The Standard - Wednesday, May 8, 1895

Oscar Wilde. — Mr. Travers Humphreys attended yesterday at Bow-street Police-court, before Mr. Vaughan, prepared with the necessary bail for the release of Mr. Oscar Wilde. He produced the order of Mr. Baron Pollock to the effect that he should be released ou entering into his own recognisances of 2500l.and two sureties of 1250l.each. Mr. Vaughan. — Who are the proposed sureties ? Mr. Humphreys. — Lord Douglas of Hawick and the Rev. Stewart Headlam. Mr. Vaughan.— Is there any objection to this bail on the part of the Treasury ? Mr. Angus Lewis. — No, sir. There is no objection. The Rev. Stewart Headlam, of 31, Upper Bedford-place, said when all his just debts were paid he was worth 1250l., and he was willing to become bail for the appearance of Mr. Oscar Wilde at the next sessions of the Central Criminal Court. Lord Douglas made a similar statement, and the two sureties were formally bound over. Mr. Vaughan ordered that the Prisoner should be sent for from Holloway Prison inorder that his own recognisance might be taken. Sergeant White, the Bow-street gaoler, proceeded in a cab to Holloway and returned with Wilde at 20 minutes past two. The news that he was expected had spread rapidly, and a large crowd awaited his arrival. They saw very little, however, as the cab containing the gaoler and the Prisoner was rapidly driven into the police-station yard. Thence he was conveyed to the gaoler's room, and subsequently to the clerk's office, where he entered into his own recognisance in the sum mentioned. Wilde signed the necessary papers, and was allowed to leave Iby a private door. He at once drove away in a cab, accompanied by his sureties.