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The Oamaru Mail - Monday, May 27, 1895
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The trial of Oscar Wilde was concluded to-day. The summing up of the Judge occupied three hours and the jury were absent two hours in considering the verdict. At the end of that time they returned with a verdict of guilty on all counts.
His Honour, in sentencing the prisoners (Wilde and Taylor), spoke with great emotion. The verdict to his mind was a correct one beyond all shadow of a doubt and it appeared to him useless to address the prisoners, who were evidently dead to all sense of shame. The case was the worst of its kind he had ever had before him, and in passing the most severe sentence the law permitted he regretted that it was totally inadequate to the dastardly nature of the offence. He then sentenced each prisoner to two years' hard labour. Taylor left the dock with a firm step, but Wilde appeared haggard and dazed.
The trial of Oscar Wilde concluded to-day. The summing up of the Judge occupied three hours, and the jury were absent two hours in considering the verdict. At the end of that time they returned with a verdict of guilty on all counts. His Honor, in sentencing the prisoners (Wilde and Taylor) spoke with great emotion. The verdict to his mind was correct beyond all shadow of doubt, and it appeared to him useless to address the prisoners who were evidently dead to all sense of shame. The case was the worst of its kind he had ever had before him, and, in passing the most severe sentence the law permitted, he regretted that it was totally inadequate to the dastardly nature of the offence. He then sentenced each prisoner to two years' hard labor. Taylor left the dock with a firm step, but Wilde appeared haggard and dazed.