| OSCAR WILDE DENIES IT He is put through a terrible fire of questions at Old Bailey. Queensberry cool and
indifferent. The author makes witty replies to the lawyers’ questions, but is barely able to keep up under the shocking accusations. |
1895-04-04 |
The North American |
United States |
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12 |
113 |
1312 |
| IT GOES AGAINST WILDE Sympathy of the court seems to be with Queensberry. Some damaging testimony is
given The author also makes admissions which tell against him — Beerbohm Tree’s position explained. |
1895-04-05 |
The North American |
United States |
English |
10 |
108 |
864 |
| Oscar Wilde Arrested. The jury returns a verdict of not guilty for the defendant and says his accusations against
the author were justified. |
1895-04-06 |
The North American |
United States |
English |
5 |
131 |
1640 |
| BEERBOHM TREE WON’T COMMENT. He expresses keen regretted that his name was used in the Wilde suit. |
1895-04-06 |
The North American |
United States |
English |
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6 |
72 |
| Remanded without bail. Oscar Wilde is given a hearing and held for trial on Thursday. Oscar Wilde is now a
man of no importance. |
1895-04-08 |
The North American |
United States |
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18 |
389 |
| OTHERS TO BE DRAGGED DOWN. Alfred Taylor to expose many of Wilde’s associates. |
1895-04-09 |
The North American |
United States |
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6 |
9 |
95 |
| Wilde in court again He looks haggard and worn, and is greatly changed. Taylor sneering and indifferent
Further damaging testimony is given and both are remanded for another week without bail. |
1895-04-12 |
The North American |
United States |
English |
6 |
19 |
696 |
| AUTHORS FIGHT A DUEL Caused by Catulle Mendes’ name being connected with that of Oscar Wilde. |
1895-04-18 |
The North American |
United States |
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4 |
68 |
| NO BAIL FOR WILDE. Both he and Taylor formally committed at London for trial. |
1895-04-20 |
The North American |
United States |
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5 |
150 |
| A TRUE BILL AGAINST WILDE. His trial set down for Friday next at the Old Bailey. |
1895-04-23 |
The North American |
United States |
English |
9 |
9 |
34 |
| WILDE PLEADS NOT GUILTY. Men and women crowd the court for a glimpse at the prisoner. |
1895-04-27 |
The North American |
United States |
English |
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3 |
182 |
| The witnesses unshaken. Trial of Oscar Wilde and Alfred Taylor is resumed. |
1895-04-29 |
The North American |
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132 |
| Oscar Wilde’s trial resumed. |
1895-04-30 |
The North American |
United States |
English |
3 |
3 |
42 |
| WILDE'S CASE STILL UNSETTLED. The Jury Fails to Agree upon a Verdict and the Trial Will Have to Be
Gone Over Again Before a New Jury. |
1895-05-02 |
The North American |
United States |
English |
4 |
14 |
333 |
| PLAYS AND PLAYERS EVERYWHERE. |
1895-05-04 |
The North American |
United States |
English |
0 |
0 |
15 |
| Oscar Wilde to get bail. |
1895-05-04 |
The North American |
United States |
English |
12 |
13 |
27 |
| Wilde to give bail today. |
1895-05-06 |
The North American |
United States |
English |
9 |
9 |
54 |
| Oscar Wilde out on bail. A minister and Lord Douglas are the sureties on his bond. |
1895-05-08 |
The North American |
United States |
English |
6 |
23 |
174 |
| Mrs. Leslie going abroad. |
1895-05-21 |
The North American |
United States |
English |
6 |
7 |
64 |
| WILDE'S TRIAL POSTPONED. There Seems Now Little Chance of His Conviction and Indignant Comment Is
Heard on All Sides. |
1895-05-21 |
The North American |
United States |
English |
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16 |
285 |
| WILDE IS LOOKING HAGGARD. His Rrial is Resumed at the Old Bailey Court, but Is Without Special
