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The Evening News - Thursday, August 22, 1895
The Evening News - Thursday, August 22, 1895
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The St. James's Gazette - Friday, August 23, 1895
The St. James's Gazette - Friday, August 23, 1895
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At the Court of Bankruptcy this morning the usual particulars were issued by the Official Receiver in the case of Oscar Wilde, late of
Tite-street, Chelsea, and now of Her Majesty's Prison, Wandsworth. The receiving order was made upon the petition of the Marquis of Queensberry, and the
debtor attributes his insolvency to the failure of legal proceedings taken by him against the petitioning creditor, and to his arrest and connection in
the recent trial of Regina v. Wilde. He has stated to the Official Receiver that he is a dramatist, and that his income, which he estimates at £2,000 a
year, has been chiefly, if not entirely, derived from royalties received on plays and literary works written by him. The accounts which have been filed
show unsecured debts £2,676, and debts partly secured £915. The creditors holding a policy on the debtor's life and charges on the dramatic rights in
certain plays, the value of such securities being unknown. A deficiency of £3,591 is disclosed. The value is not stated, comprising royalties on published
literary works and plays and life policy from the figures furnished in the deficiency account. It appears that the debtor has been insolvent for at least
two years, and that his expenditure has been considerably in excess of his income. Of the unsecured indebtedness expected to rank sums amounting to £2,514
5s. Appear to be for money lent, £677 3s. 8d. for law costs, and £233 19s. 11d. for tobacco, wine, jewellery, flowers, &c. The household furniture and
effects of the debtor appear to have been sold by the … during April last.
At the Court of Bankruptcy yesterday morning, the particulars were issued by the Official Receiver in the case of Oscar Wilde. The
receiving order was made upon the petition of the Marquess of Queensberry, and the debtor attributes his insolvency to the failure of legal proceedings
taken by him against the petitioning creditor and to his arrest and conviction in the recent trial. He has stated to the Official Receiver that he is a
dramatist, and that his income, which he estimates at £2,000 a year, had been chiefly, if not entirely, derived from royalties received on plays and
literary work. The accounts which have been filed show unsecured debts £2,676, and debts partly secured £915, the creditors holding a policy on the
debtor's life and charges on the dramatic rights in certain plays, the value of such securities being unknown. A deficiency of £3,591 is disclosed. From
the figures furnished in the deficiency account it appears that the debtor has been insolvent for at least two years and that his expenditure has been
considerably in excess of his income. Of the unsecured indebtedness expected to rank, sums amounting to £2,514 appear to be for money lent, £677 for law
costs, and £233 for tobacco, wine, jewellery, flowers, etc. The household furniture and effects of the debtor appear to have been sold by the sheriff
during April last.