The Brooklyn Citizen - Wednesday, May 1, 1895
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THE JURY DISAGREED.
Oscar Wilde Was Remanded to
Jail for a New Trial.
ACQUITTED OF SOME CHARGES.
After Deliberation of Three and a Half
Hours, the Jury Failed to FInd a Ver-
Deict on Several of the Charges,
And Were
Discharged–-The
Government Prosecutor Says He Will
Try Wilde and Taylor Again-–
Bail Was Refused.
LONDON, May 1.– The Old Bailey court-room was crowded at the opening of the Wilde trial this morning. There was a good deal of speculation as to what course the Judge would pursue in his charge to the jury, and consensus of opinion seemed to be that the result of the trial depended more upon the charge of the Court than upon the views taken by the jurors. Wilde looked careworn and anxious, but Taylor maintained the air of unconcern which has characterized his throughout.
London, May 1.—The Old Bailey courtroom was crowded at the opening of the Wilde trial this morning. There was a good deal of speculation as to what course the judge would pursue in his charge to the jury, and the consensus of opinion seemed to be that the result of the trial depended more upon the charge of the court than upon the views taken by the jurors. Wilde looked careworn and anxious, but Taylor maintained the air of unconcern which has characterized him throughout.
LONDON, May 1.— The Old Bailey court room was crowded at the opening of the Wilde trial this morning. There was a good deal of speculation as to what course the judge would pursue in his charge to the jury and the consensus of opinion seemed to be that the result of the trial depended more upon the charge of the court than upon the views taken by the jurors. Wilde looked careworn and anxious, but Taylor maintained the air of unconcern which has characterized him throughout.
London, May 1. - The Old Bailey courtroom was crowded at the continuation of the Wilde trial this morning. There was a good deal of speculation as to what course the Judge would pursue in his charge to the jury, and the consensus of opinion seemed to be that the result of the trial depended more upon the charge of the court than upon the views taken by the jurors. Wilde looked careworn and anxious, but Taylor maintained the air of unconcern which has characterized him throughout.
LONDON, May 1. - The Old Bailey courtroom was crowded at the continuation of the Wilde trial this morning. There was a good deal of speculation as to what course the judge would pursue in his charge of the jury, and the consensus of opinion seems to be that the result of the trial depended more upon the charge of the court than upon the views taken by the jurors. Wilde looked careworn and anxious, but Taylor maintained the air of unconcern which has characterized him throughout.
LONDON, May 1 -The Old Bailey court room was crowded at the opening of the Wilde trial this morning. There was a good deal of speculation as to what course the judge would pursue in his charge to the jury, and the consensus of opinion seemed to be that the result of the trial depended more upon the charge of the court than upon the views taken by the jurors.
LONDON, May 1. - The Old Bailey court room was crowded at the opening of the Wilde trial this morning. There was a good deal of speculation as to what course the Judge would pursue in his charge to the jury. Wilde looked careworn and anxious, but Taylor maintained the air of unconcerned which has characterized him throughout.
Justice Charles, in the beginning his charge, said that the evidence had not sustained the charge of conspiracy, and he, therefore, directed the jury to acquit the prisoners of those charges. The Judge then proceeded to analyze the evidence, solely referring to Wilde, and begged the jury to dismiss from their mind all press comments and other outside expressions of opinion upon the case. It was a wholesome rule, he said, to refuse to accept the uncorroborated testimony of an accomplice. He was of the opinion, however, that there was corroboration in the testimony of all the witnesses in the sense that the law required. It did not, it was true, amount to seeing the actual act, but it showed the relations and general conduct of the parties. The young men who had been called to the witness stand were not only accomplices, but Parker, Wood and Atkins were properly described as blackmailers. Furthermore, Atkins had told deliberate falsehoods within the hearing of the jury.
Justice Charles, in the beginning of his charge said that the evidence had not sustained the charges of conspiracy and he, therefore, directed the jury to acquit the prisoners of those charges. The judge then proceeded to analyze the evidence, solely referring to Wilde, and begged the jury to dismiss from their minds all press comments and other outside expressions of opinion upon the case. It was a wholesome rule, he said, to refuse to accept the uncorroborated testimony of an accomplice. He was of the opinion, however, that there was corroboration in the testimony of all the witnesses in the sense that the law required. It did not, it is true, amount to seeing the actual act, but it showed the relations and general conduct of the parties. The young men who had been called to the witness stand were not only accomplices, but Parker, Wood and Atkins were properly described as blackmailers. Furthermore, Atkins had told deliberate falsehoods within the hearing of the jury, who in weighing the details of the evidence of these witnesses, could not overlook the fact that they were persons of a character which they themselves had asserted.