Features. |
1895-05-24 |
The North American |
United States |
English |
6 |
8 |
240 |
| "WILDE WILL BE ACQUITTED." The Marquis of Queensberry Says He Is Willing to Give Odds on It. There
Being Many Names Back of the Thing That Say So. |
1895-05-25 |
The North American |
United States |
English |
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20 |
317 |
| OSCAR WILDE IS GUILTY. He Is Sentenced to Two Years at Hard Labor, the Full Limit of the Law. |
1895-05-27 |
The North American |
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357 |
| A PRETTY POOR LOT. |
1895-05-27 |
The North American |
United States |
English |
0 |
0 |
143 |
| OSCAR WILDE IS NOT INSANE. He has been ill, however, and is suffering from melancholia. |
1895-06-07 |
The North American |
United States |
English |
7 |
6 |
109 |
| WILDE MUST STAY IN JAIL Application for Release Pending Action for a New Trial is Refused |
1895-06-18 |
The North American |
United States |
English |
15 |
16 |
28 |
| OSCAR WILDE HAS NO ASSETS. In a Hearing of His Bankruptcy Case It Was Shown That His Debts Amount to
3591 Pounds. |
1895-09-25 |
The North American |
United States |
English |
11 |
8 |
69 |
| Oscar Wilde's Sudden Departure. |
1895-04-03 |
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
United States |
English |
3 |
3 |
38 |
| TERRIBLE ORDEAL FOR OSCAR WILDE THE AESTHETIC POET'S RELA- TIONS WITH LORD ALFRED DOUGLASS
AIRED IN COURT. SEVERE CROSS-EXAMINATION The Marquis of Queensberry Reit- erates His Charge, and the Author of "Dorian Gray"
Becomes Badly Rattled Under a Fire of Searching Questions. |
1895-04-04 |
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
United States |
English |
3 |
166 |
1139 |
| OSCAR WILDE WAS BADLY RATTLED HE GROWS CONFUSED AND CON- TRADICTS HIMSELF UNDER LAWYER CARSON'S
PITI- LESS EXAMINATION. SYMPATHY FOR THE MARQUIS Terrible Arraignment of the Plain- tiff by Counsel for the Defense. A Great
Crowd in and Around the Old Bailey. |
1895-04-05 |
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
United States |
English |
11 |
189 |
790 |
| OSCAR WILDE IN PRISON Sensational Ending of His Suit Against the Marquis of Queensberry. THE
JURY ACQUITS THE NOBLEMAN A Warrant Is Immediately Sworn Out for the Aesthetic Poet- Playwright. TAKEN TO BOW STREET COURT
Lord Alfred Douglass Greatly Dis- tressed Over His Friend's Ar- rest - The Closing Scenes. |
1895-04-06 |
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
United States |
English |
3 |
187 |
1587 |
| OSCAR WILDE'S DOWNFALL. His Exposure and Arrest the Sensa- tion of London. Special Cable to The
Inquirer, Copyright, 1895. |
1895-04-06 |
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
United States |
English |
0 |
6 |
594 |
| OSCAR WILDE'S DOWNFALL He Is Liable to Be Sentenced to Penal Servitude for Life. MUCH SYMPATHY
FOR HIS FAMILY No Statute of English Law Which Will Permit His Wife to Secure a Divorce. PUBLIC SENTIMENT IS AROUSED Other
Prosecutions Will Probably Follow - The Tragic Death of Lord Drumlanrig Recalled. Special Cable to The Inquirer, Copyright, 1895. |
1895-04-07 |
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
United States |
English |
0 |
2 |
494 |
| WILDE IN THE DOCK AFTER A HEARING IN BOW STREET COURT HE IS SENT BACK TO PRISON. Sir John
Bridge Refuses to Accept Bail - Taylor Also Arrested and Remanded to Jail. |
1895-04-07 |
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
United States |
English |
0 |
33 |
584 |
| The Philadelphia Inquirer - Sunday, April 7, 1895 |
1895-04-07 |
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
United States |
English |
0 |
0 |
30 |
| BY AN EX-EDITOR. The Veteran at Last Compels Himself to Say a Word About Oscar Wilde. |
1895-04-08 |
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
United States |
English |
0 |
3 |
1185 |
| WILDE MAY KILL HIMSELF Disgraced Aesthete Threatens to Commit Suicide at the First Opportunity.
