The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-08-09
BOOB" WALKER
HASN'T GOT HIS
!. ATLEAST,NOT YET
Red Hook and Gopher Gang
stcrs Had Warned Him
II. Of His Fate.
I'll. SET. LAST NIGHT.
But All Was Well at the Ly-
ceum Cafe To-Day and No
Blood Spilled.
IT,. SET. LAST NIGHT.

II Mr.. Pooh" Walker 10 IN the audi.
sncs vii. he kindly rise and let an
anxious tuOlic know II he 10 aiivef The
tip reached the police last night that
1.-THE BoJb" was to get his before
aawn to-day. but IL he has got his
the fact has not become known.
The scene Of Walkers sudden demise.
according to the report was to have
been the Lyccum Cafe. at the north
west corner Of Fifty-seventh street\And
First avenue. A careful survey Of these
premises this morning failed to show
anything that looked like q gangster's
bruised and bleeding body and habitues
Of the resort laughed long and raucous-
" when the subject Of Walkers an
nounced dissolution was preached. No.
1.-THE Boob wasn't around. but where-
ever he was II was believed he was
very much alive.
The tip Was that It was the guns Of
the Red Hook and the Gopher gangs
that were prlmed to pop In walkers d.
rsction. What the grievance Of one or
the other or both OF these fraternities
against their east side rival. or whether
they entertained one that has reached
the gun stage. was not TO be learned
this nothing. 0unmen sleep late. you
know. and exactly what the situation 10
was hard to learn. Al any rate. accord
Ing to police information. Walker was
supposed to have an interest in the Ly.
ceum cafe and there he was scheduled
to meet his doom.
4 swarm Of detectives populated the
corner all last evening. accordingly. One
aecount had II that they had all se'
cured Jobs - walters In the back room
Of the Lyceum. but this seems to have
been overdrawn. Some Of the detectives
dropped in at the bar to get . cigai
or something ~ the evening progressed
but Il doesn't appear that any donned
aprons and rushed draw ones" behind
the swinging doors Of the sitting
PRGsGMr OWNER. NOT 5000
THINKS ATT 10 TO lAUoh."
One Of those to b found In th
Lyceum Cafe this morning was Bill
Purteli. former West Side gambler. VIII
-
ment. Billy was highly amused owe
the report Of the assassination that va
reported to have been scheduled a. tn
hsadlinsr of last nights cabaret. H
knew the Boob" he said. but ~ 70
- no knew Walker has no interest 4
me place and he ought 10 know for h
y the owner. ne added.
"Been here three months" said Pur
ten ohesrfuliy. anu haven't had
tam in the place since Z came. have
Jsckf No. sir: no Nights around hert
Sure, know The Boob but he doesn'
come up here. Haven't seen him 1
months"
Pustsll then sssayed 70 explain hov
uess the end Of TIE gangstsr Wake
originated.
.sTas whole story started right aroun'
/ tAis nsighborhood." he said. Il cam
here last May and took ahold OF TIL
Sclut. II had never made . dollar.
was only selling ten KEGS Of beer whs
l I took hold. but now an selling thirt,
forty and nkty kegs. That's the trouble
There was Q lot Of cheap. lttls runt
that tried to come In and tell me how
run the place.
They all wanted jobs,' but I hire
whoever I wanted % and they rot sor
There's q Dutchmon In the neighbo
hood, too. that's sore. He sees . lot
ousness coming here and he don't III
Il, That's the answer! To show yc
what kind OF . skate this Teller 10.
pours ten pals Of water on the sidswa
In front Of his place yesterday 20 q
'laborers would sit there and eat. g.
vou beat thatf"
4 % Boob" Walker didn't get his
after all. and anyhow It couldn't happ'
"A IN the Lyceum Cafe.