The New York Herald (European Edition) - Wednesday, May 22, 1895

TAYLOR GUILTY.
Mr. Justice Wills Postpones Sentence-
Wilde's Trial for To-day.
[BY THE HERALD'S SPECIAL WIRE.]

London, May 22.--The trial of Alfred Taylor was resumed and concluded at the Old Bailey yesterday, the Solicitor-General, Sir Frank Lockwood, prosecuting, and Mr. Grain being for the defence. The Marquis of Queensberry was one of the spectators in the Court, which was again crowded.

Directly the proceedings commenced the prisoner was put in the witness-box, and gave evidence on his own behalf. He denied all the charges made against him by the witnesses, and on concluding his evidence -- the details of which are already familiar to those who have followed these cases -- Sir Frank Lockwood put him through a searching cross examination.

The speeches of counsel and the summing up of Mr. Justice Wills followed, and the jury then retired to consider their verdict. The foreman announced, on returning into court after a forty minutes' deliberation, "Guilty." The jury disagreed on the charge of procuring. But Taylor was found guilty of committing improper acts with the two Parkers. Sir Frank Lockwood, therefore, on the judge's suggestion, agreed that the procuration count should be dropped, and his lordship postponed sentence.

Sir Edward Clark then said he wished the trial of Wilde to proceed at once, but the Solicitor-General objected, and the case will be taken to-day. The judge intimated that he thought a new jury should be empanelled.