The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-07-07
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CHILLED IRON SAFE,
VS..
DAVID EVANS,
or THE FIRM or
H " AN = & w a II - o NJ -
SHEET IRON AFE.
The "Irrepressible Conflict" Still Progressing

To ne Citizens Of Philadelphia -
personalities and other outside matter contained In the
article headed Philadelphia Against the World, aud
thief when hard pushed is the frat to cry "Stop
hfcf, 80 Is the man who has rihhtd, hdduced, aud
Uronguly accused his nelghbor the nrs TO cry viaiH,
and to claim the peoples sympathy.
The first prominent point in this article Is tho writer's
very modest pretensiyns.
S ,S o to be rsS and to Ssnd
point (havng been replied TO by Messrs Lille SOM
that Lne Son the iarges patrons Of this city
and State Of any Safe Manufacturer In the United States
Tfe next point to be noticed is the writer's call on his
Philadelphia friends read extract from THE ByESISG
TKLEGRArH Uf April Is. 1864 which shows Of the
reader viii rssr to the article in TI ESEsiso TsLsGaAr
Of the 18TH he will mud 1t there stated particularly that
were known to burglars and now the different ways
pointed at the time wen known burglars, and
hgd been prcyi usly published TO the world
Hut seems TO suit the writer's to leave out these
Of Haf must he witen even tlonsS be necessary Z
leave out "namlet" Desperate end, require desperate
and It is evident the hiefs tutor does not Ike to
stond alone car, however offer him this consolation,
cyoy way 10 aid the hIe he has mot with but III success
do rot believe he find burglar in the country that
ie,sonSi 6uraaf Knows that 4 he can gst hoe into %
snie ook he Is all right; and unless the writer can
much doubt, his occupation u gone
put by the writer wheher il snot ser TO drill one sman
hole through Lilies Chilled Iron Door than twenty holes
/
The reader will ask any dlSinterested iron worker
whether he can not orl even twenty smal hoes through
onesiKeen eight Inch sheet Iron much easier than
60 drl one hole through and half to Two inches solid
chill ed iron and let him answer the question.
The next point which the writer alleges as the cause Of
Thst Lilies agent, among others, called At the Con
( solloation Bank, on Mr. W. II. Blumer, banker,
AisrtoTn and on Che Treasurer Of the West Ch,sSr
and burglar proof saie In i've minute and 10 the two for
mer Il at he could pick their locSs, made by Evans
Sow.f Sm ihe ,oe responsible agent Of this city
aNata nttfa
absolutely faho lar A. II applies to nv self as AN
awSe at have had any conyeT'son with either OF the
and ] have never made any such statements. as
nut take he fuI responsby a. T. all that is published
In TiW TEILGRArH OF April 49, 1854, (which can be
as the article was that aud oreparea
sustain ogery position there made to the satisfaction OF
Thus have reviewed the prominent points in this art
upon lies sa are found % be mere prete Sc. with
Gus the ghtest foundation The real cause VIII be found
well understood that the writer has realized for
Rg 5 lew SsS an fSe in eysr s tS Msy Sa 5
IN the cheapest manner ami hled mail y with red clay
weight and todT and NAT he has sold these safes at
vgy high PIKE =, plah ng an exh lsant profit
ycars In es Ch ed Iron SAFE has been largely introduced
@ ts Guy a,u % , bs ne Dd baS t ,,yS
hcles thigkness Of suii iron, being drilpGoof with
ccntG 10 OF an inch thickness o. sheet ron
with he cheapest common lock and no! BURGLAR pr' at
How does the writer auemp, to remcdv this diniculty?
Not by improylnp hs saft but By attempt de
uedt Lnies How does ,e % t1ist He hrst pnbAclY
announces that Lilies Sfe IS nc'her are nor surstr.
proof Hrd r6pubshe7 an array Of false satemsnis INST
luhshcd by other safe muteTs, which he Enrw At INC
! succeeded {, Gu house who had Of L'e SAFES
In es Safe for Evans & Watsons. by giving them
Safe he astcd near $500 for, In exchange for lies
um tod he has spent mucn NJ his time in the stompt a
discovered
not the ua hardness) As 20 tho Lock, ne h 81 imef
Il was ar infringement Evans ~ wasons Aphaoe1
cal Io,k but AS that psented II was go
lastly, 10 dscrect the Lock he shows that the coordination
OF the Lock can be picked up from the outside hole
be got through the door IN the right place ToH1egg
out fairly and squarely and have evans Wason's SAT
both as 10 their Ore and tho burglar qualities h
las been challenged 70 do Oftenf The reason is plain
TO l-l2ih Of inch thickness Of n,as sheet M roI
stand either fire the burglar, aud that's what's tn
No. q g soSlh G sAHfhGf sEgFEfh Egsqs; ssas;s,.
P.s.-The public test Of Safes that was expected I
two Tho article in the Sunday Dpdieh Of the Sd Jul
Will be answered In my next. M u b. Agent
Iron Rafes.-Reep IL before the PhIIa
eolphA public that Lues soealed Burglar Proof SAFES
Manufactured in Troy, New York, can be openo
without noise BY drilling one small hole Just over tn
centre Of the lock dial and using small wire. An
or hls Safes can, BY this method, be opened iA on
minute afer the hole has been drilled Said hole can
drilled from quarter, half two hours tme There
SAFE Of his make in June !, 1864, which cannot
drilled aud opened In this manner.
Parties interested referred to my Challenge 10 Lille
and other facts relative to bis Safes, published In IN
"EOrA American" June u, 1854, aud "sundAy Dis
patch" June 10, 1854. .H.
ROWths anding tho positive assurances given by nj
Lille 10 the public that his SAFES drhlproof person
desiring 70 be convinced have sny 70 cali n Evans
Watsons salsmander Safe Store, No. 10 q. Fourth stree
where the operation Of drilling and opening win be done
tsir presence evey morning az 10 O'Clock until tho pub
lie are sasned that his Safes be drilled and opens
without mailing any noise ~. -.
OF the Firm Of Evans watson.