The trial of Oscar Wilde, the well-known author and dramatist, and the man Taylor, was concluded at the Old Bailey to-day.
Mr. Justice Charles, in his summing up to the jury, was on the whole favourable to the prisoners. He dwelt emphatically on the fact that several of the witnesses for the prosecution were undoubted blackmailers.
Mr. Justice Charles summed up to-day. The summing up was in favour of the accused. The Judge emphasised the fact that several of the witnesses for the Crown were undoubted blackmailers.
The jury, after being locked up for some time, came into court and announced that they were unable to agree on a verdict. They were accordingly discharged.
The accused were remanded in custody, an application for bail being refused by the judge. They are to be tried again.