The Evening News - Friday, June 7, 1895
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WILDE IN GAOL.
Rev. Stewart Headlam Explains Why he Became Surety.
It is stated with some authority that the rumour as to Oscar Wilde’s failing sanity is exaggerated, but it appears to be certain that the hard labour, including the treadmill, to which he was put at the beginning of his term at Pentonville was found too much for his strength, and that he became very ill as well as very melancholy. Treatment by the prison doctor followed, with a mitigation of the labour exacted from the convict, and in a few days he regained his normal health, although still subject to depression. The course of his daily life at present is as follows: He rises at six a.m., and cleans out his cell before seven oclock, when his breakfast, consisting of cocoa and bread, is served. After this comes an hour’s exercise in the yard, followed with oakum-picking till dinner-time, when the ordinary fare is served. Oakum-picking again follows, and continues till six, when tea is served, and after more relaxation he retires to rest at seven o’clock.
WILDE’S REVEREND SURETY EXPLAINS.
The Rev. Stewart Headlam explains in the current number of his monthly paper, the Church Reformer, why he went bail for Oscar Wilde. He says: "I became bail for Mr. Oscar Wilde on public grounds. I felt that the action of a large section of the Press and the theatrical managers at whose houses his plays were running and of his publisher was calculated to prejudice his case before his trial had even begun. I was a surety, not for his character, but for his appearance in court to stand his trial. I had very little personal knowledge of him at the time. I think I had only met him twice. But my ‘confidence in his honour and manliness’ has been fully justified by the fact that—if rumour be correct—notwithstanding strong inducements to the contrary, he stayed in England and faced his trial." In conclusion Mr. Headlam says: "Now that the trial is over and Mr. Wilde has been convicted and sentenced, I still feel that I was absolutely right in the course I took, and I hope that after he has gone through his sentence Mr. Wilde may be able, with the help of his friends, to do good work in his fresh life."
The Rev Stewart Headlam, writing in the "Church Reformer" this week, says:—I think it due to my friends to make the following statement. I became bail for Mr Oscar Wilde on public grounds. I felt that the action of a large section of the Press, of the theatrical managers at whose houses his plays were running, and of his publisher was calculated to prejudice his case before his trial had even begun. I was a surety not for his character, but for his appearance in court to stand his trial. I had very little personal knowledge of him at the time. I think I had only met him twice, but my confidence in his honour and manliness has been fully justified by the fact that (if rumour be correct, notwithstanding strong inducements to the contrary) he stayed in England and faced his trial. Now that the trial is over and Mr Wilde had been convicted and sentenced, I still feel I was absolutely right in the course I took, and I hope that after he has gone through his sentence Mr Wilde may be able, with the help of his friends, to do good work in his fresh life.
The Rev Stewart Headlam, writing in the Church Reformer this week, says:—"I think it due to my friends to make the following statement. I became bail for Mr Oscar Wilde on public grounds. I felt that the action of a large section of the Press, of theatrical managers at whose houses his plays were running, and of his publisher was calculated to prejudice his case before his trial had ever begun. I was a surety not for his character but for his appearance in court to stand his trial. I had very little personal knowledge of him at the time. I think I had only met him twice, but my confidence in his honour and manliness has been fully justified by the fact that (if rumour be correct, notwithstanding strong inducements to the contrary) he stayed in England and faced his trial. Now that the trial is over and Mr Wilde has been convicted and sentenced I still feel I was absolutely right in the course I took, and I hope that after he has gone through his sentence Mr Wilde may be able with the help of his friends to do good work in his fresh life."
The Rev Stewart Headlam, writing in the Church Reformer this week, says: — I think it due to my friends to make the following statement. I became bail for Mr Oscar Wilde on public grounds. I felt that the accusation of a large section of the Press, of the theatrical managers at whose houses his plays were running, and of his published was calculated to prejudice his case before his trial had even begun. I was a surety not for his character, but for his appearance in court t stand his trial. I had very little personal knowledge of him at the time. I think I had only met him twice, but my confidence in his honor and manliness has been fully justified by the fact that (if rumor be correct, notwithstanding strong inducements to the contrary) he stayed in England and faced his trial. Now that the trial is over and Mr Wilde has been convicted and sentenced, I still feel I was absolutely right in the course I took, and I hope that after he has gone through his sentence Mr Wilde may be able, with the help of his friends, to do good work on his fresh life.
The Rev Stewart Headlam writing in the Church Reformer this week says :—I think it due to my friends to make the following statement. I became bail for Mr Oscar Wilde on public grounds. I felt that the action of a large section of the Press of theatrical managers at whose house his plays were running, and of his publisher was calculated to prejudice his case before his trial had even begun. I was a surety, not for his character but for his appearance in court to stand his trial. I had very little personal knowledge of him at the time. I think I had only met him twice, but my confidence in his honour and manliness has been fully justified by the fact that (if rumour be correct, notwithstanding the strong inducement to the contrary), he stayed in England and faced his trial. Now that the trial is over and Mr Wilde has been convicted and sentenced, I still feel I was absolutely right in the course I took, and I hope after he has gone through his sentence Mr Wilde may be able, with the help of his friends, to do good work in his fresh life.
The Rev. Stewart Headlam explains, in the current number of his monthly paper, the Church Reformer, why he went bail for Oscar Wilde. He says:—"I became bail for Mr. Oscar Wilde on public grounds. I felt that the action of a large section of the press, of the theatrical managers at whose houses his plays were running, and of his publishers, was calculated to prejudice his case before his trial had even begun. I was a surety not for his character, but for his appearance in court to stand his trial. I had very little personal knowledge of him at the time. I think I had only met him twice, but my confidence in his honour and manliness has been fully justified by the fact (if rumour be correct, withstanding strong inducements to the contrary) that he stayed in England and faced his trial."