Particulars have been issued by the official receiver in the case of Oscar Wilde,
late of Tite-st., Chelsea, and now of Her Majesty's
prison, Wandsworth. The receiving order was made upon the petition of the Marquess
of Queensbury, and the debtor attributes his insolvency in the failure
of legal proceedings taken by him against the petitioning creditor and to his conviction
in the recent trial of Regina vs. Wilde. He has stated to the
official receiver that he is a dramatist, and that his income which he estimates at
£2,000 a year, has been chiefly, if not entirely, derived from
royalties received on plays and literary work. The accounts which have been filed
show unsecured debts £2,676 and debts partly secured £915, the creditors
holding a policy on the debtor's life and charges on the dramatic rights in certain
plays, the value of such securities being unknown. A deficiency of
£3,591 is disclosed. It appears that the debtor has been insolvent for at least two
years, and that his expenditure has been considerably in excess of his
income. Of the unsecured indebtedness expected to rank sums amounting to £2,514 appear
to be for money lent, £677 for lawcosts and £234 for tobacco, wine,
jewelry, flowers, etc. The household furniture and effects of the debtor appear to
have been sold by the sheriff during April.
At the Court of Bankruptcy yesterday morning, the particulars were issued by the Official
Receiver in the case of Oscar Wilde. The
receiving order was made upon the petition of the Marquess of Queensberry, and the
debtor attributes his insolvency to the failure of legal proceedings
taken by him against the petitioning creditor and to his arrest and conviction in
the recent trial. He has stated to the Official Receiver that he is a
dramatist, and that his income, which he estimates at £2,000 a year, had been chiefly,
if not entirely, derived from royalties received on plays and
literary work. The accounts which have been filed show unsecured debts £2,676, and
debts partly secured £915, the creditors holding a policy on the
debtor's life and charges on the dramatic rights in certain plays, the value of such
securities being unknown. A deficiency of £3,591 is disclosed. From
the figures furnished in the deficiency account it appears that the debtor has been
insolvent for at least two years and that his expenditure has been
considerably in excess of his income. Of the unsecured indebtedness expected to rank,
sums amounting to £2,514 appear to be for money lent, £677 for law
costs, and £233 for tobacco, wine, jewellery, flowers, etc. The household furniture
and effects of the debtor appear to have been sold by the sheriff
during April last.
At the Court of Bankruptcy on Thursday the usual particulars were issued by the official
receiver in the case of Oscar Wilde, late of
Tite-street, Chelsea, and now of Her Majesty‘s prison, Wandsworth. The receiving order
was made upon the petition of the Marquis of Queensbury, and the
debtor attributes his insolvency to the failure of legal proceedings taken by him
against the petition a creditor, and to his arrest and conviction in the
recent trial of Regina v. Wilde. He has stated to the Official Receiver that he is
a dramatist, and that his income, which he estimates at £2,000 a year,
has been chiefly, if not entirely, derived from royalties received on plays and literary
works written by him. The accounts which have been filed show
unsecured debts of £2,676, and debts partly secured £915, the creditors holding a
policy on the debtor’s life and charges on the dramatic rights in
certain plays, the value of such securities being unknown. A deficiency of £3,591
is disclosed. It appears that the debtor has been insolvent for at least
two years, and that his expenditure has been considerably in excess of his income.
Of the unsecured indebtedness expected to rank, sums amounting to
£2,514 5s. appear to be for money lent, £677 3s. 8d for law costs, and £233 19s. 11d
for tobacco, wine, jewelry, flowers, &
At the Court of Bankruptcy this morning the usual particulars were issued by the Official
Receiver in the case of Oscar Wilde, late of
Tite-street, Chelsea, and now of Her Majesty's Prison, Wandsworth. The receiving order
was made upon the petition of the Marquis of Queensberry, and the
debtor attributes his insolvency to the failure of legal proceedings taken by him
against the petitioning creditor, and to his arrest and connection in
the recent trial of Regina v. Wilde. He has stated to the Official Receiver that he
is a dramatist, and that his income, which he estimates at £2,000 a
year, has been chiefly, if not entirely, derived from royalties received on plays
and literary works written by him. The accounts which have been filed
show unsecured debts £2,676, and debts partly secured £915. The creditors holding
a policy on the debtor's life and charges on the dramatic rights in
certain plays, the value of such securities being unknown. A deficiency of £3,591
is disclosed. The value is not stated, comprising royalties on published
literary works and plays and life policy from the figures furnished in the deficiency
account. It appears that the debtor has been insolvent for at least
two years, and that his expenditure has been considerably in excess of his income.
Of the unsecured indebtedness expected to rank sums amounting to £2,514
5s. Appear to be for money lent, £677 3s. 8d. for law costs, and £233 19s. 11d. for
tobacco, wine, jewellery, flowers, &c. The household furniture and
effects of the debtor appear to have been sold by the … during April last.
Under the failure of Oscar F. O'Flaherty W. Wilde, late of Tite-street, Chelsea, and
now of her Majesty's Prison, Wandsworth, the usual
summary and particulars were issued. The receiving order was made upon the petition
of the Marquess of Queensberry, and the Debtor attributes his
insolvency to the failure qf legal proceedings taken by him against the petitioning
Creditor, and to his arrest and conviction in the recent trial of
"Regina v. Wilde." He has stated to the Official Receiver that he is a writer and
dramatist, and that his income, which he estimates at 2000l. a
year, has been chiefly, it not entirely, derived from royalties received on plays
and literary works written by him. The accounts, which have been filed,
show unsecured debts 2676l., and debts partly secured 915l., the Creditors holding a policy on the Debtor's life and charges on the dramatic
rights, &c, in certain plays, the value of such securities being unknown, The Debtor
has been insolvent for at least two years, and his expenditure
has been considerably in excess of his income. Of the unsecured indebtedness expected
to rank, sums amounting to 2514l. appear to be for money
lent, 677l. for law costs, and 255l. for tobacco, wine, jewellery, flowers, &c. The Debtor states that he has a life interest
in certain
funds under an ante-nuptial settlement in the event of his surviving his wife.