Calgary Herald - Saturday, June 1, 1895
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IN PRISON CLOTHES
Oscar Wilde stripped of his clothes and put into a convict’s suit.
London, May 31. — 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 of his own clothes and an officer wrote down in the prison ledgers a minute count of his appearance. Then he was put into a hot bath, and emerging from the water he found a full suit of prison clothes ready for him, consisting of under linen, loose choses, and a hideous Scotch cap, etc. The clothes are made of dirty drab canvas, and are plentifully adorned with broad arrows. Wilde shortly afterwards 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, a prison used for convicted criminals.
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.