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The Wichita Daily Eagle - Thursday, April 4, 1895
The Wichita Daily Eagle - Thursday, April 4, 1895
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The Philadelphia Times - Thursday, April 4, 1895
The Philadelphia Times - Thursday, April 4, 1895
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London, April 3. -- Every available inch of the Old Bailey was occupied this morning when the marquis of Quuensberry surrendered to
bail and the libel suit brought against him by Oscar Wilde was opened before Justice Collins. Oscar Wilde charges the marpuis with libel by leaving on
Feb. 28, last, an uncovered card at the Albemarle club on which card was written cartain foul epithets. The marquis who wore a shabby overcoat, was placed
in the dock and answered to the indictment by pleading, first, not guilty, and secondly, that the libel was true and that it was published for the public
good.
Every available inch of the Old Bailey was occupied this morning when the Marquis of Queensberry surrendered to bail and the libel suit
brought against him by Oscar Wilde was opened before Justice Collins. Oscar Wilde charges the Marquis of Queensberry with libel by leaving, on February 28
last, an uncovered card at the Albemarle Club, on which card were written certain foul epithets. As a result Mr. Wilde on March 2 caused the arrest of the
Marquis of Queensberry, and the latter, at the Marlborough Street Police Court, was placed under £1,500 bail.
Letters addressed by Oscar to Lord Alfred Douglas, second son of the marpuis of Queensbury, alleged to contain information that the
plaintiff had solicited persons named to commit indecent offenses, were presented.
Oscar Wilde took the stand and testified to a visit of the marquis of Queensbury with another gentleman of his (Wilde's) home. When
they arrived, the marquis ordered Oscar to sit down, whereupon the latter replied: "Lord Queensbury, I will not allow anyone to talk that way in my house.
I suppose you have come to apologize. Is is possible you accuse me and your son of "sodomy?"
Queensbury replied: "I did not say it, but you look lot it and appear like it."
A letter written by Oscar which was alleged to rfleect seriously upon Oscar's relations to Lord Douglas, referring to the latter as
having "rose red lips" and addressing him as "My own boy," and signed "With undying love Oscar," was read by the judge.
Counsel, amid laughter, explained that the letter might seem extravagant to those who were in the habit of writing commercial letters,
but, he added, it was "mere poetry." Counsel for marquis quoted from one of Oscar Wilde's novels of modern life, "Dorian Gray," to show that the author
upheld isodomy. Oscar said the description of Dorpian Gray given on page six, was taken from Shakespeare's sonnets.
Carson, attorney for Queensbury, cross-examined Wilde and brought out a story of a certain intimacy with a newsboy 18-years of age.
Cross examination regarding various other boys and men, were so pointed as to be unprintable. To all of them, however, Wilde emphatically denied that he
had done anything improper. The cross-examination was not completed when the court adjourned.