The South Australian Register - Wednesday, May 8, 1895

Mr. Justice Charles, in granting Oscar Wilde bail until the next sittings of the Court, required that the necessary notice should be given to the police.

Lord Douglas of Hawick, the eldest surviving son of the Marquis of Queensberry, and Oscar Wilde's fidus aschates, and the Reverend Stewart Duckworth Headlam, B.A., of 31, Upper Bedford-place, a clergyman of the Church of England without benefice, having entered into bonds to Her Majesty in the sum of £1,250 each, and Oscar Wilde himself having entered into a bond in the sum of £2,500, Wilde has been released from custody.

[The Rev. S. D. Headlam, B.A., was created a deacon in 1870 and priest in 1872. He is the author of "Laws of Eternal Life," "Lessons from the Cross," "Functions of the Stage," and the "Theory of Theatrical Dancing."]

The Argus - Wednesday, May 8, 1895

Oscar Wilde, who was placed on his trial at the Old Bailey last week, together with the man Taylor, when the jury were unable to agree on a verdict, was subsequently admitted to bail in his own recognisance of £2,500 and two sureties of £1,250 each.

He was to-day released, the requisite sureties having been given by Lord Douglas of Hawick and the Rev. Stewart D. Headlam, author of Laws of Eternal Life, Lessons from the Cross, The Function of the Stage, and The Theory of Theatrical Dancing.

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