The Ottawa Citizen - Saturday, April 27, 1895
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WILDE'S TRIAL.
Disgusting Evidence - Oscar Looks Down-cast.
London, April 20.- Men and women twenty deep, filled the corridors of the Old Bailey, before ten o'clock and fought vainly for standing room near the vantage - the door through which the prisoners Oscar Wilde and Alfred Taylor must enter the court.
The counsel for the prosecution were early to their places. The jury, composed of intelligent appearing middle-aged tradesmen, was polled at 10.20 a.m., and a few minutes later Wilde and Taylor were escorted into court and placed in the prisoners' dock.
Wilde was dressed as faultlessly as upon his former appearance in court, but his face was drawn and haggard, his hair had been cut and his swaggering nonchalant air had entirely disappeared.
Justice Charles opened court at 10.25 a.m., and a lengthy discussion followed as to whether the prisoners should be tried on all the twenty-five separate counts of the indictment.
A lengthy discussion followed as to whether the prisoners should be tried on all of the twenty-five separate counts of the indictments.
Justice Charles opened court at 10:25 o'clock. A lengthy discussion followed as to whether the prisoners should be tried on all of the twenty-five separate counts of indictments. Sir Edward Clarke, Q.C., for the defense, objected to such a course, but the Judge overruled him.
Justice Charles opened court at 10:25. A lengthy discussion followed as to whether the prisoners should be tried on all of the twenty-five separate counts of the indictments. Sir Edward Clarke, Q.C., for the defense, objected to such a course, but the Judge overruled him.
Sir Edward Clarke, Q C, counsel for the defence, objected to such a course, but the judge overruled him.
Sir Edward Clarke, Q. C., for the defense, objected to such a course, but the judge overruled him. The prisoners then pleaded not guilty.
The prisoners then pleaded not guilty.
Mr. C. F. Gill, on behalf of the Treasury, opened the case for the prosecution, reciting the known history of the case, dwelling upon the association of Wilde with Taylor and giving a graphic description of Taylor's darkened perfumed rooms, where Wilde was in the habit of meeting his masculine intimates. Counsel went in detail through the various charges, reviewing all the testimony which has already been presented.
C.F. Gill, on behalf of the Treasury, opened the prosecution, reciting the known history of the case, dwelling upon the association of Wilde with Taylor, and giving a graphic description of Taylor’s darkened perfumed rooms where Wilde was in the habit of meeting his associates. Counsel went in detail through the various charges, reviewing all the testimony already presented.
Mr. C. F. Gill, on behalf of the treasury, opened the case for the prosecution, reciting the known history of the case, dwelling upon the association of Wilde with Taylor and giving a graphic description of Taylor's darkened, perfumed rooms where Wilde was in the habit of meeting his associates. Counsel went into detail through the various charges, reviewing all the testimony which has already been presented. Charles Parker was the first witness.
The prisoners then pleaded not guilty. G. F. Gill, on behalf of the Treasury, opened the prosecution, reciting the known history of the case, dwelling upon the association of Wilde with Taylor, and giving a graphic description of Taylor’s darkened, perfumed rooms, where Wilde was in the habit of meeting his associates. Counsel went in detail through the various charges, reviewing all the testimony already presented.
The prisoners then pleaded not guilty. G. F. Gill, on behalf of the Treasury, opened the prosecution, reciting the known history of the case, dwelling upon the association of Wilde with Taylor, and giving a graphic description of Taylor’s darkened, perfumed rooms, where Wilde was in the habit of meeting his associates. Counsel went in detail through the various charges, reviewing all the testimony already presented.
Mr. C. F. Gill, on behalf of the Treasury, opened the case for the prosecution, reciting the known history of the case, dwelling upon the association of Wilde with Taylor, and giving a graphic description of Taylor’s perfumed rooms, where Wilde was in the habit of meeting his associates. Counsel went in detail through the various charges, reviewing all the testimony which has already been presented. Charles Parker was the first witness. His testimony was most revolting, bur the judge held it to be necessary that the charges against Wilde should be explained in detail.
C. F. Gill, on behalf of the treasury, opened the prosecution, reciting the known history of the case, dwelling on the association of Wilde with Taylor and giving a graphic description of Taylor’s darkened, perfumed rooms, where Wilde was in the habit of meeting his associates.
Charles Parker was the first witness. His testimony was most revolting, but the judge held it to be necessary that the charges against Wilde should explained in detail.
Charles Parker was the first witness. His testimony was most revolting, but the Judge held it to be necessary that the charges against Wilde should be explained in detail.
Charles Parker was the first witness. His testimony was most revolting, but the Judge held it to be necessary that the charges against Wilde should be explained in detail.
Charles Parker was the first witness. His testimony was most revolting, but the Judge held it to be necessary that the charges against Wilde "should be explained in detail."
Counsel went in detail through the various charges, reviewing all the testimony already presented. Charles Parker was the first witness. His testimony was most revolting, but the judge held it to be necessary that the charges against Wilde should be explained in detail.
Taylor maintained his air of unconcern.
It was no wonder that Wilde looked uncomfortable; for the evidence given by young Parker was vastly more disgusting than the testimony he gave at the hearings in the Bow Street Police court. Upon cross-examination he swore that the Wood and Allen lads of the same stripe as himself had received £400 blackmail from a gentleman with whom they were guilty of misconduct in the gentleman's lodgings and that he himself has received £30 from the same person, for the same reason.
The evidence given by Parker was vastly more disgusting than the testimony he gave at the hearings in the Bow Street Police Court. Upon cross-examination he swore that Wood and Allen had received £400 blackmail from a gentleman with whom they were guilty of misconduct in the gentleman's lodgings, and that he himself had received £30 from the same person for the same reason.
The evidence given by the young man Parker was vastly more disgusting than the testimony he gave at the hearings in the Bow street police court. Upon cross-examination he swore that Wood and Allen had received £400 blackmail from a gentleman with whom they were guilty of misconduct in the gentleman’s lodgings, and that he himself had received £30 from the same person for the same reason.
The evidence given by the young man, Parker, was vastly more disgusting than the testimony he gave at the hearing in the Bow Street Police Court. Upon cross-examination he swore that Wood and Allen had received £400 blackmail from a gentleman with whom they were guilty of misconduct in the gentleman’s lodgings, and that he himself had received £30 from the same person for the same reason.
The evidence given by the young man Parker was vastly more disgusting than the testimony he gave at the hearing in the Bow street police court. Upon cross examination he swore that Wood and Ailen had received £400 blackmail from a gentleman with whom they were guilty of misconduct in the gentleman's lodgings, and that he had himself received £30 from the same person tor the same reason.
The opening speech of the counsel for the prosecution was a repetition of his previous arguments. The evidence given by the young man Parker was vastly more disgusting than the testimony he gave at the hearings in the Bow Street Police Court. Upon cross-examination he swore that Wood and Allen had received £400 blackmail from a gentleman with whom they were guilty of misconduct in the gentleman's lodgings, and that he himself had received £30 from the same person for the same reason.