The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-07
LAST EU|I|UN.
THE" ALIENS
PROTECTORS.
DiVekeeper's Pool.Room Run.
ming Despite kcAYoy and
Eakins's Denial
STILL ROBBINS THE BETTORs
Now Has His Place Around the
Corner from His Old Bleecker
Street "Joint"
DEPENDS UPON HIS "PULL."
% Strong that He Conducts the
Vile Resort with Little Effort
at ConoeaIment.
DEPENDS UPON HIS "PULL."

In spite Of the assertions Of Inspector
MoAyoy Polios Capt. Eakins and sergt.
LArney to the contrary. ''rhe" Allen is
sim running q pooi-room In the Mercer
Street Precinct, and that without any
great change In his base Of operations.
OF 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 legitimate real
estate business at l4s 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 stili 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 . real estate and patent ONCE.
There is no telegraph wire on the prem
ises, he declares. This same telegraph
wire which inspector McAvoy will not
sec was working yesterday. as 1t has
been right along.
McAvoy's Absurd Position.
1t is to be assumed that there will be
smother police investigation and a volume
of reports after this story Is printed.
These reports will probably be as ridicu-
lous and extravagant as were the former
ones and will cover the place with a
thick coat of official whitewash. just as
before. But The Evening Worlds"
sesrchliSht has a powerful ray and IL
apt to penetrate dark places again. Ii
does not seem that these police officers
realize that the absurd reports they have
made place them in q position not al
all enviable.
The story OF The" Aliens continued
defiance, which has now reached n state
OF audscity rarely equalled, even by that
little man himself, with his colossal i'm
pudence. Is one easy to understand. II
will be remembered that 1.-The Evening
World" thoroughly exposed the ''rea
estate and insurance office at IN
Blocker street on July II, and again or
July u. On tho FIRST occasion the place
was closed, as the doorkeeper explained
so as not to jeopardize 1.-The old man.
who might be brought to trial soon
After remaining closed few days a
gambling-room was opened upstairs and
continued until July 81, when an Even
Ing World" reporter visited II again. Or
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.
That Remarkable Report.
Then followed a demand from the
Police Commissioners for an investiga
ton resulting Ia the reports mentioned
which we're fled Aug J; These n, rePTr,
Of the densest ignorance on the part o
Inspector McAvoy, Capt; Eakin; ant
serst. Lamey or as a deliberate BLUM I, t
character of the place. of which there l.
Last week Little Monte. Carlo, wa
ssS %or HFGHss and hs ssrs no s
offered refuge for the touts, thugs
1 nae. r and petty ssmSlers b AT TN
graph offiees,' as Sheriff Duffy woui
have it, On Thursday the place wa
TharspS sT%a ana Friday Aliens brothe
met those who journeyed up 70 the West
was up" To each he handed a hitl
i was a plain little business card, read
ing as follows; Real Estate and insuI
i inSe ias Bieecker street New York. L
-
Allen in person at the downtown resort
Where he Endorsed them with the inscrip
n nS. IN lead pencil; "22 South FIN aye
we intention, at first, to resume opera
IONS In the old place, where the wir
would be more convenient. but eve
The Allen could not afford TO tax
such chances. Or maybe he was eau
noned that 1t would get somebody els
Al any rate, the South Fifth avenu
tshiishment was substituted. althoug
e headquarters are still In the ''rea
street.
Open Yesterday.
hnhe place was open yesterday to a fai
on hess, and betting was In progress
alter the same fashion as formerly. RI
s were held" and losing bets take