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Dublin Daily Express - Monday, April 8, 1895
Dublin Daily Express - Monday, April 8, 1895
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Evening Irish Times - Saturday, April 6, 1895
Evening Irish Times - Saturday, April 6, 1895
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London, Saturday.The doors of Bow street Police Court were besieged at a comparatively early hour this morning, it being known
that Oscar Wilde, who had been arrested on the previous evening, would be placed in the dock. That part of the building in which extradition cases are
usually taken was speedily thronged its utmost capacity, and appearance of the prisoner was eagerly awaited.
Sir John Bridge took his seat a few minutes after eleven o’clock. Wilde was simultaneously brought up from the cells. He was attired in
the heavy overcoat which he wore at the Old Bailey. He entered the dock with an easy air, and, having deposited his silk hat upon the seat, bowed slightly
to the magistrate, and then leaned forward upon the rail and listened attentively to Mr Gill’s opening.
LONDON, SATURDAY. Oscar Wilde was placed in the dock at Bow street to-day. Both the court and the precincts were thronged. The
prisoner, who was attired in the heavy overcoat which he wore at the Old Bailey, entered the dock with an easy air, and having deposited his silk hat upon
the seat, bowed slightly to the magistrate, and then leant forward upon the rail and listened attentively to the opening of Mr Gill, who prosecuted for
the Treasury.
Mr Gill, in opening the case for the prosecution, said there was a series of charges against the prisoner of gross criminality. After
the case had been gone into he would state specifically on what charges he aked for the prisoner to be committed. The first case was that with regard to a
young man named Charles Parker. The evidence would show that a man named Taylor, living in Little College street, was engaged as an agent for Wilde. The
prisoner would be charged with conspiring with Taylor.
Charles Parker, a good-looking, well-dressed youth of 19, then entered the witness box, and was detailing the circumstances of his
introduction by Alfred Taylor to the prisoner when Mr Gill caused a momentary flutter of excitement by announcing the arrest of Taylor. Pending his
arrival in the dock, Mr C O Humphreys, Wilde’s solicitor, elicited from the magistrate that to-day’s proceedings would be of some length. Taylor, a young
man strongly resembling Parker in appearance and address, though somewhat older, was then brought in and took his stand beside Wilde. Parker was then
examined at considerable length.
After some evidence from William Parker, brother to Charles, Mr Gill put into the box a witness against the prisoner Taylor—namely, Mrs
Ellen Grant, 15 Collete street.
Alfred Wood, formerly a clerk, was next examined, and deposed that certain letters were handed to Wilde by him and paid for, and the
witness went to America.
Arthur Mavor, M Auton Migge, masseur, and Margaret Cotton, chambermaid, at the Savoy Hotel, were next examined.
Sir J Bridge then remanded the prisoners until Thursday next.
His Worship decided to accede to an application for bail.