New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-07-21

nees for sacred music was recently nsTs ~ us
poIitsn Police IN the Winter Of 1861 when the Sergeant
then Pstrma1 was Ts ex sop m eSoTt O'clock in
the morning TO kick their heels on Aliens stoop IL was
hIttr cold and TO keep their hearts warm, they began
t e'' SpI SU some Resrtstrrng old hymns After while
they struck into odd Coronation
net l.: , ,S.,a ,g g!G sa5.f si t.Il
Ana crown him Lord Of all"
As they concluded the hymn a noise heard inside OF
"HnsR' Gilbert there's some one in there p
is only me Towns responded Allen GPen rg S se
ter cold as It Was heard you hummng old 6oroatOs
ard had to get up and come dorm eoulG id nS %osog6
Will always fetch me at any Of the year. and al
any time OF the day or night;
Allen IS socitous that Little Chester should not have
his mind poisoned by anything vergng on ooa
into The dancing saloon about II O'Clock at night and
began to venate his belief, or rather ns % I'd
Sc1oished The nnbeever was no match for the Wick
Man in theology philosophy or comm3n sese hS
soon retired rather cresallen and AFTER the doo ns
closed on him. Allen turned TO OF those present anu
exclaimed in tones of grief and bitterness; o,, nto
my God gentlemen, to think OF mans comlhH hco
nv house and uttering such sentiments as those why
wouldn't have had my family hear that man iOr any
Here seeing the looks of astonishment some Of his
VsiTo to% What You're thinking Of You think that
Chester hears worse than that But he don't lie hears
me swear and he the girls when they get mad or
drunk and they talk bad enough when tney Re. =.
going God knows; but don't care for that Tnat sh !
!
notion that the isn't true TO have him hear any
man deny existence of God or attempt to make God
ANYTHING less than GOd-why, damn 1t to he'll, gentle
men, wouldn't such notions those put into Ches
ters head for all the world!
Among the most recent distinguished" visitors 70
Mr. Aliens abode several large deputat1ns 1s from
the Democratic National Convention, when that lnsu
ton was lately fourishing in FOurteenh-st O a Uo
Of country deeSae S of Thorns OF the
Fourth Precinct and Informed that on one even
ing as many as delegates were preseie AZ one te
hoth haT-r
mon fne SIoop aud sidewalk They had all read our
adnnnt of the Wickedest Man and were anxOns 10 see
him lie was teous and cordial as he always ls 10
visitors. One of the delegates remarked ,., H..
al sunpose this Is about the worst section OF the city,
Mr.. Allen, from all accounts !" To which Allen quietly
hWeli yes it has had that reputation; bm just no0 Il
| is completely eolipsed by Fotr'eci'bt-stl"
This rctort was received with applause, and the dele
gates hailed "The Wickedest" as man and brother
! Mr.. Dyer concludes his article rs follows: A.
AT o'clock D. NJ on Friday, the 10Th day Of July, after
with John Alien in the private room of Mr. Acton aud in
Mr. Actors presence, Police Headquarters No. 300
wickodest man in New-York Said he: -
81 not the wickedcst man in this city. There arc
lots OF worse men than am-mcn who never help the
poor nor poor children nor do anything for anybody
and Mr. Acton here knows that spend hundreds OF dol
We then stated why we considered him the wlckcdest
man in Newly Ork, quoting the paragraph above III wich
we embOdy views that point This seemed 20 be
new view Of the subject 10 hm-and ON our Offering TO
state anything, coming rom him. which he wished TO
well Just say that have good points, and that
u am not the Wickedcst Man in NeW-nork by u long
| way"
Mr. Acton then tackled him about his keeping such n
den and sent the truth home Obs heart that by stay
there he would blight the life of his idolized boy
"And now, John" continued Mr.. Acton, want you
promise that you viii quit that place. and give your
children a fair chance"
Allen 6csitated and demonstrated for long time, but
/ finally said
| "Wcll, l promise 10 do IT,"
"Whel Will you quit 3" we asked.
"Thc first Of next May" he replied.
essay September" said Mr.. Acton.
81 can't do t-impossble. You could not get out OF
here week. Ny other property is rented, and can't
manage II before May"
"Yes you can, John" persisted Mr. Acton "say Sep
| TENDER"
"Wel, If sell out my business, WILL" he said al
| last.
mo John, be man, and do the clean thing Quit the
business turn your house into home for poor girls
and regeDeIate that whole region You do IT, II you'll
only try"
Allen was powerfully affected and at last said
Well, gentlemen, gre yOu my ,cOrd hat I'll quit N,
business on The Grst OF cr Nay SURE and as much sooner
as cant" aud he rushed from the room.