Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-07-16
THE LONDON SCANDALS.
The Investigating Committee Receives
ShOckin ing Evidence Of their Trufh

LONDON, July 16.-The PdU Mall Gazette has
issued in a single edition a complete publica-
tion of the full text of all its revelations. The
edition is having an enormous sale. and the
proceeds are to be devoted towards defraying
the expenses of the commission which
Is eXa mining the data upon which
the Gdzette's articles are based. The COM
mission yesterday afternoon spent three hours
at the Mansion house examining, under oath.
before the lord mayor and the city recorder, on,
of the Pail MAJ Gazette's reportorial commIs-
sioners. The lord mayor presided over the
examination. Neither he nor any of the digni-
nltaries present would converse with members
of the press about what transpired. any
further than to say that the examina-
ton was confined to the work of sitting
support OF the Pal Man tazette's statement
that among the criminal establishments pur-
Seying to vice In London was the procuration
firm OF Mesdames y. and H., whose business
consisted in supplying customers all over
Europe with young female children certified by
sonages engaged i'm this inquiry say they viii
not speak upon the subject for publication until
the commission OF inquiry finishes its work
winch VIII require another week.
One of the commissioners Of the Pail Mall
Gazette reports to that paper to-day the follow
ing facts, the truth of (which he declares to be
1ncontestibe: In order to show the Mansion
house committee that the diabolical business
exposed by the Gazette was still carried on as
the reporter offered to procure from the estab-
lishment of X. and 4. as many certified girls as
the committee might name delivered any where
to their order.
There being some hesitation about the ac-
ceptance of this proposition the reporter, while
the committee was In session, went to a pro-
curess and ordered pretty girl, Ia years Of
age, certified by physician to be good, to be
delivered to his order as ''agent for a gentleman
Of CO." The madame accepted the order
and in short time produced the girl
certified. The reporter investigated the child's
history and ascertained that her father was
dead and her mother was a poor working
woman. The girl was dressed I'm an old black
frOck. Having completed the purchase of the
girl the reporter hastened to arrange for her de-
livery anywhere and to any person designated
by the committee. No member OF the com.
mittee would consent to accept the girl. The
reporter thereupon arranged for her delivery
tonight and hurried back to the Mansion house,
having completed the entire transaction during
the single sitting of the committee. This MORN
ing the reporter received u confidential letter
from Nine. 4. appointing o retired place TO
meet the girl tonight.
In addition to the above incident, the Pail
MaH Gd,ctte publishes the following: 1.-THE Ga
zette reporter, who was examined under oath at
the Mansion house yesterday, offered to prove
the truth Of the Gdzene's statements concern
Ing the places OF Mesdames X, and T. by an
actual purchase, to be made by telegraph while
the committee was In session. The reporter
to private house near the Mansion house,
where any Of the committee could satisfy him.
self beyond doubt regarding the ghastly busi-
ness He assured the committee that the order
could be promptly filled, but no member of the
committee would consent to undertake expos
ing himself 10 the proposed ordeal or receive
the purchase in any way"