The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-09-19
THE. ALLEN's FITAL SHOT
What IL said by Those who best Knew Both
the Gnmbier and tho Detective.

The. Allen remained all day yesterday in
the custody OF Capt. Byrnes in the Mercer street
police station. The absence OF important addi-
tlonal Information to confirm the theory that he
shot Malloy purposoly drew out many rumors
as to possible motives which no may have had
for numbering his intimate friend and almost
constant companion. The most interesting OF
these was one that his wife. who had recently
ceased to live with him. had become intimate
with gambler who was formerly Aliens friend
and that Malloy had betrayed him in tho inter-
est Of tho gambler and Mrs. Allen. Touching
this and other rumors Of a similar nature. Allen
said yesterday to a reporter
My wife Is n lady. have never quarrelled
with any man in tho world on her account. I
want to say this as cmphatcally MS can. She
is a lady who Is trying to make her living in a
legitimate business. and | am sorry that her
name must be brought into this affair. She can
take caro- OF herself. and have never. had oc-
casion TO DO jealous or to worry myself on hor
Mrs. Allen saw her husband for the first timc
since Tuesday morning ~ the Mercer street
10 know what to say. The stories and rumOrs
that she WAS the Cause OF trouble between
her husband and Malloy she had refrained
from denying Mt tho advice OF friends. and
partly on account Of her condition, She did
not understand why her name should be linked
with the shooting There had not been dis
agreement, between her husband and herself on
account OF Maloy or any other man. and any
| wholly false. She knew Of no trouble between
her husband and Malloy.
| II Ia said that the only witness yc, subpnnacd
| To- supply a motive for the alleged crime. il
| Rosa Brown otherwise Mrs. Ovcrin, How much
ngr sW ss w me To be- seem S sR
| told a reporter yesterday that she formerly
lived at i6i Greene street with Mrs. len. thcn
known AS Ida Howard. Miss Howard married
Alnn and sho married Henry Overin. Last
December. she said. she, :, discovered that
oycrin wanted 70 marry Mrs. Garrett who
street. Her information came through Nal
work s shS pS3 sSy ' Alien sSs sa
was was an friend END Of her R husband Ho sent mes.
soneer to her three weeks ago asking her 10
not at his residence. but she met him on the
street and ,accompanied him to bis gambling
| husbands suit for divorce. in consideration Of
oH hye rsed e a 9 sc Sr Her
| iden is that Allen had reason for shooting
Malloy because he had been unable 70 influence
| MalloY had become her friend rs well as hci
10y on sunday GyeSn,eE at Eighth S'Fi1
some instructions how to serve her In detec
tive capacity. lie obeyel these instructions
LEFT her residence at midnight. At o'clock OF
| Tuesday morning he called again. and left al
| ~
Court Of General Sessions at II to be present a
hrr trial for bIgamy. The trial was adlourned
| Mrs. Overin says that Malloy told her that The
Alien did not procure him his appointment tC
circulate u petition for the MetrOpOlitan Ele
vntcd Railway. Mrs. Overin lives at 90 Green
Ex-Asscmblyman Peter Mitchell. who lives
next door ~ Allen In Ludlow place. and WHOM
Allen says he called on on Tuesday morning Ius
brforethe fatal visit 70 his gambling house will
sons to think the object OF the call was to induce
hall a IA a
20 her home Allen says that he went there will
Malloy merey to get Mtchells signature to tn
petition in favor oil the Metropolitan Elevated
Andrew Andrews the hanger on. who slept il
the gambling house on Monday night, and VIII
WAS in the front room when the fatal discharg
Of Aen pistol took sscs Tas y snr yestes
His story confirms that Of Allen in every re
spcct. He says that when, Allen went out I
bring doctor he instructed him 10 let nobod
enter the rooms until his return.
The funeral Of Edward Malay will take plac
at O'Clock to-morroW from Eaenn lake.
mains viii be takcn to Calvary Cemetery 70
niermrnt Mr. LGaEe say ' tS tne pers9
cousin Of Maloy. but that he does not know hi
name. \ woman beyond middle age who too
caro- - the officer at ~ Blrcckrr street. occupie
hy Gen. John A. DIX In the war called To- Sc
tho remains Yesterday and to inquir
# her all or srrv ''s would be- needed in CIV
ing Maloy nm honorable burial she In
known his family. she said. III county Mnil
| Ireland. where his father was Il landed gentle
| man. whose name, Ike tli OF MS son, wa
Edward She said Maloy had no, Il. relative /
this country. Tho friends he had mad
were hnd. The only person she eN
pcrtel to find interesting herself in III
burial was an elderly woman named Anne o.
born who had also come from County Meatl
and who lnticrly had bccn attending to hi
washing She addcd that Gen. Van Burel
while stationed NJ Fortress Monroe had en-
ployed Maloy rs his hostler. When he r,
turned to New York he WAS for timo on dui
ai 50 Blocker street Having no use for n
ho.ilor here he secured him place in tn
United States detective service.