Kerry Weekly Reporter - Saturday, April 6, 1895
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THE CHARGE AGAINST A MARQUIS
In the: Wilde v Queensberry case Sir Edward Clarke, on behalf of Oscar Wilde, consented to a verdict of not guilty. The sensational ending to the great case was totally unexpected, Sir Edward Clarke rising and interrupting Mr Carson when he made his fateful announcement. The Judge said that a plea of justification having been settled, they must return a verdict of guilty, or not guilty on all counts. The Jury, without leaving, returned a verdict of not guilty against Lord Queensberry, and added that the charges against Oscar Wilde were true in substance and in fact, and published for the public benefit. Oscar Wilde was not in court to-day ; his present whereabouts is unknown.
In the Wilde v Queensberry case Sir Edward Clarke, on behalf of Oscar Wilde, consented to a verdict of not guilty. The sensational ending to the great ease was totally unexpected, Sir Edward Clarke rising and interrupting Mr Carson when he made his fateful announcement. The Judge said that a plea of justification having been settled, they must return a verdict of guilty, or not guilty on all counts. The Jury, without leaving, returned a verdict of not guilty against Lord Queensberry, and added that the charges against Oscar Wilde were true in substance and in fact, and published for the public benefit. Oscar Wilde was not in court to-day; his present whereabouts is unknown.
In the Wilde-Queensberry case, yesterday Sir Edward Clarke, on behalf of Oscar Wilde consented to a verdict of "Not Guilty." The sensational ending of the case was totally unexpected, Sir Edward Clarke rising and interrupting Mr. Carson when he made his fateful announcement. The Judge said that the plea of justification having been set up, the jury must return a verdict of guilty or not guilty upon all counts. The jury without hesitation returned a verdict of not guilty against Lord Queensberry, adding that the charges against Oscar Wilde were true in substance and in fact, and published for public benefit. The London Evening News has received from Oscar Wilde a letter stating that it was impossible to prove his case without putting Lord Alfred Douglas into the witness box, and avoid this, he withdrew from the case and will bear on his own shoulders the blame, resulting in ignominy and shame.