The New York herald., 1876-09-10
RAID ON THE. ALLEN.

HINETY-PIvE BLEEcKHR STREET PULLED By
THE POLICE LAST NIoHr-A SCENE OF Kx-
CIrEMxNT.
A scene Of Wild confusion and excitement was en-
acted late last night No s5 BIsecker street, the
house kept by The. Allen. Fully 1000 spectators
blocked tie sidewalks and Streets shouting and yell
Ing while seven,y.ave policemen. armed with sledse
hammers, crowbars. sectional Jmmies and other i'm
plemen,s, stormed the house from front and rear.
After nfeen minutes OF pounding and s!ashing the
hitherto impIesnable forIncauons gave way and the
ocers OF the law cntered both attachments meeting
No gambling was gong on, bot ffty-nine men were
sitting around tables chatting and smoking they
all taken into custody and marched each prisoner
with officer, the Mercer stree, station house,
whcrs they we're locked up Tor the night
Gambling tools. consisting Of one keno roller about
600 cards, . peg board and couple OF thousand
ehecks found and seized ''The Alien. the pro-
pristor. however. could not be found
Up TO the time OF tie raid nothing occurred TO ind-
cate the eIcitemen, place People entered
and left the premises usual and With the exception
Of solitary pa,roman who remained outside all tho
evening police were In sight At exactly quarter
OF twelve O'Clock Inspector McDermott appeared in
The distance heading detachment OF forty policemen
xiques o. the drss door he,.er SHELTER. apparently
without prcarranged purpose and without CON-
mander, and a. once began The work OF la'dine Tho
massive IRON door, s1 inches thick, leading UP stairs
attention. Upon this they " once began
work with scdgs hammers and
tonai jimmies The noise Of the blows and Ihe
extraordinary number OF policemen present soob al
uae,ed = crowd which rapidly increased, until fully
the entire department I" "Bully for The Alicn
Hurrab for Keno !" rcsounded through the air until
the sceno resembied perfect pandemonium.
In the meantime Sergeant Murray. Win twenty-five
men. was charging from the rear hav'ns entered
windows smashed OE1cers and men seemed 10
have os all contro! o. themselves 10 the excitement OF
the moment The section o! men lining the street
dubbed back spectators TO preserve pathway 20 the
house for the prisoners Inspector McDerinos
excited as any o. his men and gave many ludi
crous He would permit no reporters 10 be ad
mitted after the raid had been consumnatod, and
dsrcspcctod the usual courtesies to the press When
asked n he had q warrant for the RAID he eXctedly
replied that he had The Superinteudeuts warraE and
cxul,ingly pointed 10 the shield on his breast
Al The station house ssrseants Pickett ana Alien ook
their situation with coolness Fifty'nne IN all were
locked up
meDccment OF the raid until all the prisoners we're IN
DESCRIPTION
On tho first floor Is cigar store, with long show
on the west side Back or Il are rooms occupied
by amiiy. II was Oiled with old house
bold furniture und broken bricks sne mortar
About ,hree feet from iho front door is another
the forward end OF the ciglr lending into
the hall Tho hall door opened. From The
hail door there q digit Of twenty steps covered with
manila mating; a. the third step barrcaded by
u fourinch wooden door, the wood being strapped d
agOnaliy and bolted with iron. II had niortsed
lock with brass bolt, and beside II was the wire lead
Ing to the alarm gong OH the second door, or keno
room. Over that door Was lattice work, which the
officers smashed.
ON tho second door room twenty dive feet BY
nifty. ia which tho game was dealt Thirty round ia
blcs, with TOUR chairs each, wero ranged N double
rows through II. rw0-thirds Of the way down the
room . low railing supporting green cloth COW
cred stand, which were the "kcno" Implements
When the raid took place these torn
away and thrown down a back stairway. Behind the
playing room, which had ornaments except two
crossed American aags. was the parior, supplied SIM
ply chairs and elegant oak sidebVard holding
dccanters Of liquor The back door opening
room was heavily barred with iron that could DO
shted at pleasure That door three inches thick
and opened flight OF steps that led into another
room the noor OF which covered with bricks and
old plaster ALI its windows open aud behind the
back windows wore sheds soping 10 aeyways leading
to Greene street rhero officers had been posted
From another flight OF STAIRS led to Tie door
below where door opened into the rear room Of the
cigar store There all the checks and gambling tools
were thrown by the frightened gamblers and
found by the police Thence another dight
OF stairs recently built led TO the basement OF
house and gave from the basement through four
inch door, heavily barred. From the back room
already described another 1ight OF steps, Just COM
pieted led 10 the third aoor OF the house. the dwelling
part, Up 10 the timo Of going 10 press The. Alien was
ain nj lurU