The Boston Post - Saturday, June 1, 1895
This report was originally published in English. Machine translations may be available in other languages.
WILDE'S WORK.
He May Have to Labor on
a Treadmill.
WEARS A GAUDY SUIT.
It Is Made of Brown
Canvas and Dec-
orated With Broad Arrows - His Bed
a Plank - On His Release He Will
Get the Munificent Sum of $2.50.
LONDON, May 31. - Oscar Wilde is awaiting in Pentonville prison the decision of the powers that be as to the sort of labor which he will have to perform during his first month of imprisonment. He has been examined physically with great care, since upon the medical officer’s report will depend what labor he is to be set to. If he is passed as sound and fit for first class hard labor, he will take his first month’s exercise on a tread wheel, six hours daily, making an ascent of 6000 feet; twenty minutes on continuously, then five minutes’ rest.
He was examined physically with great care, scute upon the medical officer’s report will depend what labor he is to be set to. If he is passed as sound and fit for first-class hard labor he will take his first month’s exercise on a treadwheel — six hours daily, making an ascent of 6.000 feet; twenty minutes on continuously, then five minutes ' rest.
He was examined physically with great care, since upon the medical officer's report will depend what labor he is to be set to. If he is passed as sound and fit for first-class hard labor he will take his first month's exercise on a tread wheel six hours daily, making an ascent of 6000 feet, 20 minutes continuously, and then five minutes' rest.
The necessity for a close medical examination is obvious before a man is subjected to this labor. Wilde will be subjected to auscultation and percursion and thoroughly overhauled before a decision is made.
The necessity for a close medical examination is obvious before a man is subjected to this labor. Wilde will be subjected to auscultation and percussion and thoroughly overhauled before a decision is made.
The necessity of a close medical examination is obvious before a man is subjected to this labor. Wilde will be thoroughly overhauled before a decision is made.
During the first month while on the wheel, if put there, Wilde will sleep on a plank bed, a bare board raised a few inches above the floor and supplied with sheets. Clean sheets are given to each prisoner, two rugs and a coverlet, but no mattress. This will be his diet: Breakfast at 7:30 a. m. - Cocoa and bread. Dinner at noon - Bacon and beans one day; soup another; cold Australian meat another, and brown flour suet puddings another, the last three repeated twice a week, potatoes with every dinner.
During the first month on the wheel, if put there, Wilde will sleep on a plank bed, a bare board raised a few inches above the floor, and supplied with sheets. Clean sheets are given to each prisoner, two rugs and a coverlet, but no mattress. His diet will be:—Breakfast at half-past seven a.m., cocoa and bread; dinner at noon, bacon and beans one day, soup another, cold Australian meat another, and brown flour suet pudding another, the last three being repeated twice a week, potatoes with every dinner.
During the first month, while on the wheel, Wild will sleep on the plank bed, a bare board raised a few inches above the floor and supplied with sheets—clean sheets are given to each prisoner—two rugs, and a coverlet, but no mattress. His diet will be—Cocoa and bread for breakfast at 7 30. Dinner, at noon, one day bacon and beans, another soup, another cold Australian meal and another brown flour suet puddings, with the last three repeated twice a week, potatoes with every dinner; and tea at 5 30.
WILL NOT WRITE PLAYS.
After he has finished his spell on the wheel he will be put to some industrial employment - not play-writing, although it might be most profitable for the prison department, but probably post bag making, tailoring, or merely picking oakum. He will exercise in the open air daily for an hour, walking with the rest of his ward in Indian file, no talking permitted. He will be allowed no communication with the outside except by special permission, until he has completed three months of his sentence. Then he may write and receive one letter and be visited for twenty minutes by three friends, but in the visiting cell, separated from them by blinds made of wire and in the presence of a warden. Letters and visits may be repeated at intervals of three months. But all these concessions depend, first, upon his industry, and next, upon his conduct.
