The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-31
CHARGES TO Be PREFERRED
W. ). Isham's Allegations Against
General Burlington.
The Secretary Of War Advises the
Inventor THAT He Must submit His
Complaint in WritinE-COrreSpOn
encc of Capt. wheeler Made Public

she'll and an associate Of the late DR..
Tuttle, in the discovery Of thorite. called
at the War Department this morning TO
formally present charges against Gen
A r. Bvhagton, Chief Of the Bureau Of
Ordnance. Mr.. Isham did not have any
written charges, but sought an Interview
with Secretary Root for the purpose Of
calling his attention TO the alleged con-
duct of the Chief OF the Ordnance Bu-
reau with reference TO the handling Of
thorite and the shell Secretary Root sent
word to Mr.. Isham that he could not see
him and advised him to put his statements
in writing.
Mr.. Isham Immediately declared 20 the
newspaper reporters present that he pro-
posed presenting his charges in writing
within a few days. When asked what
the charges would be he said.
Il viii charge General Burlington with
| deliberate faIsehood and misrepresenta-
tion as to the Isham shell and thorite.
both in the statements in his annual re-
port Of this and last year, and in his
staNments before Congress at its last
session and to the Board Of Ordnance
and FOruhcatiOns Of which he is a mem
ber. / viii also charge that another Of
and Fertilization Of which he is a mem
Der Of the Ordnance Board received
money for an interest in another inven-
tiOn not related TO the Isham shell. a
third interest in a device purchased by
the Government This business Of giving
third interests in inventions has some
bearing on my matters, because could
have gotten favorable action on the Ish-
am shell Z I had been willing TO give up
a third interest"
Mr.. Isham declared when asked for par
prove the charge that he had been asked
TO part with an interest Of his invention
TO secure favorable action. as such a sug-
gesJion was not made in the presence Of
witnesses and could not be acted upon by
the War Department
y propose TO show. however" ne said.
'tI at one officer Of the department did
have a third interest in an invention.
which was favorably reported upon and
purchased, and that he secured consid-
Grafton for that interest"
Are YOU referring 70 Captain Wheeler
ana ms coAneclioA Win lhe purchase OF
the Gordon Gas Check2-' he was asked
Yes. that is the case Captain Wheel
CT is the man 1 am referrius to-
General Burlington declined 10 discuss
the affair at all. saying that Secretary
Root had approved his action En- pur-
chaslnS N,aNimite. HUDSON AaAln ez-
plDslNe' E,t"llhsttholhs congress had
tAfH"a Ni'-A4iiLle GOWN anu ha4 -d'ApI-
lH'u 'Ae purchase OF iH'Ii'e- heIeiIlHS
- lAe S.a '-.i''l' aD'ut eaPlala " heeier.
'tilt'al 10 il-llEloh iiaue pubiic Ioaay lhe
'lII,-i ,.-o..-ce De1"eeN C4ptsih "heeie',
lne eiI-l on Cf1i-si'ee' lhe secretary Oh
". W ar. and MesSrs- Tracy. Boarcman, and
i-i'1- OF Nv hetN' as te the purchase ~
,i' F 'I--'~ ne 2i'7Sio"aenae dates
-, - ~ i-' 80, ""gH 's"-.ai
' --.-- 'L ''-e oIo--e'ee "u-
n --.,,,
-. T 7.- y, l-'.- o,'u S'lFlylns us
.-..7 e''3 WIN 1As gas eneek
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49, ,.' '., e'' elS 'I 'He guns
'l"' i9 ""1'o Ho.' lNtm TOT an infringe
va f,'5-l - '"'S continued 10 use
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a. +''' '''-l''.I NlN HUI 1aNeH @tuoA o- MS
Oi-'i-
ON FEBRUARY 1893, Messrs Tracy.
Boa rImau and Plat wrote the C.r~e-
tar-- ,f War calling attention q, o. r.--.-
g.. ,,..4. - 81
= '--. - "a 'i'sli'-- l"l patent Tor sake
loF F--'''. Ih'E explained that Gerdom
had expected to have il accepted within
a reasonable time. but that Congress Ind
f,iI.5 ~ d, r.--,-t., 80 -.s---
va SS7'oL I'D make
'ls apP.' .'pli'' '-'H anu HeihW nile the use
or the invention had been extended SO
that it was used bv the navy as WI 7e
tn. army C..rg.,,, g,..4 ...-.s 80
.. ~ 'i-'l' W MS l'ei'Sl III 'Ae lhNeh-
uon ana the Government would now DC
compelled 90 uav So ll0 for The invention
II 81 yt.a.r+sg 10
Al III same tiLie SlcSSrS- ira
I'd suit against the Government
..rtra,t ,tnrs for 5r,r-;--.y..~,,.. 2
'-
my "-9' 'Ni'a'-leo th"1 uh
.tSs the sa.-Nia ohrr was accepted at that
session of Congress IL would be with
drawn Ga-.r4T I-rar7ar ,--....,,.,-..s.s
l,. -,.,-f-...-. 90, s,- r..
I'D. E-' -'' F''-
MeauWhlo General Burlington became
CHIEF or the Ordnance Bureau. and il IS
ALLEGED. learned of grrraf7 V-be.rsr.s
.- .-r 81
,''--' .'-'" "l'" 'Lo -''-,l'A anu inaJ
~ hah t,rH promised a third lnter.sI lu
sll moneys which should bee received from
it, ,rurafr Wheeler wrote Cd 1a-ra, -
General Darlington sr4rirs. his conn ,r7.-r,
with tr. Invention 1s follows
For sometime previously and durf-l,