The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-24
THE" ALLEN
C COT a.: A Tip"
His Place Closed To-Day
When Sergt Lamey
Visited II.
PROTECTED BY THE POLICE.
Received Information that "The
Evening World" Was Again
After Him.
WHO WAS THE KIND FRIEND 7
Police Knew Another Story About
the Vile PosI.Room Was to
Be Printed.
WHO WAS THE KIND FRIEND 7

Spectators on the races cannot lose
money in 1.-The" Aliens pool-room to-
day. There isn't any pool-roorn at 14s
Blocker street, owing to a combination
of circumstances. Instead 1.-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
door 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
another column of this edition of 1.-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 silt" like a crowd at
circus entrance.
This morning the second floor doors
were locked up tight. The sheet writer,
cashier, John" "Dannie. lex. Policeman
Nugept and some habitues were on
hand as usual. but a word or two from
the proprietor sent them off again
When they will reappear is matter
best known to THE" Allen.
al hdppcltu DtlOTe tHG DTSI eul-
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
tlon, to whom he furnished the informa-
ton after having visited Aliens and
placed a bet.
Last evening sergt, Lamey, who is
nov M IN charge OF the precinct. and
Whether they saw Alien is not known.
T Ho%ever a this may be, when sergt
place at 1l;3O this morning, reused to
The Evening World" their Efforts te
S With ey te Tere 5asd by the mar
dealing with police Investigations ex.
tends back many years,
No fear had The" Allen that the po
might Indicate. even remotely. that a
pool-room was on the premises or that
ne was engaged In anything but a 'rea
estate" business. Those who know Aller
do not hesitate to say that he would JUS
as chserfully and brazenly conduct al
gambling Joint"
The policemen went through the house
peering into Aliens business office or
| their way upstairs. The front hall room
| Of the second floor was locked, as wa.
also the main front room. On demand
ing Of the two housewifely lookine
women who were In charge Of the prem
ises what was in those apartments, the
| policemen were told that they were hired
| as furnished rooms by a man who haC
gone for the day, taking the key with
him.
In the face Of that statement the search
was abandoned. The name of the mar
| renting the furnished rooms was no
| obtained. These two rooms were at tn,
| same hour yesterday filled with touts
| thieves and young men infatuated with
| the race-track gambling game.
1t was hardly to be expected that Aller
| would volunteer information TO the polio,
| on the subject. 80 Sergt. Lamey and hi,
companion left. Both were seen later a
the staton-house. They appeared to b,
much chagrlned at their failure to un
| earth the pool-room, and referred to tn,
| inability of police officers to secur,
actual evidence on which to make al
| arrest in such a case. But what tn,
| public will be most anxious to know |.
| where did The" Allen get the Tip" I,
| close up to-day before a line OF 18th,
Evening WORLD story was in type?
The reporter didn't tell him,