The Age - Wednesday, May 22, 1895
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THE WILDE SCANDAL.
RETRIAL OF TAYLOR AND
WILDE.
TO BE TAKEN SEPARATELY.
LONDON, 20TH May, 11.55
a.m.
In the Court of Queen's Bench to-day, before Justice Sir Alfred Wills and a Grand Jury, the case of Oscar Wilde and the man Taylor, alleged to be his confederate, charged with flagrant criminal immorality, was brought up for retrial.
In the Court of Queen's Bench to-day, before Justice Sir Alfred Wills and a Grand Jury, the case of Oscar Wilde and the man Taylor, alleged to be his confederate, charged with flagrant criminal immorality, was brought up for retrial.
Justice Wills suggested in his charge to the Grand Jury that Wilde and Taylor, in whose case the jury in the first trial on 1st May failed to agree, should be tried separately.
The Grand Jury accepted the suggestion of the judge, and it was decided that Taylor's case should be tried first.
The Grand Jury accepted the learned judge's view and decided that Taylor should be tried first.
The Grand Jury accepted the learned judge's view and decided that Taylor should be tried first.
The Grand Jury accepted the suggestion of the judge, that the accused should be tried separately, and it was decided that Taylor's case should be tried first.
Sir Edward Clarke, Q.C., who appeared for Wilde, supported the judge's suggestion that the cases of Wilde and Taylor should be tried separately, but urged that the hearing of Wilde's case should be postponed til next session.
Counsel for the Crown opposed the application, and Justice Wills stated that he would await the result of Taylor's trial before finally deciding on the application to postpone the hearing in Wilde's case.
The evidence given by Parker in the first trial as to the conduct of Wilde, in Taylor's room, remains unshaken.
The evidence given by Parker in the first trial as to the conduct of Wilde, in Taylor's room, remains unshaken.
The evidence of Parker and Woods as to the conduct of Wilde, was taken to-day, and remained unshaken.