massachusetts,, New iorK anu
pnnnsvlvnnia The testimony includes supstan-
tally all the testimony that has been gwen;
including all the testimony In the DoWu c;sc an" a
Sncnccr case two Of the early cases utucr ,ho
natent and oil the testimony given in inc inter,
ference cases, which Mcdonald, Gray, C0lonel
InrersolI Frank iiur1 OF Ohio, and casey iouns
tried TO reopen 50 that the court las got Delore
it pretty much every thing that has been , llo,
ducad on either side, Including the much-HI<eu
of House patent, and all the story aoCut ItelS'
IT, NAV be remembered that when these cases
,,,crc argued before the Suureme Court, violent
charges were made against MIR. Bell OF Iraud ~,
procnring hi, Latent. The cases were all heard
under agreement that all the testimony IN all
tho cases should he arrIicabi" to each one OF them
n filed twenty-five volumes and the Court allowed
twelve days Of oIil argument. The ofleis a n0
printed arguments alone more than 5000
r res: so that it is not surprising that the Court
has taken n year to read and study them ana 20
over the whole It is not UNUSUAL for The Couro
n y
fourteen months to decide n case about lease
of n snaar plantation in Louisiana. The Morse
tclrrranh ca 50 was not decided until year aiter
IT, v,1s oroflcd and 50 IT has been several times
where the records were very long and involved
n great deal Of labor. 80
The decision is looked forward to with mucn
interest because Of these reasons. II must prac-
ticallv settle rho fate Of tho Bell patent. Inc
Court has got before it also the Government case
AGAINST the Bell Company in one aspect
II NAV Be remembered that that
snit was brought in Ohio and
Tudco Jackson Of the Crrnit Court, dismissed u
for vant Of Jurisdiction. II was then brought IN
Nassaciu.ct,s. and the Circuit Court there dis
missed il because it was without legal authority
ord ,,os unnecessary That decision has been np-
ncalcl by the Government to the Supreme CONT
arJ last October the Attorney General moved tie
Count TO advance II and hear It. at once on ,he
rround that IL was OF great importance. lhat
motion was opposed on the ground tnau IncIe vs.
nothirg in tho case TINT was not already pelore
the Court i'm the infringement cases, and II was
totally unnecessary TO advance IT, me court ms
not vet decided that motion and IL Is lkcy thaO
II will decide that at the same time 1t decidcS inc
appeals, ~. o..,o,s rror. rom.
MANNED OF for using carbon telephones ana one
81 them for using the particular KinH OF rcce'ket
said TO be invented by Professor Doioear 50 may may
In order 10 make the decision in favor or the zen
Tnlo.honc Con1rauv the Court has got 10 sustain
the ratrnt and got 20 sustain il rs broad patenO
covering the uso 81 tho carbon microphon" NhlIr
no advance information rcspccting the nurpor,g
Of the decision can be obtained, II may ne VIII
TO remember that the decisions OF District nnu
Circuit Courts in every case in which the lhll
Comranv has been one ~ the parties has been IN
rs favor This fact eocms 10 implv strong
r-ohahlitr that The validity ~ tho Roll patents
viii be sustained By the Suprme Court.