The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-07
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N the same old way, and the change in
The building al % South Fifth avenue
Is plain, brick three-story house.
iioor is a saloon fitted with pool table
kept by A. Galet. A black and gilt sign
beneath the third story windows bears
TIE title: Lafayette Hall; South, Of
short vestibule reaching to Il door which
Is glazed halfway from the top, show
Ing neat lace curtain through the
SSn AP ,Rst the the aSGr ssn i
reached by that means.
Inc door springs open as visitor
enters and "Barney' ,scrutinizes the
OF oilcloth-coyered stairs leads to the
second floor where the book" Is made
The place was formerly a neeting-room
for French societies. Front and back
apartment, partitions remaining to di-
vide on the hallway and front and back
hall rooms.
Upon the green-tlntcd walls hang a
tel. neal, the front. are posted the per
centage" cards. Around the walls are
ranged lot of cheap wooden chairs
portunity to MI up the slips used to re-
cord bets.
Not a BIT Afraid.
AS Ill tne blcCtktT street place, Tnt
front hall room is used by the gamblers
as an Office. Up to last Saturday the
door of this room leading into the main
apartment was kept open, and q ia
the cashier. The sheetwriter, Archie
was then In plain view OF those who
placed their bets This was apparently
taking too many chances, and on Sat Sat
which was also In use yesterday;
The door which opens towards the
large room was placed aJar about eigh-
the front window. This space was filled
by window blind with movable stats.
A little shelf afforded a means for lay
ing down money and slips and for pay
Yesterdays crowd was of the same
mixed variety as that which has been
described as frequenttng the older dive
were seen that had been observed in
were recognized by 1.-THE Evening
World' reporter as habitues of the
ter. At no time were less than twenty
five persons in the pool-room, and an
unusual number of colored youths were
The old familiar cries of: Here's the
second betting at Saratoga" Come.
Brishton." -Gef in now, i You want e
0R n. s wifi hspTs Sm
lessness. the price against the fayoritt
In one race was placed point higher
than the odds announced as being prev.
bait, and number of youthr made
haste to get their money in on 1t. The
reporter. however, had noticed that thu
the telegraph Instrument around tn
corner had already arrived, and. there
fore. the book could afford to make thu
0d hen without hss sI Iss oP H
reputation as "sure thing gambler.
odds Posted Early.
1t has been the plan to post betting
only on the race about to be run. In
order to give business boom and In.
duce the attendance of the gamblers
would be posted between 13 and /
o'clock, beginning with to-day, -
Ths Whe q i ss reeeved De by
trouble. :" Hannie." the messenger at
the S9uth Fifth averue den, saunters
Fifth avenue, where ne is met by a mes;
senger from the Bieecker street real
estate" ONCE. A quick handshske and
the slip handed to. him into Lafayette
Hall. while the other returns leisurely
| to the Blocker street house.
For the benefit Of Inspector McAyo,S
| CADI. tsuklHS lie TlNeillHk W oiiu
says that the telegraph wires which they
| couldn't find lead across the roof of the
| lodging-ho on the southwest corner
OF Blocker street and South Fifth ave
| nue..
On the west side OF this building the
wires, Of which there are two, are fas
tened to insulators on the coping IRON
which point they lead directly into, into tht
Into the single dormer window thai
opens from the attic in the rear OF
the house. Directly beneath this win
dow Ledge YESTERDAY afternoon nsr sai
freely over a sounder and key, and evil
IDENTIFY not relishing the necessity ina
demanded his location In such stihlng
unventilated den. His former quarter
Evening Worlds" first exposure OF tn
place, were more comfortable and airy.
The" Ia Supervisor.
The connection between the real es
tate office" and the gambling den aroun
the corner Is further established by IN
visits the place and inspects the sheets
on Friday afternoon after the fourt
race at Brighton he spent fully ten min
utes in conversation with his employees
20 around to- The" Aliens once. wher
the sheets are turned In, an accountin
is made and salaries are paid Alta,
fear OF one OF his Bleecker street neigh
bors. 1.-THE Evening World reporter re
auested "a very insignificant favor of thi
man and was at first denied. The denia
was accompanied by this statement:
why, IL | should let you do that an
The Allen should find out about
this neighborhood would be made so no
for me by him and by Capt. Eakins an
his men that / would be put to ever
conceivable annoyance. That man has
big pull In this precinct and has had
for years. / don't want 10 get him dow
on me- ~
This was from a man engaged In
! legitimate business which could In n
way be objectionable to police regula
tons or 10 his nsighbors
Various speculations regarding tn
source of Aliens phenomenal pull ar
rife. That he has II Is unquestioned
A man who can virtually compel tn
nolice 10 "Whitewash' such a vile de-
I as that OF THE" Allen and who ca
openly and defantly resume business Il
the very place which has twice bee
held up TO public view, must have back
ing OF no common order.
+. One report has II that the notoriou
diyekeeper Is backed by powerful poll
tician, well known In this state, who !
frequently seen about the Morto
House, which place is much visited b
Allen. 1t IL said that Archie, Wh
writes the sheet in the dive, Is reia
tive of this political giant
BLUEFIElDS Is TAKEN.