The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-24
THE" ALIENS
AGAIN OPEN.
Police Refuse TO Close His
Blocker Street Pool
Room.
HAS TOO STRONG A Pull"
Bettors Robbed, Their Wagers
Being Taken After Races
Have Been Run.
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THIEVES AND T0UTS' RESORT.
Business Transacted Now in the
Room Formerly Used by Aliens
Women Patrons.
THIEVES AND TOUTS' RESORT.

The" Allen Is stll conducting a pool
room ct li6 Bleecker street.
This is the same establishment that
was visited by an Evening World"
reporter las. Monday, and of which q
complete exposure was made one week
ago. And II was this place which was
shut down that same afternoon upon
recent OF mysterious message by
Proprietor Allen.
At the time the matter was called to
Capt. Eakins's attention, and a confer
ence followed with Supt. Byrnes.
When The" Allen. a week ago Sat-
urday. proclaimed from the top step OF
the front stoop at li6 Bleecker street
that he would defy all efforts to close
his place, and that he enjoyed police
protection of the most powerful sort,
he seems to have known just what he
was talking about.
Good Vacation Time.
Capt. Eakins went on his vacation
on July H. two days after 1.-The" Allen
received the Zip" that caused him to
hastily order the pool-room closed. The
Captain will return on July -. In the
mean time. Sergt. Lamey is in charge
OF the precinct, presumably with the
mantle of his senior officer nesting
closely about his shoulders. But THE"
Aliens pull evidently knows no vaca-
ton.
In fact. the Allen establishment was
yesterday doing more business than be-
fore, owing to the opening of the rae
| ing season ut Saratoga. This. combined
with the bets taken on Brighton and
| Chicago races. made the place look
| more brisk, and certainly poured more
shekels into the ever-open pockets OF
the man with pull W
Closed Two Days.
For two days after THE Evening
Worlds" expose no business was done
| at 10 Blsecker street. Then 1t was quiz
city resumed at the old stand, guardedly
| at first. until growing holder day by
day, it has assumed proportions pre-
sumably commensurate with those OF
| the pull which makes 1t a possibility.
So far as its relations with patrons
are concerned, it Is no nearer being
'on the level than formerly. Nothing
| like track odds are given, and the usual
absence Of conjunction about taking II
losing bet after a race has been won is
| stun conspicuous.
| The" Allen has simply resorted to an
| old eNpedient, practised by dlve-keepers
| for years. The main pool-room a his
| house has been moved upstairs, one floor
| higher. and is. on the whole, better
| equipped though less roomy than the
| back parlor which was formerly used.
| There is also more likelihood of patrons
emainng longer in the new apartment.
| because the sidewalk Is further away.
noise of a scrap" which is apt to fol-
! low shady transactions, being heard In
| the street as in the case which led to
| Aliens bold proclamation mentioned in
| The Evening World' of last Tuesday.
Formerly the Womcn's Room.
| The second floor room now used by
| Allen was once a bedchamber of the
| house in the days when Bleecker street
houses We're less worn AT the heels than
! now. II is about - by Il feet, without
"A projection except tia, - the mantel
| jog, Facing Bleecker street are two
| windows, the blinds Of which are drawn.
the paues in the sashes being hidden by
| cheap lace curtains,
| Access is gained by but one OF the
| four doors opening into the pool-room-
| that leading To the hall y door commu-
/ niCateS with rear ruom but Is kept
| closed by IA plain deal table placed
| against IL, Another table OF similar
make stands near the centre OF the room,
and IA dozen chairs are ranged about the
room in when "'rhe" Aliens women
patrons formerly paid their tribute.
| Same Ola Fake.
ON the ground floor is the same fake
| real estate, insurance and patent ONCE,
| with Allen. posing as proprietor, seated
al the little desk between the windows.
| \ picket guards The door and directs
tlose who revisit the place for the first
time since the change to the upper floor.
front. Al the top of the lirst landing Ia
Il little rear room, in which the tele-
graph wire and Instruments are located.
| 4 short flight OF steps leads TO the sec
| ond floor proper.
| The front room Is bare of furniture or
| ornament except that already mentioned.
| unless eX Policeman Nugent may be
| classei in the latter category, for he Ii
ever present, getting information 10 be
sent TO his own pool-room. as formerly.
(Co.tinued on Third Pass.)