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Manitoba Morning Free Press - Thursday, May 2, 1895
Manitoba Morning Free Press - Thursday, May 2, 1895
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The Daily Inter Ocean - Thursday, May 2, 1895
The Daily Inter Ocean - Thursday, May 2, 1895
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London, May 1 — In the Old Bailey court today Justice Charles summed up the case against Oscar Wilde and Alfred Taylor. The justice in
so doing said that counselor for the prosecution acted wisely in withdrawing the charge of conspiracy brought against Wilde, as he, Justice Charles, would
have ordered the jury to bring in a verdict of "not guilty" on that specification. He admitted that there was corroboration of the witnesses, but the
jury, he added, would have to weigh the characters of men like Parker, Wood and Atkins, whom Sir Edward Clarke, in the justice’s opinion, properly
described as blackmailers. The justice also urged the jury not to be influenced by Wilde’s writings, saying that many great men had written indecently.
The jury must exercise their own judgment as to whether Wilde’s letter to Lord Alfred Douglas evidenced an unnatural passion and he also said, the
relations between Shelly and Wilde would be an interesting matter for the jury’s judgment. The jury retired at 1.30 p. m.
Justice Charles summed up the case today. The justice, in so doing, said that counsel for the prosecution acted wisely in withdrawing
the charge of conspiracy brought against Wilde, as he, Justice Charles, would have ordered the jury to bring in a verdict of not guilty on that
specification. He admitted that there was corroboration of the witnesses; but the jury, he added, would have to weigh the characters of men like Parker,
Wood, and Atkins, whom Sir Edward Clarke, in the justice's opinion, properly described as blackmailers. The justice also urged that the jury not be
influenced by Wilde's writings, saying that many great men had written indecently. The jury must exercise their own judgment as to whether Wilde's letters
to Lord Alfred Douglas breathed an unnatural passion, and, he also said, the relations between Shelly and Wilde would be an interesting matter for the
jury's judgment.
Later — The Wilde jury disagreed.