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Original paragraph in
The Daily Telegraph - Saturday, April 6, 1895
The Daily Telegraph - Saturday, April 6, 1895
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The Leader - Saturday, April 13, 1895
The Leader - Saturday, April 13, 1895
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LONDON, Thursday Night.— The hearing of the charge of criminal libel brought by Mr. Oscar Wilde against the Marquis of Queensberry was
continued at the Old Bailey to-day.
Evidence was given that the Marquis of Queensberry wrote to Lord Alfred Douglas, his son, to the effect that if the worst were true he
would be justified in shooting Wilde. His lordship also expressed the opinion that Lord Alfred was crazy, and suggested that he should leave the
country.
Evidence was adduced that the Marquis wrote to his son, Lord Alfred Douglas, that "if the worst turned out to be true he would be
justified in shooting Oscar Wilde." In the same letter he expressed a belief that his son was crazy, and suggested that he should leave the country.
LONDON, Friday, Noon.— The judge this morning directed the jury, who returned a verdict of not guilty, and the Marquis of Queensberry was
accordingly discharged.
LONDON, Friday, 12.30 p.m.— The jury found that the Marquis of Queensberry was justified in his remarks, the evidence having shown that
Mr. Oscar Wilde had habitually associated with the lowest and most notorious immoral men, chiefly servants.