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The Globe - Thursday, May 23, 1895
The Globe - Thursday, May 23, 1895
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Quebec Morning Chronicle - Thursday, May 23, 1895
Quebec Morning Chronicle - Thursday, May 23, 1895
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Yesterday’s report that the Marquis of Queensberry and his son, Lord Alfred Doulas, were engaged in a fight in Piccadilly was erroneous
in respect of the counter participant in the affray. It was the Marquis’ elder son Lord Douglas of Hawick, who was his antagonist. Both were arraigned in
the Marlboro’ Street Police Court this morning, and placed in the dock to answer a charge of disorderly conduct and fighting on the streets. The marquis
said his son was the aggressor, having first assaulted him, and that he only struck him back in self-defense. Lord Douglas of Hawick said he merely
desired his father’s assurance that he would cease writing obscene letters to his (Hawick’s) wife, reviling her husband. His aim in meeting his father was
to stop these foul and obscene communications. Lord Queensberry objected to the letters in question being called obscene. Hearing that Oscar Wilde was
residing with Lord Douglas, he went to the latter’s house and obtained the assurance of his daughter-in-law that his younger son, Lord Alfred Douglas, was
not there also. He thereupon ceased writing letters to Lord Douglas’ wife. Lord Douglas’ lawyer wished to read the letters in question, but the Magistrate
would not allow it. The lawyer said that at the conclusion of Taylor’s trial the Marquis of Queensberry had sent a telegram to Lord Douglas and his wife.
Both the Marquis and his son were bound in sureties of £500 each to keep the peace for six months. The Marquis, who wore a fresh boutonniere and presented
a very jaunty appearance, admitted that he had offered to fight his son, Lord Douglas of Hawick, anywhere or at any time for £10,000. Lord Douglas showed
a very black eye as the result of his encounter with his father, but the latter did not show a mark. The crowd cheered the Marquis as he drove away in a
cab, and as earnestly hissed and hooted Lord Douglas. The Marquis went directly from the Marlborough Street Police Court to the Old Bailey Court, where he
was an attentive listener to the trial of Oscar Wilde.
Yesterday’s report that the Marquis of Queensberry and his son, Lord Alfred Douglas, were engaged in a fight in Piccadilly was erroneous
in respect to the younger participant in the affray. It was the Marquis’ elder son, Lord Douglas of Hawick, who was his antagonist. Both were arraigned in
the Marlboro street Police Court this morning and placed in the dock together to answer a charge of disorderly conduct and fighting on the street. The
Marquis said that his son was the aggressor, having first assaulted him and that he only struck back in self-defence. Lord Douglas of Hawick said that he
merely requested his father’ assurance that he would cease writing obscene letter to ' his (Hawick’s) wife, reviling her husband. His aim in meeting his
father was to stop these foul and obscene communications. Lord Queensberry objected to the letters in question being called obscene. Hearing that (Oscar
Wilde was residing with Lord Douglas, he went to the latter’s house and obtained the assurance of his daughter-in-law that his younger son, Lord Alfred
Douglas, was not there also. He thereupon ceased writing letters to Lord Douglas’ wife. Lord Douglas’ lawyer wished to read the letters in question, but
the Magistrate would not allow it. The lawyer said that at the conclusion of Taylor’s trial the Marquis of Queensberry had sent a telegram to Lord Douglas
and his wife. Both the Marquis and his son were bound in sureties of £500 each to keep the peace for six months. The Marquis, who wore a fresh boutonniere
and presented a very jaunty appearance, admitted that he had offered to fight his son. Lord Douglas of Hawick, any where or at any time for £10,000.
Lord Douglas showed a very black eye as the result of his encounter with his father, but the latter did not show a mark. The crowd cheered the Marquis as
he drove away in a cab and as earnestly hissed and hooted Lord Douglas. The Marquis went directly from the Marlboro Street Police Court to the Old Bailey
Court, where he was an attentive listener at the trial of Oscar Wilde.