The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-07-26
BUSINESS ITEMS.
I L Il 4. 10 -
CHILLED IRON SAFE
THOROUGHLY DRILL-PROOF,
Thoroughly BurglaE-PrOof,
AND
0R0UGHLY FIRE PROOF,
THE LAST EDITION
AVID VANS
RO0RBAOKs NAILED TO THEOOUNTER
ROoRBAOKs NAILED TO THEOOUNTER
His Article In Sunday Dispatch
Of Sd inst, Reviewed.

vi oN AAl5 ANSN 10"
lie first :"I David Evans. Of the arn Of Evans &
Watson, st stand by my challenge as published In the
Press Of the LIST inst" why continue to blow his
trumpet in this way2 Simply because he knows the Corn
Exchange Bank VIII not furnish $500 worth Of Safes at
their expense any such object or become mixed up In
the matter In any way; therefore he blow with mpu-
nifty He has evidently learned tho lesson that discreet on
is the bettor part OF yaor and that Is safer TO ht be-
hind bTeastworks than In the open field therefore will not
de'iae from his chaeng is, VIII not make It pra
teal. He next says Lille acknowledges all his safes arc
not burglar proof, &c.
Lille Acknowledges simply this and no more that Safe
must be alry drill prooito be bTgar proof and he claims
thoroughly and fairly drIro0 and therefore burglar
pro,f; at the same time Lille admits that possible aud
probable that occasionally there
Safe not so thoroughly chilled rs 1t ought TO be- although
great is used TO them uniform possible.
The writer next he has been testing Lies
safes every morning. and says he has succeeded in drill
Ing hole through He does not say that he has ap
parstus got up for the OCCASION aud practical for
burglar TO carry with him that he enormous
the Safe is not hard usual lie word succeed
as he does He next sers-as he has dr ed this he
drill Of Lilies. This Is mere assertion and proof
and he win have the opportunity hereafter test his
rondef SKIN in drilling chilled iron to tho satisfaction
The introduces bill of sale Of one OF llIos
Safes to Weaver sparkle, and proceeds show how
he succeeded In dupng them make exchange or one
Of Evans Waisons, He SAYS the Chicago "Trbuue" of
Evans put into their hanGs) which contained
Of the burning Of the Court House In Nevada county,
Iowa He also saws by this account the Court House
burned In thirty minutes together vita $4,000 grcea
backs and all the contents Of one OF Lilies fire ana
gar Proof safes land That this statement induced Me srs
Weaver Sprankle TO make their exchange.
The following certificates viii show how completely
Messrs. Weaver Sprankle were dupcd; and although
David Evans has made the greatest efforts dupe Others
same false statement TO my knowledge this is the only
instance Of success which It would he now
disposed 70 eNu even at the expense Of the party thus
duped
absolutely false, and $50 paid by safe maker in
Chicago TO obtain It, and have doubt David Evans
published in the Chicago papers about the me
umei besides, s his habit 10 circulate aud publish such
statements after tley are publicly known 20 be false.
offer the statements OF the Judge OF Nevad county,
and another prominent man Iowa City to whole
facts in this ease and have other certificates of the
NEVADA Iowa February 90 ls6iI hereby certify that
the safe usodby T. j. Ross las Tre tsurcr witch In
Court House the night OF December 81 1863 when said
6er 1856 in Iowa City Of the Worlds safe Company from
their agent at cost of $3.50 delivered there, and was
manufactured by said Worlds Safs Company lS5i and
small safe, about two and hall feet high and
feet wde ana stood the fire well any safe Its size
would be expected under the circumstances 1t being
every one knows very severe night and said safe
blowing strong from the northwest making II the hottest
place in the said building The safe fell the second
similar to a furnace. Said safe the fre and ruins
from sS O'Clock in The evening tl nine O'Clock next
' &c. EVANS, County Judge.
low, Cln, February -, Issi.-A. l., Winnie, Esq,
some woodwork the safe OF Nj. Ross, which Ia a
circular OF Herring Co. is stated TO be burnt 70 ashes
safe = perfect except charred little, notwithstaEdug
opened ard allowing to burn after taking out the con-
tents Thcre 10 no doubt but proper Judgment had been
used In opening the could have had door aud
with very little expense be Nc for use again and every
thing init preserved perfect.
known at TIC time he gave H. a Go. the letter They
offered him $50 for the old safe lie states that he had
not one OF Lilies but small Size o! Worlds safe
r.. L. SEYMOUR,
Now what the facts In this osse simply that the SAFE
not Lilies, but tmade In 1851 by the Worlds Safe Com
pany when IN, used fire brick for filling, and Ade
~ Lille makes Safes, and instead OF its contents
with proper care the whole might have bceh and the SAFE
the heat - hours instead OF 20 minutes. Thus
Weaver sprankie most thoroughy duped and very
key others and THE is the way that David Evans inoon
troyertby proves Lilies safe not eproot aud for him
20 ihey are not burglar proof worse Than folly until
succeed better than they did in their attempt ae
West Philadelphia Trust Fund SAFE. rather suspect his
presence may be required 70 Insure their suecess-OU
see in the Sunday Dispatch ofthe Path July the Tioga
David Evans ] would merely say that the safe was
neither Bank SAFE nor Lil.s that have letter vol
forty 10 publish part OF H. in oTdePto deceive the bubble
This copy can be seen at my depot l would say also,
that the TioFa County Bank have Just ordered No
his needs no comment Another RO rback nailed to the
counter,
Tm EyENrNG TELEGRAPH Of April l6 republIshed, that
is the play OF Hamlet again Introduced with "Hamet let
out. IN ms former answer 10 that article | mentioned
that the different ways Of opening the common Safe
there described Weie OF common occurrence and well
known and were stated and had been previously
published the world all which the writer found
venicnt to leave out TO meet his case In his reissue
M. @. SADLER, Agent,
No. p s. SEVENTH Street
N Ri have Just received In exchange for Lilies
Chilled large Evans WatsOns Safes from tho
Bank OF Northern Liberties, and one large Evans Wat
sons SAFE fOm Messrs. INLAY A Bicknell, Bank Note
Reporters which shal sell at very low p-ices, do not
call them FtreProof, as might deceive the purchaser
do not call them HWTglar-Procf as might offend David
EYanS and should most GER any deceive the purchaser
/ would saw also, that have on hand and coming
Ia, To twelve OF Evans Wats0ns middle sized
Safes exchanged for Lilies which viii be oieI0d at
below auction prices, besdes large number Of other
makers.
would state further that these Safes were not exchanged
Lilies Safes account of secret circulars falsely
representing the failures Of Evans WatsOns Safes
Others but simply from the fact that tho had more
confidence In half TO two inches thickness
chilled iron, than sixteenth TO twelfth Of inch
thickness sheet Iron protection against either FIRE
the burglar. h. q. BADLER,
jy2j Agent,