The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-17
THE" ALIENS
PLACE CLOSED.
One Story in " The Evening
World " Did the
Business.
COT A TIP" TO SHUT UP.
Was About to Open the Pool
Room When a Mysterious
Messenger Arrived.
DISAPPOINTED The LADIES'"
Police Capt. Eakns Suddenly Dis
covers that It Is Time to
Take Action.
DISAPPOINTED The LADIES'"

In The Aliens pJOl-ToOm, at li6
BleoCker street, complete expose of
which is printed on page 3 Of this edi-
ton Of "1he Evening World" prepare
tons we're begun this afternoon to carry
on business as usual. Tley were inter
rupted suddenly, however, by an order
to close mp" and before "A single wager
had been taken the place had been shut
and those inside were ordered out.
At $50 the sheet-writer, telegraph OPP
orator and cashier had taken their
places in the extension, the "lookouts"
and doorkeeper were in place, and the
percentage cards were posted A
small knot of habitues had gathered,
and was discussing the relative merits
of the horses entered. THE" Allen
himself was at the little desk in the
front parlor. where he carries on his
real estate" and patent" business.
1t was 1.5O when n messenger entered
with an important piece of news for
the proprietor. The first edition of 1.-THE
Evening World containing the expose
had reached that section of the city an
hour or more before. The order at once
passed, and visitors were informed that
mo business would be done to-day"
One inquirer was informed. in eX-
PLANTATION, by the somewhat garru.ous
outpost, whose position is on the front
stoop, that the closing up would be only
temporary.
you see, it's this way" he explained.
Capt Doherty goes on trial at Heal
qua rters ON Thursday and maybc Cant
EdkinS viii be the next up before the
Commissioners. There might be trouble
Tor the old man If we kept open Just
now, after the place is shown up. and
we don't want to make any more truu-
bic fol him than he's got
The doorkeeper failed to explain
whether he meant Capt. Eakins ur
The Allen by the term of old man"
After the people inside had left the
doors remained open, but in the front
hall stood a guard to inform newcomers
that the game was off, After awhile
oft-told tale and simply waved away
those who applied for admittance, leav-
ing them to pick up an explanation
from those who had been repealed and
were still gathered in groups upon the
sidewalk In the vicinity.
Among these loiterers We're quite Il
number of women habitues. and these
were bewailing the II chance that had
led an Evening World' reporter u in
vestigatc and expose the place.
1t is, perhaps, a significant incident of
the afternoon that. almost at the same
time as the tip was given TO Pro
detailed on the Blocker street post.
In a neighboring saloon a tout. who
had treauented the place ever since Il
had been opened, gave vent TO his feel
ings to an Evening World' reporter
as follows:
That's all bluff about closing SO
as not to get any one in trouble. The
Evening World fellow who gave the
Alien Ale may have have zig pull In this pre- r.,
cinct-I know he, used to have, but
don't think he will ever be able to open
up here again. They're giving out a
blun that things viii be running again
in two weeks, but you can gamble that
II he runs. it won't be in this pre-
Cinct"
Among those most troubled over the
shutting up OF the place wGS eX-Police-
man Nugent He has depended upon
the information he received In Aliens
pool-room elsewhere, te.ephoning the In.
formation to an assistant whom he left
in charge. Now, with his base OF sup
plies cut on. he will probably Try to 90
upon. taking long chances In giving odds
OF waiting ltil after Il race Is run be-
tore declaring odds.
Both of these meth are, as. every
bOokmaker knows, not at all satisfactory
to either the pool-room or the bettor,
After reading the story in The
Evening World Supt. Byrnes sent for
Capt. Eakins. They remained in consul
ldllph III VIC - ''''NN '''
CAPT Eakins was seen by an Even.
| ing World reporter
There Is no pool room corducte-
! there" said me. Upstairs there "a q
! furrier's shop, and the women seer
! about the place are employed up there,
81 Understand that NJ. Allen mas =
patent cable-clr arrangement Tor pickinl
| IN persons Injured by cab" cars, and
| suppose he attends t. ira business h
the place where the pool-room y said Il
NO, The Allen will no doubt maxi
| a bot on q nOrSC the same as any oth'
| snoring man" said CAPT EGlins, hoiN
! "but | know that there arc no te.errapl
| INSTRUMENTS or hookmaking pardpher
MALTA IN the place ,,
| Allen kcers n pool room for mon an,
! women at i4G Blocker street. lie has ~
office there, the INSPECTOR says, but NJ
| poOl-rOom, ,
number mentioned. when h, returned
Ia Inc Headuuart"rs Building. ho said
! " When Allen MO, 'i $50 iEl' place
| r,,n. ns ago We nurw H. ", W'fc sus
,,lciors that nn might dttrn.i ju carry
On some unlawful business, - q wat".
/ was set on thr Nuu~u. That watch hJ3
bcCr kent ~ ever since. 1aerc Is nc
| poul-ruom there.