The Daily Telegraph - Monday, May 27, 1895
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SUMMARY.
Oscar Wilde was found guilty in London on Saturday of abominable offences, and sentenced, with Taylor, to two years' imprisonment, with hard labor, the severest punishment the law provides.
After being sentenced on Saturday, Taylor left the dock with a firm step, but Oscar Wilde appeared to be dazed.
In passing sentence on Oscar Wilde, Mr. Justice Wills was deeply affected, and experienced great difficulty in restraining his feelings.
Mr. Justice Wills, in sentencing Wilde and Taylor, said it was useless to address them at any length, as they were dead to all sense of shame.
When Wilde heard his sentence, in a weak voice he sought permission to address the judge, but he was unheeded, and called upon to leave the dock.
The jury in the Wilde and Taylor cases asked the judge if it was intended to arrest Lord Alfred Douglas, but his Honor replied that he was not affected by the present trial.
After sentencing Wilde and Taylor, Mr. Justice Wills said that any suspicion that Lord Alfred Douglas might escape owing to his high family connections was not only unfounded but impossible.
Mr. Justice Wills concurred in this remark, and added that any suspicion that might exist that Lord Alfred Douglas would be allowed to escape owing to his high family connections, was not only unfounded, but impossible.
Mr. Justice Wills concurred in this remark, and added that any suspicion that might exist that Lord Alfred Douglas would be allowed to escape owing to his high family connections, was not only unfounded, but impossible.