San Francisco Chronicle - Wednesday, November 27, 1895
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LITTLE SYMPATHY FOR WILDE.
The Disgraced Poet Will Probably
Serve Out His Sentence.
NEW YORK, November 26. - A cable special to the World from London says: The movement among a certain group of Paris literary men to obtain the release of Oscar Wilde finds no sympathy here. His recent appearance as a witness in the bankruptcy court made it clear that he had suffered far less severely from his detention than was expected. He was thinner, but quite as healthy looking as when he was at large, and he showed no evidence of nervous weakness. Nothing short of absolute imminent danger to his life from further imprisonment would lead to his release, and it is stated by official authority that his health is fair.
LONDON, Nov. 26. — The movement among a certain section of Paris literateurs to secure the release of Oscar Wilde finds no sympathy here. His appearance as a witness in the bankruptcy court made it clear that he had suffered far less severely from detention than was expected. He was thinner, but quite as healthy-looking as when at large, and showed no evidence of nervous weakness. Nothing short of absolute imminent danger to his life from further imprisonment would secure his release, and it is stated on official authority that his health is fair.
His recent appearance as a witness in a bankruptcy court made it clear that he had suffered far less severely from his detention than was expected. He was thinner, but quite as healthy looking as when he was at large, and he showed no evidence of nervous weakness. Nothing short of imminent danger to his life from further imprisonment would lead to his release, and it is stated by the official authority that his health is fair.
PARIS, November 26. - Emile Zola has refused to sign the petition now being circulated asking for the release of Oscar Wilde.