Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-22

timony and other ''fxings" were stored. Take
'em all in all they are evidently keen body of
men, and if an opponent makes trip he is
lucky if he isn't shot in the wing. 1t was de-
cided that the arguments should close on
Thursday, giving disputants Friday and Satur-
day to sum up.
MR.. DALZELL OPENED
the argument ior Westinghouse in the fore
noon, and finished his speech about P. M. He
claimed that Westing ghouse owned the Sawyer
Mann patent, and that Edison was an iNfring-
er. In explanation of the claims of Wesing-
house much lamp lore was displayed describ-
ing the ineandescent and arc lamps starting
with the King-Starr incandescent lamp of
lS45, tracing the history of these lamps to 1873,
when the Sawyer-Mann lamp was invented and
thence down to the patent in 1885. He held
that there was no successful lamp until the
Sawyer-Mann patent was devised. The fibrous
or textile conductor was first used in it, as was
the loop-shaped conductor. He said there was
no question that both parties were using the
same lamp. Mr.. Dalzell read from the testi-
mony of Mr.. Mann, Mr.. Broadnax and others,
and referred TO Mr.. Lowery's visit to Mr.
Mann's shop. He claimed that Sawyer-Mann
ante-dated Edison by several months.
Mr.. Dalzell's function was more of general
one than specific and he spent most of his
time giving rehearsal of the various proceed
ings and phases of the case to date; inter
ference proceedings vegetable carbons, carbon
filaments, etc., claiming that the only point
originally at issue was one of priority of inyen-
ton. At intervals Mr.. Thurston and his coad-
tutors would take exceptions, and march up to
the bench. A three-sided powwow would ensue
between Justices Bradley and McKennan on
one side and the opposing counsel on each of
the other sides, the whole being set up like
tenpins in game of cocked-hat. and, between
Sawyer and Mann patents, Edison and West
inghouse claims, the whole became SO delight
fully confused that only those Immediately in.
terested could follow or seemed to care a con-
tinental; they were merely waiting to see fun
APPEAL IMPOSSIBLE.
Mr.. Dalzell commended that as between the
contestants the matter was res adJudicata and
an appeal could not be taken from the commits
sioner. He claimed that considerable strain
would be necessary to allow Edison relief bv
bill in equity, although their Honors had
shown some doubt on that head. The sum of
the whole matter, as claimed by Mr.. Dalzell
was that Sawyer and Mann were the patentees
irrespective of all allegations of bribery.
u. T. Lowrey, Esq, opened for Edison. and
after stating that the gist of all the allegations
of Edison's opponents was that all the princi
pies involved were known and older than his
invention, he referred rather sarcastically to
some admissions to show that at a certain time
in the progress of the incandescent lamn the
alleged inventors had not caught Edison's idea
Mr. Lowrey warmed up finally and sailed into
Mr.. Dalzell regarding an insinuation that he.
Lowrey, had visited Sawyer & Mann's shon
and, catching their idea, had impaired ir to
Edison. Mr.. Iowrey characterized the imputa-
tion against his character as ungentlemanly
and uncaused. He was sorry to be forced to
refer to it, and would leave the matter to he
Judged by the Court.
Mr. Wetmore arose to make an explanation