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The Cincinnati Enquirer - Thursday, May 2, 1895
The Cincinnati Enquirer - Thursday, May 2, 1895
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Daily World - Wednesday, May 1, 1895
Daily World - Wednesday, May 1, 1895
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LONDON, May 1. — In the Old Bailey Court to-day Justice Charles summed up the case against Oscar Wilde and Alfred Taylor, accused of
serious misdemeanors. The Justice in so doing said that counsel for the prosecution acted wisely in withdrawing the charge of conspiracy brought against
Wilde, as he (Justice Charles) would have ordered the jury to bring in a verdict of not guilty on that specification. He admitted that there was
corroboration of the witnesses, but the jury, he added, would have to weigh the characters of men like Parker, Wood and Atkins, whom Sir Edward Clarke, in
the Justice's opinion, properly described as blackmailers. The Justice also urged that the jury should not be influenced by Wilde's writings, saying that
many great men had written indecently. The jury must exercise its own judgment as to whether Wilde's letters to Lord Alfred Douglas breathed an unnatural
passion, and he also said the relations between Shelly and Wilde would be an interesting matter for the jury's judgment.
London, May 1.- In the Old Bailey today Justice Charles summed up the case against Oscar Wilde and Alfred Taylor. The justice in so doing
said that counsel for the prosecution acted wisely in withdrawing the charge of conspiracy against Wilde, as he, Justice Charles, would have ordered the
jury to bring in a verdict of not guilty on that specification. He admitted that there was corroboration of the witnesses, but the jury, he added, would
have to weigh the characters of men like Parker, Wood and Atkins, whom Sir Edward Clarke, in the justice's opinion, properly described as blackmailers.
The justice also urged the jury not to be influenced by Wilde's writings, saying that many great men had written indecently. The jury must exercise their
own opinion as to whether Wilde's letters to Lord Alfred breathed an unutterable passion; and he also said the relations between Sheely and Wilde would be
an interesting matter for the jury's consideration.
The jury retired at 1:30 p. m.
At 3 p. m. the jury requested that lunch be given them.
After lunch the jury resumed its deliberations, and afterward returned and announced that there was no possibility of coming to an
agreement as to a verdict.
Counsel for the prisoners then made application for bail, but his request was refused and a fresh jury will probably be summoned.
When the news of the disagreement reached the outside of the Courtroom there was great excitement among the crowds in the streets, and
the extra editions of the evening newspapers, which were issued a few minutes after the result of the trial became known, were bought quickly by the
throngs of people who surrounded the newsboys.
When Sir Edward Clarke, counsel for Wilde, asked for bail, Justice Charles said that the application must be made in Chambers.
Wilde will be tried again at the next session of the Central Criminal Court.
Throughout the proceedings to-day he was very pale, but he did not show any signs of elation when the result of the deliberations of
the jury was made known.
As Sir Edward Clarke, counsel for the prisoner, left the Court, he was heard to remark to a friend: "Truth is mighty and will
prevail."
There was a big crowd of people outside the Old Bailey during the last stages of the famous trial to-day, but there was no
demonstration for or against the prisoner upon the part of the populace. In spite of this, Wilde was kept in the prisoners' room of the Court for an hour
after the adjournment, or until the crowds had dispersed, before he was taken to Holloway Jail.