Compare Paragraphs
This page compares two reports at the paragraph level. The column on the left shows the first report in its entirety, and the column in the middle identifies paragraphs from the second report with significant matching content. The column on the right highlights any differences between the two matching paragraphs: pink shows differences in the first report and purple in the second report. The Match percentage underneath each comparison row in this column shows the percentage of similarity between the two paragraphs.
Original paragraph in
The Australasian - Saturday, May 25, 1895
The Australasian - Saturday, May 25, 1895
Most similar paragraph from
The West Australian - Friday, May 24, 1895
The West Australian - Friday, May 24, 1895
Difference
The trial of Alfred Taylor, who is charged, in conjunction with Oscar Wilde, the well-known author and dramatist, with serious offences,
was continued before Mr. Justice Wills and brought to a conclusion.
The accused was found guilty on the two counts charging him with criminal offences in connection with Charles and William Parker, and was
remanded for sentence.
Oscar Wilde is to be tried separately on similar charges.
A serious fracas occurred in Piccadilly to-day arising out of the Oscar Wilde scandal. The two persons concerned were the Marquis of
Queensberry and his son, Lord Douglas of Hawick. Lord Queensberry was recently acquitted on the charge of having criminally libelled Oscar Wilde, his
defence being that the action he took was intended to save his son from the evil influence of Wilde.
Parent and son met in Piccadilly, when a violent altercation arose between them, which ended in Lord Queensberry severely chastising his
son. They were both arrested and taken to the police station, where they were bailed out.
The quarrel was commenced by Lord Douglas, who accosted his father, calling him a liar and a slanderer. Lord Queensberry thereupon
proceeded to chastise his son, eventually knocking him down. A furious struggle then ensued, which lasted until the police came up and separated the two
combatants.
The sympathies of the crowd were entirely with the Marquis of Queensberry, who was loudly cheered as he left in charge of the police.
Lord Douglas of Hawick had accused his father of having written insulting letters to Lady Douglas because he had bailed out Oscar Wilde.
Lord Douglas began the quarrel by accusing his father of writing insulting letters to Lady Douglas because he (Lord Douglas) had become
one of the sureties for Oscar Wilde.
Father and son have been bound over in £500 each to keep the peace towards one another.