The evening world., 1894-08-07
TOMORROW: Over AS, 600 Insertions for 80 Cen

y
Moor Is a saloon lifted with q pool table
kept by A. Galet. & black and gilt sign
beneath the third story windows bears
the title: lafayette Hall" South OF
the saloon entrance is a hallway with a
short vestibule reaching TO Il door which
Is glazed halfway from the top. show
ing neat lace, curtain through the
SlaSs; A5 ,bst the door sign an
reached by that means.
Inc door. springs open as visitor
enters enters and barney" scru;inizes thu
of oileloth-covered stairs leads TO the
second floor. where the book" Is made
The place was formerly meeting-roon,
for French societies. Front and bacl:
rooms have been knocked into one long
apartment. partitions remaining to di.
vide off the hallway and front and back
hall rooms.
Upon the sreen-tinted walls hang Il
few cheap. pictures, and over the man
tel. near the front, are posted the "per-
centase" cards. Around the walls are
ranged lot of cheap wooden chairs
portunity to fill up the slips used to re-
cord bets.
Not n BIT Afraid.
As In the Blocker street place. the
front hall room is used by the gamblers
IS an office. Up to last Saturday the
door OF this room leading into the main
apartment was kept open, and a 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
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 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 frequenting the older dive
we're seen that had been observed in
that place. together with more who
were recognized by "Thc. Evening
World" reporter as habitues OF the
ter. At no time We're 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,
now. I'm going to close this race al
Brighton, Get in now, Il you want to
d Oh The ss WITH hsps Sm
lessness, the price against the favorite
IN one race was placed point higher
than the odds ANNOUNCED as being prev.
haste to get their money in on 1t. eTht
reporter. however, had noticed that tn,
the telegraph Instrument around tn,
corner had already arrived, and, there
fore. the book could afford to make thu
increase in odds without risk; One
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 hoom and in
duce the attendance of the gamblers
would be posted between l2 and l
O'Clock. beginning with to-day.
formation Which is received by wire a;
trouble. Hannie." the messenger at
The SOUTH Fifth averue den. saunters
Fifth avenue, where he Is met by mes;
/ senger from the Bleecker street real
estate Office. A quick handshske and
! the slip handed to. him into LAFAYETTE
! hall, while the other returns leisurely
1 to the Rleecker street house.
For the benefit OF Inspector Mchyo.S
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 insuletors on the coping, IRON
point they Lead directly 9aS 'st
Into the single dorrner window tina,
opens from the attic in the rear OF
the house. Directly beneath this win
dow ledge yesterday afternoon sat ar
/ freely over sounder and key. and evi
! IDENTIFY not relishing the necessity ina
| demanded his location In such stihlng
unventilsted den. His former quarters
in the extension, as described In .'Th'
| Evening Worlds" first exposure Of thu
place, were more comfortable and airy.
| The" Is Supervisor.
The connection between the real rs
tate office" and the gambling den aroun
the eerner t. further established by II
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
go around to "The" Aliens ONCE wher
the sheets are turned in. an accounting
is made and salaries are paid; Alias,
pull is conveyed by the almost abjec
fear OF one of his Bleecker street neigh
bors. The Evening World" reporter re
quested a very inslgnificant favor Of IN
was accompanied by this statement;
why, II I should let you do that an,
The Allen should ind out about, I
this neighborhood would be made so no
for me BY him and by. Capt. Eakins AM
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 to get him dow
on me-"
legitimate business which could in NJ
way be Objectionable TO police regula
tons or to his neighbors.
Various speculations regarding tn
source OF Aliens phenomenal pull" ar.
rife, That he has II Is unquestioned
man who can virtually. compel thu
police TO "whitewash" such a vile del
as that of THE" Allen and who cal
openly and dehsntIy resume business ssh !,
held up to public view, must have back
ing of no common order.
One report has It that the notoriou
diyekeeper is backed by powerful poll
tIclan, well known in this State, who !
frequently seen about the Mort9l
House, which place is much visited b!
Allen II Is said that Archie VIII
writes the sheet In The dive, II rela
tive OF this political giant.