HIS JAILERS ARE ON THE ALERT Taken Back to Prison in a State of Hysteria and Semi- Collapse. HE DREADS A CONVICT'S LIFE
Dissipation Has Undermined His Constitution, and Sudden Death May Cheat Slow Justice. Special Cable to The Inquirer, Copyright,
1895. |
1895-04-08 |
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
United States |
English |
4 |
6 |
254 |
| NEWS OF SUNDAY. General. |
1895-04-08 |
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
United States |
English |
0 |
0 |
30 |
| CHURCH SENSATIONS. Preacher Denchfield Condemns Riches and Anarchy-Provoking Trusts and
Corporations. |
1895-04-08 |
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
United States |
English |
0 |
0 |
358 |
| The Philadelphia Inquirer - Thursday, April 11, 1895 |
1895-04-11 |
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
United States |
English |
6 |
7 |
20 |
| WILDE'S DISGRACE MORE TESTIMONY AGAINST THE FALLEN AUTHOR AND HIS COM- PANION, TAYLOR. The
Prisoners Making a Desperate Fight - Again Sent to Prison Without Bail - Wilde Haggard and Worn. |
1895-04-12 |
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
United States |
English |
7 |
28 |
588 |
| BY AN EX-EDITOR. The Veteran Discusses the Question of Excluding Oscar Wilde's Books From the
Libraries. |
1895-04-12 |
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
United States |
English |
0 |
0 |
1069 |
| The Philadelphia Inquirer - Sunday, April 14, 1895 |
1895-04-14 |
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
United States |
English |
3 |
5 |
222 |
| The Philadelphia Inquirer - Sunday, April 14, 1895 |
1895-04-14 |
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
United States |
English |
3 |
3 |
36 |
| NEWS OF SUNDAY. General. |
1895-04-15 |
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
United States |
English |
0 |
0 |
21 |
| The Philadelphia Inquirer - Tuesday, April 16, 1895 |
1895-04-16 |
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
United States |
English |
0 |
0 |
108 |
| Writers Cross Swords. |
1895-04-18 |
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
United States |
English |
1 |
3 |
40 |
| WILDE FORMALLY COMMITTED The Aesthetic Prisoner and Alfred Taylor Refused Bail. |
1895-04-20 |
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
United States |
English |
8 |
14 |
183 |
| The Philadelphia Inquirer - Sunday, April 21, 1895 |
1895-04-21 |
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
United States |
English |
1 |
1 |
32 |
| True Bill Against Oscar Wilde. |
1895-04-23 |
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
United States |
English |
9 |
9 |
31 |
| WILDE'S HOME SOLD. His London Property Disposed of by the Sheriff. |
1895-04-25 |
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
United States |
English |
1 |
5 |
78 |
| WILDE'S TRIAL BEGUN. Both He and Alfred Taylor Enter a Plea of Not Guilty. |
1895-04-27 |
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
United States |
English |
6 |
15 |
239 |
| The Philadelphia Inquirer - Sunday, April 28, 1895 |
1895-04-28 |
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
United States |
English |
0 |
0 |
96 |
| THE WILDE TRIAL. Continuation of the Case Against the Poet-Playwright. |
1895-04-28 |
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
United States |
English |
4 |
23 |
293 |
| MRS. WILDE WANTS DIVORCE. She Has Instructed Her Lawyer to Institute Proceedings. |
1895-04-30 |
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
United States |
English |
6 |
4 |
137 |
| OSCAR WILDE'S TRIAL. The Prosecution Finishes and the Defense Will Open To-day. |
1895-04-30 |
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
United States |
English |
4 |
7 |
52 |
| OSCAR WILDE DENIES ALL THE PRISONER TAKES A STAND IN HIS OWN DEFENSE. His Explanation of His Love for Lord
Douglass Greeted With Cheers--Conspiracy Charge Withdrawn. |
1895-05-01 |
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
United States |
English |
0 |
52 |
499 |
| The Philadelphia Inquirer - Wednesday, May 1, 1895 |
1895-05-01 |
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
United States |
English |
0 |
0 |
30 |
| WILDE JURY DISAGREES RESULT OF THE SENSATIONAL TRIAL AT THE OLD BAILEY. The Prisoner Remanded to Jail to Be
Tried at the Next Session of the Criminal Court. |
1895-05-02 |
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
