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Original paragraph in
Sydney Evening News - Saturday, May 25, 1895
Sydney Evening News - Saturday, May 25, 1895
Most similar paragraph from
The Boston Globe - Friday, April 26, 1895
The Boston Globe - Friday, April 26, 1895
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London, May 23. -- The trial of Oscar Wilde was continued at the Central Criminal Court to-day.
LONDON, April 26 - The trial of Oscar Wilde and Alfred Taylor was begun in the central criminal court, Old Bailey, today.
Sir Edward Clarke, Q.C., M.P., who appeared for the defence, asked Mr. Justice Wills not to send the case arising out of the incident at
the Savoy Hotel to the jury.
Mr. Justice Wills said a sense of duty prevented him from with drawing it. He, however, dismissed the count charging indecency between
Wilde and Shelley on the ground that the evidence lacked support, and that Shelley suffered from delusions. The evidence showed nothing but an unnatural
friendship, and it had not been proved that it was otherwise than perfectly honorable.
The case referring to Shelley was afterwards withdrawn.
The case had not concluded when the Court rose.
London, May 24. -- Oscar Wilde went into the witness box to-day, and gave evidence denying all the charges made against him.