The evening world., 1894-07-17


Commander OF the Fifteenth Precincn.
The proprietor OF the place Is none
ether than the notorious THE" Allen.
whose face is certainly familiar ito every
patrolman in that precinct at least.
Not alone is this true. but Allen d.
rectly boasts of his immunity from in
reference. and his henchmen are evil
IDENTIFY on the best of terms with the
policemen of the precinct. AS one of
the freauenters of the place put it, in
conversation with an Evening World"
reporter:
Afraid? The amt got no use for
anything like being afraid. The Lexow
Committee amt running things in this
town now. The police is looking after
New York all right, all right. Every
hlng was dark a few weeks ago, but
the police is out for the stun, and
they're getting it, too"
capt. Eakins's ward man is William ].
feterman. and the special deputy ward
man Is James A. Dourigan. 1t will be
remembered that when THE Evening
World exposed the orgies at Columbus
HAL. on the Bowery. opposite Fifth
street, Capt. Eakins and these ward
men claimed to be entirely ignorant OF
the character Of the place. In spite of the
complaints which had been lodged
against 1t.
Alley Dcfies Interference.
How amply secure from molestation
At the hands of the police 1.-THE" Allen
considers himself is illustrated by a
VINO mad frequented his pool-room in
some way offended against the ETH
quette of the establishment and was
iG ns with little regard for his feel
.hss' either bodily or mental AS he
rolled off the short stoop onto the pave
iimeHt outside. he gave venl to his wrath
~ series OF threats. Allen stood on
me stoop and declared with an oath.
~ the manner of man who knows his
ground:
III you think you can close me up.
Why go ahead and do it. I'm fixed
S h enough, and you can't even get a
The ,patrolman on post stood and
chatted with the doorkeeper of the pool
room, room but few minutes later, while
touts, broken-down gamblers, criminals
anu ana HASTILY dressed women passed
through the portal where they were
h9lalng the conversation.
, mike other pool-rooms which have
resumed business since the Adjournment
ot the Lexow Committee, this place
makes absolutely no attempt at conceal
ing the true character of the place be
calculated to deceive even the most un-
suspecting. The place is equipped with
every item of paraphernalia common
to such establishments, except black
boards and printed tickets. The former
are replaced by percentage cards
lacked to the walls, and the latter by
blank tickets on which are recorded The
bets and odds.
E.-Poiiecman Nugcnt n Patron.
\ telegraph wire is on the premises
Oyer which Is furnished Information oil
NE running and preliminary statistics
Us - mounts, scratches and track bet
ing these items being changed as re-
-elHed. This same wire serves another
customer. perhaps unknown.to the com
hiIy which furnishes 1t. This second
patron Is man hardly less nJtoriou!
man The" Allen himself 1t Is eN
iohceman Nugent OF Maphattan Bank
niLEary and Jersey City Pbutcher-cart'
ionbery fame.
Nugcnt conducts a pool-room further
.yWntown, and, having no wire, receive!
ne Information at his friend Aliens es
enlistment, connecting by telephone a
NC corner drug store with his owl
pace u business.
The" Aliens pool-rooms are at IA
'Hna<inued on Second Poge.)