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The South Australian Register - Thursday, May 2, 1895
Taylor, the co-respondent with Wilde in the proceedings now before the Court, who was a witness for the defence, swore that both Wilde and he were absolutely innocent of the charges brought against them.
Sir Edward Clarke, Q.C., who is appearing for the defendants, then addressed the Jury on behalf of his clients in an earnest and eloquent speech, in the course of which he claimed at their hands an acquittal for Wilde and Taylor on the grounds that the evidence of the chief witnesses for the Crown was of a tainted character.
At the conclusion of Sir Edward's address the Judge adjourned the case until to-morrow, when he will sum up the evidence.
The Evening Journal - Thursday, May 2, 1895
Taylor, the co-respondent with Wilde in the proceedings now before the Court, who was a witness for the defence, swore that both Wilde and he were absolutely innocent of the charges brought against them.
Sir Edward Clarke, Q.C., who is appearing for the defendants, then addressed the Jury on behalf of his clients in an earnest and eloquent speech, in the course of which he claimed at their hands an acquittal for Wilde and Taylor on the grounds that the evidence of the chief witnesses for the Crown was of a tainted character.
At the conclusion of Sir Edward's address the Judge adjourned the case until to-morrow, when he will sum up the evidence.
The Jury were unable to agree, and have been discharged.
Bail has been refused.
In the trial of Oscar Wilde and his accomplice Taylor, Mr. Justice Charles summed up the evidence against the prisoners to-day. In reviewing the statements for the defence, the Judge dealt with the characters and deportment of the witnesses for the prosecution, and emphatically gave it as his opinion that several of them were undoubtedly "blackmailers," who had dought to extort money from the prisoners under threats of making charges against them to the police.
The Judge's summing up was clearly in favour of both the prisoners.
The Jury retired to consider their verdict, and, after a considerable time, returned to Court, stating that they could not agree, and that there was no possible chance of their arriving at a decision.
The Judge accordingly discharged the Jury.
Sir Edward Clarke, Q.C., on behalf of the defendants, applied that they should be released on bail.
The Judge said he must refuse the application. Prisoners would be detained pending the decision of the Crown as to what further steps should be taken in the case.