After he as finished his spell on the wheel he will be put to some industrial employment—not play-writing, although it might be the most profitable to the prison department, but probably post-bag making, tailoring, or merely picking oakum. He will exercise in the open air daily for an hour, walking with the rest of his ward in Indian file, no talking permitted. He will be allowed to communication with the outside, except by special permission, until he has completed three months of his sentence. Then he may write and receive one letter and be visited for 20 minutes by three friends, but in a visiting cell, separated from them by wire blinds and in the presence of a warden. The letter and visit may be repeated at intervals of three months, but all these concessions depend first, upon his industry, and next, upon his conduct. There is no escape from the plank bed until a certain number of marks are awarded for work done, and in the same way letters and visits are accorded.
There is no escape from the plank bed until a certain number of marks are awarded for work done, and in the same way letters and visits are accorded.
There is no escape from the plank bed until a certain number of marks are awarded for work done, and in the same way letters and visits are accorded.
There is no escape from the plank bed until a certain number of marks are awarded for work done, and in the same way letters and visits are accorded.
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.
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 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.
On his release, Wilde, if he worked well and behaved well, will have earned the munificent sum of 10s. ($2.50), which he can have all at once, or it will be doled out to him by an agent of the Discharged Prisoners' Aid Society, if he (Wilde) elects to apply to that excellent institution when once more free.
On his release Wilde, if he has worked well and behaved well, shall have earned the magnificent sum of $2.50, which he can have all at once or it will be doled out to him by an agent of the Discharged Prisoners’ Aid Society if he (Wilde) elects to apply to that excellent institution when once more free.
On his release Wilde, if he has worked well and behaved well, will have earned the magnificent sum of 10 shillings ($2.50), which he can have all at once, or it will be doled out to him by an agent of the Discharged Prisoners' Aid Society if he (Wilde) elects to apply to that excellent institution when once more free.
On his release, Wilde, if he worked well and behaved well, will have earned the magnificent sum of $2.50, which he can have all at once, or it will be doled out to him by an agent of the Discharged Prisoners' aid society, if he (Wilde) elects to apply to that excellent institution once free.
When Wilde was taken to Holloway Jail after his sentence 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 registry 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 dirty drab canvas, plentifully adorned with broad arrows.
A London cable says Oscar Wilde after he was sentenced last Saturday, was taken to Hollaway jail, in the northern part of London. There all his money and valuables were taken away by the warden. He was stripped to his shirt, and the officers 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. Then Wilde was put into a hot bath and 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 a dirty drab canvas, plentifully adorned with drab arrows. Shortly afterward Wilde ate his first real prison meal, an allowance of thin porridge and a small brown loaf.
LONDON, May 27. — Oscar Wilde after sentence on Saturday was taken to Holloway Jail in the northern part of London, where all his money and valuables were removed by the warden. He was stripped to his shirt and an officer wrote down in the prison ledger a minute account of his appearance, distinctive marks, color of his eyes and hair, complexion, any peculiarity, a broken finger, tattoo marks, moles, etc. Then he was put in a hot bath and his shirt, the last vestige of his days of freedom 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 Scottish cap. The clothes are of a dirty drab canvass plentifully adorned with broad arrows. Shortly afterward he ate his first real prison meal, an allowance of thin porridge and a small brown loaf.
London, May 27. - [New York World Special Cable.] - Oscar Wilde after sentence Saturday was taken to Holloway Jail, in the northern part of London, where all his money and valuables were removed by the Warden. He was stripped to his shirt, and an officer wrote down in the prison ledgers a minute account of his appearance, distinctive marks, color of his eyes and hair, his complexion, and any peculiarities, such as a broken finger, tattoo marks, moles, etc. Then he 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. The clothes are of a dirty drab canvas, plentifully adorned with broad arrows. Shortly afterwards he ate his first real prison meal, an allowance of thin porridge and a small brown loaf. Then he was taken to Pentonville, hard by Holborn Viaduct, the prison for convicted criminals.