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The Chicago Tribune - Wednesday, May 22, 1895
London, May 21. - Alfred Taylor, who was jointly charged with Oscar Wilde with indecencies, was convicted this afternoon by a jury in Bow Street Court. Sentence was postponed. Taylor was indicted with Wilde, but by means which excited great indignation the trials were made separate. Taylor was tried first and Wilde released on bail. Taylor is wealthy, his father having left him an immense fortune. It is said his apartments where the orgies in which he, Wilde, and the Parker brothers took part were furnished at an outlay of $200,000. Before his trial he threatened, if he were convicted, to make public details which would connect with the scandal the names of some of the most prominent personages in England.
The feature of the trial today was a passage at arms between Sir Frank Lockwood, the Solicitor General and member of parliament for York, and Sir Edward Clarke, counsel for Wilde and formerly Solicitor-General. The latter interposed an objection, whereupon Sir Frank Lockwood replied severely: "You are not in this case."
The Marquis of Queensberry was among those present in court today. Wilde will be tried tomorrow.
The Daily Inter Ocean - Wednesday, May 22, 1895
London, May 21. -- The Marquis of Queensberry and his younger son, Lord Douglas, of Hawick, had an exciting quarrel in Piccadilly this afternoon. They were both arrested, charged with a breach of the peace, and were released on bail.
The fashionable afternoon promenade in Piccadilly was well filled with aristocratic spectators today when the Marquis met Lord Douglas of Hawick, near the corner of Bond street. A few words were passed between them and then there was a brief but determined conflict. The police immediately separated the combatants and took them both to the police station. Lord Douglas' countenance was disfigured with a black eye. Neither the father nor the son preferred a charge against each other, so they were merely charged with disorderly conduct. They will be arraigned in the Marlborough street police court tomorrow. On leaving the police station, Lord Alfred Douglas walked quickly to Regent street and took refuge in the friendly shelter of a cab.
The crowd outside the police station loudly cheered the Marquis of Queensberry as he emerged from the building after being released on bail.
The feature of the trial of Alfred Taylor today was a passage at arms between Sir Frank Lockwood, the Solicitor General and member of Parliament for York, and Sir Edward Clarke, Q. C., counsel for Oscar Wilde, and formerly Solicitor General. The latter interposed an objection, whereupon Sir Frank Lockwood replied severely, "You are not in this case."
The Marquis of Queensberry was among those present in the court.
The charges against Taylor in brief were committing acts of indecency with the brothers Parker. Taylor was found guilty. Wilde will be tried tomorrow by a fresh jury.