The World - Wednesday, May 22, 1895
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QUEENSBERRY'S
LATEST FIGHT.
The Eccentric Marquis and
His Son Bound Over to
Keep the
Peace.
LORD DOUGLASS, AGGRESSOR.
Although Badly Bruised, He
Renewed the Attack on
His Father.
THE OLD MAN IN GREAT
GLEE.
Lunches with a Lady and Shows a
Picture He Sent to Lord
Douglas' Wife.
Copyright, 1895, by the Press Publishing
Company,
New York World.
(Special Cable Despatch to the Evening World.)
LONDON, May 22. -- While Oscar Wilde's trial was proceeding at Old Bailey this morning, two of the eccentric Queensberry family--the Marquis and his heir apparent, Lord Douglas of Hawick, whom he hates almost as furiously as he does his younger son, Lord Alfred Douglas--were in the Marlborough Street Police Court explaining about their flight in Piccadilly yesterday afternoon.
LONDON, May 22. — While Oscar Wilde's trial was proceeding at Old Bailey this morning two of the eccentric Queensberry family—the Marquis and his heir apparent, Lord Douglas of Hawick, whom he hates almost as furiously as he does his younger son, Lord Alfred Douglas—were in the Marlborough Street Police Court explaining about their fight in Piccadilly yesterday afternoon.
LONDON, May 22. - While Oscar Wilde's trial was proceeding at the Old Bailey this morning two of the eccentric Queensberry's family - the Marquis himself and his heir apparent, Lord Douglas of Hawick, whom he hates almost as furiously as he does his younger son, Lord Alfred Douglas - were in Marlborough-street Police Court complaining about their flight in Piccadilly yesterday afternoon.
Lord Douglas, with his left eye black, a hugely swollen witness of his old father's prowess, was content to be heard through his solicitor, but the Marquis of Queensberry had no lawyer and was loquacious in his own defense.
Lord Douglas, with his left eye black, a hugely swollen witness of his old father's prowess, was content to be heard through his solicitor, but the Marquis of Queensberry had no lawyer and was loquacious in his own defense.
He told how he had written letter after letter to his eldest son about the Wilde affair in general and Hawick's stand for Wilde in particular.
He told how he had written letter after letter to his eldest son about the Wilde affair in general and Hawick's stand for Wilde in particular.
"At last," said the Maruis, "my letters were returned unopened. I was forced to write to my son's wife in order to reach him.
"At last," said the Marquis, "my letters were returned unopened. I was forced to write to my son's wife in order to reach him.
"I wanted to find out where Lord Alfred Douglas was and whether it was true that my eldest son was harboring Wilde.
"I wanted to find out where Lord Alfred Douglas was, and whether it was true that my eldest son was harboring Wilde.
"Yesterday my son rushed up to me and, without provocation, assaulted me. I defended myself.
"Yesterday my son rushed up to me and, without provocation, assaulted me. I defended myself.
"Three times we were separated, and each time he followed me and attacked me again."
"Three times we were separated, and each time he followed me and attacked me again."
Lord Douglas's lawyer then said that the Marquis had been writing filthy letters to his client's wife. These letters were produced and were read by the Justice, who, however, resisted Queensberry's excited entreaties that they be put in evidence and given to the public.
Lord Douglas' lawyer then said that the Marquis had been writing offensive letters to his client's wife. These letters were produced and were read by the Justice, who, however, resisted Queensberry's excited entreaties that they be put in evidence and given to the public.
Lord Douglas' lawyer said the Marquis had been writing filthy letters to his client's wife. These letters were produced and were read by the justice, who resisted Queensberry's excited entreaties that they be put in evidence and given to the public.
The Marquis Congratulates.
Douglas's lawyer, however, read one communication, which was in the form of a telegram to Lady Douglas of Hawick. Queensberry must have sent it only a few minutes before his son attacked him and after the verdict of the jury in the Taylor case had been announced:
Douglas' lawyer read one communication, which was in the form of a telegram to Lady Douglas of Hawick. Queensberry must have sent it only a few minutes before his son attacked him and after the verdict of the jury in the Taylor case had been announced:
Lord Douglas' lawyer, however, read one communication, which was in the form of a telegram to Lady Douglas of Hawick. Queensberry must have sent it only a few minutes before his son attacked him, and after the verdict of the jury in the Taylor case had been announced. It read thus:
"I must congratulate you on the result of the trial. I cannot on Percy's appearance. He looks like a dug up corpse. I fear he has had
too much madness of kissing Taylor guilty. Wilde's turn to-morrow.
"QUEENSBERRY."
"I must congratulate you on the result of the trial. I cannot on Percy's appearance. He looks like a dug-up corpse. I fear he has had too much madness of kissing. Taylor guilty; Wilde's turn to-morrow. QUEENSBERRY.
"I must congratulate you on the result of the trial. I cannot on Percy’s appearance. He looks like a dug up corpse. I fear he has had too much madness of kissing. Taylor guilty. Wilde’s turn tomorrow.
"I must congratulate you on the result of the trial. I cannot on Percy's appearance. He looks like a dried up corpse. I fear he has had too much madness of kissing. Taylor guilty. Wilde's turn to-morrow."
