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Original paragraph in
Wairarapa Daily Times - Monday, May 27, 1895
Wairarapa Daily Times - Monday, May 27, 1895
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The Otago Daily Times - Monday, May 27, 1895
The Otago Daily Times - Monday, May 27, 1895
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London, May 25.
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 their 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. He said that to his mind the verdict was a correct
one beyond all shadow of doubt and it appeared to him useless to address the 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 sever sentence the law permitted he regretted that it was totally inadequate
to the dastardly nature of the offence.
His Honor, in sentencing the prisoners Wilde and Taylor, spoke with great emotion. The verdict to his mind was right 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 labour.
He then sentenced each of the prisoners to two years' hard labour.
Taylor left the dock with a firm step, but Wilde appeared haggard and dazed.
Taylor left the dock with a firm step, but Wilde appeared haggard and dazed.