Wairarapa Daily Times - Friday, October 18, 1895

Friends of Oscar Wilde who have visited him in his London prison say that he continues to enjoy good health, and is making the best of the situation, although he frequently expresses the wish to die. Those who are interested in the future of the disgraced man have been discussing (according to a despatch of August 24th) what Wilde will do when he leaves prison. Although nothing definite has been decided, it is generally believed that he will be smuggled out of the country, and enabled to begin life anew, under another name, depending upon his pen for a living.

The Philadelphia Inquirer - Sunday, August 25, 1895

Friends of Oscar Wilde who have visited him in prison say that he continues to enjoy good health and is making the best of the situation, although he frequently expresses the wish to die. Those who are interested in the future of the disgraced man have been discussing what Wilde will do when he leaves prison. Although nothing definite appears to be decided, it is generally believed that he will be smuggled out of the country and enabled to begin life anew under an assumed name, depending upon his pen for a livelihood.

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