The Herald - Thursday, May 23, 1895
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OUR CABLES.
HERALD SPECIAL SERVICE
OSCAR WILDE,
THE APOSTLE OF CULTURE,
IN THE HANDS OF A JURY.
THE SECOND TRIAL
COMMENCED AT OLD BAILEY.
LONDON. Wednesday Night.
Before Mr Justice Wills, at the Old Bailey to-day, the new trial of Oscar Wilde was commenced.
Before Mr Justice Wills, ath the Old Bailey to-day, the new trial of Oscar Wilde was commenced.
The court and its surroundings were crowded with people anxious to hear the evidence, and everywhere the most intense interest was manifested in the proceedings.
Sir F. Lockwood, Q.C., the Solicitor-General, prosecuted for the Crown, and Sir Edward Clarke, Q.C., appeared for the defence of the accused.
Sir F. Lockwood, Q.C., the Solicitor-General, prosecuted for the Crown, and Sir Edward Clarke, Q.C., appeared for the defence of the accused.
Wilde, on surrendering to his bail this morning, looked haggard and ill, and there was little or no trace left of the jauntiness which marked his attitude during the trial of the Marquis of Queensberry on the charge of criminal libel which Wilde had brought against him.
At one stage during the hearing Wilde was completely overcome, and was permitted to leave the dock in order to recover himself.
At one stage during the hearing Wilde was completely overcome, and was permitted to leave the dock in order to recover himself.
The Marquis of Queensberry was in court all to-day, and evinced the liveliest interest in the proceedings.
Oscar Wilde is charged with specific acts of abominable and criminal indecency with five different young men as follow: —(1). Alfred Taylor, the keeper of the now notorious rooms in Little College street, Westminster, and who was convicted yesterday of an offence similar to that charged against Wilde; (2) Charles Parker, a valet out of place; (3) William Parker (brother of Charles Parker), a groom; (4) Alfred Woods, formerly a clerk; and (5) Edward Shelley, formerly employed by a firm of publishers, and described at the Queensberry trial as one who "had a great deal of taste and a great desire for culture, and in every way a gentleman."
(1). Alfred Taylor, the keeper of the now notorious rooms in Little College street, Westminster, and who was convicted yesterday of an offence similar to that charged against Wilde; (2). Charles Parker, a valet out of place; (3). William Parker (brother of Charles Parker), a groom; (4) Alfred Woods, formerly a clerk; and (5) Edward Shelley, formerly employed by a firm of publishers, and described at the Queensberry trial as one who "had a great deal of taste and a great desire for culture, and in every way a gentleman."
The evidence taken to-day was for the most part a repetition of that given first at the Queensberry trial, and subsequently at the previous trial of Oscar Wilde.
The evidence taken to-day was for the most part a repetition of that given first at the Queensberry trial, and subsequently at the previous trial of Oscar Wilde.
The Crown witnesses were subjected to a severe and searching cross-examination at the hands of Sir Edward Clarke, but their stories did not substantially vary, and their evidence remains unshaken.
Several scenes occurred between counsel, and the proceedings were at times distinctly lively, the judge having to interpose between the learned contestants.
The case was not concluded when the court adjourned for the day.
The accused was allowed out on bail.