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LONDON, April 6 - The case of Oscar Wilde against the Marquis of Queensberry for libel was brought to a close this morning. The verdict was in favour of the defendant. The jury found not only the defendant not guilty of libel but in a subsidiary verdict declared that Queensberry's charges of immoral practices were true and had been made for the public good. Wilde was then placed under arrest.
London, April 5.—The case of Oscar Wilde against the Marquis of Queensberry for libel was brought to a close this morning in a verdict in favor of the defendant. The jury found not only that the defendant was not guilty of libel, but in a subsidiary verdict declared that the Marquis of Queensberry’s charges were true, and had been made for the public good.