Grey River Argus - Friday, April 5, 1895

Immense crowds attend the trial of the Marquis of Queensbery on a charge of libelling Oscar Wilde. Evidence adduced to-day showed that Wilde paid heavy blackmail for his gushing letters to Lord Alfred Douglas (the Marquis's son) which were found in the pockets of old clothes when given away. The defence is based on the revelations contained in these letters.

The Hawke's Bay Herald - Friday, April 5, 1895

Immense crowds attend the trial of the Marquis of Queensbury on the charge of libelling Oscar Wilde. The evidence adduced to-day showed that Wilde paid heavy blackmail for his gushing letters to Lord Alfred Douglas (the Marquis's son), which were found in the pockets of old clothes when given away. The defence is based on the revelations in the letters.

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