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The Herald - Monday, April 22, 1895
The Herald - Monday, April 22, 1895
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The Leader - Saturday, April 13, 1895
The Leader - Saturday, April 13, 1895
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At the Bow street Police Court to-day the hearing was resumed of the charges brought against Oscar Wilde, the celebrated author and
dramatist, and a man named Taylor.
The defendants were accused of abominable practices, as the result of disclosures made during the trial of the Marquis of Queensberry on a
charge of criminal libel brought against him by Wilde.
Some preliminary evidence was given last week, and the men appeared to-day on remand.
Oscar Wilde looked haggard and ill, it being evident that the ignominy and confinement to which he had been subjected had told heavily
upon him. He was deadly pale, and trembled violently on being placed in the dock.
The man Taylor presented a remarkable contrast, as he stepped into the dock with the most jaunty air imaginable, and smiled and laughed
throughout the proceedings as though they were a huge joke.
The youth Charles Parker, whose name was mentioned in the libel case, gave shocking evidence.
He swore directly to indecencies perpetrated by Taylor in relation to himself. He also stated that he was a witness to a mock marriage
ceremony, in which a man named Watson was the "bride-groom," and Taylor figured as the "bride."
After hearing lengthy evidence, the Bench decided to commit both the accused for trial — Taylor on a charge of felony, Oscar Wilde on that
of misdemeanor.
An application for bail was made on behalf of Taylor, but the Bench refused it.
An application for bail was made on Wilde's behalf, but it was refused by the bench.
It is considered likely that there will be further prosecutions of the kind.