San Francisco Chronicle - Tuesday, May 28, 1895
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WILDE IN JAIL GARB.
His First Meal on Prison
Fare.
Close Medical Examination
Made.
If the
Esthete Is Sound He May
Serve Six Months on the
Treadmill.
Special Dispatch to the CHRONICLE.
NEW YORK, May 27. - The World's London cable says: Oscar Wilde, after he was sentenced on Saturday, was taken to Holoway jail in the northern part of London. There all his money and valuables were taken away from him by the warden. He was stripped to the shirt, and an officer wrote down in the prison register a minute account of his appearance, the color of his eyes, hair and complexion, and any peculiarities, such as a broken finger, tattoo marks, moles, etc.
LONDON, May 27 - Oscar Wilde, after he was sentenced, on Saturday, was taken to Holoway jail, in the northern part of London. There all his money and valuables were taken away from him by the warder. He was stripped to the shirt, and an officer wrote down in the prison register a minute account of his appearance, the color of his eyes, hair and complexion, and any peculiarities, such as a broken finger, tattoo marks, moles, etc.
London, May 27 — Oscar Wilde, after he was sentenced on Saturday, was taken to Holloway Jail, in the northern part of London. There all his money and valuables were taken away from him by the warder, he was stripped to the shirt, and an officer wrote down in the prison register a minute account of his appearance, the color of his eyes, hair and complexion, and any peculiarities, such as a broken finger, tattoo marks, moles, etc.
LONDON, May 27. - Oscar Wilde, after he was sentenced on Saturday, was taken to Holoway Jail, in the northern part of London, where all his money and valuables were taken away from him by the Warden. He was stripped to the shirt and an officer wrote down in the prison register a minute account of his appearance, the color of his eyes, hair and complexion and any peculiarities, such as a broken finger, tattoo marks and moles.
LONDON, May 29. - Oscar Wilde, after he was sentenced, was taken to Holloway jail in the northern part of London. There all his money and valuables were taken away from him by the warden. He was stripped to the shirt, and an officer wrote down in the prison register a minute account of his appearance, the color of his eyes, hair, and complexion, and any peculiarities, such as a broken finger, tattoo marks, moles, etc.
Then Wilde was put in a hot bath, and his shirt, the last vestige of his days of freedom, was removed. Emerging from the water, he found a full suit of prison clothes ready for him, from under-linen to loose shoes and a hideous Scotch cap. His clothes are of a dirty drab canvas, plentifully adorned with drab arrows.
Then Wilde was put in a hot bath, and his shirt - the last vestige of his days of freedom - was removed. Emerging from the water, he found a full suit of prison clothes ready for him, from underlinen to loose shoes and a hideous scotch cap. His clothes are of dirty drab canvas, plentifully adorned with broad arrows.
Then Wilde was put into a hot bath, and his shirt — the last vestige of his days of freedom — was removed. Emerging from the water, he found a full suit of prison clothes ready for him, from under-linen to loose shoes and a hideous Scotch cap. His clothes are of dirty drab canvas plentifully adorned with broad arrows.
Then Wilde was put into a hot bath and his shirt - the last vestige of his days of freedom - was removed. Emerging from the water he found a full suit of prison clothes ready for him, from under linen to loose shoes and a hideous Scotch cap. His clothes are of dirty drab canvas plentifully adorned with broad arrows.
Then Wilde was put in a hot bath and his shirt, the last vestige of his days of freedom, was removed. Emerging from the water he found a full suit of prison clothes ready for him, from under linen to loose shoes and a hideous Scotch cap. His clothes are of a dirty drab canvas, plentifully adorned with broad arrows. Shortly afterward Wilde ate his first real prison meal - an allowance of thin porridge and a small brown loaf.
After the "description" was recorded, a matter of 10 or 15 minutes, he passed into the bath-room, where a hot bath awaited him, and while he was refreshing himself his shirt, the last vestige of his days of freedom, was removed. Emerging from the water he found a full suit of prison clothes ready for him, from the under linen to the loose shoes and hideous Scottish cap. The clothes are of the well-known dirty drab colour, plentifully adorned with broad arrows.
Shortly afterward Wilde ate his first real prison meal, an allowance of thin porridge and a small, brown loaf. He was then taken to-day to Pentonville, hard by the Holborn Viaduct prison for convicted criminals. He was examined physically with great care, since upon the medical officer's report will depend what labor he is to do.
Shortly afterward Wilde ate his first real prison meal - an allowance of thin porridge and a small brown loaf. He was taken today to Pentonville, hard by the Holborn viaduct, a prison for convicted criminals.
To-day he was taken to Pentonville, hard by Holborn Viaduct, the prison for convicted criminals. He was examined physically with great care, since upon the medical officers' report, wlil depend what labor he is set to.
If passed sound and fit for first-class hard labor he will take his first month's exercise on the tread wheel six hours daily, making an ascent of 6000 feet, twenty minutes continuously and then five minutes. The necessity for a complete medical examination is obvious before a man is subjected to this labor.
If he is passed sound and fit for first-class hard labour, he will be compelled to take his first month’s exercise on the treadwheel; six hours daily making an ascent of 6,000ft., 20 minutes on continuously and then five minutes’ rest. The necessity for close medical examination is obvious before a man is subjected to this labour, and Wilde will be ausculted and tapped and thoroughly overhauled before the decision is made.
