The Cork Examiner - Wednesday, May 1, 1895
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THE CASE OF OSCAR WILDE
On the trial of Oscar Wilde and Alfred Taylor being resumed yesterday at the Central Criminal Court, Mr Gill, on behalf of the Crown, formally withdrew the counts of the indictment alleging conspiracy, and said he did this to avoid any difficulty in calling the prisoners into the witness-box.
On the trial of Oscar Wilde and Alfred Taylor being resumed to-day at the Central Criminal Court, Mr Gill, on behalf of the Crown, formally withdrew the counts of the indictment alleging conspiracy, and said he did this to avoid any difficulty in calling the prisoners into the witness box.
On the trial of Oscar Wilde and Alfred Taylor being resumed today at the Central Criminal Court, London, Mr Gill, on behalf of the Crown, formerly withdrew the counts of the indictment alleging conspiracy, and said he did this to avoid any difficulty in calling the prisoners into the witness box.
On the trial of Oscar Wilde and Alfred Taylor being resumed to-day at the Central Criminal Court, London, Mr Gill, on behalf of the Crown, formerly withdrew the counts of the indictment alleging conspiracy, and said he did this to avoid any difficulty in calling the prisoners into the witness box.
London, Tuesday.On the trial of Oscar Wilde and Alfred Taylor being resumed to-day at the Central Criminal Court, Mr Gill, on behalf of the crown, formally withdrew the counts of the indictment alleging conspiracy, and said he … this to avoid any difficulty in calling the prisoners into the witness box.
On the trial of Oscar Wilde and Alfred Taylor being resumed yesterday at the Central Criminal Court, Mr. Gill, on behalf of the Crown, formally withdrew the counts of the indictment alleging conspiracy, and said he did this to avoid any difficulty in calling the prisoners into the witness-box. Sir Edward Clarke asked that a verdict of "Not guilty" on the conspiracy counts be at once returned, but his Lordship did not assent to this.
On Tuesday Mr Gill, on behalf of the Crown, formally withdrew the counts of the indictment alleging conspiracy, and said he did this to avoid any difficulty in calling prisoners into the witness box.
London, Tuesday.On the trial of Oscar Wilde and Alfred Taylor being resumed to-day at the Central Criminal Court, Mr Gill, on behalf of the Crown, formally withdrew the counts of the indictment alleging conspiracy, and said he did this to avoid any difficulty in calling the prisoners into the witness-box. Sir Edward Clarke asked that a verdict of "not guilty", on the conspiracy counts be at once returned, but his lordship did not assent to this.
Mr Gill, on behalf of the Crown, formally withdrew the counts of the indictment alleging conspiracy, and said he did this to avoid any difficulty in calling prisoners into the witness box.
Sir Edward Clarke asked that a verdict of not guilty on the conspiracy counts be at once returned, but His Lordship did not assent to this.
Sir Edward Clarke asked that a verdict of not guilty on the conspiracy counts be at once returned, but his Lordship did not assent to this.
Sir Edward Clarke asked that a verdict of not guilty on the conspiracy counts be at once returned, but his lordship did not assent to this.
Sir Eward Clarke asked that a verdict of not guilty on the conspiracy counts be at once returned, but his Lordship did not assent to this.
Sir Edward Clarke asked that a verdict of not guilty on the conspiracy counts be at once returned, but his lordship did not assent to it.
Sir Edward Clarke asked that a verdict of not guilty on conspiracy counts be at once returned, but his lordship did not assent to this.
Sir Edward Clarke asked that a verdict of not guilty on conspiracy counts be at once returned, but his lordship did not assent to this.
Sir Edward Clarke, having intimated that he would ask for the formal verdict on the allegation of conspiracy at a later stage of the case, at once began his address for the defence of Wilde. He accused the public Press of having imperilled the interests of justice, and felt called upon to pronounce the reading of Wilde's cross-examination in Wilde v Queensberry as contrary to all the rules of fairness. Having taken the responsibility of accepting the verdict of not guilty in Wilde v Queensberry, because he felt that the jury would not convict the Marquis of a criminal offence, he was now here to defend Wilde on a distinct issue, which could not be then properly raised, but which could be raised now.
Sir Edward Clarke having intimated that he would ask for the formal verdict on the allegation of conspiracy at a later stage of the case, at once began his address for the defence of Wilde. He accused the public Press of having imperilled the interests of justice, and felt called upon to denounce the reading of Wilde's cross-examination in Wilde v. Queensberry as contrary to all rules of fairness. Having taken the responsibility of accepting the verdict of not guilty in Wilde v. Queensberry, because he felt that the jury would not convict the marquis, he was now here to defend Wilde on a distinct issue which could not be then properly raised, but which could be raised now.
Sir Edward Clarke, having intimated that he would ask for the formal verdict on the allegation of conspiracy at a later stage of the case, at once began his address for the defence of Wilde. He accused the public Press of having imperilled the interests of justice, and felt called upon to denounce the reading of Wilde’s cross-examination in Wilde v Queensberry as contrary to all rules of fairness. Having taken the responsibility of accepting the verdict of not guilty in Wilde v Queensbery, because he felt that the jury would not convict the Marquis, he was now here to defend Wide on a distinct issue which could not be then properly raised, but which could be raised now.
Oscar Wilde was, at the close of Sir Edward's address, called and sworn. He described his academical and literary career, and denied that there was any truth whatever in the allegations of the witnesses against him.
Mr Gill, in cross-examination, quoted from a sonnet of Lord Alfred Douglas. Wilde replied that the love there spoken of was the love of David for Jonathan, the passion described by Plato as the beginning of wisdom, a deep spiritual affection as pure as it was perfect. In this century it was misunderstood, and a man was put in the pillory for it (applause in the gallery).
