The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-07
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suits were held" and losing bets taken
in the same old way. and the change In
legation alone mar rk the glac,.
is az Plain BRICK tRpee-s tts" I housS
painted dlngy yellow. ON the ground
floor Is saloon fitted with pool table
kept by 4. Galet, a black and gilt sign
the title: Lafayette Hall" South OF
the saloon entrance IL n hallway with a
short vestioule reaching TO door which
ing neat lace curtain through the
nounces that the "dlning-roeSm" is
reached by that means.
enters, and Barney" scrutinizes the
ticket which Is produced. \ short fight
OF oileloth-covered stairs leads TO iihe
The place was formerly meeting room
for French societies. Front and back
rooms have been knocked into one long
apartment. partitions remaining to d.
vide off the hallway and front and back
hall rooms.
Upon the green-tinted walls hang
few cheap, pictures, and over, the man
centage" cards. Around the walls are
ranged lot of cheap wooden chairs
and two mahogany tables afford nm OPP
portunlty to m mp the slips used to re-
AZ in the Blocker street place. the
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 opem and ia
BILE was placed across II. at which sat
the cashier. The sheetwriter, Archie"
placed their bets. This was apparently
taking too many chances. and on Sat
urday n new device was substituted.
which was also In use YESTERDAY; 49,.
large room was placed ajar about eigh-
teen inches, the opening being towards
the front window. This space was filled
A little shelf afforded means for lay
ing down money and slips and for pay
ing off.
Yesterdays crowd was, of the same
described as freQuentinR the older dive
at las Bleecker street, and many faces
were seen that had been observed In
were ynas p recosni4ed by THE Evening
Little Monte Carlo den in westches-
ter. At no time we're less t than twenty I've ~
unusual number OF colored youths were
The old familiar cries of: Here's the
second betting at Saratoga" Come.
now. I'm going to close this race AZ
Brighton Get In now. II you want to
get on this race" were heard from be-
iessness, the price against the fayorite
In one race was placed point higher
than the odds announced Us being prey.
alent at the track. This was great
haste to get their money In on u. The
reporter. however. had noticed that the
messenger who brings the results from
corner had already arrived, and, there
fore. the book could AFFORD to make the
increase in odds without risk; Once
reputation as sure thing" gambler.
| 1t has been the plan to post betting
only on the race about to be run. In
order to give business q boom boo and !, = In.
early in the day, II was yesterday an
nounced that odds on all the races
] would be posted between II and l
| O'Clock, beginning with to-day.
The manner OF getting the track in
formation which is received by wire u.
LAG Bleecker street, entails considerable
The South Firth averue den, saunters
down the street until opposite "A South
Fifth avenue, where he Is met by a mes,
senger from the Blocker street " real
| estate" Office. A quick handshake and
they face about and 80 Hannie" bears
the slip. handed to him into Lafayette
Hall. while the other returns iessurely
For the benefit OF Inspector McAvoy
and Capt. lSakins THE Evening World"
says that the telegraph wires which they
couldn't find lead across the roof OF the
OF Bleecker street and South Fifth ave-
| nue..
on the west side OF this building the
| tened to insulators on the coping. from
which point they lead directly into the
premises lag Blocker street They go
opens from the attic in the rear OF
|, the house. Directly beneath this win
dow ledge Yesterday afternoon sat an
operator In his shirt sleeves, perspirlng
IDENTIFY not rellshing the necessity that
demanded his location In such a1stinIng,
unventilated den His former q,sAnfers
| in the extension, as described In THE
Evening Worlds" first exposure OF the
place, were more comfortable and airy.
, The connection between the real es-
SSer enf es Sss s ST iRs
| fact that 1.-The" Allen himself frequently
1 visits the place and inspects the sheets.
on Friday afternoon after tae fourth
utes in congregation with his employees.
go around to 1.-THE" Aliens ONCE. where
the sheets t are turned IN, An an accounting
An Idea OF the extent OF "The" Allen
pull Is conveyed by the almost abject
fear OF one Of his Bleecker street neigh
bors. "The Evening World reporter re-
quested a very Insignificant favor OF this
man and was at first denied. The denial
was accompanied by this statement:
The Allen should find out about II
this neighborhood would be made so hot
for me by him and by Capt. Eakins and
his men that / would be put to every
conceivable annoyance. That man has a
big pull in this precinct and has had II
for years. don't want to get him down
on me-"
This was from a man engaged in n
legitimate business which could In no
way be Objectionable to police regula-
tions or TO his neighbors
Various speculations regarding the
source OF Aliens phenomenal pull are
rife. That he has II L. unquestioned.
A man who can virtually compel the
police TO "whitewash" such a vile den
as that OF 1.-The" Allen and who can
openly and defiantly resume business in
the very place which has twice been
held up to public view, must have back
ing OF no common order.
One report has II that the notorious
dIVekeeper Is backed by a powerful poll
ticIan, well known In this state. who is
frequently seen about the Morton
House. which place is much visited by
Allen. 1t Is said that Archie" who
writes the sheet in the dive, Is rela-