The North American - Monday, May 27, 1895
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OSCAR WILDE IS GUILTY.
He Is Sentenced to Two Years at Hard
Labor, the Full Limit of the Law.
London, May 26 — Oscar Wilde was yesterday found guilty on the charges of committing immoral offences, and with Taylor, his accomplice, was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment at hard labor.
LONDON, May 25. - Oscar Wilde was today found guilty of the charges against him, and, with Alfred Taylor, sentence to two years at hard labor.
When the foreman of the jury delivered the verdict, Wilde, who had entered the prisoner’s dock a moment before, rose from the chair on which he had been seated throughout the trial and stood with his arms on the rail. Justice Wills ordered that Alfred Taylor should also be summoned before him. Then in a voice trembling with emotion, the Justice said: "I never before had such a shocking case as this to deal with. Two men such as you are by the very nature of your crimes lost to all sense of remorse for what you have done. There is no doubt but that the verdict is a just one, and I shall give you the full penalty allowed by law, and I only regret that it is not more severe. You are both sentenced to hard labor for the term of two years."
The announcement of the verdict caused a great sensation in the court, as it was the general impression that Wilde would be acquitted. When the foreman of the jury delivered the verdict Wilde, who had entered the prisoners dock a moment before, rose from the chair on which he had been seated throughout the trial and stood with his arms on the rail of the dock. The silence which prevailed throughout the courtroom was really painful as Justice Wills ordered that Alfred Taylor should also be summoned before him. Then in a voice trembling with emotion the Justice said: "I never before had such his case as this to deal with. Two men such as you are, by the nature of your crime, lost to all sense of remorse for what you have done. To think that you, Taylor should be the keeper of a male brothel, and that you, Wilde, a man of culture, should be such a perverter of young men. There is no doubt but that the verdict is a just one, and I shall give you the full penalty allowed by law, and I only regret that it is not more severe. You are both sentenced to hard labor for a term of two years."
The announcement of the verdict caused a great sensation in the Court, as it was the general impression that Wilde would be acquitted. When the foreman of the jury delivered the verdict Wilde, who had entered the prisoners dock a moment before, rose from the chair on which he had been seated throughout the trial and stood with his arms on the rail of the dock. The silence which prevailed throughout the court-room was really painful as Justice Wills ordered that Alfred Taylor should also be summoned before him. Then in a voice trembling with emotion the Justice said, "I never before had such a case as this to deal with. Two men such as you are by the nature of your crime, lost to all sense of remorse for what you have done. To think that you, Taylor, should be the keeper of a male brothel, and that you, Wilde, a man of culture, should be such a perverter of young men. There is no doubt but that the verdict is a just one, and I shall give you the full penalty allowed by law, and I only regret that it is not more severe. You are both sentenced to hard labour for a term of two years.
The announcement of the verdict caused a great sensation in the court, as it was the general impression that Wilde would be acquitted. When the foreman of the jury delivered the verdict, Wilde, who had entered the prisoner's dock a moment before, rose from the chair on which he had been seated throughout the trial and stood with his arms on the rail of the dock. The silence which prevailed throughout the courtroom was really painful as Justice Wills ordered that Alfred Taylor should also be summoned before him. Then, in a voice trembling with emotion, the justice said: "I never before had such a case as this to deal with. Two men such as you are by the nature of your crime, lost to all sense of remorse for what you have done. To think that you, Taylor, should be the keeper of a male brothel, and that you, Wilde, a man of culture, should be such a perverter of young men. There is no doubt but that the verdict is a just one, and I shall give you the full penalty allowed by law, and I only regret that it is not more severe. You are both sentenced to hard labour for a term of two years."
The announcement of the verdict caused a great sensation in the court, as it was the general impression that Wilde would be acquitted. When the foreman of the jury delivered the verdict, Wilde, who had entered the prisoner's dock a moment before, rose from the chair on which he had been seated throughout the trial and stood with his arms on the rail of the dock. The silence which prevailed throughout the courtroom was really painful as Justice Wills ordered that Alfred Taylor should also be summoned before him. Then, in a voice trembling with emotion, the justice said: "I never before had such a case as this to deal with. Two men such as you are by the nature of your crime, lost to all sense of remorse for what you have done. To think that you, Taylor, should be the keeper of a male brothel, and that you, Wilde, a man of culture, should be such a perverter of young men. There is no doubt but that the verdict is a just one, and I shall give you the full penalty allowed by law, and I only regret that it is not more severe. You are both sentence to hard labour for a term of two years."
