The evening world., 1894-07-13
.BuLLtT-PR0OF COAT TESTED.
Inventor Lennard Stood Up and
Defed q Heavy Winchester.
He Hopes to DO Away with Steel
Plates for War Vessels.

| National Guar ismen and army officers
were much interested his morning In the
reports % the successful tests of w j..
T.. Lennar's American bulet-prooS
shield. which were made In the presence
OF about ntty persons in Atlantic Park,
Ralph aveule and Prospect place, late
yesterday afternoon. and the inventor
received the congratulations OF large
number OF rlends
The tria, was concluded by Leonard
standing up NJ a target. with the shield
fastened ross his breast while an ex-
pert marksman fired 40-csl!bre rife
from distance OF thirty-fivc feet.
Before the performance began Len
nard descril ell his invention. and pointed
out Its superiority over the invention Of
Herr Dove. of Germany
Before L.nnard presented himself as
a target several tests were made to
from the rife went through all oalteu
plank two inches thick and splintcred
the back OF another. placed one inch
behind It. Then two bullets were fired
went entirely through. and one of the
bullets cut of the head Of a heavy bolt
which held the plate in place.
planks, each ono inch in thickness. and
placed one inch apart. and knocked off
heavy steel plate fastened on behind.
force OF the bullets, and whom Mr. Len
nard produced his new shield many en-
pressed doubts tina: it would Withstand
the shots.
The shield. as DESCRIBED In yester-
days Evening World" is about II
inches long. 10 inches wide and less
than two Inches thick. 1t looked like
a large liver pad. Lennard tied II to
wooden
marksman. William Richards. loaded
his rife. and fired. The bullet pene-
trated about three.quarters of an inch;
a second shot Went into 1T an inch and
a half Several more shots were fired
at another shield with like effect. and
then I.ennard exclaimed:
Now. gentlemen. " you are not salts
fed ! Will put the shield OH and stand
up as "A target"
I'm never fire ut that man." said
Richards laying his Winchester on u
stand; The marx sman was vislbly ner-
yous. but Leonard was perfectly collected
There was dead silence for several min
ut,s, Theh one of the reporters, said:
While we do not doubt that the shield
will Withstand the bullets the test would
probably be more convincing to the large
number Of persons who are Interested
u you would wear It. but we do not feel
like asking you TO do It."
ooh. that's all right" said Lennard.
ohm MiTE If the mar essy Tor is VOC Some
shoot Mt me as at a dummy"
But "Bir" hesitated. Lennar1 coaxed
him, and finally he consented to fire the
shot.
The inventor strapped the shield over
his breast and took position at the end
of the range.
Richards allowed the reporters to ex-
anime the cartridge and when they eX-
pressed their satisfaction he dropped II
Into his gun. 1Iennard watched the pro-
ceedings closely.
/ I'm all ready" he said.
He placed hts arms close to his sides
| and turned his head.
Richards put the weapon to his Shout
der and took careful aim. To the spec
tstors II seemed as II he would never
shoot, although not more than thirt,
seconds elapsed before the report wal
/ heard
Lennard started forward. and some o