London, May 21. -- The jury returned a verdict of "guilty" in the case of Alfred Taylor. Sentence was postponed. The feature of the trial to-day was a passage at arms between Sir Frank Lockwood, the solicitor general and member of parliament for York, and Sir Edward Clarke, counsel for Wilde, and formerly solicitor general. The latter interposed an objection, whereupon Sir Frank Lockwood replied severely: "You are not in this case."
The feature of the trial of Alfred Taylor today was a passage at arms between Sir Frank Lockwood, the Solicitor General and member of Parliament for York, and Sir Edward Clarke, Q. C., counsel for Oscar Wilde, and formerly Solicitor General. The latter interposed an objection, whereupon Sir Frank Lockwood replied severely, "You are not in this case."
The marquis of Queensberry was among those present in court to-day. Wilde will be tried to-morrow by a fresh jury.
The marquis of Queensberry and his younger son, Lord Alfred Douglas, had an exciting quarrel in Piccadilly this afternoon. They were both arrested, charged with a-breach of the peace, and were released on ball. Lord Alfred Douglas received a severe chastisement from his father, while the latter showed traces of scrimmage in his high hat being somewhat battered. The crowd outside the police station loudly cheered the marquis as he emerged from the building after having been released on bail.