[SB019010a], Clipping, Cincinnati Gazette, January 19th, 1889
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Title
[SB019010a], Clipping, Cincinnati Gazette, January 19th, 1889
Bibliographic Citation
"Edison Swindled Out of a Quarter of a Million Dollars", Cincinnati Gazette, January 19th, 1889
Editor's Notes
TAE thinks that he has that he has discovered that he has been swindled out of $250,000 by alleged sharp practice by Tomlinson. Tomlinson was found guilty of the "basest of professional conduct," betrayal of a client. TAE is known to be a generous man and those connected with him have reaped profits. Investigation revealed that Tomlinson chared $50,000 to draw up the contract for the sale of the phonograph. The balance of $250,000 that TAE didn't receive could only be accounted for by Tomlinson and Gilliland.
Thomas Edison accuses late legal adviser John C. Tomlinson and electrician/inventor Ezra T. Gilliland of cheating him out of $250,000 in the sale of the phonograph
Author
Mentioned
Date
1889-01-19
Type
Folder/Volume ID
SB019-F
Microfilm ID
146:184
Document ID
SB019010a
Publisher
Thomas A. Edison Papers, School of Arts and Sciences, Rutgers University