The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-07-22
THE PAIL MALL GAZETTE.
1t Seems in a Fair Way to Convince the Dis
tinguished Committee of the Truth
of Hts Exposures.
Ily l6.-The Pail Mall Gazette

LoyDoy, July l6.-The Pail Mall Gazette
has issued in single edition a complete pub
hcation of the full text of all its revelations.
The edition is having enormous sale, and the
proceeds are to be devoted towards defraying
the expenses of the commission which is ex-
amining the data upon which the Gazettes
articles are based. The commission yester-
day afternoon spent three hours at the Man
sion tHouse examining, under oath, before
the Lord Mayor and the City Recorder, one
of the Pail Mall Gazette's reportorial COM
missioners. The Lord Mayor presided over
the examination. Neither he nor any OF the
dignitaries present would converse with
members of the press about what transpired
any further than to say that the examination
was confined to the work OF sitting the evil
dence gathered by the reporters. In
support of the Gazette's statement
that among the criminal establishments pur-
veying TO vice in London was the procura-
ton firm of Mesdames Y and e. whose busi-
ness consisted in supplying customers all
all certified by reputable physicians TO be
innocent The personages engaged in this
inquiry say they will not speak upon the
subject for publication until the Commission
of Inquiry finishes its work, which will re-
Quire another week One of the Commits
sioners for the Pail Mall Gazette reports to
that paper to-day the following facts, the
truth of which he declares to be incontesti-
BILE: In order to show the Mansion House
Committee that the diabOlical business ex-
posed by the Gazette was still carried on as
boldly as ever notwithstanding the revela-
tions, the reporter offered to procure from
the establishment of Y and as many ceTti-
fled girls as the committee might name, de-
liyered any where to their order. There being
some hesitation about the acceptance of this
proposition, the reporter, while theeommit-
tee was still in session, went TO prOcuress
and ordered pretty girl, fourteen years of
age, certified by physician TO be good, to
be delivered to his order as ''agent for gen.
tleman of co." The madame accepted the
order, and in a short time produced the girl,
certified. The reporter investigated the
father was dead and her mother was a poor
working woman. The girl was dressed in an
old black frock. Having completed the
purchase of the girl, the reporter fastened to
arrange for her delivery anywhere and to any
person designated by the committee. No
member of the committee would consent to
receive the girl. The reporter thereupon ar
ranged for her delivery tonight, and hur-
ried back to the Mansion House, having COM
pleted the whole transaction during the
Single sitting of the committee. This
morning the reporter received
confidential letter from Madame z, appoint
ing a retired place to meet the girl tonight.
In addition to the above incident, the Pail
Mall Gazette publishes the following: THE
Gazette reporter, who was examined under
oath at the Mansion House yesterday, offered
to prove the truth of the Gazette's state
ments concerning the places of Mesdames X
and z by an actual purchase, to be made by
telegraph while the committee was in ses-
sion. The reporter wired the mesdames to
supply certified maid to private house
near the Mansion House, where any men,
Der of the committee could satisfy himself
beyond doubt regarding the CHASTITY busi-
ness. He assured the committee that the
order would be promptly filed, but no mem
Der of the committee would conset to under
take exposing himself to the proposed Or
deal, or receive the purchase in any way"
Sir Richard Assheton Cross, Home Secre-
tary, speaking this afternoon in the House of
Commons about the revelations of the Pail
Mall Gazette, said that nobody could sympa-
thze more than he with the work which the