Deming Headlight - Friday, April 5, 1895
This report was originally published in English. Machine translations may be available in other languages.
OSCAR WILDE'S LIBEL SUIT.
The Marquis of Queensberry Answers the
Charge in Old Bailey.
LONDON, April 4. -- Every available inch in old Bailey was occupied yesterday morning when the libel suit brought by Oscar Wilde against the Marquis of Queensberry, opened before Justice Collins.
LONDON, April 3. -- Every available inch of the Old Bailey was occupied this morning when the hearing of the libel suit brought against the Marquis of Queensberry by Oscar Wilde was opened before Justice Collins.
London, April 3. -- Every available inch of the Old Bailey was occupied this morning when the hearing of the libel suit brought against the Marquis of Queensbury by Oscar Wilde was opened before Justice Collins.
LONDON, April 3. -- Every available inch of the Old Bailey was occupied this morning when the Marquis of Queensberry surrendered to bail, and the libel suit brought by Oscar Wilde against the Marquis was opened before Justice Collins.
Oscar Wilde charges the marquis with libel by leaving an uncovered card at the Albemarle club, on which card was written certain foul epithets. The marquis was placed in the docket and answered to the indictment by pleading first, not guilty, and secondly, that the libel is true and it was published for public goods.