Show The Phonograph Suit NEW YORK May 11In the United States courts today the wizzard of Menlo Park Thomas A Edison has begun suit in equity against Ezra Gilliland of Boston and a lawyer named Toinlinson of this city for recovery of 0 According Accord-ing t the words of the complaint Edison i employed both Gelliland and Tomlinson last year to sell his rights in the phonograph These rights Mr Edison estimated t be worth Jl000000 I is alleged that through the representation of the defendants he I parted with these rights for 500000 in what is termed an alleged deal and one Jesse Lippincott and the defendants made 250000 Tomlinson at the time Edison took him omlnon tme into his confidence was a lawyer with avery a-very limited practice Gilliland is also a lowyer and has an annual income of about live thousand dollars in Boston By the alleged devious sale of the phonograph phono-graph it is claimed they made the amount which Edison at present seeks to recover |