Cleveland Street Scandal

Feilding Star, Volume XI, Issue 98, 11 February 1890, Page 3

Cleveland Street Scandal

A London despatch of January 4th says, another sensation about this affair will soon burst. Twenty-two men implicated— nobles and others — have fled from England, and it is said that by the time the Scotland Yard detectives have finished none of the Cleveland street habitues will be left ia England. The police know all about tbe case, and have the names and identity of the offenders. All the captured boys were made to confess come new names, and others gave descriptions, enabling the police to shadow the parties to their residence. -Others were only suspected, and to these letters were written giving them so many hours to leave the country. Of twenty-five suspects recently warned twenty»two haye fled, showing the remarkable accuracy of the boys' information. The total number of fugitives is sixty. A solicitor named Newton, a clerk in his employ named Layton, his »on, and an interr preter named Dr. Gallo, charged with conspiring to defeat justice in this case, were before the Bow street Police Court on January 6. A messenger boy testified that he had resided in the Cleveland street house, aud had •received mony for certain purposes. He had received letters from Lord Arthur Somerset, but could not produce them as they were destroyed. He admitted be had stolen articles from the Club where he had been waiter, but was not imprisoned, Lord Somerset became surety for him. He further testified that Taylor had tried to induce him to go to America. Ernest Parke, editor, sued for libel by the Earl of Euston m connection ' w jth the case, offered the prosecuting attorney on the 7th letters from H ammond, who is now in America. There was one included addressed to Hammond's wife upbraiding a man named Peck who had a list of names and addresses of his (Hammond's) friends. "When Peck was arrested this list was found in his pocket-book. It comurised tho names of many noblemen, and included that of Lord Euston. The Public Prosecutor has accepted the letters, which it is expected will lead to the exposure and prosecution of several persons already prominently before the public