The Australian Star - Thursday, May 23, 1895

The Marquis of Queensberry and Lord Alfred Douglas met in Piccadilly on Tuesday night, and a stand-up fight resulted.

The Marquis addressed the crowd which had assembled and publicly disowned his son.

Lord Alfred retaliated by calling his father a liar and a slanderer.

The Marquis then struck his son, and a fight, which was only ended by the intervention of the police, resulted.

Father and son were locked up, and yesterday were bound over to keep the peace.

Lord Alfred received a black eye, and the Marquis had his hat badly smashed.

It is reported that the Marquis of Queensberry has offered to fight Lord Alfred Douglas for any sum up to £10,000.

Alfred Taylor, the associate of Oscar Wilde, has been convicted on two charges of indecency with the man Parker. Sentence was deferred.

The retrial of Wilde on charges of indecency towards a number of persons was commenced yesterday.

The Daily Telegraph - Thursday, May 23, 1895

Alfred Taylor, the associate of Oscar Wilde, has been found guilty in London on two charges of indecency, but the jury disagreed on the charges of procuration.

The Marquis of Queensberry publicly chastised his son, Lord Douglas of Hawick, in Piccadilly, on Tuesday evening, and gave him a black eye. Both were arrested for disorderly conduct.

Lord Douglas of Hawich is accused by the Marquis of Queensberry of having written insulting letters to his step-mother, Lady Queensberry.

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