Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "John Allen (1823–1870) was an American saloon keeper and underworld figure in New York City during the early-to mid-19th century. A former religious student, Allen was considered one of the most notorious criminals in the city and was known as the \"Wickedest Man in New York\". A public crusade against him, headed by lawyer and journalist Oliver Dyer, resulted in a reform movement known as the \"Water Street revival\".The campaign, in which Allen and other notorious underworld figures had been \"reformed\" by religious leaders, was later revealed to be a fraud following exclusive exposes by the New York Times and the New York World forcing Allen to leave the city."@en }
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- John_Allen_(saloon_keeper) abstract "John Allen (1823–1870) was an American saloon keeper and underworld figure in New York City during the early-to mid-19th century. A former religious student, Allen was considered one of the most notorious criminals in the city and was known as the \"Wickedest Man in New York\". A public crusade against him, headed by lawyer and journalist Oliver Dyer, resulted in a reform movement known as the \"Water Street revival\".The campaign, in which Allen and other notorious underworld figures had been \"reformed\" by religious leaders, was later revealed to be a fraud following exclusive exposes by the New York Times and the New York World forcing Allen to leave the city.".