The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-07
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2 O'CLOCK.
THE" ALIENS
Protectors.
DiVekeeper's Pool.Room Run.
ming Despite HcAVoy and
EakinS's Denial
STILL ROBBINS THE BE7T0RS
Now Has His Place Around the
Corner from His Old Bleecker
Street Joint"
DEPENDS UPON HIS "PuLL.'
So Strong that He Conducts thu
Vile Resort with Little Effort
at Concea.ment.
DEPENDS UPON HIS "PULL."
So Strong that He Conducts the
Vile Resort with Little Effort
at Concea.ment.

In spite of the assertions Of Inspector
McAvoy. Police Capt. Eakins and Sergt
I.amey to the contrary, The Allen Is
still running O pool-room in the Mercer
Street Precinct, and that without any
great change IN his bHse or operations.
or course, this Information will be
more surprising to Capt. Eakins and
Inspector McAvoy than to any one else.
The former has openly declared that he
believes the notorious dive-keeper has
been engaged only In n legitimate real
estate business at 146 Blocker street,
even after 1.-The Evening World" twice
reported the place.
The Inspector, in his report to Supt.
Byrnes. confirmed the Captains state
ment, and goes still further in asserting
that the result OF several personal visits.
made by him from time to time, failed
to discover either pool-room or any
thing but a real estate and patent office.
There Is no telegraph wire on the prem
Uses, he declares. This same telegraph
wire which Inspector McAvoy will pot
see was working yesterday, as il has
been right along.
1t Is to be assumed that there will be
another police investigation and n volume
of reports after this story Is printed.
These reports Will probably be as riGicu-
lous and extravagant as were the former
ones and will cover the place with n
thick coat of Official whitewash. just as
before. But THE Evening Worlds"
searchlght has a powerful ray and is
apt to penetrate dark places again. 1t
does not seem that these police officers
hnx We
made place them in a position not at
all enviable.
The story of 1.-THE" Aliens continued
defiance. which has now reached n state
of audacity rarely equalled, even by that
little man himself, with his colossal i'm
pudence, Is one easy to understand. II
win be remembered that 1.-The Evening
World" thoroughly exposed the real
estate and insurance" office at lag
Blocker street on July II, and again on
July "a. On the first occasion the place
was closed. as the doorkeeper explained,
80 as not to jeopardize 1.-The old man.
who might be brought to trial soon.
After remaining closed a few days a
gambling room was opened upstairs and
continued until July %. when an Even
Ing World" reporter visited 1t again. on
that occasion, although the fact OF the
visit was known only to the police OF
the Mercer street station, the place was
not opened the next day.
Then followed a demand from the
Police Commissioners for an investiga-
ton, resulting Ia the reports mentioned,
which were filed Aug. !. These reports
must either be accepted AZ exhibitions
OF the densest ignorance on the part OF
MA
serst. Iamey or as a deliberate bluff 70
conceal a knowledge OF the criminal
character of the place, OF which there Is
no room fol doubt 2,1tis Monte Carlo" wa,
closed through the efforts OF The Even,
ing World" and Westchester no longer
offered a refuge for the touts, thugs
place THE" Aliens brother, John. con.
graph oiiices," as sherifr Duty would
have It. on Thursday the place was
e' %hSripg gra and Friday Aliens brother
met those who journeyed up TO the West
| caester dive and explained that the 'lis
was up" To each he handed little
cad, which contained Its own message
| Ii was a plain little business card, read
| ing as follows: Real Estate and insur'
ance., li6 Blocker street New York. d.
Lynch"
These cards were presented to The
| Allen in person at the downtown resort,
where he indorsed them with the inscrlp-
| ton in lead pencil: '22 South Fifth ave
nue. Beer saloon" II was evidently
| the intention, at first TO resume opera
| lions in the old place. where the wire
| would b. more convenient. but even
| THE" Allen could not afford to take
| such chances. or maybe he was eau
| toned that It would get somebody else
| in trouble.
| Al any rate. the South Fifth avenue
| establishment was substituted, although
| the headquarters are still In the real
The place was open yesterday to a fair
| business, and betting was In progress
] on brighton Bea:n and Saratoga races