Compare Documents
This page compares two reports at the document level. The column on the left shows the first report and the column in the middle shows the second. The column on the right highlights any differences between the two documents. Pink shows differences in the first report and purple in the second report. The Match percentage shows the percentage of similarity between the two documents.
Dublin Evening Telegraph - Wednesday, May 22, 1895
London, Wednesday.At the Central Criminal Court to-day, before Justice Wills, Oscar Wilde was put upon his trial for the second time on a charge of committing indecent acts.
Sir Frank Lockwood, Mr C F Gill, and Mr Horace Avory appeared for the prosecution, and the prisoner was defended by Sir Edward Clarke, Mr Charles Matthews, and Mr Travers Humphreys.
The court was densely crowded. Wilde came into the court at 10 30 and at once entered the dock.
Sir Frank Lockwood, in opening the case, explained the charge against the defendant, and gave a detailed statement of the occasions on which the prosecution would rely.
Edward Shelley was the first witness examined. His evidence referred to the period of three months after he became acquainted with the accused.
A number of letters from witness to Wilde were read, thanking the defendant for his many kindnesses to witness and appealing for help.
In cross-examination witness admitted that several statements contained in these letters were either exaggerations or untruths, and that when they were written he was becoming very unwell mentally. This was through overstudy, and he was very unwell mentally in August, ‘94, but there was nothing the matter now. Evidence was given by Mr Matthews, publisher, of Vigo street, as to Shelley being in his employ, and the proprietor of Albemarle Hotel deposed to Wilde staying there, and being visited by persons who apparently were not gentleman.
Wood then repeated the evidence which has already been published.
The St. James's Gazette - Wednesday, May 22, 1895
At the Old Bailey to-day, Oscar Wilde was again put upon his trial to answer indictments under Section 11 of the Criminal Law Amendment Act. The presiding judge was Mr Justice Wills.
The Solicitor General (Sir F. Lockwood), Mr. C. F. Gill, and Mr. Horace Avory appeared to prosecute on behalf of the Treasury. Wilde was represented by Sir Edward Clarke, Mr. Charles Mathews, and Mr. Travers Humphreys.
Wilde, accompanied by the Rev. Stewart Headlam, arrived at half-past ten, immediately after which his lordship took his seat. The court was crowded.
The jury having been sworn, the Solicitor General at once proceeded to open the case on behalf of the prosecution, giving at the outset a sketch of the prisoner's career.