Fielding Star - Tuesday, May 28, 1895

Wilde after being sentence appeared quite dazed and horror-stricken. In his despair he weakly muttered a request to be permitted to address the Court, but this was unheeded, and the warders hurried him off to his cell. During the trial Wilde, who appeared to be suffering from weakness, was allowed to remain seated in the witness-box while giving evidence on his own behalf. He said he always understood Taylor to be a respectable man, and, referring to his association with him, said the reason for the friendship was because he personally liked praise, and lionising was delightful to him. Sir Edward Clarke, Q.C., counsel for the accused, declared that the witnesses for the prosecution were blackmailers, and that it was impossible to believe them. The jury asked whether it was intended to arrest Lord Alfred Douglas. The Judge replied that he was not aware of the intention of the police, but in any case it did not affect the present trial. The jury thought that if Wilde's letters showed him to be guilty, the guilt applied equally to Lord Alfred Douglas. His Honor concurred in this opinion, but added that the suspicion of the jury that the son of the Marquis of Queensberry was being allowed to escape owing to his connections was both unfounded and impossible.

The Hawke's Bay Herald - Tuesday, May 28, 1895 (75.9%)
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Wilde after being sentenced appeared quite dazed and horror-stricken. In his despair he weakly muttered a request to be permitted to address the Court, but this was unheeded, and the warders hurried him off to his cell. During the trial Wilde, who appeared to be suffering from weakness, was allowed to remain seated in the witness box while giving evidence on his own behalf. He said he always understood Taylor to be a respectable man, and, referring to his association with him, said the reason for the friendship was because he personally liked praise, and lionising was delightful to him. Sir Edward Clarke, Q C, counsel for the accused, declared that the witnesses for the prosecution were blackmailers, and that it was impossible to believe them. The jury asked whether it was intended to arrest Lord Alfred Douglas. The Judge replied that he was not aware of the intention of the police, but in any case it did not affect the present trial. The jury thought that if Wilde's letters showed him to be guilty, the guilt applied equally to Lord Alfred Douglas. His Honor concurred in this opinion, but added that the suspicion of the jury that the son of the Marquis of Queensberry was being allowed to escape owing to his connections was both unfounded and impossible.

The Daily Telegraph - Tuesday, May 28, 1895 (75.9%)
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In his despair Oscar Wilde, at the close of his trial, weakly murmured a request to be permitted to address the Court, but this was unheeded and the warders hurried him off to his cell. During the trial Wilde who appeared to be suffering from weakness was allowed to remain seated in the witness box. While giving evidence on his own behalf he said that he always understood Taylor to be a respectable man, and referring to his associations with him said that the reason of their friendship was because he personally liked praise and thought lionising delightful. Sir Edward Clarke, Q.C., counsel for the prisoners, declared that the witnesses for the prosecution were blackmailers and that it was impossible to believe them. The jury asked whether it was intended to arrest Lord Alfred Douglas. The Judge replied that he was not aware of the intention of the police but in any case it did not affect the present trial. The jury thought that if Wilde's letter showed him to be guilty the guilt applied equally to Lord Alfred Douglas. His Honor concurred in his opinion, but added that the jury's suspicion that the son of the Marquis of Queensberry was being allowed to escape owing to his connections was both unfounded and impossible.

The Oamaru Mail - Monday, May 27, 1895 (67.4%)
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