The Australian Star - Monday, May 27, 1895
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SUMMARY.
Mr. Justice Wills, in sentencing Wilde, spoke under great emotion, and said the verdict was a correct one beyond the shadow of a doubt.
He regretted that the law did not permit him to impose a heavier penalty.
The judge said it would be useless on his part to address the prisoners at any length, for they were dead to all sense of shame.
Wilde appeared dazed by the verdict and sentence.
The jury in the Wilde case asked the judge if it was intended to arrest Lord Alfred Douglas. His Honor remarked that Lord Alfred would not be allowed to escape—-if he were guilty-—owing to his high family connections.
The jury in the Wilde case took two hours to arrive at their verdict. Both Taylor and Wilde got two years.
Mr. Justice Wills, in passing sentence on Wilde and Taylor, said the cases were the worst he had ever had.