Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-04-02
NEW ADYERTlSEMEnTS.
VHG MYSTERY SOLVED.
Halls Lock Picked.
SARGENT TRIUMPHANT.
HOBBS NOWHERE.

II Is hereby agreed between Hall, Carol Co.,
Of Cincinnati, Ohio, and james Sargent Of Shell
burne Balls, Mass, that James Sargent shall be
permitted 70 attempt % pick one Of Halle Pat
ent Combination Bank Locks, under the follow
ing conditions:
Hall, Carroll Co. shall provide 3 burglar.
proof Safe with lock In all respects similar 70
the one on the County Treasury Safe at Elyria
Lorain county, o.. with proper dials and wrench
guaranteeing IL TO be the same number of tumb-
lers and movements the same, but may vary In
size which shall be removed from Hall, Carroll
y CO.'S factory, TO a suitable room, and kept
there during the trial, and returned to Hall Car
roll Co.'S factory at termination thereof, at
joint expense.
Hall, Carroll Co. shall furnish james Sargent
lock in all respects similar to the one to be ops
rated upon, but may have either Ave or six tumb
leTI, and be smaller In dimensions, but sdbstan-
tially the same, which not Is 70 be determined
by committee Determination Of both locks prior
70 and subsequent 70 trial This lock James Sar-
gent shall have the privilege Of examining one
and q half hours prior to commencement Of trial /,
and It shall be left with A. b. LattR until termi-
nation of trial. james Sargent shall operate en-.
tirely alone as long as he may please each day,
except Sunday, between the hours Of nine O'Clock
A. III. and six O'Clock p. NJ, and no one but him
self shall have access to the safe or lock- to be
operated upon, during trial joseph L. Hall
shall lock the safe In presence OF committee, con
cealing from them the combination, and when
they are satisfied that It Is locked, shall unlock
Il and throw 1t open for their inspection, after
Co.'s check on HOmans & Co., bankers Of this
city, payable 10 order Of A. B Latta, and certi-
fed as good by the party on whom II Is drawn,
and then lock II. keeping the combination In his
own mind, and If ames Sargent succeeds In open
ing II without injury TO the safe or lock, within
one hundred working hour, or at least within
fifteen working days, the I've hundred dollars
shall be paid over to him by the committee as his
property, or IL he fails, or shall abandon the
attempt within that time, Joseph l.. Hall shall
furnish the committee the combination, and if
they cannot open Il, james Sargent shall be fur
nished with the combination and shall have the
privilege of opening It; but If he cannot do Il,
II shall be considered satisfactOry II said Hall
can do 1t fairly with the combination; said Sar-
gent for having so failed 70 pick the lock, which
was afterwards opened by the combination, shall
forfeit and pay TO Hall, Carroll Co., twenty
five dollars, OF Ave dollars per hour for every
hour he has worked upon it, If the sum 80 com.
said Sargent fails to pick the lock, and the com
bination will not open it after the trial It shall
be cut open and examined, and any evidence Of
trickery on either side shall be exposed BY com
mittee In their report: the condition ss to the
money being strictly that, If said Sargent does
Co. five dollars per hour, and If he does, he gets
the five hundred dollars Before commencement
Of trial, said Sargent shall pay into the hands Of
A. B. Latta twenty-five dollars, rs q forfeit to
Hall, Carroll & Co. If he does not 20 on with the
trial. and every day before he commences work,
pay to LattR S5 per hour for all the time he ex-
poets to work that day, all Of which shall be re.
turned TO him If he fairly opens the lock- or paid
over to Hall, Carroll & Co, If he fails. The com
mittee mentioned consist Of A. b. Latta and j.
T. BOdley, of this city, and II they fail to agree,
they call the third It Is understood that the
safe remain in the same position in which Il Is
placed in the room during the time oftrial.
JAMES SARGENT