The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-12-15
SUPREME couaT--clacuIT PART /.
Action Ia Recover Money Stolen fran ~nfr,
from the Manufacturers.

Action tn Recover Money Sssien from safe,
fvosn the Manufacturers.
Before Judge g. q. Barnard.
william a. Sanoor~ siLns {. Herring, q d.--This
was an arton IN which the plaintiff the defendants
for the sum Of SEQ ao6, which stolen from safe
purchased by him from Herring under alleged
rsntee that vas a burglar proof chest The safe Wa
broken into by burglars the 27rh Of August 1854 nj
being driven through the door, ininring tho interior
the lock so that the door could be opened. The
case resumed yesterday. and the plaintiff being
recalled testified M considerable ength In reference TO
circumstances connected with the robbery that the toos
with which the snfs was broken open q pcknxe
sIedge cbi.c and hammer brought from the Air Zine
Railroad depot In the vicinity 81 his premises and from
the premises OF neisbbns; that thS agent Chicago Of
Herring Go rscommcnded the safe, and in 10
the question What " the safe should b. broken into
aud robbed AFTER purchase fn said IL wonId be all
right there danger Of that that ~ the time Of
purchasing me safe ne tpsinin Was not IN business
became licensed banker In 1896. did not tell Jr.
Farrell, Herring Co.'S went he was banker
nShe thai he know of the result Of cnec,ons but
resulted from his express, coal exchange and other
sss snoaIssc ~ O. ~ss, n y.
the time q the roeos!y.-a~ --.ses.As
W ssay i'' =. - y'iaur, testified i1s s l.d es:n
az sns, s Z 2. ~. sH,ne Tgy !sS sss
existed In Ne liability Of the knob 20 b drcsS tnf0hab
No qow d3placing interior portions gf tag lqck this
weakness night be remedied 70 some syteni by a
n'o.s.s f0n s.'"I D.'t psssoa ", ~ =
the <sAe NJ the lock; would contdsr the wyman lock
stronger and more capable o. resisting tbs attempts Of
.nrsiars there several iocts Of other descriptions
which are considered superior "a tho Hall lock.
Hr cooper depcsed that be familiar with the con
styacuon Of ogrekf and reprocf safes and locks had
broken og-p ~fesysnd locks but had never broken
Of Hall slosks; had broken open an Isham lock ou .
Hsrrnes safe IN hours with the aid u driil, chise
hammer aud sleige worid take about i've min.
utos 70 bres this cbc~, Nth this lock could he
done by arriving In the spindle and opssning scccss 10
tho .tuinblerrN
sross-examin.dI have been in the smploy Of vsien.
tine Batter Eve sin years; they make what they
cali burglar proof safes DO not know whether could
break them in not; safe ! broke open Was In n
store broke open because ia owners Wished 70 have
II npcned ~ they had the xey got In by drilling
throuh the iron aud steel II had Jsham iock
there have been improvements made In locke
since 1852 The price ~ tho Isham lock ranges from t2s
10 a7OO, Walls and sovert's shout tha price;
Haips lock Ia @ patent ock, aud IL xdered powder
proof II was better IN 1ss. regard 10 being picked
than formerly. thers different grades ~ burglar
proof fafas their superiority depends ur0n the mate
rails used The conca srndls IL used 10 tie fshsn lock
p,fl I'd Hall lonk about twelve years In lock
manniactofy. nmiliar with tne Yale lock never
hearl of one n them b~ng nlckcd bv burglars.
MeSsrs Hendfe.on and Batter were examined a. con
sdarahe length ~ reference To the poTers ~ remittance
or various "burglar proof locks, and The materials
usef Ia their construction, their testimony ass'na IN
plost particulars with the opinions given bv previous
wtnass C,se sfll FOR the plalutlM v-JrdFe Eli
u1ond- and Mr. Barlow for the defendant gcs~rs Nash
and Noedhem