The Standard Union - Saturday, April 6, 1895
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The Wilde Case.
The decent world has never had a dirtier dose than in the trial of Oscar Wilde, nominally as plaintiff, the Marquis of Queensberry, defendant. A great deal of the testimony is unprintable, and much more is known in London than has been told elsewhere. There appears to be an agreement that Wilde is infamous. His plays are dropped, and his imprisonment seems to be the least of the terrible incidents of his downfall. And yet Lord Douglas of Hawick, son of the Marquis of Queensberry, says:
"Myself and every member of the family, except father, disbelieve absolutely and entirely all the charges. We think them simply part of the persecution father has carried on against us as long as I can remember, and that Mr. Wilde and his counsel are to blame for not showing, as they could have done, that that was the fact."
"I and every member of the family except father disbelieve absolutely and entirely all the charges. We think them simply part of the persecution father has carried on against us as long as I can remember, and that Mr. Wilde and his counsel are to blame for not showing, as they could have done, that that was the fact."
The Leader published an interview with Lord Douglas, in which the latter says: "Myself and every member of the family except father disbelieve all the charges. We think them simply part of the persecution father has carried on against us ever since I can remember, and that Mr. Wilde and his counsel are to blame for not showing, as they should have done, that that was the fact."
The "Leader" published an interview with Lord Douglas, in which the latter says: "Myself and every member of the family except father disbelieve all the charges. We think them simply part of the persecution father has carried on against us ever since I can remember, and that Mr Wilde and his counsel are to blame for not showing, as they should have done, that that was the fact."
The Leader published an interview with Lord Douglas, in which the latter says: "Myself and every member of the family except father disbelieve all the charges. We think them simply part of the persecution father has carried on against us ever since I can remember, and that Mr Wilde and his counsel are to blame for not showing, as they should have done, that that was the fact."
The Leader publishes an interview with Lord Douglass, in which the latter says: "Myself and every member of the family except father, disbelieve all the charges. We think them simply part of the persecution father has carried on against us ever since I can remember, and that Mr. Wilde and his counsel are to blame for not showing as they should have done, that that was the fact."
The Leader publishes an interview with Lord Douglas, of Hawick, in relation to the Wilde scandal. Lord Douglas says: "Myself and every member of the family, except father, disbelieve entirely all the charges. We think them simply part of the persecution father has carried on against us as long as I can remember, and that Mr. Wilde and his counsel are to blame for not showing, as they could have done, that that was the fact."
"You may say from me myself," went on Lord Douglas of Harwick, "that I, and every member of our family, excepting my father, disbelieve absolutely and entirely the allegations of the defence. It is, in my opinion, simply a part of the persecution which my father has carried out ever since I can remember. I think Mr. Wilde and his counsel are to blame for not showing, as they could have done, what was the fact."
"You may say from me myself," said Lord Douglas of Hawick to an interview yesterday afternoon, "that I and every member of our family, excepting my father, disbelieve absolutely and entirely the allegations of the defence. It is in my opinion, simply a part of the persecution which my father has carried on against us ever since I can remember. I think Mr. Wilde and his counsel to blame for not showing as they could have done, that was the fact."
If Mr. Wilde had any sort of case he ruined it. His letter to the "News," assigning a reason for not calling Lord Alfred Douglas, was silly.
The "London Chronicle" says:
"It suffices to know, as some return for damming the putrid stream, that our life is forever rid of a pestiferous poseur. Decadence has received its death blow, and the way is cleared for increased wholesomeness in life."
The "Telegraph" says:
"If the general concern was only with the man himself, his spurious brilliancy, inflated egotism, diseased vanity, cultivated affectation and shameless disavowal of all morality, it would be best to dismiss him to the penalty of universal condemnation, but there is something beyond the individual to be considered. Yesterday's just verdict includes with him the tendency of his peculiar career."
The whole hideous story still seems incredible; but the victim is the witness against himself.