Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-03-10
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Letts 7 illis, 4sq, fFgs, N r;
Sra. Yours Of the 4sh inst, published in
the Cleveland Morning LuADuE Of the 7th
inst, has been read, and its contouts noticed
by me. As 20 your mSgnanimity or mine,
the public will judgei also whether The
terms are ungonsrouS or unehivalrOus. II
you refuse the following challenge will
"mOye Immediately on youF works."
oHALLEEoH.
Ivill place one Of our Treasury locks on a
safe in this city, instead Of New York, and
will bet you the price Of the safe and lock 50
finished and ($2OO) two hundred dollars that
You or your agents cannot blO'V, PRnek, or
pick the iOek from the door Of said safe with
out drilling the said safe TO pieces.
Twin also bet you the same amount, (the
price Of the save, lock and two hundred
dollars, that can bow open sny safe you
have iu this city at this time. l am in
formed that ou have (sinoe our frst con
trOversy in Nov 1851, when picked sevs-
raj kinds of your famous locks furnished a
later edition Of your lock TO parties in this
city, will bet you (SlOO) one hundred dol
lara Rgainst the same amount Of money,
that can pick said lock. am also in
formed that you have furnished TO another
party new bank safe, with 9 still Later
edition Of your lock, the dial of which you
copied from Covert's patent" TO deceive
banks and bankers by giving it the outside
appearance Of said lock. Now I win bet you
5000 Eve hundred dollars that can blow
that safe to pieces; or ifyOu will put CS2OOO)
two thousand dollars inside Of said safe, I
will give you ($lo) ten dollars per A0ur in
advance for the privilege Of working on the
lock, the money 70 be mine in case I sue
coed in getting in iVitEOEt iyJEry to TIE lock;
time not to ercssd tl0snty.f four hours, which
any burglar can have between Saturday
night and Monday morning, you to have
the privilege Of making one entire change
of combination during that time, making
the time about twelve hours. do not pro-
pose to meet you in New York city, because
the Yale / Greenleaf Manufacturing Co.
have other agents to attend 10 you there, as
you very well know. The principles have
arrived at by labor and skill are my capital,
and prefer not to sell them 10 burglars or
to you for "a, ,OOO) two thousand dollars by
publishing them for one week in the news
papers of the city of New York, which you
request me to do.
Mr.. Lille, is your "guarAntse" on your
lock better than that given in this city less
than ten years ago on the celebrated "Hobbs'
Loci" " BY Day 4 Newell, copy of which is
below; if SO, wherein
(@COPY.")
"WARRAETEE.-We hereby guarantee that
ifthe above named lock can be picked or
opened by any person without knOWledge
Of the true key, to refund the amount paid
for the Same on demand, or if the lock gets
out OF order with careful usage to refund the
money or furnish 3 new lock at the option
Of the purchaser. DLT + EEWELL,
Per ]. ". Newell, Agent"
The above kind Of Locks has boen picked
at Lowville, n z, Oct. 18th, 1861, and a
bank robbed by burglars.
Doyou agree to refund the money which
you receive for the lock or the amount that
may be stolen if your lock should be picked
and bank rebbedP Yours respectfully,
JAMES SARGENT.