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Original paragraph in
The Australian Star - Thursday, May 23, 1895
The Australian Star - Thursday, May 23, 1895
Most similar paragraph from
Evening Post - Thursday, May 23, 1895
Evening Post - Thursday, May 23, 1895
Difference
The Marquis of Queensberry and Lord Alfred Douglas met in Piccadilly on Tuesday night, and a stand-up fight resulted.
The Marquis addressed the crowd which had assembled and publicly disowned his son.
Lord Alfred retaliated by calling his father a liar and a slanderer.
Lord Alfred began the quarrel by calling the Marquis of Queensberry a liar and a slanderer.
The Marquis then struck his son, and a fight, which was only ended by the intervention of the police, resulted.
Father and son were locked up, and yesterday were bound over to keep the peace.
Lord Alfred received a black eye, and the Marquis had his hat badly smashed.
It is reported that the Marquis of Queensberry has offered to fight Lord Alfred Douglas for any sum up to £10,000.
Alfred Taylor, the associate of Oscar Wilde, has been convicted on two charges of indecency with the man Parker. Sentence was deferred.
The retrial of Wilde on charges of indecency towards a number of persons was commenced yesterday.