United States |
English |
0 |
8 |
241 |
| The Philadelphia Inquirer - Friday, May 3, 1895 |
1895-05-03 |
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
United States |
English |
0 |
0 |
44 |
| Order in Bankruptcy Against Wilde. |
1895-05-03 |
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
United States |
English |
9 |
11 |
16 |
| Order in Bankruptcy Against Wilde. |
1895-05-03 |
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
United States |
English |
9 |
11 |
16 |
| WANT WILDE TO SKIP. |
1895-05-05 |
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
United States |
English |
2 |
2 |
308 |
| General. |
1895-05-06 |
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
United States |
English |
7 |
8 |
56 |
| SALE OF WILDE'S EFFECTS. Rowdy Vulgarity Abundantly Present at the Tite Street Auction. |
1895-05-06 |
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
United States |
English |
0 |
0 |
238 |
| OSCAR WILDE OUT ON BAIL. Lord Douglas and a Clergyman Become His Sureties. |
1895-05-08 |
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
United States |
English |
6 |
17 |
118 |
| EXAMPLES OF DEGENERATES The List Includes Walt Whitman, Rossetti, the Pre-Raphaelites, Richard Wagner and
Tolstoi. Frank Vincent's Book about Africa—The May Magazines. |
1895-05-17 |
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
United States |
English |
0 |
0 |
1043 |
| WILDE AGAIN IN COURT. Arraigned for His Second Trial, Which Goes Over for a Time. |
1895-05-21 |
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
United States |
English |
11 |
16 |
277 |
| FATHER AND SON FIGHT Marquis of Queensberry's Row With Lord Douglas Ventilated in Court. DOUGLAS WAS THE
AGGRESSOR The Old Man's Letters to His Daughter-in-Law Caused All the Trouble. CROWDS CHEER THE MARQUIS Both Prisoners Held Under Bonds
to Keep the Peace for Six Months. |
1895-05-23 |
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
United States |
English |
2 |
32 |
1007 |
| WILDE AGAIN ON TRIAL. The Prisoner Taken Ill in Court During the Proceedings. |
1895-05-23 |
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
United States |
English |
5 |
18 |
115 |
| WILDE BREAKING DOWN. The Accused Author Evidently Fears the Result of the Trial. |
1895-05-24 |
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
United States |
English |
0 |
5 |
139 |
| WILDE AGAIN DENIES ALL ALTHOUGH BROKEN DOWN, THE PRISONER TESTIFIES IN COURT. The Marquis of Queensberry Is
Relenting and Says That Wilde Will Be Acquitted. |
1895-05-25 |
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
United States |
English |
2 |
62 |
439 |
| OSCAR WILDE CONVICTED The Jury Pronounces Him Guilty and the Crowd Present Cries "Shame." JUSTICE WILLS
SHOWS NO MERCY He Sentences Wilde and Taylor to Two Years' Imprisonment at Hard Labor. THE VERDICT A BIG SURPRISE The Jury Wanted to
Know Why Lord Alfred Douglas Had Not Been Arrested. |
1895-05-26 |
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
United States |
English |
0 |
108 |
1364 |
| OSCAR WILDE A WRECK. His Appearance in the Dock—The Punishment Severe. |
1895-05-26 |
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
United States |
English |
0 |
10 |
590 |
| The Philadelphia Inquirer - Sunday, May 26, 1895 |
1895-05-26 |
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
United States |
English |
0 |
0 |
15 |
| WILDE'S HAIR CROPPED. He and Taylor Attend the Prison Chapel in Convict Garb. |
1895-05-27 |
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
United States |
English |
6 |
4 |
54 |
| WILDE'S NEW RESIDENCE He Goes Through the Examination and Is Taken to Holborn Viaduct. HE MAY GO TO THE
TREADMILL He Will Sleep on a Plank Bed and Will Have a Hard Time of It. WHAT THE BRITISH THINK OF IT An Effort Will Probably Be Made to
Purify the City of London. A Mother's Letter. |
1895-05-28 |
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
United States |
English |
0 |
18 |
1187 |
| The Philadelphia Inquirer - Wednesday, May 29, 1895 |
1895-05-29 |
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
United States |
English |
0 |
0 |
237 |
| BY AN EX-EDITOR. The Veteran Finds a Text in the Recent Couldock Benefit. |
1895-06-03 |
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
United States |
English |
0 |
0 |
1083 |
| WILDE REPORTED INSANE. Said to Have Been Placed in a Padded Room in Jail. |