Mr Gill, in cross-examination, quoted from a sonnet of Lord Alfred Douglas. Wilde replied that the love there spoken of was the love of David for Jonathan, and the passion described by Plato as the beginning of wisdom, a deep spiritual affection as pure as it was perfect. In this century it was misunderstood, and a man was put in the pillory for it (applause in gallery).
Mr Gill, in cross-examination, quoted from a sonnet of Lord Alfred Douglas, Wilde replied that the love there spoken of was the love of David for Jonathan—the passion described by Plato as the beginning of wisdom, a deep spiritual affection as pure as it was perfect. In this century it was misunderstood, and a man was put in the pillory for it.
Mr Gill, in cross-examination, quoted from a sonnet of Lord Alfred Douglas. Wilde replied that the love there spoken of was the love of David for Jonathon--the passion described by Plato as the beginning of wisdom, a deep spiritual affection as pure as it was perfect. In this century it was misunderstood, and a man was put in the pillory for it.
Wilde replied that the love there spoken of was the love of David for Jonathan—the passion described by Plato as the beginning of wisdom—a deep, spiritual affection, as pure as it was perfect. In this century it was misunderstood, and a man was put in the pillory for it (applause in the gallery).
Wilde replied that the love there spoken of was the love of David for Jonathan—the passion described by Plato as the beginning of wisdom—a deep, spiritual affection, as pure as it was perfect. In this century it was misunderstood, and a man was put in pillory for it (applause in gallery).
His Lordship said if any further manifestation of feeling occurred he would have the court cleared.
His Lordship said if any further manifestation of feeling occurred he would have the court cleared.
His Lordship said if any further manifestation of feeling occurred he would have the court cleared.
His Lordship said if any further manifestation of feeling occurred he would have the court cleared.
Counsel then called the attention of witness to the statements of Parker, Shelly and Atkins, on which he gave a general denial. There was to truth in the evidence adduced from the Savoy Hotel, and the statements of Frederick Atkins as to the Paris visit were grotesque and monstrous.
Counsel then called the attention of the witness to the statements of Parker, Shelly, and Atkins, to which he gave a general denial. There was no truth in the evidence adduced from the Savoy Hotel, and the statements of Frederick Atkins as to the Paris visit were grotesque and monstrous.
Counsel then called the attention of the witness to the statements of Parker, Shelly, and Atkins, to which he gave a general denial. There was no truth in the evidence adduced from Savoy Hotel, and the statements of Frederick Atkins as to the Paris visit were grotesque and monstrous.
Counsel then called the attention of the witness to the statements of Parker, Shelly, and Atkins, to which he gave a general denial. There was no truth, he said, in the evidence adduced from the Savoy Hotel, and the statements of Frederick Atkins as to the Paris visit were grotesque and monstrous.
Mr. Gill then called the attention of the witness to the statements of Parker, Shelly, and Atkins, to which he gave a general denial. There was no truth in the evidence adduced from Savoy Hotel, and the statements of Frederick Atkins as to the Paris visit were grotesque and monstrous.
At the close of his examination Wilde again took his place in the dock, and Alfred Taylor, his co-prisoner, entered the witness box. He said he was educated at Marlborough, and was formerly in the Militia. In 1883 he came into £45,000 and had since lived a life of pleasure. The allegation brought against him by Charles Parker was absolutely untrue.
At the close of his examination Wilde again took his place in the dock, and Alfred Taylor, his co-prisoner, entered the witness box. He said he was educated at Marlborough, and was formerly in the Militia. In 1883 he came into £45,000, and had since lived a life of pleasure. The allegation brought against him by Charles Parker was absolutely untrue.
At the close of his examination Wilde again took his place in the dock, and Alfred Taylor, his prisoner, entered the witness box. He said he was educated at Marlborough, and was formerly in the Militia. In 1883 he came into £45 000, and had since lived a life of pleasure. The allegation brought against him by Charles Parker was absolutely untrue.
At the close of his examination Wilde again took his place in the dock, and Alfred Taylor, his companion, entered the witness box. He said he was educated at Marlborough, and was formerly in the militia. In 1883 he came into £45,000, and had since lived a life of pleasure. The allegation brought against him by Charles Parker was absolutely untrue.
At the close of his examination Wilde again took his place in the dock, and Alfred Taylor, his companion, entered the witness-box. He said he was educated at Marlborough, and was formerly in the militia. In 1883 he came into £45,000, and had since lived a life of pleasure. The allegation brought against him by Charles Parker was absolutely untrue.
At the close of his examination Wilde again took his place in the dock, and Alfred Taylor, his companion, entered the witness-box. He said he was educated at Marlborough; and was formerly in the Militia. In 1883 he came into £45,000, and had since led a life of pleasure. The allegation brought against him by Chas Parker was absolutely untrue.
Alfred Taylor, his companion, entered the witness box. He said he was educated at Marlborough; and was formerly in the Militia. In 1883 he came into £45,000, and had since lived a life of pleasure. The allegation brought against him by Chas Parker was absolutely untrue.
On the Court re-assembling after luncheon, Sir Edward Clarke again addressed the jury, and intimated his intention of dealing with the evidence as distinct from topics prejudicially imported into the case. He did not remember the remarkable course adopted early in the day by Mr Gill to have been followed in any previous case, and he complained that for three days, the defence had been subjected to embarrassment.
On the Court re-assembling after luncheon, Sir Edward Clarke again addressed the jury, and intimated his intention of dealing with the evidence as distinct from topics prejudicially imported into the case. He did not remember the course adopted early in the day […] Mr Gill to have been followed in any previous case, and he complained that for three days the defence had been subject to embarrassment.