Justice Charles, in the beginning of his charge, said that the evidence had not sustained the charge of conspiracy, and he therefore directed the jury to acquit the prisoners of those charges. The judge then proceeded to analyze the evidence, solely referring to Wilde, and begged the jury to dismiss from their minds all press comments and other outside expressions of opinion upon the case. It was a wholesome rule, he said, to refuse to accept the uncorroborated testimony of an accomplice. He was of the opinion, however, that there was corroboration in the testimony of all the witnesses in the sense that the law required. It did not, it was true, amount to seeing the actual act, but it showed the relations and general conduct of the parties. The young men who had been called to the witness stand were not only accomplices, but Parker, Wood, and Atkins were properly described as blackmailers. Furthermore, Atkins had told deliberate falsehoods within the hearing of the jury. In weighing the details of the evidence of these witnesses the jury could not overlook the fact that they were persons of the character which they themselves had asserted.
Justice Charles, in his charge, said the evidence had not sustained the charge of conspiracy, and he therefore directed the jury to acquit the prisoners of that charge. The Judge then proceeded to analyze the evidence, solely referring to Wilde, and begged the jury to dismiss from their minds all press comments and other outside expressions of opinion upon the case. It was a wholesome rule, he said, to refuse to accept the uncorroborated testimony of an accomplice. He was of the opinion, however, that there was corroboration in the testimony of all the witnesses in the sense that the law required. It did not, it was true, amount to seeing the actual act, but it showed the relations and general conduct of the parties. The young men who had been called to the witness stand were not only accomplices, but Parker, Wood, and Atkins were properly described as Blackmailers. Furthermore, Atkins had told deliberate falsehoods within the hearing of the jury. And weighing the details of the evidence of these witnesses the jury could not overlook the fact that they were persons of the character which they themselves had asserted.
Justice Charles in the beginning of his charge said that the evidence had not sustained the charge of conspiracy, and he, therefore, directed the jury to acquit the prisoners of those charges. The judge then proceeded to analyze the evidence, solely referring to Wilde, and begged the jury to dismiss from their minds all press comments and other outside expressions of opinion upon the case. It was a wholesome rule, he said, to refuse to accept the uncorroborated testimony of an accomplice. He was of the opinion, however, that there was corroboration in the testimony of all the witnesses in the sense that the law required. It did not, it was true, amount to seeing the actual act, but it showed the relations and general conduct of the parties.
In weighing the details of the evidence of these witnesses the jury could not overlook the fact that they were persons of the character which they themselves asserted. The Judge then proceeded to trace the history of the Queensberry trial. In regard to Wilde’s literature, he did not think that in a criminal case the jury ought to base an unfavorable inference upon Wilde’s authorship of "Dorian Grey." As regarded the story of the priest and acolyte in the "Chameleon" (magazine), he thought it would be absurd to impute blame to Wilde. The sonnets of Lord Alfred Douglas, which Wilde had approved, were much more material, as were also Wilde’s letters, which Mr. Carson, in the Queensberry trial, had described as horribly indecent. These letters were couched in the language of passionate love, but Wilde denied that there was anything in them to be ashamed of. The jury, he said, must exercise their own judgment in regard to the letters.
The judge then proceeded to trace the history of the Queensberry trial. In regard to Wilde’s literature, he did not think that in a criminal case the jury ought to base an unfavorable inference upon Wilde’s authorship of "Dorian Grey." As regarded the story of the priest and acolyte in the Chamelon (magazine), he thought it would be absurd to impute blame to Wilde. The sonnets of Lord Alfred Douglass, which Wilde had approved, were much more material, as were also Wilde’s letters, which Mr. Carson, in the Queensberry trial, had described as horribly indecent. These letters were couched in the language of passionate love, but Wilde denied that there was anything in them to be ashamed of. The jury, he said, must exercise their own judgment in regard to the letters.
The Judge then proceeded to trace the history of the Queensberry trial. In regard to Wilde’s literature, he did not think that in a criminal case the jury ought to base an unfavorable inference upon Wilde’s authorship of "Dorian Grey." In regard to the story of "The Priest and Acolyte" in the Chameleon (magazine), he thought it would be absurd to impute blame to Wilde. The sonnets of Lord Alfred Douglas, which Wilde had approved, were much more material, as were also Wilde’s letters, which Mr. Carson, in the Queensberry trial, had described as horribly indecent. These letters were couched in the language of passionate love, but Wilde denied that there was anything in them to be ashamed of. The jury, he said, must exercise their own judgment in regard to the letters.