1895-06-05 |
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
United States |
English |
11 |
10 |
47 |
| OSCAR WILDE NOT INSANE. He Is Doing Well and Working Hard in Prison. |
1895-06-06 |
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
United States |
English |
0 |
4 |
105 |
| Oscar Wilde Must Stay in Jail. |
1895-06-18 |
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
United States |
English |
15 |
16 |
28 |
| HOW OSCAR WILDE BEARS PRISON LIFE HE SWOONED ON THE TREADMILL AND WAS RELIEVED OF THAT WORK. HIS HEART SAID
TO BE WEAK Now He Picks Oakum in His Lonely Cell, But He Refuses to Receive the Chaplain—His Wife Changes Her Name. |
1895-06-30 |
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
United States |
English |
0 |
13 |
796 |
| QUEENSBERRY AGAINST WILDE. Receiving Order in Bankruptcy Issued Against the Prisoner's Property. |
1895-07-26 |
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
United States |
English |
21 |
21 |
30 |
| The Philadelphia Inquirer - Sunday, August 25, 1895 |
1895-08-25 |
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
United States |
English |
19 |
18 |
93 |
| NEWS OF SUNDAY. General. |
1895-08-26 |
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
United States |
English |
0 |
2 |
279 |
| OSCAR WILDE PENNILESS His Debts Reach Over £3000 With No Assets. |
1895-09-25 |
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
United States |
English |
11 |
7 |
70 |
| PERSONALS OF THE DAY |
1895-11-11 |
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
United States |
English |
3 |
3 |
17 |
| Sunflower Time. |
1895-11-17 |
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
United States |
English |
0 |
0 |
172 |
| NO SYMPATHY FOR WILDE London People Not Working to Secure His Release. |
1895-11-27 |
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
United States |
English |
2 |
2 |
101 |
| The Philadelphia Inquirer - Wednesday, November 27, 1895 |
1895-11-27 |
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
United States |
English |
0 |
0 |
94 |
| OSCAR WILDE'S SUIT FOR LIBEL. THE MARQUIS OF QUEENSBERRY ON TRIAL AT THE OLD BAILEY. OSCAR ON
THE WITNESS STAND Crowds Throng London's Famous Criminal Court and Listen to the Testimony in a Sensational Case--Sir Edward Clarke
Opens for the Prosecution and Mr. Wilde Denies the Charges Made Against Him by the Marquis, and Which Form the Basis of the Suit. |
1895-04-04 |
The Philadelphia Times |
United States |
English |
0 |
145 |
1887 |
| OSCAR WILDE'S CASE CLOSED LORD QUEENSBERRY'S COUNSEL OPENS FOR THE DEFENSE HIS SCATHING
DENUNCIATION The Sensational Suit Still Attracts Crowds to the Old Bailey - Most of the London Newspapers Print Almost Verbatim
Reports of the Evidence, Which is Glaringly Indecent- Sir Edward Clarke, for the Defense, Promises Some Terrible Revelations. |
1895-04-05 |
The Philadelphia Times |
United States |
English |
5 |
73 |
753 |
| OSCAR WILDE UNDER ARREST COLLAPSE OF THE CASE AGAINST THE MARQUIS OF QUEENSBERRY. VERDICT FOR
THE DEFENDANT The Jury Finds That the Words Used by the Marquis in Reference to Mr. Wilde Were Justified and Their Verdict is
Loudly Applauded in Court - Prompt Steps Taken to Prosecute the Apostle of Aestheticism. |
1895-04-06 |
The Philadelphia Times |
United States |
English |
1 |
116 |
1548 |
| The Philadelphia Times - Saturday, April 6, 1895 |
1895-04-06 |
The Philadelphia Times |
United States |
English |
0 |
0 |
152 |
| OSCAR WILDE IN THE DOCK AFTER A PRELIMINARY INQUIRY HE IS REMANDED WITHOUT BAIL. HIS FRIEND
TAYLOR ARRESTED Evidence to Establish a Case Against the Apostle of Æstheticism is Submitted and the Further Hearing Adjourned - Oscar's
Demeanor in the Dock is One of Insolent Indifference - His Brother in Court - More Arrests to be Made. |
1895-04-07 |
The Philadelphia Times |
United States |
English |
1 |
63 |
1487 |
| THE TALK OF NEW YORK RECOLLECTIONS OF OSCAR WILDE AND THE MARQUIS OF QUEENSBERRY. |
1895-04-07 |
The Philadelphia Times |
United States |
English |
0 |
0 |
797 |
| Oscar's Name Must Not Appear. |
1895-04-07 |
The Philadelphia Times |
United States |
English |
1 |
4 |
94 |
| TETE-A-TETE |
1895-04-08 |
The Philadelphia Times |
United States |
English |
0 |
0 |
36 |
| OSCAR WILDE NOT A SUICIDE A Number of Startling Disclosures in His Case Are Hinted At. |
1895-04-09 |
The Philadelphia Times |
United States |
English |
6 |
9 |
94 |