Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-07-11
AFFAIRS ABROAD.
Revelations Regarding London Vice to
be Investigated by Responsible
Parties.
How the Tales Of Crime We're Gathered
Noble and Vagrant Alike Sub
jeoted to an Interview.
GREAT BRITAIN.

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the revelations: 1.-THE Investigations
began May oath and the work was un.
remitting to the date OF publication.
The commission had valuable assist
ance from the Salvation army, from
the London commission for the sup
preston of traffic In English girls and
from the vast experience OF
Miss Butler. The commission was
composed OF the members or the Ga
zette staff and acted Independently OF
the police. The home office depre.
Gated on official grounds allowing
| journalists to interview the police.
The commission applied TO the arch
bishop OF Canterbury, the bishop of
London and Cardinal Manning
for advice, and the great
authorities on morals, while depre-
eating the risk involved in the COM
missions task, all warmly supported
its objects. Ready help was accorded
the commission from the Catholic and
Congregational clergy, also from the
minors joint protection COM
mission, the White Ribbon
army, the secretary for the
Prevention OF Cruelty to Children,
the London City mission, the Reform.
atory club, the Union Rescue society,
the Pilgrim Ladies' association and
the Moral Reform union, The COM
mission visited all the homes and
refugees where harbor Is given unfor.
Inmates. The inmates readily gave
all the information in their power.
The most of the revelations,
However, were obtained: Through inter-
views. Every oody, high and low,
likely 20 have information, from Lord
DLlhousie to Mrs. Jefi'ries, was sub
jected 20 ar Interview by some MEM
Der OF the commission. Mrs. JefIfies
shed glow Of light upon the whole
subject under investigation. The en-
tire cost OF investigation amounted to
$4,000
Thirteen newspaper vendors, who
had been arrested for selling copies OF
the Gazette, were arraigned before the
lord mayor yesterday. The city So
licitor in presenting the cases against
the prisoners charged them with
publicly selling obscene literature,
and said he had marked for
the courts perusal the passages in
the GsZ, tte's articles upon which
the charges were based He must, he
said, decline to read the passages in
open court and said he thought that
the repetition of these objectlona.
BILE statements daily indicated
no good object. The solicitor
then stated he would REQUIRE
further time TO consider what charges
to formulate against the prisoners.
The lord mayor said he thought IL
would be best to wait the decision of
the government, which had before it
for consideration the same case.
The proprietors of the Pail Mail Ga
zette has asked Sir Richard Cross
home secretary, for protection against
the crowd surrounding Its publication
Office.
willing to he Convinced.
LONDON, July l0.-In the debate on
the criminal law amendment bill in
the house OF commons last night Sam
uel Morley, as one OF the gentlemen to
whom the Pail Mall Gaz cite offered TO
prove the trut of It's revelations, with
full names, etc said he was willing TO
Join one or two others of those men
toned to investigate the truth OF the
GaZette's statements.
An Investigation 10 he Had.
LONDON, July l0.-The excitement
over the Pail Mall Gazette revelations
continues without abatement. The
windows and doorways OF the publica-
ton offices are barricaded and the po-
lice are in control of the surrounding
mobs. The Gazette says IL receives
every day a number of cablegrams
from the United States asking about
the progress of the exposures
Cardinal Manning has accepted
the proposition made by the
proprietors Of the Gazette TO
submit "A complete proof of all its rev.
Citations, including every name and
detail, to party OF RESP onsible men to
include the cardinal and Hon. sam
uel Morley, the examiners to have the
privilege of reporting to the public
upon the affairs rs they may deem
best.
The Parnellites Snubbed.
LONDON, July l0.-The government
after much meditation has decided
that 1t cannot support Mr.. Parnell's
motion to inquire into the Mann.
strasna and Balarilla cases. This de-
cision will probably result In the Par
nellites Withdrawing their support,
which they have hitherto given 10 the
present government.
IN PARLIAMENT.
LONDON, July l0.-In the house OF
commons this evening Mr.. Albert II.
Grey, Liberal member for South
Northumberland, In accordance with
his notice Of yesterday asked Sir Rich
ard Assheton Cross, the home secre.
tsry, whether he could assure the
house that the government
had given orders to the police
to do their utmost to
suppress the denominations in London,
reported by the Pail Mall Gazette.
The home secretary replied that the
police would use every effort to sup
press all such practices, The existing
law supplemented by the criminal law
amendment bill could suffice to bring
20 justice the perpetrators OF such
denominations.
FRANCE.