The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1902-12-10
MORGANTowN WEST VIRGINIA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER
SAY SECRET WAS STOLEN.
Sensational Glass Suit Brought
In Pittsburg.

Brownsville Plant at Aorgantown
Said to Contain Reproduction Of Sc
cret INDEPENDENTLY Of yalu-
able PateRts sin Dispute in the
Courts.
PITTsBURG. DEC. 3-Litigation was
begun yesterday which involves the
ownership OF valuable process In the
glass making industry. Attorneys
Patterson, Sterrett and Acheson re-
presenting the Appert Glass company
and the Mississippi Glass company.
fled bill 10 equity against Daniel
Kenyon, James A. Swearer, Charles
u. Tonybee, Zadock ii. Rosse and
William Carspeken. trading as the
Brownsville COMPANY, and Heyle and
Williams. In the bill the defendants
with the exception OF the last named
partnership, are accused OF conflscat-
ing secrets in the making OF glass,
and a prayer for general relief is APP
pended.
The plaintiffs set forth that they
are the owners OF a process for max
ing glass obtained from Leon Appert,
OF Paris, France, the consideration
paid fer such rights being 81, 060, 900,
In their capital stock, and covenanted
with Appert to keep the process secret
Among the machinery, it is alleged,
il table on which glass Is rolled,
and a lear or oven, and with the ex-
ception OF the plaintiffs no manufac-
turer 10 the United States was In pos
session of the secrets Of the design and
construction of the lear and table.
1t is stated that the plaintiffs en-
ployed Kenyon to build a factory at
Port Allegheny, Mexican county, un-
der specifications and plans prepared
BY Appert, Kenyon first having been
required not to divulge the secrets OF
the plant. No persons, it is stated,
except officials and employees of the
plaintiffs have been permitted to en-
ter the plant, and these employs have
been compelled to sign an agreement
to the eject that they would keep to
themselves the secret OF the nanufac-
ture of the glass.
1t is alleged Kenyon, Tonybee,
Rosse and Carspeken were in the em-
ploy Of the plaintiffs and with other
employees signed the agreement refer
ed to. 1t is charged they conspired
together with other persons, whose
names are unknown, whereby the per-
sons named were to leave the plaintiffs
employ and organize a competitive
corporation, employing The secret ma
chinery, the knowledge of which was
obtained by them while in the plain :
tiffs' employ. 1t is asked that per-
mission be granted to add the names
of the unknown persons as defend
ants should they become known.
1t is charged that Kenyon wrote to
the maker,ofthe lear for the pattern but
that 1t was refused and that the de-
'endants have organized the Browns
vile company and have constructed
factory at Morgantown w. Va, " hich
is copy of the plain tiffs' plant. 1t
is also charged that while the defend
ants were In the plaintiffs employ
they surreptitiously obtained plans
and specifications and have contract
ed with Heyle and Williams for dupli-
cate machinery.
1t is asked the defenda nts be COM
PEELED to furnish list OF every draw
ing, ETC., in their possession or pow
er: that they be restrained from COM
plotting the imitation of the secret
machinery of the plaintiffs; from dis
posing OF any part of it, or from d.
vulging the secret to Others. A pre-
injunction was granted pend
ing hearing.