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Auckland Star - Thursday, May 23, 1895
London, May 22.
It was not Lord Alfred Douglas, but Lord Douglas of Hawick, with whom the quarrel occurred. The latter accused his father of sending insulting letters to Lady Douglas, because he (Lord Douglas) was one of Wilde's sureties.
The Marquis of Queensberry shouted out that he was anxious to renew the fight for £10,000, and, addressing the crowd, said he disowned his son.
Both were bound over in sureties of £500 each to keep the peace.
Wilde's trial is now proceeding.
Wilde is being tried on a charge of indecency in connection with Taylor, Parker, Woods and Shelley.
The Marquis of Queensberry is attending the trial.
Opunake Times - Tuesday, May 28, 1895
The relations existing between the Marquis of Queensberry and his son, Lord Alfred Douglas, arising out of the Oscar Wilde scandal, continue strained, and in Piccadilly to-day the Marquis severely chastised his son.
Both were arrested, and subsequently admitted to bail.
London, May 25.
Sir Alfred Douglas began the quarrel by calling the Marquis of Queensberry a liar and a slander.
The latter eveutually knocked his son down.
A furious struggle resulted, until the police interfered, and at once separated the pair.
Later.
It was not Lord Alfred Douglas, but Lord Douglas of Howick, with whom the quarrel occurred.
The latter accused his father of sending insulting letters to Lady Douglas, because he was one of Wilde's sureties.
The Marquis of Queensberry shouted out that he was anxious to renew the fight for ten thousand pounds.
Addressing the crowd, he said he disowned his son. Both were bound over in sureties of £500 each to keep the peace.
Wilde's trial is now proceeding.
London, May 26.
The trial of Oscar Wilde was concluded to-day. The summing up of the Judge occupied three hours, and the jury were absent two hours in considering their verdict. At the end of that time they returned with a verdict of guilty on all counts.
His Honor, in sentencing the prisoners, spoke with great emotion. The verdict, to his mind, was a correct one beyond all shadow of a doubt, and it appeared to him useless to address the prisoners, who were evidently dead to all sense of shame. The case was the worst of its kind he ever had before him, and in passing the most severe sentence the law permitted, he regretted that it was totally inadequate to the dastardly nature of the offence. He then sentenced each prisoner to two years' hard labor.
Taylor left the dock with a firm step, but Wilde appeared haggard and dazed.