The judge then proceeded to trace the history of the Queensberry trial. In regard to Wilde's literature, he did not think that in a criminal case the jury ought to base an unfavorable inference upon Wilde's authorship of "Doran Grey." As regarded the story of the priest and Acolyte, he thought it would be absurd to inpute it to Wilde. Sonnets of Lord Alfred Douglas, which Wilde had approved, were much more material, as were also Wilde's letters, which Mr. Carson in the Queensberry trial had described as horribly indecent These letters were couched in the language of passionate love but Wilde denied that there was anything in them to be ashamed of. The jury, he said, must exercise their own judgment in regard to the letters.
The judge then proceeded to trace the history of the Queensberry trial. In regard to Wilde’s literature, he did not think that in a criminal case the jury ought to base an unfavorable inference upon Wilde’s authorship of "Dorian Gray." As regard to the story of the priest and acolyte in the Chameleon magazine, he thought it would be absurd to impute blame to Wilde. The sonnets of Lord Douglas, which Wilde had approved, were much more material, as were also Wilde’s letters which Mr. Carson in the Queensberry trial had described as horribly indecent. But wild denied that there was anything in them to be ashamed of. The jury, he said, must exercise their own judgment in regard to the letters.
He then proceeded to deal at length with the case of the young man Shelley, who, he said, was not talented with blackmail. Shelley’s letters showed that his mind had become excited. In regard to the evidence of the hotel servants and other persons in similar positions, the Judge said that what they saw was only seen when they answered a bell call from Wilde. An instance of this was shown in the testimony of the chambermaid, who swore to having seen a boy in the room, but admitted that Wilde had asked the boy to come to the room and light the fire.
He then proceeded to deal at length with the case of the young man Shelley, who, he said, was not tainted with blackmail. Shelley’s letters showed that his mind had become excited. In regard to the evidence of the hotel servants and other persons in similar positions, the judge said that what they saw was only seen when they answered a bell call from Wilde. An instance of this was shown in the testimony of the chambermaid who swore to having seen a boy in the room, but admitted that Wilde had asked the boy to come to the room and light the fire.
He then proceeded to deal at length with the case of the young man Shelley, who, he said, was not tainted with blackmail. Shelley's letters showed that his mind had become excited. In regard to the evidence of the hotel servants and other persons of similar positions, the judge said that what they saw was only seen when they answered a bell-call from Wilde's room. Instances of this was shown in the testimony of the chambermaid, who swore to having seen a boy in the room, but admitted that Wilde had asked the boy to come to the room and light the tire.
He then proceeded to deal at length with the case of Shelley, who, he said, was not tainted with blackmail. Shelley's letters showed that his mind had become excited. In regard to the evidence of the hotel servants and other persons in similar positions, the Judge said that what they saw was only seen when they answered a bell call from Wilde. An instance of this was shown in the testimony of the chambermaid who swore to having seen a boy in the room, but admitted that Wilde had asked the boy to come to the room and light the fire.
The Judge, in concluding his charge, said the case was one of great importance to the community. If the jury believed that the charges against the prisoners were true, they should say so fearlessly.
The Judge, in concluding his charge, said the case was one of great importance to the community. If the jury believed that the charges against the prisoners were true they should say so fearlessly.
The judge, in concluding his charge, said the case was one of great importance to the community. If the jury believed that the charges against the prisoners were true they should say so fearlessly.
The judge, in concluding his charge, said the case was one of great importance to the community. If the jury believed that the charges against the prisoners were true they should say so fearlessly.
The judge, in concluding his charge, said the case was one of great importance to the community. If the jury believed that the charges against the prisoners were true they should say so fearlessly.
The judge, in concluding his charge, said the case was one of great importance to the community. If the jury believed that the charges against the prisoners were true they should say so fearlessly.
The judge, in concluding his charge, said the case was one of great importance to the community. If the jury believed that the charges against the prisoners were true, they should say so fearlessly.
The Judge, in concluding his charge, said the case was one of great importance to the community. If the jury believed that the charges against the prisoners were true, they should say so fearlessly.
The judge, in concluding his charge, said the case was one of great importance to the community. He said if he jury believed that the charges against the prisoners were true, they should say so fearlessly.
The jury retired at 1.30 o’clock p .m.
After deliberating three and a half hours the jury returned to the court room and announced that they had failed to agree upon a verdict. They were thereupon discharged, and the prisoners were recommitted for a new trial. Application was made for the admission of Wilde and Taylor to bail, but the Judge refused to accept bail for either.
The trial of Oscar Wilde and Taylor was concluded today. After deliberating three and a half hours the jury returned to the court room and announced that they had failed to agree upon a verdict. They were thereupon discharged, and the prisoners were remanded for a new trial. Application was made for the admission of Wilde and Taylor to bail, but the Judge refused to accept bail for either of them.
After deliberating three and a half hours, the jury returned to the court room and announced that they had failed to agree upon a verdict. They were thereupon discharged, and the prisoners were remitted for a new trial.
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