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The Daily Telegraph - Monday, May 27, 1895
The Daily Telegraph - Monday, May 27, 1895
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Sydney Evening News - Monday, May 27, 1895
Sydney Evening News - Monday, May 27, 1895
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LONDON, Friday Night.— The trial of Oscar Wilde was continued at the Central Criminal Court to-day. He is charged with offences under the
11th section of the Criminal Law Amendment Act.
Wilde to-day gave evidence on his own behalf. He was allowed to be seated in the witness-box, and appeared to be very weak. He gave a
general denial to the whole of the charges. He said he always understood Taylor to be a respectable man; and in referring to the station in life of the
young men with whom he had associated, he said the reason of his friendship with them was that he personally liked praise, and to be lionised was
delightful.
London, May 24. --While giving evidence to-day, Oscar Wilde, who. appeared very weak, was allowed to be seated in the witness box. He said
he always understood Taylor to be a respectable man. Referring to the station in life of the people with whom he had associated, he said the reason for
his friendship with them, was that he personally liked praise, and lionising was delightful.
Sir Edward Clarke, Q.C., M.P., in addressing the jury on behalf of Wilde, declared the witnesses to be blackmailers, whose evidence it
was impossible to believe.
Sir Edward Clarke, in addressing the jury for the defence, said the witnesses were blackmailers, whose evidence it was impossible to
believe.
LONDON, Saturday Night.— The trial of Oscar Wilde concluded to-day.
London, May 25. -- The trial of Oscar Wilde concluded to-day.
The jury, after an absence of two hours, returned into court with a verdict of guilty on all the counts submitted to them.
Wilde and Alfred Taylor (his associate, who was found guilty on two charges on Tuesday) were then brought up for sentence.
In passing sentence, Mr. Justice Wills was deeply affected. He spoke with great emotion, and evidently experienced some difficulty in
restraining his feelings. He said that the verdict was correct beyond the shadow of a doubt, and it was useless to address the prisoners at any length, as
they were dead to all sense of shame. It was the worst case he had ever tried, and he must pass the severest sentence the law permitted. He regretted that
this was totally inadequate for their offence. He then sentenced Wilde and Taylor each to two years' imprisonment, with hard labor.
Taylor left the dock with a firm step, but Wilde had a haggard look, and appeared to be dazed. He gazed in a despairing manner at the
judge, and was apparently horror-stricken at the sentence. In a weak voice he muttered a request to be permitted to address the judge, but this was
unheeded, and the warders immediately called upon him to leave the dock.
After sentence had been passed upon Wilde and Taylor, the jury asked whether it was intended to arrest Lord Alfred Douglas.
Mr. Justice Wills replied that he was not aware of what was intended to be done, but pointed out that Lord Alfred Douglas was not
affected by the present trial.
The jury contended that if the letters addressed by Wilde to Lord Alfred Douglas showed Wilde to be guilty, the guilt applied equally to
Lord Alfred Douglas.
Mr. Justice Wills concurred in this remark, and added that any suspicion that might exist that Lord Alfred Douglas would be allowed to
escape owing to his high family connections, was not only unfounded, but impossible.
LONDON, Sunday.— The Marquis of Queensberry and his son, Lord Douglas of Hawick, witnessed the end of the trial.