The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-10-25
TO THE PuRLIO.

TO THE PUBLIC.
We notice in the Phadephla "Bulen" OF the 10th And
Jlh inst other newspapers OF Stor date article
headed philadelphia against the word" and although
signature It's pomposy It's false statements, and
bad English clearly establish It's pRterny-Da7ii Evans
thou art the
We understand the rule TO bo established In the code
Of honor that who Laws down the guagc makes
the challenge II taken accepted BY his opponent,b
bound to meet him honOra5y and fairly, after to
be pronounced gentleman, and to he considered as un
worthy Of notice. The writer has voluntarily placed him
self just this position, and we now that he Is en-
r ly beneath our notice, and we pronounce him mo
qcnti, man"
First He stated that LILIES Safe neither fire
burgar-proof Second He chAlong ed anybody to teat
Evsns wstsons Safe with Lilucs, at tho ssmo time
stating he should open LILIES he said, to show his
si.co,fty Third. lie stated he could open any Lilies
Safes in use in two hours 'Pecfiug number OF Bank
Safes and others.
We have publicly accepted these propositions fairly
and squarey his terms, the conditions being equal
FIRE proof and giving him one half more than he
asked, or than asked open Evans & Wstsons, be-
Offering 20 place any amount up to 5000 forfeit
against Ike amount, as lie might elect This Is not
all have called upon him to test Lilies Safes entirely
at risk, merely to try his sincerity and honesty In
making his statements; but he neither come ard
like honest to prove his assertions by test, nor
he made any response to any Of proportions.
Therefore, have the right to he is mo gentleman
the not for the false statements in tho
article referred to- should pass him by uunoticed.
This article says in substance Evans q watson have
received Iios Cast Iron Humbug bank at Milford
that II had robbed that 1t cost S50O that was
guaranteed Bank Safe aud calls upon bankers
and others 10 examine 1t, etc.
This SAFE was a No Mercantile Safe and not Bank
Safe at all The cash price at the time It sold
S27O The sold four sinoe by atrSvel-
ing agent to a who gave his at four months for
$500 which note he has never paid and the President
now say this the agent Of the bank to buy the
safe. The purchaser knew It was not Bank Safe, and
did not buy such and the President oughtO know ii
short time before the purchase he called on the agcn
Philadelphia, and shown both Mercantile aud Bank
Safes and offered regular Bank Safe, two Inches
thick and much larger than the purchased for 80,
ten per Now II tho bank paid their $500,
supposing to be Bank Safe, they both dtped and
SWiudLd, while were only swipdlCd. As to the rob-
berry II fact well understood and admitted in Milford,
that three scientific burglars worked that SAFE during
Saturday night and Sunday up TO about 10 O'Clock
p. NJ grind hole through the door in front OF the lock
Uhe only practicable way to operate on Lilies Sar) A
piece OF o door the lock afterwards tried by the
bestmeoh anic in Milford with upright dr and pro-
nounctd thoroughly d proof his piece Of tho door
be seon at No. 2l s. SEVENTH street,. The directors
officers Of the bank admitted the door to be all that
be for Its thickness, bu! the President wanted
No. National Bank SAFE worth ST. coo in exchange even
for the old one, saying that David Evans had boou 10 NH
ford and had offered to exchange for Evans Wat
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price declined to that lib orAl pro-
position, the bank took Evans q Wa,5ons supposug we
presume, their security be increased, and in this
sptct they bady dupcd or now, than they
:, woe by the agent in the first Instance.
a Al to the examination OF this Safe, join with the
writer, and uost al iute cscd Sales 70 il,, AZ the
hardness oi tie In the doortht ground through
- Its tlchncss and soldty, compared with door OF
~ Evans Wa:sons Mercantile Safe, which Is sold at about
= the same price same size offered substitute
Not a Ft,a.i galIs, ,nuFA AoOnf M d
Street, you can see Evans 4 WAt5Ons Safe that wai
- opened by OF tho Rebels at Gettysburg, with an old
by cutting out TOP panel In less than five minutes
and robbed. ThcI ifyou viii 10 TO Mr. JOHN O. VIII
LIAMs No lO8 =. FoUhTH Street Conyeyancer you sar
see Evans watsons No. ~ safe, price $40, that ha
lust been Opeueo by German ocksmth In about twentl
mint by drilling small hole through the door, in from
" Of the lock breaking thin chcd-lron plate between tn
door and lock, and by dlsnrrangng small portion OF tn
u lock the doorwas opened without powder, and In
entirely practical burglar. After these examinations
think you win be uby prepared TO appreciate the dlt
ference between SAFE that takes three scientific bur
ry glas tEty h,urs to open usug powder at that and
l saie TIA, takes about twenty minutes ope
"s without noise or powder.
rc We 90 say that hole cannot be got Through chile
ne iron, but do say is difficult and takes longer
t grind hole through chilled iron than any other metal
IN use We aay further. that there never has been two
'i nell Bank Safe robbed made under Lille patolt At IN
nd same tin We ADMIT that the "a inch Mercantile Safe
'or be ground through giyug scientific burglars thirty
BsiN hours 10 10 it, We say also that two hours
dm abundance Of time to get into the best Ban
safe mace tie principle Of Evans & Wat On's, wit
plates Tyetcd together that the and inner
be dsseced and taken apart In less time than that oyen
th We win say further that win furnish duplicate
22O Sale opened at Milford any responsible man, who
"a gentleman" will furnish Of Evans Watson's be-
Bank Safes in use, the furnished the Milton
NJ Bank and viii put up respectable sum against
id equal amount that two shaopen the Evans Wa
md son Safe sooner and in way practical for the burga
ri than any two can grind hole through Lies Safe
n front Of the lock, which the only practical way to op'
IL IT, and this is only l5 inch thick while Bank SAT-
the have four 10 six inches in thickness hcludng ins'
'Urss, burglars.
OBJ One word more III the Bank Of Milford has purchase
OF the Bank Safe which offered the President fol- 81
cash, The robbery would undoubtedly have been pr
vented The attempt to rob the West Philadelphia Tru
Fund, which had the same size Bank SAFE, probably
some OF oil Of the parties, and the entire faur
)s under the same favorable circumstances for the burglar
proves this most eoncusiyely. One other fact II may
proper 10 notice The public have SO much confidence
Lilies Safe that bankers have purchased the con
mon Omce Safe, aud have been In the habit Of leaving
u alone nom Saturday to Monday in close ONCE wi
large amounts, while It has been almost the uniyers
custom with bankers not to trust the best Bar
Safe without watohman; and even with this precauh
robberies constant As said In previous artic
we say now convince intelligent men, that l-l6 70 J.
A, inch sheet iron Is good protection against either
~ or burglary "a 10 2noh chilled roni the writer
,s go hard road TO travel and the greater his efforts
rhe roughsr he VIII hnd tbs road.
LEWIS LILLE SON.