Quebec Morning Chronicle - Thursday, May 30, 1895
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OSCAR WILDE.
London, May 27 — Oscar Wilde, after he was sentenced on Saturday, was taken to Holloway Jail, in the northern part of London. There all his money and valuables were taken away from him by the warder, he was stripped to the shirt, and an officer wrote down in the prison register a minute account of his appearance, the color of his eyes, hair and complexion, and any peculiarities, such as a broken finger, tattoo marks, moles, etc.
LONDON, May 27 - Oscar Wilde, after he was sentenced, on Saturday, was taken to Holoway jail, in the northern part of London. There all his money and valuables were taken away from him by the warder. He was stripped to the shirt, and an officer wrote down in the prison register a minute account of his appearance, the color of his eyes, hair and complexion, and any peculiarities, such as a broken finger, tattoo marks, moles, etc.
LONDON, May 27. - Oscar Wilde, after he was sentenced on Saturday, was taken to Holoway Jail, in the northern part of London, where all his money and valuables were taken away from him by the Warden. He was stripped to the shirt and an officer wrote down in the prison register a minute account of his appearance, the color of his eyes, hair and complexion and any peculiarities, such as a broken finger, tattoo marks and moles.
LONDON, May 29. - Oscar Wilde, after he was sentenced, was taken to Holloway jail in the northern part of London. There all his money and valuables were taken away from him by the warden. He was stripped to the shirt, and an officer wrote down in the prison register a minute account of his appearance, the color of his eyes, hair, and complexion, and any peculiarities, such as a broken finger, tattoo marks, moles, etc.
NEW YORK, May 27. - The World's London cable says: Oscar Wilde, after he was sentenced on Saturday, was taken to Holoway jail in the northern part of London. There all his money and valuables were taken away from him by the warden. He was stripped to the shirt, and an officer wrote down in the prison register a minute account of his appearance, the color of his eyes, hair and complexion, and any peculiarities, such as a broken finger, tattoo marks, moles, etc.
Then Wilde was put into a hot bath, and his shirt — the last vestige of his days of freedom — was removed. Emerging from the water, he found a full suit of prison clothes ready for him, from under-linen to loose shoes and a hideous Scotch cap. His clothes are of dirty drab canvas plentifully adorned with broad arrows.
Then Wilde was put into a hot bath and his shirt - the last vestige of his days of freedom - was removed. Emerging from the water he found a full suit of prison clothes ready for him, from under linen to loose shoes and a hideous Scotch cap. His clothes are of dirty drab canvas plentifully adorned with broad arrows.
Then Wilde was put in a hot bath, and his shirt - the last vestige of his days of freedom - was removed. Emerging from the water, he found a full suit of prison clothes ready for him, from underlinen to loose shoes and a hideous scotch cap. His clothes are of dirty drab canvas, plentifully adorned with broad arrows.
Then Wilde was put in a hot bath, and his shirt, the last vestige of his days of freedom, was removed. Emerging from the water, he found a full suit of prison clothes ready for him, from under-linen to loose shoes and a hideous Scotch cap. His clothes are of a dirty drab canvas, plentifully adorned with drab arrows.
Then Wilde was put in a hot bath and his shirt, the last vestige of his days of freedom, was removed. Emerging from the water he found a full suit of prison clothes ready for him, from under linen to loose shoes and a hideous Scotch cap. His clothes are of a dirty drab canvas, plentifully adorned with broad arrows. Shortly afterward Wilde ate his first real prison meal - an allowance of thin porridge and a small brown loaf.
After the "description" was recorded, a matter of 10 or 15 minutes, he passed into the bath-room, where a hot bath awaited him, and while he was refreshing himself his shirt, the last vestige of his days of freedom, was removed. Emerging from the water he found a full suit of prison clothes ready for him, from the under linen to the loose shoes and hideous Scottish cap. The clothes are of the well-known dirty drab colour, plentifully adorned with broad arrows.
Shortly afterwards Wilde ate his first real prison meal an allowance of thin porridge and a small brown loaf.
Shortly afterward Wilde ate his first real prison meal - an allowance of thin porridge and a small brown loaf.
He was taken to day to Pentonville, hard by the Holborn viaduct, a prison for convicted criminals.
He was taken finally to Pentonville, hard by the Holborn viaduct, a prison for convicted criminals.
