1905.—HOUDINI PICKS SARGENT LOCK.
Houdini bearded the lion in his den by escaping from a Police Cell in Rochester, N. Y., which was securely locked with one of the Sargent and Greenleaf Locks, placing himself on record as one of the great lock pickers of the world.
Of the thousands of locks he has picked all over the world, the following police certificates places him among the historical lock pickers, in fact, second to none.
POLICE HEADQUARTERS, ROCHESTER, N. Y.
U. S. OF AMERICA.
We, the undersigned, certify that we saw Harry Houdini, the bearer of this note, stripped naked, searched, locked in one of the cells at Police Headquarters, and handcuffed with three pairs of cuffs, also strapped with a strap extending from pair of cuffs and buckled at the back.
He removed the cuffs, unlocked the cell, got into an adjoining cell and returned with his clothes on.
After unlocking the cell in which he was first placed, he had to unlock the cell in which his clothing was left.
This was witnessed by the following persons, at Police Headquarters, this city, December 4th, 1905.
J. C. HAYDEN, Chief of Police.