Galignani Messenger - Friday, May 3, 1895
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THE SOCIETY SCANDAL.
ANOTHER APPLICATION FOR BAIL.
LONDON, May 2.
A news agency says that counsel for Oscar Wilde were engaged to-day settling the terms of an affidavit to be made in support of an application for bail on Mr. O. Wilde's behalf to the judge in chambers. The affidavit was filed this afternoon, and a copy furnished to the Treasury.
Counsel have been engaged to-day settling the terms of an affidavit to be made in support of an application for bail on Mr. O. Wilde's behalf to the Judge in chambers. The affidavit will be filed this afternoon, and a copy furnished to the Treasury. The application will be made to Mr. Baron Pollock to-morrow.
The application will be made to Mr. Baron Pollock to-morrow, and will take precedence of all other applications, as it concerns the liberty of the subject. It is contended in legal circles that the judge has no option but to grant bail under the circumstances of the case, though, of course he may fix it at a practically prohibitive amount if he so chooses.
In the opinion of the defence, it is thought that the new trial will be at least as much in favour of the defendant's chances of an acquittal as against it, since in the interval the opportunity will be afforded of collecting much information on various matters which there was no time to investigate before. In some quarters it is suggested that the Treasury may proceed no further with the case, taking the view that having failed to secure a conviction public policy will be best consulted by allowing the matter to drop; but this belief is not generally entertained.
The May sessions of the Central Criminal Court open on the 20th of this month.
The number of letters and other 'communications received by those responsible for the defence in the course of the case, many of them of the most abusive character, has been enormous. Sir Edward Clarke, in particular, has been inundated with letters from a number of worthy people, including a large number of his constituents, denouncing him for appearing in such a case, while Mr. C. Mathews, the prisoner's solicitors, and Wilde himself, have all been favoured with communications of a like order.
Baron Pollock this afternoon made a receiving order against Mr. Oscar Wilde, leave being given to the defendant to move to vary the order. The application was for a small amount.