Show BELL COMPANY HARD HIT dratetn I 1 I 1 company nad hoi dishonestly delayed issue of the th patent to Tro long its monopoly will ea be appealed I 1 boston bigton mas DM dec 31 the ion woj contested patent duft of file bio united instates va a the american bell telephone company was ended this when Judo Carpenter of the tha untied chafes circuit court render rendered cd a yon sion the hie telephone company COM drills trills suit cult WM was a bill in equity praying SOT folt the repeal of letters patent waited to emile berliner Ralp lor of tho the bell telephone tono company for III combined rind raa AI hairstom the tb im eligi marq tissues issued to zito company com but never put into use by biem 00 cc count they le lalio lalta of the tha eP edenso enso ot of making tha in the tha tel liono system willie whua other companies prevented from rom lillne laishl tho the eystein the yli flirt t ground of mil bill brought jy the claimant in ibis suit Is s that the patent is As vold void it dellis beyond tiia tha power of ciha commissioner to esuo on oil chis point tile 6 deci decision alon ot at judo wilter Hr dec liuo it nowr that oro 0 the ilia functions t uia the device alce chown in the patent of as ISM 0 att namely mely uie unction function of 0 transmit marg speech Is identical with the th eole object or function of the dovice domo ca capered vered by the fit patent ot of 1891 bad ad that the device act ica tor for z abe trans rol rals salon sion of 0 sound Is 13 identical in ili loth both patents the patent therefore then there tore fare beebi to me ane to t be vold void and 0 taie O power tf of the h cammi do ner to team issue altho th second tx bund in tta the la IS illint abe issue ot of the patent VMS as unlawfully delayed a the fault ot of re the corpor aLtion wan wab ot of ampe leeng to prosecute the ch tso the result of any aay delay mt ht take ake place ta in the issue of Vor lIners patent duld evidently ibo to so co much longer the practical monopoly a nt the art ot of electrical trams mil of artle speech under the tha circumstances I 1 think it coar clear that the duty of 0 too toe respondent company wa a to use the greatest decree berrea ot of diliz enco sn in prosecuting tile the yuloo to un an early isgut 11 la in the th stock Mx exchange Each change anEe the effect ot of tile decision was waa to send ott off fell bell telephone stock wilb OL rush and for a a few ew ra loutes chere was wa grant excite ament the stock opened bunchan ned fit at and when the ithe newt news ot of the se de cadon reached the street arcet it clum clumped ped by degrees to ID L from this point t I 1 it t recovered at 1 WAX at M |