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The San Francisco Examiner - Thursday, May 23, 1895
The San Francisco Examiner - Thursday, May 23, 1895
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The Washington Post - Thursday, May 23, 1895
The Washington Post - Thursday, May 23, 1895
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LONDON, May 22. - The second trial of Oscar Wilde began to-day and will be continued to-morrow. After the adjournment this afternoon
Wilde was released overnight on his old bail. Wilde, upon entering court to-day, was accompanied by but one of his sureties, Rev. Stewart Headlam, his
other bondsman, Lord Douglas of Hawick, being engaged in Marlborough-street Police Court in defending himself against the charge of disorderly conduct.
Wilde looked pale and haggard as he entered the dock, evidently greatly affected by the adverse result of the trial of his companion, Taylor, yesterday.
Wilde, upon entering court, was accompanied by but one of his sureties, the Rev. Stewart Headlam, his other bondsman, Lord Douglas, of
Hawick, being engaged in the Marlborough street Police Court in defending himself against a charge of disorderly conduct. Wilde looked pale and haggard as
he entered the dock, evidently being greatly affected by the result of the trial of Taylor yesterday.
Sir Frank Lockwood, Q.C., M.P., conducted the prosecution. The offenses charged against Wilde, he said in his opening address, occured
between February, 1892 and October, 1893. He laid special stress upon the charge in which Wilde was involved with Shelley. Mr. Lockwood thought the jury
should accept the prosecution's evidence as regarded Wilde’s mode of life at the Savoy Hotel.
Sir Frank Lockwood, Q. C., M. P., conducted the prosecution. The alleged offenses charged against Wilde, he said in his opening
address, occurred between February, 1892, and October, 1893. He laid especial stress upon the charge in which Wilde was involved with Shelley.
Edward Shelley was called to the stand and repeated what he had previously testified to. He declared that he had resented the
overtures made to him by Wilde. Sir Edward Clarke cross-examined Shelley severely. Shelley admitted that he was mistaken in his testimony in the
Bow-street Police Court giving the time of his breaking off of the intimacy with Wilde.
Wilde became indisposed at this point and was obliged to temporarily leave the dock. The examination of Shelley was meanwhile
suspended. Proceedings were resumed in a few minutes and Mr. Elkin Matthews, publisher, deposed that Wilde was acquainted with Shelley. Shelley's
cross-examination being resumed, he admitted he had a brother who was insane, and he also admitted having written a letter to Wilde, in which he said: "I
am afraid that sometimes I am not very sane, but I am certain that I am sane now." He maintained, however, that the charges he had made against Wilde were
true.
Alfred Wood and Charles Barker were called to the stand and repeated the testimony previously given by them, after which the court
adjourned.
Alfred Wood and Charles Parker were called to the stand, and repeated the testimony previously given by them, after which the court
adjourned.