The Argus - Friday, May 10, 1895
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NEWS BY THE MAIL.
TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)
LONDON, APRIL 5.
The one subject of the week has been the Oscar Wilde v. Queensberry libel case. It has been a shocking revelation of immoralities among a West End set, of whom the world has often heard whispers. The lily of æstheticism has been sadly soiled. If he has not already escaped to the Continent - for he left the court very hurriedly when his counsel threw up the sponge – he will most likely be arrested before many hours are past. The police have been shadowing Oscar Wilde for several days, so that he may not find it easy to escape.