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New York Herald - Saturday, April 27, 1895
New York Herald - Saturday, April 27, 1895
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The New York Times - Saturday, April 27, 1895
The New York Times - Saturday, April 27, 1895
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LONDON, April 26, 1895. The trial of Oscar Wilde and Alfred Taylor for unnatural crimes was begun in the Central Criminal Court, Old
Bailey, to-day. Charles Parker and the other witnesses who testified at the preliminary hearings were called to the stand and repeated the stories they
had previously told.
LONDON, April 26. -- The trial of Oscar Wilde and Alfred Taylor was begun in the Central Criminal Court, Old Bailey, to-day. Charles
Parker and the other witnesses who testified at the preliminary hearings were called to the stand and repeated the stories they had previously told.
Wilde looked careworn and anxious, and was much thinner than usual. The fact that he had had his hair cut short added to his attenuated
appearance. Taylor maintained his air of unconcern. Both prisoners pleaded not guilty.
Wilde looked careworn and anxious, and was much thinner than usual. The fact that he had had his hair cut short added to his
attenuated appearance. Taylor maintained his air of unconcern.
The opening speech of the counsel for the prosecution was a repetition of his previous arguments. The evidence given by the young man
Parker was vastly more disgusting than the testimony he gave at the hearings in the Bow Street Police Court. Upon cross-examination he swore that Wood and
Allen had received £400 blackmail from a gentleman with whom they were guilty of misconduct in the gentleman's lodgings, and that he himself had received
£30 from the same person for the same reason.