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The Sun - Wednesday, April 10, 1895
ST. LOUIS, April 9. - By order of the librarian the works of Oscar Wilde - poems, stories, and plays - were withdrawnfrom the Public Library yesterday. The action of the librarian is backed up by the approval of the Board of Directors.
The Thames Star - Friday, May 24, 1895
London, April 20.
There is not the slightest ground for the report that Oscar Wilde attempted to commit suicide, and it is not true even (says a London dispatch of the 18th) that a rumor to this effect was current here last evening. Further startling revelations in connection with this deplorable case are hinted at. It is said that Alfred Taylor has determined to drag down Wilde with him if he is to prosecute him, and this will involve many men in England who have been freely whispered about in connection with the scandal.
Wilde is suffering from insomnia, and sleeping draughts given him by the prison surgeon have no effect on him. He paces his cell all night long. Although he is allowed to have food sent to him from the outside, he eats almost nothing. Another prisoner cleans his cell. He is not allowed to smoke, and may receive only a single visitor daily. The prospect of conviction with the consequent horrors of a convict's life have simply stupefied the wretched man. It is that aspect o the case which seems to concern him, not the shame and degradation to which his vices have brought him. He is a man to whom the luxuries of life were everything, and his sole thought was self-indulgence. To such a one the rigours and deprivations of a prison will be the very worst kind of punishment.
The Wilde business is having its effect on the United States. By order of the trustees of the Newark Free Library all of Oscar Wilde's books have been taken from the shelves, and his name has been stricken from the catalogues. Three-fourths of the patrons of the library are women, and all the employees are girls. Major Lebkurcher told a reporter of the World that an explanation would be made. "The books were cast out," said Librarian Frank Hill. "The reason is patent."
A New York newsdealer reports an unprecedented number of orders for those London newspapers which printed in full the testimony in the Wilde-Queensbury case.
By order of the librarian of St. Louis the works of Oscar Wilde—poems, stories, and plays—were withdrawn from the public library on April 9th. The action of the librarian is approved by the Board of Directors.
The British Museum on April 10th withdrew from public use in its library all of Wilde's writings.