He was taken to-day to Pentonville, a prison for convicted criminals.
He was examined physically with great care, scute upon the medical officer’s report will depend what labor he is to be set to. If he is passed as sound and fit for first-class hard labor he will take his first month’s exercise on a treadwheel — six hours daily, making an ascent of 6.000 feet; twenty minutes on continuously, then five minutes ' rest.
He was examined physically with great care, since upon the medical officer's report will depend what labor he is to be set to. If he is passed as sound and fit for first-class hard labor he will take his first month's exercise on a tread wheel six hours daily, making an ascent of 6000 feet, 20 minutes continuously, and then five minutes' rest.
He was examined physically with great care, since upon the medical officer's report will depend what labor he is to be set to. If he is passed as sound and fit for first-class hard labor he will take his first month's exercise on the tread wheel - six hours daily, making an ascent of 6,000 feet - twenty minutes continuously, then five minutes' rest. The necessity for a close medical examination is obvious before a man is subjected to this labor. Wilde will receive close scrutiny and thoroughly overhauled before a decision is made.
LONDON, May 31. - Oscar Wilde is awaiting in Pentonville prison the decision of the powers that be as to the sort of labor which he will have to perform during his first month of imprisonment. He has been examined physically with great care, since upon the medical officer’s report will depend what labor he is to be set to. If he is passed as sound and fit for first class hard labor, he will take his first month’s exercise on a tread wheel, six hours daily, making an ascent of 6000 feet; twenty minutes on continuously, then five minutes’ rest.
The necessity for a close medical examination is obvious before a man is subjected to this labor. Wilde will be subjected to auscultation and percussion and thoroughly overhauled before a decision is made.
The necessity for a close medical examination is obvious before a man is subjected to this labor. Wilde will be subjected to auscultation and percursion and thoroughly overhauled before a decision is made.
The necessity of a close medical examination is obvious before a man is subjected to this labor. Wilde will be thoroughly overhauled before a decision is made.
During the first month while on the wheel, if put there, Wilde will sleep on a plank bed a bare board raised a few inches above the floor and supplied with sheets. Clean sheets are given to each prisoner, two rugs and a coverlet, but no mattress.
During the first month while on the wheel, if put there, Wilde will sleep on a plank bed, a bare board raised a few inches above the floor and supplied with sheets. Clean sheets are given to each prisoner, two rugs and a coverlet, but no mattress.
During the first month on the wheel, if put there, Wilde will sleep on a plank bed, a bare board raised a few inches above the floor and supplied with sheets. Clean sheets are given to each prisoner, two rugs and a coverlet, but no mattress.
During the first month, while on the wheel Wilde will sleep on the plank bed, a bare board raised a few inches above the floor and supplied with sheets—clean sheets are given to each prisoner—two rugs, and a coverlet, but no mattress. His diet will be—
During the first month, while on the wheel, Wilde will sleep on the plank bed, a bare board raised a few inches above the floor and supplied with sheets--clean sheets are given to each prisoner--two rugs, and a coverlet, but no mattress. His diet will be--
During the first month, while on the wheel, Wilde will sleep on the plank bed, a bare board raised a few inches above the floor and supplied with sheets—clean sheets are given to each prisoner—two rugs, and a coverlet, but no mattress. His diet will be—
During the first month, while on the wheel Wilde will sleep on the plank bed, a bare board raised a few inches above the floor and supplied with sheets—clean sheets are given to each prisoner—two rugs, and a coverlet, but no mattress. His diet will be—
During the first month, while on the wheel, Wilde will sleep on the plank bed, a bard board raised a few inches above the floor and supplied with shoes — clean sheets are given to each prisoner — two rugs, and a coverlet, but no mattress. His diet will be —
This will be his diet :
Breakfast at 7-30 a m. — Cocoa and bread.
Dinner at noon — Bacon and beans one day ; soup another ; cold Australian meat another, and brown flour suet pudding another, the last three repeated twice a week ; potatoes with every dinner.
Dinner at noon. Bacon and beans one day; soup another; cold Australian meat another, and brown flour suet pudding another; the last three repeated twice a week. Potatoes with every dinner.
Dinner at noon - Bacon and beans one day; soup another; cold Australian meat another, and brown flour suet pudding another, the last three being repeated twice a week, and potatoes with every dinner.
