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The Freeman’s Journal - Tuesday, May 21, 1895
The Freeman’s Journal - Tuesday, May 21, 1895
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The Irish News and Belfast Morning News - Monday, May 20, 1895
The Irish News and Belfast Morning News - Monday, May 20, 1895
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London, Monday.
At the Central Criminal Court this morning before Mr Justice Wills and a jury, Oscar Wilde, author, and Alfred Taylor were arraigned on
an indictment charging them with various acts of impropriety. Wilde, who was accompanied by his two sureties, Lord Douglas of Hawick and Rev Stewart
Headlam surrendered to his bail shortly after half-past ten o'clock. The court was densely crowded.
The Solicitor-General, Mr Sutton, Mr Gill, and Mr Horace Avory prosecuted for the Crown; while Sir Edward Clarke, and Mr Travers
Humphreys defended Wilde, and Mr Grain appeared for Taylor.
Sir F. Lockwood, Q.C., M.P.; Mr. H. Sutton, Mr. Gill, and Mr. Horace Avory will prosecute; Sir Edward Clarke, Mr. Charles Mathews,
and Mr. Travers Humphreys will defend Wilde; and Mr. Grain will defend Taylor.
Sir E Clarke applied that the defendants should be tried separately, on the ground that there was no single count standing in the
indictment on which both Wilde and Taylor could be convicted.
The Solicitor-General opposed.
His Lordship said he had anticipated some such application, and he thought it would be fairer that the defendants should be tried
separately.
The Solicitor-General said he proposed to try Taylor first.
Sir E Clarke submitted that as Wilde's name stood first on the indictment, and that the first count was directed against him, he should
be tried before Taylor.
His Lordship said it was within the rights of the prosecution to elect which defendant should first be tried.
In reply to Sir E Clarke, the judge said he was willing to renew Wilde's bail.
The charges against Taylor were then proceeded with.
The trial was adjourned.