The announcement of the verdict caused a great sensation in the court, as it was the general impression that Wilde would be acquitted. When the foreman of the jury delivered the verdict, Wilde, who had entered the prisoners' dock a moment before, rose from the chair on which he had been seated throughout the trial and stood with his arms on the rail of the dock. The silence which prevailed throughout the courtroom was really painful as Justice Wills ordered that Alfred Taylor should be also summoned before him. Then in a voice trembling with emotion the Justice said: "I never before had such a case as this to deal with. Two men such as you are, by the nature of your crime lost to all sense of remorse for what you have done! To think that you Taylor should be the keeper of a male brothel, and that you, Wilde, a man of culture, should be such a perverter of young men. There is no doubt that the verdict is a just one, and I shall give you the full penalty allowed by law, and I only regret that it is not more severe. You are both sentenced to hard labor for the term of two years."
Wilde did not look at the Judge while the sentence was being pronounced. His eves roved around the courtroom, his face never changed color, and he looked like a man who had made up his mind to make the best of a bad situation. Taylor smiled when sentence was pronounced.
Wilde did not look at the Judge while the sentence was being pronounced. His eyes roved around the courtroom, his face never changed color, and he looked like a man who had made up his mind to make the best of a bad situation. Taylor smiled when sentence was pronounced.
Wilde did not look at the Judge while the sentence was being pronounced. His eyes roved around the courtroom, his face never changed color and he looked like a man who had made up his mind to make the best of a bad situation. Taylor smiled when sentence was pronounced.
Wilde did not look at the judge while the sentence was being pronounced. His eyes roved around the court room, his face never changed color and he looked like a man who had made up his mind to make the best of a bad situation. Taylor smiled when sentence was pronounced.
Wilde did not look at the Judge while the sentence was being pronounced. His eyes roved around the room and his face never changed color, and he looked like a man who had made up his mind to make the best of a bad situation. Taylor smiled when sentence was pronounced.
Wilde did not look at the Judge while the sentence was being pronounced. His eyes roved around the room and his face never changed colour, and he looked like a man who had made up his mind to make the best of a bad situation. Taylor smiled when sentence was pronounced.
Wilde did not look at the judge while the sentence was being pronounced. His eyes roved around the room and his face never changed colour, and he looked like a man who had made up his mind to make the best of a bad situation. Taylor smiled when the sentence was pronounced.
Wilde did not look at the judge while the sentence was being pronounced. His eyes roved around the room, and his face never changed colour. He looked like a man who had made up his mind to make the best of a bad situation. Taylor smiled when sentence was pronounced.
Wilde did not look at the judge while the sentence was being pronounced. His eyes roved around the room, and his face never changed colour. He looked like a man who had made up his mind to make the best of a bad situation. Taylor smiled when sentence was pronounced.
Wilde did not look at the judge while the sentence was being pronounced. His eyes roved around the room, and his face never changed colour. He looked like a man who had made up his mind to make the best of a bad situation. Taylor smiled when sentence was pronounced.
Wilde never once looked at the judge while the sentence was being pronounced. His eyes roved around the court room, his face never changed color and he looked like a man who had made up his mind to make the best of a bad situation. Taylor only smiled when the sentence was pronounced.
Wilde did not look at the Judge while the sentence was being pronounced. His eyes roved around the court-room but his face never changed color. Taylor smiled when sentence was pronounced.
During the address of Justice Wills to the jury, the foreman of the jury asked whether, in view of the intimacy between Lord Alfred Douglas and Alfred Wood, one of the men whose names have been brought prominently into the case, a warrant for Lord Alfred’s arrest had ever bene issues. The Judge replied that he thought not. The foreman asked if it had ever been contemplated to issue a warrant for the arrest of Lord Alfred Douglas. To this the Judge replied that the could not say.
During the address of Justice Wills to the jury the foreman of the jury asked whether, in view of the intimacy between Lord Alfred Douglas and Alfred Wood, one of men whose name had been brought prominently into the case, a warrant for Lord Alfred's arrest had ever been issued. The judge replied that he thought not. The foreman then asked if it had ever been contemplated to issue a warrant for the arrest of Lord Alfred Douglas. To this the Judge replied that he could not say, and the Court adjourned for lunch.
