Nanaimo Free Press - Wednesday, April 3, 1895
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Cable Dispatches:
Special to FREE PRESS:—
THE WILDE-QUEENSBURY SUIT.
Wilde said that in ’93 Qaeensbery came to his house and accused him of having taken rooms for the latter's son, Lord Douglas, end threatened to thrash Wilde if be again caught him with his son. Wilde denied that he had taken rooms for Douglas. On cross-examination Wilde admitted having stopped with Douglas and other young men at hotels.
Wilde said that in 1893 Queensberry came to his house and accused him of having taken rooms for the latter’s son, Lord Douglas, and threatened to thrash Wilde, if he again caught him with his son. Wilde denied he had taken rooms for Douglas. On cross-examination, Wilde admitted stopping with Douglas and other young men at hotels.
Queensberry came to his house and accused him of having taken rooms for the latter’s son, Lord Douglas, and threatened to thrash Wilde if he again caught him with his son. Wilde denied he had taken rooms for Douglas. On cross-examination, Wilde admitted stopping with Douglas and other young men at hotels. He denied that he had "madly adored" a man 20 years his junior.