The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-17
CAPT. JOSEPH b. EAKINs.

Commander Of the Fifteenth Precincp.
The proprietor of the place is none
ether than the notorious THE" Allen.
whose face is certainly familiar to every
patrolman In that precinct at least
Not alone Is this true, but Allen d.
fectly 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 frequenters 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
thing was dark a few weeks ago, but
the police is out for the stuff, and
they're getting it, too
Capt. Eakins's ward man Is william ].
Peterman, and the special deputy ward
man Is James A. Dourigan. 1t will be
remembered that when THE Evening
World exposed the orgies at Columbus
Hall, on the Bowery. opposite Fifth
street, Capt. Eakins and these ward
inen claimed to be entirely ignorant of
the character of the place, in spite OF the
complaints which had been lodged
against it,
Allen Dehes Interference.
How amply secure from molestat ton
at the hands OF the police 1.-The" Allen
Considers himself is Illustrated by a
happening on Saturday last A tout
some way offended against the ETH
quette OF the establishment and was
GGusted with little regard for his feel
mgs, either bodily or mental. AS he
heht outside, he gave vent To his wrath
IN IA series of threats. Allen stood on
me stoop and declared with an oath.
III the manner of a man who knows his
III YOU think you can close me up,
way, go ahead and do 1t. I'm fixed
sSo sal enough. and you cant even get
The patrolman on post stood and
chatted with the doorkeeper OF the pool
t to0n but a few minutes later; while
ana ana fiashily dressed women passed
through the portal where they were
h9ldlng the conversation.
Unlike other pool-rooms which have
resumed business since the adjournment
OF the Lexow Committee, this place
makes absolutely no attempt at conceai
ing the true character of the place be
yond a fiimsy pretext which is no
calculated to deceive even the most un
suspecting. The place, is equipped witt
every item of paraphernaha common
20 such establishments, except black
boards and printed tickets. The forme
are replaced by percentage cards
tackled to the walls, and the latter b!
blank tickets on which are recorded tn
bets and odds.
EH-Policemnn Nugent n Patron.
telegraph wire is on the premise
over which Is furnished information o
The running and preliminary statistic
US u mounts, scratches and track bet
ing these items being changed as re
celved. This same wire serves anothe
customer perhaps unknown to the com
pany which furnishes It. This secon'
patron ID a man hardly less notoriou
nan The Allen himself. II Is ex
POLICEMAN Nugent of Manhattan Banl
r nHErS airy and Jersey City "butcner-cart
robbery fame
aNngent conducts a pool-room furthe
'.p"htown, and, having no wire. receive
NE Information at his friend Aliens es
punishment, connecting by telephone a
ne NE corner drug store with his owl
place OF business.
The" Aliens pool-rooms are at IA
(CoRtiared on Second Pags,)