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The West Australian - Friday, May 3, 1895
At the Old Bailey, to-day, the judge summed up in the case in which Oscar Wilde and his alleged accomplice, Taylor, are charged with criminal offences.
The jury disagreed, and were discharged. A new jury will be empannelled.
Counsel for the defence applied that bail might be accepted for the accused, but the request was refused.
Mr. Justice Charles, the presiding Judge, summed up in favour of the prisoners. He emphasized the fact that several of the witnesses for the prosecution were undoubted black mailers.
At the close of the Judge's address, and while the jury were considering the question of a verdict, the prisoners were allowed to retire from the dock.
The Argus - Friday, May 3, 1895
The trial of Oscar Wilde, the well-known author and dramatist, and the man Taylor, was concluded at the Old Bailey to-day.
Mr. Justice Charles, in his summing up to the jury, was on the whole favourable to the prisoners. He dwelt emphatically on the fact that several of the witnesses for the prosecution were undoubted blackmailers.
The jury, after being locked up for some time, came into court and announced that they were unable to agree on a verdict. They were accordingly discharged.
The accused were remanded in custody, an application for bail being refused by the judge. They are to be tried again.