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The North American - Thursday, May 2, 1895
The North American - Thursday, May 2, 1895
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The World - Wednesday, May 1, 1895
The World - Wednesday, May 1, 1895
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London, May 1 — In the Old Bailey Court today 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 witness; 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 writing, saying that many great
men had written indecently. The jury must exercise their 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. 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 their 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 court-room there was great excitement among the crowds in the streets, and
the extra editions of the evening newspapers, which were issued within a few minutes after the result of the trial became known, were bought up quickly by
the throngs of people who surrounded the newsboys.
When the news of the disagreement reached the outside of the court-room there was great excitment among the crowds in the streets, and
the extra editions of the evening newspapers, which were issued within a few minutes after the result of the trial became known, were bought up quickly.
Wilde will be tried again at the next session of the Central Criminal Court. Throughout the proceedings today 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.
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.