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The Clutha Leader - Friday, May 31, 1895
In the Oscar Wilde case was concluded on Saturday, when the jury returned a verdict of guilty on all counts.
His Honor, in sentencing the prisoners Wilde and Taylor, spoke with great emotions. The verdict to his mind was right beyond all shadow of 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 had ever had before him, and 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. Wilde, after being sentenced, appeared quite dazed and horror-struck. In his despair he weakly murmured a request to be permitted to address the court, but this was unheaded, and the warders hurried him off to his cell.
Taranaki Herald - Monday, May 27, 1895
London, May 26.—The trial was resumed yesterday morning, when Oscar Wilde gave evidence on his defence. He denied all charges made against him.
The summing up of the Judge occupied three hours, and the jury were absent two hours in considering the verdict, and at the end of that time returned with a verdict of guilty on all counts.
His Honour, in sentencing Wilde and Taylor, spoke with great emotion. The verdict, in his mind, was a correct one beyond all shadow of doubt, and it appeared to him to be useless to address the prisoners, who were evidently dead to all sense of shame. The case was the worst of its kind he had 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 labour.
Taylor left the dock with a firm step, but Wilde appeared to be haggard and dazed.