Dinner at noon, one day bacon and beans, another soup, another cold Australian meat, and another brown flour suet puddings, with the last three repeated twice a week, potatoes with every dinner. And
Dinner, at noon, one day bacon and beans, another soup, another cold Australian meat, and another brown flour suet puddings, with the last three repeated twice a week, potatoes with every dinner. And
Dinner at noon, one day bacon and beans another soup, another cold Australian meat, and another brown flour suet puddings , with the last three repeated twice a week, potatoes with every dinner; and tea at 5.30.
Dinner, at noon, one day bacon and beans another soup, another cold Australian meat, and another brown flour suet puddings, with the last three repeated twice a week, potatoes with every dinner; and tea at 5 30.
Dinner at noon, one day bacon and beans, another soup, another cold Australian meat, and another brown flour suet puddings, with the last three repeated twice a week, potatoes in every dinner; and tea at 5 30.
Tea at 5 30.
After he has finished his spell on the wheel he will be put to some industrial employment — not play-writing, although it might be most profitable for the prison department, but probably post-bag making, tailoring or merely picking oakum.
After he has finished his spell on the wheel he will be put to some industrial employment - not play writing, although it might be most profitable for the prison department, but probably post bag making, tailoring or merely picking oakum.
After he has finished his spell on the wheel he will be put to some industrial employment — not play-writing, although it might be the most profitable to the prison department, but probably post-bag making, tailoring, or merely picking oakum.
After he has finished his time on the wheel he will be put to some industrial employment, not playwriting, although it might be most profitable for the prison department, but probably post bag making, tailoring or merely picking of oakum. He will exercise in the open air daily for an hour walking with the rest of his ward in Indian file.
After he has finished his spell on the wheel he will be put to some industrial employment, not play-writing, although it might be the most profitable for the prison department, but probably post bag-making, tailoring, or merely picking of oakum. He will exercise in the open air daily for an hour, walking with the rest of his ward in Indian file, no talking allowed.
After he has finished his spell on the wheel he will be put to some industrial employment [...] not play-writing, although it might be the most profitable for the prison department, but probably post bag-making, tailoring, or merely picking of oakum. He will exercise in the open air daily for an hour, walking with the rest of his ward in Indian file, no talking allowed.
After he has finished his spell on the wheel he will be put to some industrial employment, not play-writing, although it might be the most profitable for the prison department, but probably post bag-making, tailoring, or merely picking of oakum. He will exercise in the open air daily for an hour, walking with the rest of his ward in Indian file, no talking allowed.
After he has finished his spell on the wheel he will be put to some industrial employment, not play-writing, although it might be the most profitable for the prison department, but probably post bag-making, tailoring, or merely picking of oakum. He will exercise in the open air daily for an hour, walking with the rest of his ward in Indian file, no talking allowed.
After he had finished his turn on the wheel he will be put to some industrial employment, not play writing, although it might be the most profitable for the prison de apartment, but provably post bag-making, tailoring, or merely picking of oakum. He will exercise in the open air daily for na hour walking with the rest of his ward in Indian file, no talking allowed.
He will exercise in the open air daily for au hour, walking with the rest of his ward in Indian file, no talking permitted.
He will exercise in the open air daily for an hour, walking with the rest of his ward in Indian file; no talking permitted.
He will exercise in the open air daily for an hour, walking with the rest of his ward in Indian file, no talking permitted.
He will be allowed no communication with the outside, except by special permission, until he has completed three months of his sentence. Then he may write and receive one letter and be visited for twenty minutes by three friends, but in the visiting cell, separated from them by wire blinds and in the presence of a warden.
He will be allowed no communication with the outside except by special permission until he has completed three months of his sentence. Then he may write and receive one letter and be visited for 20 minutes by three friends, but in the visiting cell, separated from them by wire blinds, and in the presence of a warder.
He will be allowed no communication with the outside, except by special permission, until he has completed three months of his sentence. Then he may write and receive one letter and be visited for twenty minutes by three friends, but in a visiting cell, separated from them by wire blinds and in the presence of a warden. The letter and visit may be repeated at intervals of three months, but all these concessions depend first upon his industry, and next, upon his conduct.
Letter and visit may he repeated at intervals of three mouths. But all these concessions depend, first upon his industry, and next upon his conduct. There is no escape from the plank bed until a certain number of marks are awarded for work done, and is the same way letter a and visits are accorded.