The evening world., 1894-07-24
tho COT 'i 4 !4',.'
His Place Closed To-Day
When Seret Lamey
Visited It
PROTECTED BY THE POLICE.
Received Information that 1.-THE
Evening World" Was Again
After Him.
WHO WAS the KIND FRIEND
Police Knew Another Story Abou'
the Vile Pool. Room Was to
Be Printed.
WHO WAS THE KIND FRIEND Z

Spectators on the races cannot lose
money in The" Aliens pool to-
day. There isn't any pool-room at l46
Bleecker street. owing to a combination
OF circumstances. Instead THE" Allen
sits at the little desk in his real estate"
and patent" office waiting for lessees,
purchasers and inventors, while that
portion of the house above the third
Moor Is occupied as furnished rooms"
How this grand transformation hap
pened is to be drawn only from placing
several facts together. AS fully told in
anothe, column of this edition OF THE
Evening World" the pool-room which
was exposed last Tuesday was running
In full blast yesterday afternoon, and
dollars were chasing each other through
the cashiers slit" like a crowd at a
circus entrance.
This morning the second floor doors
were locked up tight. The sheet writer,
cashier, John" 'Dannie, Tex Policeman
Nugent and some habitues were on
hand as usual, but a word or two from
the proprietor sent them of again.
When they will reappear is a matter
best known to 1.-The" Allen.
All this happened before the first edi-
ton of THE Evening World" contain
ing the story of yesterdays visit was
printed At the time when the place
was ordered closed this morning, the
fact of the reporters visit was unknown
to any one but himself, the editor
who assigned him to the story
and the police at the Mercer street sta
ton, to whom he furnished the informa.
ton after having visited Aliens and
placed bet
Last evening sergt. Lamey. who is
now in charge OF the precinct, and
Ward Man Peterman sauntered down
Whether they saw Allen is not known
However, this may be. when sergt
h Lisny ana the n ward man inspected the
action by the rep s SFs reasea
The Evening World" their efforts t,
get evidence were bafiied by the maj
dealing with police lnv.sdsstions e K
tends back many years.
No fear had THE" Allen that the po
lieeman could discover anything tina
| pool-room was on the premises. or tina
! he was engaged in anything but "rea
estate business Those who know. Allsl
as cheerfuiiy and brazeniy conduct a. a.
gambling '.Joint.''
Ihe pollcemen went through the house
peering into Aliens business ONCE o.
their way upstairs. The front hall room
Of the second floor was locked, as wa
J also the main front room. On demand
| ing of the two housewifely lookin
! women who were in charge Of the prem
} ises what was In those apartments, tn
? policemen were told that they were hire
D as furnished rooms by a man who ha
: gone for the day, taking the key wit
. him.
, In the face OF that statement the scare
was abandoned. The name Of the ma
renting the Furnished rooms was nc
obtained. These two rooms were at tn
same hour yesterday filled with tout.
thieves and young men infatuated wit
the race-track gambling game.
II was hardly to be expected that ALE
= would volunteer information to the polio
on the subject, so Sergt. Lamey and hi
companion left. Both were seen later
the station-house. They appeared to
4 much chagrined at their failure to ur
2 earth the pool-room. and referred to Ii
I inability OF police officers to secur
actual evidence on which to make a
arrest In such a case. But what III
. public will be most anxious to know
. where did 1.-The" Allen get the tip
3 close up to-day before a line OF 'Th
9 Evening World story was in type?
y The reporter didn't tell him.