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Original paragraph in
Irish Daily Independent - Monday, May 27, 1895
Irish Daily Independent - Monday, May 27, 1895
Most similar paragraph from
The Freeman’s Journal - Monday, May 27, 1895
The Freeman’s Journal - Monday, May 27, 1895
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Lord Alfred Douglas, writing from Rouen in reference to the fracas which occurred between his father, the Marquis of Queensberry, and
Lord Douglas of Hawick, otherwise Lord Percy Sholto Douglas, states that the latter, both personally and through his solicitor, having frequently begged
the Marquis to cease writing letters containing objectionable language to Lord Douglas and his wife, and having received no more satisfactory answer from
Lord Queensberry than a challenge to light to a finish for £1,000 a side, was reluctantly compelled to apply to Mr Hannay for a summons against Lord
Queensberry in order to have him bound over. Mr Hannay refused the application, saying he declined to have any more dirty linen washed in this court. Lord
Queensberry continued his annoyances, and the second application was made to Mr Hannay, who, after consultation with Mr Newton, still refused a summons.
At last the annoyance became intolerable, and Lord Douglas was reduced to the absolute necessity of adopting the course he did of publicly assaulting Lord
Queensberry. The writer proceeds to critice adversely the action of Mr Hannay in refusing the summons, and asks, referring to the cheering in the streets,
for which of his feats Lord Queensberry seems to be rapidly taking the place of the great Duke of Wellington in the hearts of the British public?
Lord Alfred Douglas, writing from Rouen in reference to the fracas which occurred between his father, the Marquis of Queensberry, and
Lord Douglas of Hawick, otherwise Lord Percy Sholto Douglas, states that the latter, both personally and through his solicitor, having frequently begged
the Marquis to cease writing letters containing objectionable language to Lord Douglas and his wife, and having received no more satisfactory answer from
Lord Queensberry than a challenge to fight to a finish for a thousand pounds aside, was reluctantly compelled to apply to Mr Hannay for a summons against
Lord Queensberry in order to have him bound over. Mr Hannay refused the application, saying he declined to have any more dirty linen washed in his court.
Lord Queensberry continued his annoyances, and a second application was made to Mr Hannay, who, after consultation with Mr Newton, still refused a
summons. At last the annoyance became intolerable, and Lord Douglas was reduced to the absolute necessity of adopting the course he did, of publicly
assaulting Lord Queensberry.