Daily Times - Thursday, April 4, 1895
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OSCAR WILDE'S LIBEL SUIT
London Paper Announces That
It Cannot Report the
Proceedings.
Some
Letters Written by the Marquis
Read in Court This Afternoon.
London, April 4th. - The suit of Oscar Wilde against the Marquis of Queensberry was resumed to-day, the cross-examination of Wilde being continued. Much of the evidence given by Wilde was not fit for publication, the St. James Gazette announcing that owing to the nature of the testimony the paper would not further report the proceedings
In the re-direct examination letter written by the Marquis of Queensberry were read. In them the Marquis condemned his son for his conduct with Wilde, and reviled Rosebery, Gladstone and the Queen for the appointment of his son to the peerage of Drumlanrig. In one letter the Marquis declared Lord Douglas was not his own son. At the conclusion of Wilde's redirect examination the prosecution closed.
In direct examination letters written by the Marquis of Queensberry were read. In them the marquis condemned his son for his conduct with Wilde and reviled Rosebery, Gladstone and the Queen for the appointment of his son to the peerage of Drumlanrig. In one letter the marquis declared Lord Douglas was not his own son.
The counsel for the defense in the Wilde case in opening declared that the Marquis of Queensberry wanted to save his son from Wilde, who, according to his own admission, was the friend of a man known to be a procurer. At the conclusion of the counsel's address, in which he reviewed the admissions made by Wilde, the court adjourned.
Counsel for the defence in opening declared that Queensberry wanted to save his son from Wilde, who, according to his own admission, was a friend of a man known to be a procurer of boys for vicious purposes. Counsel declared the letter from Wilde to Lord Douglas showed Wilde to be guilty.
Counsel for the defence in opening declared that Queensberry wanted to save his son from Wilde, when according to his own admission, was a friend of a man known to be a procurer of boys for vicious purposes. Counsel declared the letter from Wilde to Lord Douglas showed Wilde to be guilty.
Counsel for the defense in the Wilde case, in opening, declared that Queensberry wanted to save his son from Wilde, who, according to his own admission, was a friend of a man known to be a procurer of boys far vicious purposes. Counsel declared that the letter from Wilde to Lord Douglas showed that Wilde had conceived for the latter an abominable passion.