The sun., 1889-12-13
re Death Of EAr.ra N. p,eh.rror.

1
yesterday morning at his house In Far Rock
away. L l., at the age OF 66 He had been III
| OF a complicated disorder since April last. He
| was the second son OF the Hon. Philemon Dick
erson. who was formerly United States District
Judge for the district OF New Jersey. and he
was q nephew OF the Hon. Mahlon Dickerson.
Secretary Of the Navy in President Jaokson's
Administration. Young Dickerson graduated
at Princeton College. and three years after
ward he was admitted to the bar at Pater-
| son. In his native State. For some time he
served as clerk Of his fathers court but he re-
| signed that office and soon entered upon a
prosperous career as lawyer. Gifted with
many natural and ACQUIRED qualifications for
| II, and with indomitable industry, he be-
came distinguished patent lawyer. Among
his earliest clients was the late Samuel Colt,
inventor OF the repeating frearm known
as the revolver. Mr.. Dickerson's first lau-
rels were won by his successful establish
ment Of Colts patent and in that litigation he
displayed an extraordinary adaptability TO the
practice Of the patent law. Being both theo-
retically and practically mechanical enRi-
neer. and possessing great personal strength
and activity. he ran for time as engineer or
driver, the first locomotive engine that was put
In operation between Paterson and New York.
This gave him propensity to study the sub
ject OF steam In all It's applications; and while
In after years some Of his theories encountered
opposition. there has probably been no man in
America in HIS time who was a more accom-
plshed steam engineer. He knew the whole
history Of steam. from the Marquis of Worces-
ter's Century OF Inventions" down to Isaac
Watts, and from Watts down to George
Stephenson. At later period he turned his
attention to marine steam engines, and II the
United States Navy had not been under man
Apemnnt OnDOanI n a iIaaa n ad
would have been made In the use OF steam as q
In 1852 Mr. Dtckerson removed to New York,
and Immediately entered on q lucrative prac-
still resided and prae,ised IN Paterson, @ NOW hoWeve W
cesstul issue. Colts revolver had been used
by our troopers in the Mexican war with great
H and rha i hIms R S%pSng
manHfacturers MAJ. In Springfield, massachusetts
%as the R Which pndertook with he
brought by Colt against this company was an
Gn H sw ana vas tried in BOston before
June, 1851. The usual specihcations Of prior
Invention wore made by the defendants. and
sRs novelty 9i dolts invonsiqn: k Mr. % GEORGE 9rSs
and retned e the tra
TO aid Mr.. Dickerson as senior counsel, for the
plaintiff. The defence was conducted BY the
ReSben S a dhap@an wRo sRe aieq
ward became Chief Justice OF Massachusetts.
supplied literally with the means necesssry to
been specsd n the dsnoS beore 'hSe he
ssI cam on ,bs as the law rss9ursd IN what
Mr. Dickerson done his work that as
seR Of the Gosos vas
moiisR 4 By rebutthe evldence and % his senior Sc f
@ m S tS Mr. curps Snqs
has often said however. that he became at dif.
eood dea an9s s o t6s @
resemblance between Colts repeating chamber
Hnd Rnt some o. & OF the supposed prior Inventions;
been Mr. PfeparatSn: H snSfG%sh hat hat
S1od.a each Of the ALLEGED PSlorities was OK
that occurred during the trial iiiGstrates sdSe the
to give notice Of the time. place. and per.
son hayding pTioT k1owledge Of ths thing
terent chambers Tor dlerent chafees @ oe; asd G re-
put in evidence, by the defence. It looked old
the interior % Of New Ydeo YorE. and at t0Ge depU. On
sition Iva was :. read Q; the man in whose
After this proof had been made, an ex-
ReT5t Re5 witness with vas put put on the stand. who testi
thing as 6os revoye4 SE S!a %Sen ESss Mr
he ond 10 bs the
sxperl himself TO the man seW whose % depositne 9 ia
had been read. telling him how to prepare this
course, broke down the defence in that part Of
IT, and SO It was all through the. trial The
have known nothing Of this fraud until 1t was
made plain to them before their eyes and
their clients had only trusted too implicitly to
dishonest expert, who was employed to pre-
pare the defence.
Mr.; Dckersons reputation soon led to his
m tDnp p1rta aHto he
removed 70 this City s became. 's Along 1T With f
the late James 7, Brady. counsel for Charles
Goodyear, one Of the most remarkable invent
ors ot this country. had succeeded. through
poverty, in accomplishing the invention which
arts His chief opponeNt was Horace rae i II. Day Day
taGo1ist. The validity Of Goodyear's Patent
Ersu EGs 6T9%Ght oTr Is to tS ndiGia he
triet Of New Jersey, in the equity suit OF Good
year ys. Day. before Mr.. Justice Grier. AT that
large part Of HIS Interest In the inyentiop.
E who had Sd
prosecuting his researches. had become inter-
ested ei In the patent. and an attorney named |
owners: Mr.. James T: Brady and Mr., Dick
or he%R Ks SS SS case for TRs
uedtiuk ,dppTOdcHou u WAS learned that the |
pripcipel advocate for the defendant was to |
be Mr. Choate. The plaintiffs therefore re-
Secretary of state IN rssldsnt Elmores Ad
mlnlstration, l652l Mr.. Webster came to |
Trenton short, time before the hearing to |
be instructed in the case, MIR. George Ticknor |
loving anecdoto. the person to whom he re- |
Mr. Dorr: S
,,. ,"WiIhSut expeeting TO be taken literally.
suggestions TO Mr. Webster. Thereupon Mr.. |
- -. repared to Mr.. Webster's room, and |
spent the greater part OF the evening in OK |
planning his views qt the case. On the follow
in the breakfast room and said to him. my
Young you nSohih1 tTiiend' DID YOU send Mr. T. mo
It 49, but DGt,at DID h. not believe he would g%
you appearto think that am the reslduary
leRatee OF every mans nonsense"
Another anecdote may be given which Mr..
Curtis has not mentioned. Among the pumer:
Goodyear patent was Mr.. Staples an elderly
patent lawyer OF this city. He expected to take
some part In the argument, but none had Leen
assigned to him; Embarrassed by the situa-