Justice Wills began summing up at 1.30 P.M. The general tenor of his address to the jury was favorable to Wilde. During the address of Justice Wills to the jury, the foreman of the jury asked whether, in view of the intimacy between Lord Alfred Douglas and Alfred Wood, one of the men whose names has been brought prominently into the case, a warrant for Lord Alfred's arrest had ever been issued. The Judge replied that he thought not. The foreman then asked if it had ever been contemplated to issue a warrant for the arrest of Lord Alfred Douglas. To this the Judge replied that he could not say, and the court adjourned for lunch.
Justice Wills began summing up at 1.30 P. M. The General tenor of his address to the jury was favorable to Wilde. During the address of Justice Wills to the jury the foreman of the jury asked whether, in view of the intimacy between Lord Alfred Douglas and Alfred Wood, one of the men whose name has been brought prominently into the case, a warrant for Lord Alfred's arrest had ever been issued. The judge replied that he thought not. The foreman then asked if it had ever been contemplated to issue a warrant for the arrest of Lord Alfred Douglas. To this the judge replied that he could not say, and the court adjourned for lunch.
During the address of Justice Wills to the jury the foreman asked whether, in view of the intimacy between Lord Alfred Douglas and Alfred Wood, one of the men whose name has been brought prominently into the case, a warrant for Lord Alfred's arrest had ever been issued. The judge replied that he thought not. The foreman then asked if it had ever been thought of.
During the address of Justice Wills to the jury the foreman of the jury asked whether, in view of the intimacy between Lord Alfred Douglas and Alfred Wood, one of the men whose names has been brought prominently into the case, a warrant for Lord Alfred's arrest had ever been issued. The Judge replied that he thought not.
During the address of Justice Wills to the jury, the foreman asked whether, in view of the intimacy between Lord Alfred Douglas and Alfred Wood, one of the men whose names have been brought prominently into the case, a warrant for Lord Alfred's arrest had ever been issued. The Judge replied that he thought not.
During the address of Justice Wills to the jury the foreman asked whether, in view of the intimacy between Lord Alfred Douglass and Alfred Wood, one of the men whose name has been brought prominently into the case, a warrant for Lord Alfred's arrest had ever been issued. The Judge replied that he thought not.
Wilde and Taylor attended the prison chapel at Pentonville today. Their hair was cropped, and they were in the prison garb. The two prisoners will only be allowed to see their friends four times in the year on condition of their good conduct.
Wilde and Taylor attended the prison chapel at Pentonville on Sunday, May 26. Their hair was cropped, and they were in prison garb. The two prisoners will only be allowed to see their friends four times in the year on condition of their good behaviour.
LONDON, May 26. - Wilde and Taylor, who were sentence yesterday for heinous crimes, attended the prison chapel at Pentonville to-day. Their hair was cropped and they were in the prison garb. The two prisoners will only be allowed to see their friends four times in the year on condition of their good conduct.
London, May 26. - Wilde and Taylor, who were sentence yesterday for heinous crimes, attended the prison chapel at Pentonville today. Their hair was cropped and they were in the prison garb. The two prisoners will only be allowed to see their friends four times in the year on condition of their good conduct.
London, May 26. - Wilde and Taylor, who were sentenced yesterday for heinous crimes, attended the prison chapel at Pentonville today. Their heads were cropped and they were in the prison garb. The two prisoners will only be allowed to see their friends four times in the year on condition of their good conduct.
LONDON, May 28. - Wilde and Taylor, who were sentenced yesterday for heinous crimes, attended the prison chapel at Pentonville to-day. Their hair was cropped and they were in prison garb. The two prisoners will only be allowed to see their friends four times in the year on condition of their good behavior.
LONDON, ENG., May 26. -- Wilde and Taylor, who were sentenced yesterday for heinous crimes, attended the prison chapel at Pentonville to-day. Their hair was cropped and they were in prison garb. The two prisoners will only be allowed to see their friends four times in the year, on condition of their good behavior.
Oscar Wilde and Taylor, who were sentenced yesterday for heinous crimes, attended the prison chapel at Pentonville today. Their hair was cropped and they were in prison garb. The two prisoners will be allowed to see their friends only four times in the year on condition of their good behavior.