Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-08-06

press one who knows him as s.vile fellow. "
but as bold, chiyalric emissary of Pande-
monIun, who has good points enough to
enable him to serve his satanic chieitain with
force and efficiency which no mere bcstial
satrap of he'll could ever achieve.
| We are glad that he has the grace to be
grieveu by our showing him up as we have
iaund him., according to agreement glad
that he winces at the thought of his chill
dren's some day reading our sketch. For,
us we said in the beginning, we like the man,
desplte his wickedness, and would do much
to rescue him from the fate TO which he
seems to be rushing.
JOHN ALIENS PROMISE.
At O'Clock, p. M, on Friday, the 10th
day OF July, after the foregoing had been
put in type, we had an interview with John
Allen, in the private room of Mr.. Acton, and
in MIR. Acton's presence, at Police Head
quarters, No. 800 Mulberry street. Allen
protested against being called the Wickedest
Man In New York, Said he:--
II am not the wickedest man in this CITY.
There are lots of worse men than | am
men who never help the poor, nor poor chi!-
dren, nor do anything for anybody, and Mr..
Acton here knows that spend hundreds of
dollars in that way"
We then stated why we considered him
the Wickedest Man in New York, quoting
the paragraph above in which we embody
our views on that point. This seemed to be
new view of the subject to him-and on
our Offering to state anything, as coming
from him, which he wished TO have said.
he replied:
well, just say that have some good
points, and that | am not the Wickedcst
Man in New York, by a long way"
Mr. Acton then tack la1 hin, obnut lie
keeping such den. and sent the truth home
to his heart that, by staying there, he would
blight the life of his idolized boy
-" And now, John, continued MIR. Acton.
want you to promise us that you will
quit that place, and give your children a
fair chance"
Alien hesitated and demonstrated for n
long time, but finally said:
Well, promise to do it"
when will you quit?" we asked.
THE first of next May" he replied.
Say September, said MIR. Acton.
cant do it-impossble. You could
not get out of here in week NV other
property is rented, and can't manage it be-
fore May"
Yes you can, John" persisted Mr.. Ac-
ton SAY September.
We'll, if can sell out my business, /
will, he at last said.
No, John, be man, and do the clean
thing. Quit the business, turn your house
into home for poor girls, and regenerate
that whole region. You can do it, if you'll
only try"
Allen was powerfully affected, and at last
said:
Well, gentlemen, give you my word
that LII quit the business by the first of next
May, sure, and as much sooner as can y
and he rushed from the ROOM
:. He'll do it" said Mr.. Acton, as Allen
disappeared. "John never goes back ON |
his pledged word. The fact is, you have |
hit him in the very core of his heart. Your
sketch painted his very soul, and the pic
ture is constantly before him. He has been
in state of unrest ever since. He never
knew before how wicked he is nor what
his life is leading to. That boy of his is the
strong point He worships that child. and
wants him to grow up a good and great
man, and notO he begins to sec how cruel
II is to keep the child in such place. Be-
sides, John himself has good points, lots of |
them. He really wants to be man. He |
was up here with me an hour and half last |
Sunday morning, talking about these mat
tiers. What there is bad in him can be
cured, and you'll fetch him, sure Let the
people keep praying for him. God rules in
this world, and He will bring these matters
all out straight