"Must congratulate on verdict. Cannot on Percy's appearance; looked like a dug-up corpse. Fear too much madness of kissing. Taylor guilty. Wilde's turn tomorrow. -Queensberry.
To Lady Douglas. Must congratulate on verdict. Cannot on Percy's appearance; looked like a dug-up corpse. Fear too much madness of kissing. Taylor guilty. Wilde's turn to-morrow.-- QUEENSBERRY.
"I must congratulate you on the result, but I cannot congratulate you on Percy's appearance. He looks like a dug-up corpse. I fear there is too much madness in kissing. Taylor is guilty; it will be Wilde's turn tomorrow."
"I must congratulate you on the result, but I cannot congratulate you on Percy's appearance. He looks like a dug-up corpse. I fear there is too much madness in kissing. Taylor is guilty; it will be Wilde's turn tomorrow."
"I must congratulate you on the result, but I cannot congratulate you on Percy's appearance. He looks like a dug-up corpse. I fear there is too much madness in kissing. Taylor is guilty; it will be Wilde's turn tomorrow."
"I must congratulate you on the result, but I cannot congratulate you on Percy's appearance. He looks like a dug-up corpse. I fear there is too much madness in kissing. Taylor is guilty; it will be Wilde's turn to-morrow."
To Lady Douglas: Must congratulate on verdict. Cannot on Percy's appearance. Looked like dug-up corpse. Fear too much madness of kissing. Taylor guilty, Wilde's turn to-morrow. (Signed) - Queensberry.
Lord Douglass's lawyer then said:
"Again and again my client has requested him to stop sending these communications to his wife. He promised to stop, but only the other day he sent a picture of an antediluvian monster with 'this is Wilde's ancestor,' written under it.
"Again and again my client has requested him to stop sending these communications to his wife. He promised to stop, but only the other day he sent a picture of an antediluvian monster with 'this is Wilde's ancestor' written under it.
Lord Douglas' lawyer then said: "Again and again my client has requested him to stop sending these communications to his wife. He promised to stop, but only the other day he sent a picture of an antedeluvian monster with, 'This is Wilde's ancestor,' written under it. My client approached the Marquis of Queensberry yesterday only to ask him to cease writing to Lady Douglas."
"My client approached the Marquis of Queensberry yesterday, solely to ask him to cease his obscene writing to Lady Douglas."
"My client approached the Marquis of Queensberry yesterday, solely to ask him to cease his obscene writing to Lady Douglas."
Both sides produced witnesses, but the testimony all showed that however aggressive a part the famous boxing MArquis may have taken in the row, the onset was made every time by his son.
Both sides produced witnesses, but the testimony all showed that however aggressive a apart of the famous boxing Marquis may have taken in the row, the onset was made every time by his son.
The Magistrate deplored bringing a family quarrel into the police courts, and reprimanded both father and son, and bound them over £500 to keep the pece for six months.
The Magistrate deplored bringing a family quarrel into the police courts, and reprimanded both father and son and bound them over in £500 to keep the peace six months.
Father and Son Side by Side.
Father and Son were side by side in the dock during the whole hearing. They stood side by side at signing of the bond and went out of the court-room together, but neither spoke to the other, unless frequent exchange of savage looks may be called speaking.
Father and Son were side by side in the dock during the whole hearing. They stood side by side at the signing of the bond and went out of the courtroom together, but neither spoke to the other unless frequent exchange of savage looks may be called speaking.
Farther and son were side by side in the dock during the whole hearing. They stood side by side while signing the bond and went out of the court room together, but neither spoke to the other.
There was a great crowd outside the court-room, and the Marquis was loudly cheered when he appeared. He has become a sort of hero with the masses ever since he cast aside all restraints of family pride in his exposure of Wilde and the gang of unspeakable wretches who took or pretended to take Wilde as their high priest.
The Marquis has suffered but little in his reputation for heroism from the fact that he has frequently had public rows with various members of his family on all kinds of pretexts, besided making a number of general exhibitions of his eccentricity.
Within a month after his marriage to a young woman down at Eastbourne about a year ago, she had her marriage with him annulled. It was shown that Queensberry left her immediately after the ceremony, and locked himself in a distant part of the hotel at which they were stopping, and refused to have anything to do with her.
Queensberry in Great Glee.
Immediately after the conclusion of the Court proceedings to-day the Marquis repaired to Willis's rooms, the
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most fashionable of London restaurants, where he had luncheon with a lady and a young girl.
He was obviously in great glee. He wore a very large white boutonniere, and evidently enjoyed the attention he received from the other guests. He showed to his companions the picture he had sent Lady Hawick.
He was in great glee. He wore a very large white boutonniere, and evidently enjoyed the attention he received from the other guests. He showed to his companions the picture he had sent Lady Hawick.
It was a full page representation in one of the weekly papers of a prehistoric iguanodon as restored by Prof. Woodward and placed in Kensington Museum.
It was a full-page representation in one of the weekly papers of a prehistoric iguanodon as restored by Professor Woodward and placed in Kensington Museum.
Lady Hawick,to whom he has been sending these remarkable letters, is a daughter of Thomas Walters.
Her husband is only twenty-six years old and made a considerable fortune in the mines of Australia before the death of his older brother last year. Since he went bail for Wilde he has not been so well thought of as before.