The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-07-27
BUSINESS ITEMS.
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III LIES
CHILLED IRON SAFE
THOROUGHLY DRILL-PR0OF,
Thoroughly Burglar-PrOOf,
AND
0ROUaHLY FIRE-P ROOF.
THE LAST EDITION
DAVID VANS
R0ORBAOKs NAILED TO THE COUNTER
THE LAST EDITION
DAVID VANS
ROORBACKs NAILED TO COUNTER
His Article in Sunday DIspa BCh
of 3d Inst, ILeVlovcds


lie nrst says.'1 David Evans. of the asm OF Evans
Watson, still stand by my challenge, published Ia tho
Press ofte ls inst" why does he continue TO blow his
trumpet In this way Simply btoau5o he knows the Corn
Exchange Rank will furnish $500 worth Of safcs at
their expense for any such object, become mixed up
the matter in any way therefore he can blow with mpu
nifty. lie has evidently learned the lesson that discreet
Is The better part Of yaor and that is saer 10 ngh be-
hind breastworks than in the open ed therefore will not
do,ato his challenge IS, viii not make Il prac
llcal. lie next says Lille acknowledges all his SAFES
not burglar-prOof, &c.
Lille act nowcogcs simply this aud no mcre that Safe
must be fairly drill prOofto be rgar proof and he ciam
IIorongrIy and fir drIlpr Of and therefore bureaf
pro. the same time Lille admits tha f. is possible aud
ho oughy chilled as It ought 70 be. although
ges care Is used to nave them Us uniform as possible
nn Soi yhroIh n He does moi say that be has an an
paAus got up tor the OCCASION and practical for
burglar 10 carry with him that he uses an enormous
prcss1re &c but not withstandlng all this IS evident
be safe is not as hard as usual he would succeed
he does He next asser-as no has drl ed this he can
drill any OF Lilies This Is mere asSo on and not proof
and he VIII have the opportunity hereafter TO test his
wonderful SKIN in drilling chilled iron 70 the satisfaction
The wrcT next introduces bill Of sale Of one Of Llos
Safes to Weaver sprarke, and proceeds to show how
he cd IN dupng them make an exchange Tor one
OF Evans wusons. He saws the chicago "Irbnne Of
Fvans put il into their hunas which contained
of the burning Cf the Court House in Nevada county,
burned In thirty minutes, ogethcr WITT $1,000 in
backs, and all hc contents OF one OF Lilies tre and BUR
uar Proof Safes nd that this statement induced Me srs
Weaver Sprankle 10 make their exchange. 49,,
The following certificates Will show how completely
Messrs Weaver e Sprankle were duped; and although
David has made the greatest efforts 70 dupe Others
same false sai, ment 10 my knowledge mis- is the oay
instance Of success over which II wOud seem nc Is now
duped.
absolutely false and $50 paid by safe maker In
Chicago TO obtain 1t, and have no doubt David Evans
knew Il when he circulated this paper, counter cerh-
published b the Chicago papers about the same
tinu BESIDES IL is his habit TO circulate and publish such
now ofer the statements OF The Judge Of Nevada county
and another prominet mano lowaCy snow tho whole
this case, and have other certificates of the same
SfVApA lows February 90 1864 i hereby certify that
the safe used b. L. j. Ross Ire ssurer which Ia the
Court House the MI h Of December 81 1855 when sad
Cout House vas burned wasby me purchased In Soyem
their agent, at cost OF $3.50 delivered there and was
was a small safe, about two and halt ee high and two
ot wide ana stood tue fire as well as any safe OF It's size
every knows. very severe night and said safe
In the south Of said Court HOuso and the wud
blowing strong from the northwest making 1t the hottest
place in the said building The safe el from tho second
similar TO furnace Said safe was the Dire and ruins
from six O'Clock in the evening III nine clock next morn
'-"'''O ''' wv ''' &c. EVANS, County Judge.
Iowa CITY, February q, lsGi.-A; L. Whine, ESQ,
AGENT for Lilies Safes Chca sU:-l herewith send you
some woodwork from the OF Mr.. Ross, which in a
Circular OF Herring & Co. stated to be burnt to mes
safe perfect, except charred little, Notwithstanding
they doubtless fire to II by letting the air in when
opened AID allowing II TO burn afer taking out the con
tents There doubt but II proper Judgment had been
used In opening the safe could have had new door and
with very little expense be NJ for use againnand every
thing init preserved perfect.
Mr Ross was In ur store Put ad M not led @ himself DC
offered him $50 for the old safe lie states that hs had
not one OF Lnie's, but small Size 0! Worlds Safe
Co., 1851 make loufS'IesPectITul9X; 9; y,,oup
what are the facts in this caseg Simply that the SAFE
WAS not Lilies. b. made in 1851 by the Worlds safe COM
as Lille makes Safes. and instead of ITS contents
being burned to ashes they we're mostly preserved and
Vas he feat L. hours instead Of 20 minutes Thus is
this Roorbaok nailed to the counter but not until
likely others and this tho way that David Evans incon-
troverby proves Lilies Safe not -proo ID for him
hey not burglar proof is worse than tOy until
o eau so ttr tSa hev did In t6eiF attsmpt on ts
West Philadelphia Trust Fund Safe rather suspect his
may be required 20 insure Their suceassnoui
see in the SUNDAY Dispatch" 2ith July the Toga
County Bank robbery is again dtsp aged oy the same
beiIbSr Bass safe nor Lilies; that have letter vol,
unfairly written me b. the Cashier, enclosing copy OF
hOry publish part OF IT, in orderto deceive public
This copy can be seen at my depot wGdG 2dUls say s'o
National Bank SAFE, Llie's Chilled Iron prics bl0jO
his needs comment Another Roorbsck nailed to the
sec, al.o in tho paper amansled extract from
is the play Of Hgmle ain introduced with "lianet lc
out In my former answer TO that article, IN hiiOned
thai the different ways of opening the common Safe
there described we've OF common occu urence aud wei
known, and were stated and had been previously
published to the world all which the writer found con
v.ulent to leave out to meet his case in his reissue.
| NJ, &. SADLEN Agent,
| No. 81 s. SEVENTH street
MIL have Just received in eNeaange f'r Llnle,.
Chilled ITou large Evans WGtsons safes from th
Bank Of Nothern Liberties, and one large Evans Wat
sens Sale from Messrs. Imlay Rokncll, Bank Not,
RepOTt,rs which sha sell at very log ices do not
cali them Fre-rroOt as mig deceive the purcl iser.
do not cali them BUTgidr- Pro as mght offend tyiC
yant, aId should M 81 Ger any deceive the purchase
would bby, alsO, that have un hand, and cumin
In 81 me ten Twelve of EN ans Was0H's mdd ~ sZe
SH'es Il 81 exchanged for Lilies, which will De offered
below auct on lrlces besides large NUMBER OF othe
! maxi rh'.
would state further that these SAFES were not exchange
Tor Lines account ot secret circulars alsel
re lresenllug the taures Evans Watsons Saes, o
Others but simp from the fact that the "ners ha NOR
Cunndetc aud ono half 10 two inches thickness
chilled iron than sixteenth TO one tweltth OF AN inc
hckno 81 sheet protection against either fire
the burglar. h' q. SADlEh'
iy25 Agent,