Evening journal., 1891-09-08
JUDGE LOWELL'S STORY.
What He Says About the West
ern Union Case.
PRESIDENT GREEN INTERVIEWED.


He Says That IL Judge LoweI's Report
Has Been Filed, as Reported. the West
ern Union viii Fight II with Every
Weapon In Its Grasp.
BosToN, Sept 8 = Ex-Judgc John
Lowell, who is said to be mixed up in the
Western Union Telegraph Company's pro
posed battle for supremacy with the Bel
Telephone company, he9 been interviewed
concerning the case. "1'he first telephone
case brought before me-" said judge
Lowell, twas begun to test the validity oi
the Bell patents. Reis claimed priority Of
invention. decided in favor of the Bell
patents, and my opinion has been unani-
mously concurred in by all the Judges be
fore whom the same questions have been
argued
He Did Not Know Then.
"Dd any Of your immediate relatives
hold stock in the Bell Telephone com.
pany at chat timegn asked the reporter.
II have since been informed that they
did, = replied the judge but at that time
did not know itn
Another telephone case was heard BY
me, continued the judge renectively
"and even at this later date did not have
any knowledge that the stock was in the
possession Of my relatives. Theoretically,
perhaps / should have had such knowledge
as l was one Of the executors Of my fathers
estate, but practically and as a matter Of
fact | knew nothing about il, for my
brother, the other executor, did all the
businessn
Did you have knowledge az the tims
you acted as master against the Bell Tele-
phone for an accounting that your rela,
tives owned large block OF the stock OF
the telephone companyW asked the re
porter.
Ha Thought the Facts known.
Il am coming TO that. was appointed
as master TO hear the parties and report
the facts with such part of the testimony
as either party should request and my
rulings on any question of law arising
/ Judge Hoar and William G. Russell foi
| the Bell company and General Swayne, OF
New York and George s. Hale for the
| Western Union agreed upon my appoint.
ment as master. Judge Nelson really had
nothing to do in the matter but sign ms
appointment Prior TO this believe some
thing had been published in the newspa
| pers about my relatives holding stock
and when / accepted this appointment D
thought, II thought anything about that
stoek-and / don't know that / did
| thought that the facts were known To both
| parties concerned, and that knowing thess
facts both the Western Union and the Bell
company were desirous that ! should ACT
as master.
Not At All peculiar.
my report Is already filed From tn,
circuit court IL may 90 to the new court
OF appeals and from there to the suprems
court Of the United States l believe the
facts are all agreed upon and that only
questions Of law remain 70 be settled "
"Does it not seem to you somewhat
peculiar that the Bell Telephone people
should seek loan from your father upon
their stock as collateral when any proceed.
ings against the validity Of their patents
would naturally come before you a.
United States circuit iudges said the 70
porter
"Oh, not in the slightest particular, re.
piled Judge Lowell. Il see no reason why
the loan should not have been negotiated
with him as well as with any one else fol
even had ii then been known, which il
wasn't. that suits would got into court
there were other judges before whom sact
suits might have been tried. Saa
No Fsar for His Reputation.
"Aian and boy said Judge Lowell in
conclusion, 81 have lived among the peo
pie Of Boston for nearly seventy years and
have no fears that this latest tale win in
| jure me in any particular, certainly not
among those who know me-"