If he is passed sound and fit for first-class hard labour, he will be compelled to take his first month’s exercise on the treadmill; six hours daily making an ascent of 6,000ft, 20 minutes on continuously, and then five minutes’ rest. The necessity for close medical examination is obvious before a man is subjected to this labour, and Wilde will be ausculted and tapped and thoroughly overhauled before the decision is made.
Wilde will be subjected to auscultation and percussion, and thoroughly overhauled before the decision is made. A Government Inspector will visit him once a month and hear any representation or complaint, and a visiting committee of London magistrates will call frequently at the prison for the same laudable purpose.
Wilde will attend Chapel every morning and twice on Sundays. He will be visited, if he wishes it, by the chaplain as often as he likes, also daily by the Governor or Deputy-Governor. A Government inspector will visit him once a month and hear any representations or complaint, and the Visiting Committee of London Magistrates will call frequently at the prison for the same laudable purpose.
Wilde will attend chapel every morning and twice on Sundays. He will be visited, if he wishes it, by the chaplain as often as he likes; also daily by the governor or deputy governor. A government inspector will visit him once a month and hear any representation or complaint and the visiting committee of London magistrates will call frequently at the prison for the same laudable purpose.
Wilde will attend chapel every morning and twice on Sundays. He will be visited, if he wishes it, by the chaplain as often as he likes, also daily by the Governor or Deputy Governor. A Government inspector will visit him once a month and hear any representation or complaint, and the visiting committee of London magistrates will call frequently at the prison for the same laudable purpose.
Government inspectors will visit him once a month, and hear any representation or complaint, and a visiting committee of London magistrates will call frequently at the prison for the same laudable purpose.
On his release, Wilde, if he has worked well and behaved well, will have earned the magnificent sum of 10 shillings.
While Oscar Wilde's case has absorbed public attention the records of the London Police courts show that persons accused of the offense for which he is committed come frequently before the magistrates. On the very day he was convicted John Goodchild, 28 years old and said to have a good education, was sentenced to two years at hard labor for the identical crime. The Judge remarked that no country could remain great while such persons were allowed to live free in it. He believed, indeed, that they should not be allowed to live at all.
While Oscar Wilde's case has absorbed public attention for weeks, the records of the London Police Courts show that persons accused of the offense of which he is convicted come frequently before the magistrates. On the very day he was convicted John Goodchild, twenty-eight years old, and said to have a good education, was sentenced to two years' hard labor for the identical crime. The Judge remarked that no country can remain great while such persons are allowed to live free in it. He believed, indeed, that they should not be allowed to live at all.
While Oscar Wilde’s case has obtained the public attention recently, the London police reports show that the persons accused for the offence which he was convicted come frequently before the magistrates. On the very day he was convicted John Goodchild, 23 years old, and said to have a good education, was sentenced to two years at hard labor for the identical crime. The judge remarked that no country could remain great while such persons were allowed to live free in it. He believed, indeed, that they should not be allowed to live at all.
While Oscar Wilde's case has absorbed public attention for weeks, the records of the London Police Court show that persons accused of the offence of which he is convicted come frequently before the magistrate. On the very day he was convicted John Goodchild, 28 years old, and said to have a fine education, was sentenced to two years' hard labour for the crime. The Judge remarked that no country can remain great while such persons are allowed to live free in it. He believed, indeed, that they should not be allowed to live at all.
While Oscar Wilde's case has absorbed public attention for weeks, the records of the London Police Court show that persons accused of the offence of which he is convicted come frequently before the magistrate. On the very day he was convicted John Goodchild, 28 years old, and said to have a fine education, was sentenced to two years' hard labour for the crime. The Judge remarked that no country can remain great while such persons are allowed to live free in it. He believed, indeed, that they should not be allowed to live at all.
While Oscar Wilde's case has absorbed public attention for weeks, the records of the London Police Court show that persons accused of the offence of which he is convicted come frequently before the magistrate. On the very day he was convicted John Goodchild, 28 years old, and said to have a fine education, was sentenced to two years' hard labour for the crime. The Judge remarked that no country can remain great while such persons are allowed to live free in it. He believed, indeed, that they should not be allowed to live at all.
While Oscar Wilde's case has absorbed public attention for weeks, the records of the London Police Court show that persons accused of the offence of which he is convicted come frequently before the magistrate. On the very day he was convicted John Goodchild, 28 years old, and said to have a fine education, was sentenced to two years' hard labour for the crime. The Judge remarked that no country can remain great while such persons are allowed to live free in it. He believed, indeed, that they should not be allowed to live at all.
While Oscar Wilde's case has absorbed public attention for weeks, the records of the London Police Court show (according to Ballard Smith, the correspondent in this case) that persons accused of the offence of which he is convicted come frequently before the magistrates. On the very day Wilde was convicted John Goodchild, 28 years old, and said to have a fine education, was sentenced to two years' hard labor for this identical crime. The Judge remarked that no country can remain great while such persons are allowed to live free in it. He believed, indeed, that they should not be allowed to live at all.
While Oscar Wilde's case has absorbed public attention for weeks, the records of the London police courts show that persons accused of the offense of which he is convicted come frequently before the magistrates. On the very day he was convicted Kohn Goodchild, 28 years old, and said to have a good education, was sentenced to two years at hard labor for the identical crime.
While Wilde’s case has absorbed public attention for weeks, the records of the London police courts show that persons accused of the offense of which he is convicted came frequently before the magistrates. On the very day he was convicted John Goodchild, twenty-eight years old, and said to have a good education, was sentenced to two years at hard labor for the identical crime.