The Chicago Chronicle - Thursday, May 30, 1895
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GREAT BRITAIN.
OSCAR WILDE IN PRISON.
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.
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. 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.
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.
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 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 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 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.
Shortly afterwards Wilde ate his first real prison meal an allowance of thin porridge and a small brown loaf.
He was taken finally to Pentonville, hard by the Holborn viaduct, a prison for convicted criminals.
He was taken to day to Pentonville, hard by the Holborn viaduct, a prison for convicted criminals.
He was taken to-day to Pentonville, a prison for convicted criminals.
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 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, 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.
The Marquis of Queensberry declares that if the treasury does not reimburse him for the $10,000 he expended in defence of the libel suit which led to the prosecution of Wilde he will ask some member to bring the question before parliament.
The marquis of Queensberry declares that if the treasury does not reimburse him for the $10,000 he expended in defense of the libel suit which led to the prosecution of Wilde he will ask some member to bring the question before parliament.
The Marquis of Queensberry declares that if the Treasury does not reimburse him for the £2,000 ($10,000) that he expended in defense of the libel suit which led to the prosecution of Wilde, he will ask some member to bring the question before Parliament.
The Marquis of Queensbury declares that if the Treasury does not reimburse him for the £2000 that he expended in the defence of the libel suit which led to the prosecution of Wilde he will ask some member to bring the question before Parliament.
The Marquis of Queensberry declares that if the treasury does not reimburse him for the £2000 expended by him in defense of the libel suit which led to the present prosecution he will ask some member to bring the question before Parliament.
The Marquis of Queensberry declares if the Treasury does not reimburse him the £5,000 expended by him in defense of the libel suit which led to the present prosecution he will ask some member to bring the question before Parliament.