Kerry Weekly Reporter - Saturday, April 6, 1895

In the: Wilde v Queensberry case Sir Edward Clarke, on behalf of Oscar Wilde, consented to a verdict of not guilty. The sensational ending to the great case was totally unexpected, Sir Edward Clarke rising and interrupting Mr Carson when he made his fateful announcement. The Judge said that a plea of justification having been settled, they must return a verdict of guilty, or not guilty on all counts. The Jury, without leaving, returned a verdict of not guilty against Lord Queensberry, and added that the charges against Oscar Wilde were true in substance and in fact, and published for the public benefit. Oscar Wilde was not in court to-day ; his present whereabouts is unknown.

Kerry News - Tuesday, April 9, 1895

In the Wilde v Queensberry case Sir Edward Clarke, on behalf of Oscar Wilde, consented to a verdict of not guilty. The sensational ending to the great ease was totally unexpected, Sir Edward Clarke rising and interrupting Mr Carson when he made his fateful announcement. The Judge said that a plea of justification having been settled, they must return a verdict of guilty, or not guilty on all counts. The Jury, without leaving, returned a verdict of not guilty against Lord Queensberry, and added that the charges against Oscar Wilde were true in substance and in fact, and published for the public benefit. Oscar Wilde was not in court to-day; his present whereabouts is unknown.

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