Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-04-10
EKANK |. DYER IS
SUED FOR $4,000
Accused of Attempting to OBJ
tain Patent Right, Proper
ty of Another.
DYER SMITH, HIS NEPHEW, is
ALSO NAMED DEFENDANT
Charges Are Made by Miss
Katherine WeIch-AIIega-
tons Are Denied.

lleging that Frank L. Dyer, of
Montelair, who until a short time
ago was president of the Edison COM
panies, and his nephew, Dyer Smith.
conspired to obtain certain patent
rights from her brother Abram
Welch, .and that their efforts were
responsible for his death, Miss Kath-
crime A. WEIGH, of As Clinton street,
East Orange. has brought suit for
$4,000 against them in the Supreme
Court. Further than that. she de-
clares that the impending litigation
is affecting her sisters position as
principal of the st. Cloud public
school in West Orange, and that the
sister. Miss Laura c. Webb has al
ready been notified she is to be re-
duced TO the position of teacher.
Conoyer English, of McCarter &
English, who is attorney for Mr.
Dyer and Mr.. Smith, is preparing an
answer to the suit. He declares that
Mr.. Dyer was really responsible for
prolonging Mr.. Yelch's life, and that
he spent hundreds of dollars out of
his own pocket to provide medical at
tentlon for Mr. WEIGH.
why the whole thing is preposter-
GUS" he declared when he was asked
about the case today. This Miss
WEIGH is ether insane or is suffer-
ing froh hallucinations Mr.. Dyer had
nothing to do with Fastening Mr.
Welch's death. and as for the patents
Welch's wife has them"
Miss WEIGH declares the conspiracy
dates back to the time she interested
Mr. Dyer in the patents through Mrs.
Thomas A. Edison, wife of the in
Ventor Her brother had a process
Tor drying fish for fertilizer, and
through her acquaintance within RS.
Edison she sought to have it patented
and financed.
II have been around to members
of the School Board" said Miss Webb
speaking about her proposed demo-
ton, land ! will make fight against
any demotion. l saw Mrs. George
Merck, of the School Board, and she
INFORMED me the action to, be taken
was to be for my benefit"
The Misses Welch produced a batch
OF letters and kilograms which Miss
Is. A. WEIGH said We're secured from
letter-files in the Edison plant by or
ders of Mrs. Thomas A. Edison after
Mr.. Dyer's withdrawal One letter re-
iates over Mr.. Dyer's signature that
the interests of the inventor were
well attended to by his sister and
mat Mr.. Dyer's only concern in the
matter was to see that the late Mr..
WEIGH got 'some justice" 81 wish
70 say that your work was under
taken by me at the request of Mrs
-dison and was turned over to me by
ilss WEIGH, the letter states in part.
ana the writer declares he had no
possible hoOe of reward" Another
letter the women declare they will
offer in evidence tells how their
brother was taken to the home of a
Mrs. Adele Barlow in Greene street
) Brooklyn, in April, 1910. in charge of
a ship scullion" who was to care for
nun. The Misses WEIGH say they were
informed their brother had been taken
to the house by a chauffeur who said
ne was from Mr.. Dyers office, and
the write read the initials IF. L. D."
on the automobile. They claim he
was taken from place to place several
times and no informatio given of his
Whereabouts, and they finally located
MIN as charity patient in KINGS
County Hospital. The sisters finally
took him to their residence in West
orange. where he died on Christmas
Day. 1910.
Here's the whole thing in nut
SHELL said Mr. English. when Mre
Edison asked Mr.. Dyer. who is now
president of the General Film Conn
psny, to see what Welch's process
was, he began an investigation. He
found Welch living in a hut away IN
on the Orange mountains with no
money, end in very bad health. He
went down in his own pocket and
gave him s25 week, thinking his
health would improve When 1t didn't
he sent WEIGH to a specialist. That
cost him $3.50 When WEIGH was
sent to sanitarium Mr.. DYER paid
his expenses there, and he also naid
his expenses at hotel at the sea-
shore.
Miss WEIGH knows all this That's
why | say ] think she's insane or
laboring under decisions when she |
brings suit against her brothers
benefactors. As for the patents.
don't know whether or not they have
heen granted, but l do know any
claim on them has been assigned to
Welch's wife. who lives in Washing
ton
Matthew J. Ready is attorney for
Miss WEIGH. Mr.. English says he
will answer his bill within the next
week.