Quebec Morning Chronicle - Thursday, May 2, 1895
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THE TALK OF THE DAY.
The trial of Oscar Wilde came to an unsatisfactory end at the Old Bailey, yesterday. The Judge charged fairly, and statement that they could not agree. This whole unsavory and scandalous case will have to be tried over again, much to the disgust, no doubt, of everybody. Wilde has already come to his financial tether. Friends had to intervene at the last, to raise enough money, with which to pay Sid Edward Clarke, the prisoner’s able counsel. The charge of conspiracy fell through, and the jury on that feature of the case were instructed to find a verdict of not guilty. Wilde has completely lost his braggadocio air, imprisonment and a sense of shame, doubtless, contributing to his altered demeanor. Bail was refused. In the meantime, his wife, whom he seems to have treated shamefully, during the last two years, has applied for a divorce. This, she is very likely to get.