The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-29
THE. ALLEN'SMANGIVESN NAMES
POLITICIAN SAID TO FIGURE ~
THE GAMBLING GRAFT
And 10 re OF . Size to Make q Mere Police
Inspector Small Potatoes"-Jerome
Won't Tell mi the Accusations Are
Old Allen Himself Yields Little.

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Inspector Small POtatoes"-Jerome
Won't Tell what the Accusations Are
Old Allen Himself Yields Little.
After The. Allen. whose residence In Eighth
street was raided by Mr.. Jerome on Tues
day, and Albert H. Falk. who has been
The. 3 representative for years. were ex-
amined in the District Attorneys office
yesterday il was aid that Mr.. Jerome had
received information which IL it could be
s~ubstantiated would make a comparatively
small figure OF any police inspector who
might be implicated in dealings with
gamblers. The report was that Mr.. Jerome
had got a line on a politician who has been
receiving the money paid "a tribute by the
gamblers for protection.
AN inspector would be considered small
potatoes II this man is landed, was the way
IL was put. Mr.. Jerome and his assistant,
Mr.. Murphy, who is making the gambling
investigation, would say nothing about 1t
when it was called to their attention.
Whatever information Mr.. Jerome got
yesterday came from Falk, il was said.
Falk came to the Crimina Courts Building
early In the morning, accompanied by Allen.
The latter is very feeble and crippled-he is
z-and seems to be suffering from loco
motor ataxia. As he left the elevator on
the floor OF the District Attorneys office he
was supported by two mon. Again W hen
he was leaving the building, after having
been examined by Mr.. Murphy, he was so
weak that he said he feared he would col
lapse. He was assisted from the building.
Both The. and Falk had been served
with Grand Jury subpenas, but they were
not taken before the Grand Jury. As they
stepped out of the elevator Mr.. jerome
happened TO be in the hall.
Hello, Allen, " said Mr.. jerome.
Hello, Mr.. District Attorney" said
Allen, as he and Falk walked into Mr.. Je-
rome's Office. Both men said they were
ready TO talk freely and TO tell the truth.
The. was turned over to Mr.. Murphy and
Falk was taken into a private room and
questioned by Mr.. jerome. He was not
sworn, although his statement was taken
Town by a stenographer. 1t is not likely
that either Falk or Allen will he called
before the Grand Jury.
Falk evidently had a lot to tell Mr.. Je-
rome, at least il took him some time. Mr..
Jerome seemed to be very much pleased.
IL was said that Falk a told what he
knew about dealings with the police in
connection with the operation Of the pool
room at 80 Sixth ,avenue. He must have
told about the inspector whose name was
mentioned in the Falk-Allen correspondence
which Mr.. Jerome got on Tuesday. That
inspector is said to be implicated to some
extent and he IL ar inspector who wa
in the precinct not so very long ago. In
spector McClusky il now in charge Of the
district, having just got back from his
vacation.
In addition to his relations with the police
Falk is said to have old the name OF a
politician who had great influence with the
police. That is what is said to have in
terested Mr.. Jerome so much. Mr.. Jerome's
aim is not only to close up the poolroom,
but also to find out who got the money, and
il he cannot be convicted of a crime to
expose him.
The IS testimony was not very important.
1t was mainly a rambling statement. and at
times it seemed that he was not very clear
just what he was talking about.
David Davis and George Williams. who
were caught by Sergt. Bob Mcknight
OF the street cleaning squad in a pool
room in West Twenty eighth street, pleaded
guilty before Judge Rosalsky in General
Sessions yesterday. They we're each fined
SIS. Mcknight stood by when they were
arraigned.
These men seem to like you, sergeant"
said Mr.. Jerome. Il saw some correspond
enoe yesterday that said that you were
square and couldn't be called OF. That's
a credit to you"
I'm glad to hear it,, said Mcknight.
Davis and Williams we're ~subppnaed
to appear before the Grand Jury on De-
cember 5. A number of other witnesses
have been called for the same day. There
are about ten subppnas out, most OF them
for poolroom employees. Mr.. Jerome ex-
poets to put a great deal of evidence before
the December Grand Jury and he thinks
that he will be able to clean up the pool
room business by that time. Then will
come the gamblers, but Mr.. Jerome's re-
ports are to the effect that there won't be
many gambling houses running by that
time.
One of the witnesses to be called on Mon
day is the cashier of the poolroom in East
Fourteenth street, the proprietor Of which
told the Grand Jury that every week $50
was paid to melody. The cashier was
to nave been examined yesterday, but
Mr.. jerome decided that it would be better
to put it of until Monday.
After Mr.. Jerome has got through with
the Allen correspondence it will be turned
over to Police Commissioner Bingham.
Mr.. Jerome will also give Gen. Bingham
whatever evidence he has collected himself
about the police.
HAUL At 4 BOARDING HOUSE.
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