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The Irish News and Belfast Morning News - Wednesday, May 22, 1895
The Irish News and Belfast Morning News - Wednesday, May 22, 1895
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The Dublin Evening Mail - Wednesday, May 22, 1895
The Dublin Evening Mail - Wednesday, May 22, 1895
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LONDON, TUESDAY.At the Old Bailey this afternoon Alfred Taylor was found guilty of committing acts of gross indecency with
Charles and William Parker. Sentence was postponed, and it was arranged that the case of Oscar Wilde, who is charged jointly in the indictment, should be
taken to-morrow morning. The Marquis of Queensberry was in attendance during the day, and remained in court until the finish of the case. There are two
counts in the indictment against Wilde, the first charging him with committing acts of gross indecency with Edward Shelley, Alfred Wood, and Charles
Parker, and the second with committing similar acts with a male person unknown.
The Press Association says that shortly after the termination of the trial of Taylor at the Old Bailey this afternoon an exciting
fracas occurred in Piccadilly Circus, the principal persons concerned being the Marquis of Queensberry and one of his sons, reported to be Lord Douglas;
but upon this point the police decline to give any information at present. The nature of the row alleged against the father and son has not yet
transpired, but they were both escorted by police to Vine Street Police station, where, after the charge had been preferred against them, they were
liberated on bail.
London, Tuesday Evening.Shortly after the termination of the trial of Taylor this afternoon an exciting fracas occurred in
Piccadilly Circus, the principal persons concerned being the Marquis of Queensberry and Lord Alfred Douglas. Father and son were both escorted by the
police to Vine street Police Station, where after the charge had been preferred against them they were liberated on bail.
LONDON, TUESDAY NIGHT.The fashionable afternoon promenade in Piccadilly was fairly well filled with a select crowd of
pedestrians, when the fracas between the Marquis of Queensberry and his son, Lord Alfred Douglas, disturbed the peace of the thoroughfare. The affray
appears to have been short and determined, and but for police intervention might have had more serious results. Considerable violence must have been used
by both father and son. The Marquis appears to have met his son accidentally in Piccadilly near Bond Street. What passed between them in language will
possibly be made known at Marlborough Street Police Court to-morrow morning, but as far as action is concerned, they were both seen in violent conflict
when the police constable came upon the scene, and separated the combatants. A considerable crowd of well-dressed persons had surrounded the principals of
this exceptional episode in the fashionable highway when the police officers escorted the Marquis and his son, Lord Alfred, to Vine Street Police Station,
which is a short distance from the scene of the disorder. The crowd followed and awaited events outside the station. Three gentlemen friends of the
accused were permitted to accompany their Lordships into the station, where proceedings were exceptionally brief. The father, it is understood, preferred
no charge against his son, neither did the son make any charge against his parent, the prosecution being that of disorderly conduct preferred by the
police. In less than half an hour accused had been released on bail, guaranteed by those friends present, and they were set at liberty. On leaving the
station Lord Alfred, who it was noticed had suffered the discoloration of one eye, proceeded through the passage at the back of St. James’s Hall into
Regent Street, whence an available hansom cab speedily separated him from an inquisitive but undemonstrative crowd. His father, the Marquis of
Queensberry, appeared to have suffered no facial disfigurement, but his silk hat showed signs of rather rough usage. As he left the maid entrance of Vine
Street police station he walked through the crowd into Swallow Street and Piccadilly. As he walked into Swallow Street, a byeway directly connecting
Regent Street and Piccadilly, the crowd, for the first time, became demonstrative, and clapped their hands and cheered his Lordship, who took a conveyance
from the scene, and the crowd dispersed.
The fashionable afternoon promenade in Piccadilly was fairly well filled with a select crowd of pedestrians when the fracas between the
Marquis of Queensberry and his son, Lord Alfred Douglas, disturbed the peace of the thoroughfare. The affray appears to have been short and determined,
and but for police intervention might have had more serious results. Considerable violence must have been used by both father and son. The Marquis appears
to have met his son accidentally in Piccadilly, near Bond street. What passed between them in language will possibly be made known at Marlborough street
Police-court tomorrow morning, but as far as action is concerned they were both seen in violent conflict when a police constable came upon the scene and
separated the combatants. A considerable crowd or well dressed persons had surrounded the principals of this exceptional episode in the fashionable
highway. When the police officers escorted the Marquis and his son Lord Alfred to Vine street Police Station, which is a short distance from the scene of
the disorder, a crowd followed, and awaited events outside the station. Three gentleman friends of the accused were permitted to accompany their lordships
into the station, where the proceedings were exceptionally brief. The father preferred no charge against his son, neither did the son make any charge
against his parent, the prosecution being that of disorderly conduct, preferred by the police. In less than half an hour the accused had been released on
bail, guaranteed by those friends present, and they were set at liberty. On leaving the station Lord Alfred, who it was noticed had suffered discoloration
of one eye proceeded through the passage at the back of St James’s Hall to Regent street, whence an available hadsom cab speedily separated him from an
inquisitive but undemonstrative crowd. His father, the Marquis of Queensberry, appeared to have suffered no facial disfigurement, but his silk hat showed
signs of rather rough usage. As he left the main entrance of Vine street Police Station he walked through the crowd into Swallow street, a by-way directly
connecting Regent street and Piccadilly. As he walked into Swallow street and Piccadilly the crowd for the first time became very demonstrative, clapped
their hands and cheered his lordship, who took a conveyance from the scene, and the crowd dispersed.