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The Brisbane Courier - Thursday, May 23, 1895
The second trial of Alfred Taylor, who was charged with Oscar Wilde with certain offences under the Criminal Law Amendment Act, was concluded to-day. Taylor was found guilty on two counts of the indictment, but sentence was postponed.
LONDON May 22.
The trial of Oscar Wilde is now proceeding.
LORD QUEENSBERRY AND HIS
SON.
LONDON, May 21.
A somewhat sensational incident occurred in Piccadilly to-day, when the Marquis of Queensberry met his son, Lord Alfred Douglas, and inflicted severe chastisement upon him in the street. Both father and son were arrested, but were afterwards admitted to bail.
LONDON, May 22.
Further details of the encounter in Piccadilly between, the Marquis of Queensberry and his son show that Lord Alfred Douglas commenced the quarrel by calling the Marquis a liar and slanderer. Lord Queensberry eventually knocked his son down, and a furious struggle ensued between the two, which continued until they were separated by the police. The Marquis was heartily cheered by the crowd.
Later.
It has now transpired that it was not Lord Alfred Douglas that came into conflict with the Marquis of Queensberry in Piccadilly, but Lord Douglas, of Hawick, the eldest surviving son and heir of the Marquis, who accused his father of having written insulting letters to Lady Douglas because he (Lord Douglas) had bailed out Oscar Wilde.
The Marquis of Queensberry declares that he is anxious to renew the fight with his son, and is willing to stake £10,000 on the event.
The Marquis of Queensberry and Lord Douglas were brought up at the Police Court to-day, and were bound over in sureties of £500 each to keep the peace.
The Argus - Thursday, May 23, 1895
THE LONDON SCANDAL.
TRIAL OF ALFRED TAYLOR.
CONVICTED ON TWO COUNTS.
LONDON, MAY 21.
The trial of Alfred Taylor, who is charged in conjunction with Oscar Wilde, the well-known author and dramatist, with serious offences, was continued to-day before Mr. Justice Wills and brought to a conclusion.
The accused was found guilty on the two counts charging him with criminal offences in connection with Charles and William Parker, and was remanded for sentence.
Oscar Wilde is to be tried separately on similar charges.
LONDON, MAY 22.
The trial of Oscar Wilde was commenced this morning, before Mr. Justice Wills, and is now proceeding.
FRACAS IN PICCADILLY.
LORD QUEENSBERRY AND HIS
SON.
BOTH ARRESTED.
LONDON, MAY 21.
A serious fracas occurred in Piccadilly to-day arising out of the Oscar Wilde scandal. The two persons concerned were the Marquis of Queensberry and his eldest surviving son, Lord Douglas of Hawick. It was at first supposed that the son was Lord Alfred Douglas, but this proved not to be the case. Lord Queensberry was recently acquitted on the charge of having criminally libelled Oscar Wilde, his defence being that the action he took was intended to save his son, Lord Alfred Douglas, from the evil influence of Wilde.
Lord Queensberry and Lord Douglas of Hawick met in Piccadilly to-day, when a violent altercation arose between them, which ended in Lord Queensberry severely chastising his son.
They were both arrested and taken to the police station, where they were bailed out.
FURTHER PARTICULARS.
A FURIOUS STRUGGLE.
LORD QUEENSBERRY CHEERED
BY THE CROWD.
LONDON, MAY 22.
The particulars respecting the fracas in Piccadilly published in this morning's papers show that the quarrel was commenced by Lord Douglas of Hawick, who accosted his father, calling him a liar and a slanderer. Lord Queensberry thereupon proceeded to chastise his son, eventually knocking him down. A furious struggle then ensued, which lasted until the police came up and separated the two combatants.
The sympathies of the crowd were entirely with the Marquis of Queensberry, who was loudly cheered as he left in charge of the police.
LATER.
In connection with yesterday's fracas in Piccadilly, it appears that Lord Douglas of Hawick accused his father of having written insulting letters to Lady Douglas because he had bailed out Oscar Wilde.
The Marquis of Queensberry states that he is anxious to renew the fight with his son.
BOUND OVER TO KEEP THE
PEACE.
LATER.
The Marquis of Queensberry and his eldest son, Lord Douglas of Hawick, appeared before the police court to-day, and were bound over in £500 each to keep the peace to one another.