The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-02
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EtOncfS JlllJ ne COulCn get tine necessary
evidence against Aliens CLUB. He said
that with all the forces at his command
he was rot sEle to get the necessary evi.
dence TO secure a warrant for Allen, and
the department virtually threw mp its
hands. They shifted the matter to the
shoulders of the District Attorney when
they found that there were five old indict-
ments AGAINST The. for gamblinr. They
ask Col. Gardiner, who was then the prose-
cutting officer OF the county, wouldn't he
please try Allen on one OF these indict-
nents 40 Gs to get him on the hands OF
the police. In addition they charged him
with icing an assassin, a gaSlt Ter and a
crook. and laid at his door tho responsi-
Til ty for a hundred and u other wicked
things. The plea of the Police Board "a
the District Attorney was in reality some
thinv like this
please, Col. Gardiner. send The. Allen
to Jail on one OF those old indictments, be-
cause we can do anything with him.
Gel. Gardiner. however. did not send
The. To prison, and he kept right on doing
business at the old stand.
Allen alw ays said that be did not know
why the police bounded him 40, and in
the TeNt breath he hOastcd that lie had
never given n policeman or a politician "A
bribe. He declares he neve- had anything
to do with campaign contributions except
upon two occasions. The first one was
when lincoln was running for President
and Allen brought $4,000 to the Aston
House for the campaign. The next time
he contributed, he declares. was when
Jerome was running for District Attorney.
He liked jerome. he said and knew he wEs
honest and would give everybody a square
deal. For that reason he contributed to
Mr.. Jerome's campaign expenses.
The newspaper that have been abusing
me for years" said he, at the time the Police
Board tried to throw the job Of putting
him out Of the way upon the District At
tornev, ian made me out as a sort o! in
teresting desperate, say that ] have got
a ~ II. Every time the police get a war
rant for me-, make n raid and don't get any
evidence OF a poolroom they say l got n
have talked of The. Aliens pull. ] nave
never had a pun in my life, although have
been credited with considerable push. |
never had a tip that l was going to be raided,
and l never asked a favor OF a politician
Why, If l had to ask a favor of a politician
I'd go right home TO my wife and say TO
her: Mrs. Allen, pack up my things and
prepare to get a divorce from me. ! am
no longer worthy 10 be your husband. lam
a low down, crawling creature who had TO
go TO a politici8r 10 ask favor. lam going
awav to lose myself
why. I'd cut my arm of before l would
ask a favor from a politician. Pull? Why,
the very word disgusts me. II Theodore
Allen an exist without a pull he'll go OF
and die. Gould a cat with a pull be treated
as | have been? let me tell you "a little
incident that happened and ] think you
will agree with me that influence at court
is the last thing | have in the world. |
was walking along the street when along
came Capt. Chapman and three of his police
men, He grabbed me by the collar and
threw me across the street. Then he ran
up and shook his fist in my face and cursed
AT me. All the while the three policemen
stood by to see that | did not hurt the cap
tain. / have the reputat ON of defending
myself " hen attacked, SO Chapman supplied
himself with a body guard before ventur,ng
out. And he is sixty pounds heavier than
l am, too.
Now why did Chapman attack ire?
Simply because Headquarters men had been
sent into his precinct TO look after my
place and he was jealous. He was afraid
that they would get the evidence RgainSt
my place which he had been unable to
get in spite of all his raids.
IF the newspapers had only let me alone
| wouldn't be what you call a notorious
character now. They started in on me
in 1880 when ! was somewhat prominent
in Republican politics. had two brothers
who were worthless fellows, but / stuck
to them for years and spent nord han sl0O.W0
in keeping them out OF trouble. g the
newspaper used to refer to the famous
Allen brothers and 10 the notorious The.
Allen, brother Of WeSs and jess Allen. |
never committed a crime in my life in spite
Of the great number of times have been
arrested and indicted. Go to 'Byrnes or
any of the other old timers and they will
tell you he same thing. | never ~dcfrauded
anybody in my life, never stole a cent ana
l have supported my family always WIN
the money | honestly earned.
mo, / am not a bad man at all. | am
not a church member. but | am what might
be called a man-of-the-world Christian.
My wife il a mi o! the Prespyte'l IAN
Church, and we agree on most things in this
Oh aI.AvA - IatVAr -Nw nvpaAnar
the poor, and there is no one in the world
that admiresthis sort of work more h | DO.
l don't suppose they will ever let up pound
ing me. and | really think / would feel queer
if they did. The natural result Of al the
abuse I rave been subjected to is that the
world looks upon me as a cutthrOat me
only comfort | can get ont of il all Is that
those who know me-, know me better; and
that there are some people besides my
wife and daughter and grandchildren who
think that The. Allen is all right
Allen always said that he was not q
-souealer,D and in the talk he had the
other day At the District Attorneys Office
IL is not believed that he told anv tales
about policemen or politicians. In the
letters that were seized in the raid on hi'
home the name Of one police inspector
was mentioned, but not in a wGv that Is
likely TO compromise the police official.
These letters were written 10 Allen when
he was i'll at his summcr home at Baysidc
by Albert II. Fort, VINO, although he has
never beer in trouble With the police, is
supposed to have had close business rela-
tons with The.
When the patrol wagon drove up TO
Aliens home at II West Eighth street to
take away some of the stuff the old man
almost wept. In his long drawn u battle
with the police 10 such indignity had over
been put on him before. He was fond
of his horne and proud OF il. and recently
he has spent most of his time there.
Allen is reputed to be a rich man. Miss
Minnie Allen. his granddaughter. is also
well to do. having inherited "A fortune OF
some 5000. 900 when her mother, who was
a daughter Of The. Allen by his first wife,
died. Some time ago he adopted this
granddaughter.
SHIPMENT or ZIG CAME.