The Pall Mall Gazette - Saturday, May 4, 1895
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THE CHARGES AGAINST WILDE.
AMOUNT OF BAIL FIXED.
APPLICATION TO THE JUDGE IN CHAMBERS
The question of bail for Oscar Wilde in connection with the charges still pending against him was tentatively settled to-day. An application was made before Mr. Baron Pollock yesterday, when his lordship expressed his willingness to accept bail, but declined at the time to fix the amount, although Mr. Charles Mathews who appeared for Wilde, suggested that two sureties in £1,000 each would be forthcoming. To-day the legal representatives of both sides were present in Mr. Baron Pollock's private room, and his lordship announced that he had decided to fix the amount of bail at £5,000. The prisoner would have to give his personal security for £2,500, and two other sureties in £1,250 each. Mr. Mathews, on hearing this, intimated that there might be some difficulty in finding two sureties for the amount fixed, but said he should have no difficulty in finding one surety for a very much larger sum. Mr. Baron Pollock replied that, in that event, another application had better be made on Monday. Detective-inspector Brockwell was present in chambers, and Mr. Humphreys, Wilde's solicitor, informed him who the sureties would in all probability be, but formal notice of this fact will have to be given at Bow-street, in order that the police may make the usual inquiries. At present no application has been made on behalf of Taylor.
The question of bail for Oscar Wilde in connection with the charges still pending against him was tentatively settled yesterday. An application was made before Mr. Baron Pollock on the previous day, when his lordship expressed his willingness to accept bail, but declined at the time to fix the amount, although Mr. Charles Mathews, who appeared for Wilde, suggested that two sureties in £1,000 each would be forthcoming. Yesterday the legal representatives of both sides were present in Mr. Baron Pollock's private room, and his lordship announced that he had decided to fix the amount of bail at £5,000. The prisoner would gave to give his personal security for £2,500, and two other sureties in £1,250 each. Mr. Mathews, hearing this, intimated that there might be some difficulty in finding two sureties for the amount fixed, but said he should have no difficulty finding one surety for a much larger sum. Mr. Baron Pollack replied that, in that event, another application had better be made on Monday. Detective-inspector Brockwell was present in chambers, and Mr. Humphreys, Wilde's solicitor, informed him who the sureties would in all probability be, but formal notice of this fact will gave to be given to Bow-street in order that the police may make the usual inquiries. At present no application has been made of Taylor. It is said that Oscar Wilde's liberation is not likely to take place before Tuesday.