The Evening News - Friday, May 17, 1895
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OSCAR WILDE.
A Startling Rumour as to the Disappearance of Witnesses.
[...] Agency says there is a sensational rumour current in legal circles to the effect that a number of the important witnesses on behalf of the prosecution in the Oscar Wilde case, to be tried at the Old Bailey next week, will not answer to their names on the day of the trial.
Dalziel says there is a sensational rumor current in legal circles to the effect that number of important witnesses on behalf of the prosecution in the Oscar Wilde case, to be tried at the Old Bailey next week, will not answer to their names on the day of the trial.
A rumour is current in legal circles to the effect that a number of the important witnesses on behalf of the prosecution in the Oscar Wilde case to be tried at the Old Bailey will not answer to their names at the trial on Monday.
The second trial of Oscar Wilde and Alfred Taylor will be commenced before Mr. Justice wills and a jury at the Old Bailey on Monday next at half-past 10. The Solicitor-General (Sir F. Lockwood, Q.C., M.P.), Mr. H. Sutton, Mr. Gill, and Mr. Horace Avory will appear to prosecute on behalf of the Treasury; Sir Edward Clarke, Q.C., M.P., Mr. Charles Mathews, and Mr. [...] will defend Wilde; and [...] will appear to defend Taylor.
The second trial of Oscar Wilde and Alfred Taylor will be commenced before Mr. Justice Wills and a jury at the Old Bailey on Monday next. The Solicitor General (Sir F. Lockwood, Q.C., M.P.), Mr. Gill, Mr. Horace Avory, and Mr. H. Sutton will appear to prosecute on behalf of the Treasury; Sir Edward Clark, Q.C., M.P., Mr. Charles Mathews, and Mr. Travers Humphreys will defend Wilde and Mr. Gram will again appear to defend Taylor.
THE OSCAR WILDE CASE. -- The second trial of Oscar Wilde and Alfred Taylor for offences alleged to have been committed under the Criminal Law Amendment Act will be commenced before Mr. Justice Wills and a jury at the Old Bailey on Monday next, at 10 30. The Solicitor-General (Sir F. Lockwood, Q.C., M.P.), Mr. H . Sutton, Mr. Gill, and Mr. Horace Avory will appear to prosecute on behalf of the Treasury; Sir Edward Clarke, Q.C., M.P., Mr. Charles Mathews, and Mr. Travers Humphreys will defend Wilde; and Mr. Grain will appear to defend Taylor.