The Bay of Plenty Times - Friday, April 5, 1895
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CABLE NEWS.
HOME AND FOREIGN.
The Queensberry Libel Case.
London, April 3.—Immense crowds attend the trial of the Marquis of Queensbery on a charge of libelling Oscar Wilde.
Immense crowds attend the trial of the Marquis of Queensberry on a charge of libelling Oscar Wilde.
Immense crowds attend the trial of the Marquis of Queensbery on the charge of libelling Oscar Wilde.
Immense crowds attend the trial of the Marquis of Queensberry on the charge of libelling Oscar Wilde.
Immense crowds attend the trial of the Marquis of Queensberry on the charge of libelling Oscar Wilde.
Evidence adduced today showed that Wilde paid heavy blackmail for his gushing letters to Lord Alfred Douglas, the Marquis's son, found in the pockets of his old clothes when given away. The defence is based on revelations made in these letters.
The evidence adduced to-day showed that Wilde paid heavy blackmail for his gushing letters to Lord Alfred Douglas (the Marquis' son), which were found in the pockets of old clothes when given away. The defence is based on revelations in these letters.
The evidence adduced to-day showed that Wilde paid heavy blackmail to recover his gushing letters to Lord Alfred Douglas (the Marquis's son), which were found in the pockets of old clothes that had been given away. The defence is based on the revelations contained in these letters.
The evidence adduced to-day showed that Wilde paid heavy blackmail to recover his gushing letters to Lord Alfred Douglas (the Marquis's son), which were found in the pockets of old clothes that had been given away. The defence is based on the revelations contained in these letters.
The evidence adduced to-day showed that Wilde paid heavy blackmail to recover his gushing letters to Lord Alfred Douglas (the Marquis' son), which were found in the pockets of old clothes that had been given away. The defence is based on the revelations contained in these letters.
Immense crowds attend the trial of the Marquis of Queensbery on a charge of libelling Oscar Wilde. The evidence adduced to-day showed that Wilde paid heavy blackmail for his gushing letters to Lord Alfred Douglas (the Marquis' son), which were found in the pockets of his old clothes when given away. The defence is based on revelations made in these letters.
Immense crowds attend the trial of the Marquis of Queensberry on a charge of libelling Oscar Wilde. The evidence adduced to-day showed that Wilde paid heavy blackmail for his gushing letters to Lord Alfred Douglas (the Marquis' son), which were found in the pockets of his old clothes when given away. The defence is based on revelations made in these letters.
Evidence was given that Oscar Wilde paid heavy blackmail for gushing letters to Lord Alfred Douglas, oldest surviving son and heir of the Marquis, and that these letters were found in some of his old clothes when given away. The defence is based on the revelations contained in these letters.
Immense crowds attend the trial of the Marquis of Queensbury on a charge of libelling Oscar Wilde. The evidence adduced to-day showed that Wilde paid heavy blackmail for his gushing letters to Lord Alfred Douglas (the Marquis's son), which were found in the pockets of his old clothes when given away. The defence is based on the revelations in these letters.
Immense crowds attend the trial of the Marquis of Queensberry on a charge of libelling Mr Oscar Wilde. The evidence adduced to-day showed that Mr Wilde paid heavy blackmail for his gushing letters to Lord Alfred Douglas, the Marquis's son, which were found in the pockets of old clothes when given away. The defence is based on revelations made in these letters.
Immense crowds attend the trial of the Marquis of Queensberry on a charge of libelling Oscar Wilde. The evidence adduced to-day showed that Wilde paid heavy blackmail for his gushing letters to Lord Alfred Douglas (the Marquis's son), which were found in the pockets of his old clothes when given away. The defence is based on the revelations in these letters.
Immense crowds attend the trial of the Marquis of Queensbery on a charge of libelling Oscar Wilde. Evidence adduced to-day showed that Wilde paid heavy blackmail for his gushing letters to Lord Alfred Douglas (the Marquis's son) which were found in the pockets of old clothes when given away. The defence is based on the revelations contained in these letters.
Immense crowds attend the trial of the Marquis of Queensbery on a charge of libelling Oscar Wilde. Evidence adduced to-day showed that Wilde paid heavy blackmail for his gushing letters to Lord Alfred Douglas (the Marquis' son) which were found in the pockets of old clothes when given away. The defence is based on revelations in these letters.
Immense crowds attended the trial of the Marquis of Queensbury on a charge of libelling Oscar Wilde. The evidence adduced to day showed that Wilde paid a heavy blackmail for his gushing letters to Lord Alfred Douglas (the Marquis' son), which were found in the pockets of his old clothes when given away. The defence is based on revelations in these letters.
Immense crowds attend the trial of the Marquis of Queensberry on the charge of libelling Oscar Wilde. Evidence adduced to-day showed that Wilde paid heavy blackmail for his gushing letters to Lord Alfred Douglas (the Marquis' son), which were found in the pockets of old clothes when given away. The defence is based on revelations in these letters.
Immense crowds attend the trial of the Marquis of Queensberry on the charge of libelling Oscar Wilde. Evidence adduced to-day showed that Wilde paid heavy blackmail for his gushing letters to Lord Alfred Douglas (the Marquis' son), which were found in the pockets of old clothes when given away. The defence is based on revelations in these letters.
Immense crowds attended the trial of the Marquis of Queensberry on a charge of libelling Oscar Wilde. The evidence adduced to-day showed that Wilde had paid heavy blackmail for his gushing letters to Lord Alfred Douglas (the Marquis's son), which were found in the pockets of his old clothes when given away. The defence is based on the revelations in these letters.
Immense crowds attended the trial of the Marquis of Queensberry on a charge of libelling Oscar Wilde. The evidence adduced to-day showed that Wilde had paid heavy blackmail for his gushing letters to Lord Alfred Douglas (the Marquis's son), which were found in the pockets of his old clothes when given away. THe defence is based on the revelations in these letters.
Immense crowds attended the trial of the Marquis of Queensberry on a charge of libelling Oscar Wilde. The evidence adduced to-day showed that Wilde had paid heavy blackmail for his gushing letters to Lord Alfred Douglas (the Marquis's son), which were found in the pockets of his old clothes when given away. The defence is based on the revelations in these letters.
Immense crowds attended the trial of the Marquis of Queensberry on a charge of libelling Oscar Wilde. Tee evidence adduced to-day showed that Wilde had paid heavy blackmail for his gushing letters to Lord Alfred Douglas (the Marquis's son), which were found in the pockets of his old clothes when given away. The defence is based on the revelations in these letters.
Immense crowds attend the trial of the Marquis of Queensbury on the charge of libelling Mr Oscar Wilde. The evidence adduced to-day showed that Wilde paid heavy blackmail for his gushing letters to Lord Alfred Douglas (the Marquis' son), which were found in the pockets of his old clothes when given away. The defence is based on the revelations in these letters.
Immense crowds attend the trial of the Marquis of Queensberry on a charge of libelling Oscar Wilde. The evidence adduced to-day showed that Wilde paid heavy blackmail for his gushing letters to Lord Alfred Douglas (the Marquis' son), which were found in the pockets of old clothes when given away. The defence is based on revelations in these letters.
Immense crowds attend the trial of the Marquis of Queensbury on the charge of libelling Mr Oscar Wilde. The evidence adduced to-day showed that Wilde paid heavy black mail for his gushing letters to Lord Alfred Douglas (the Marquis' son), which were found in the pockets of his old clothes when given away. The defence is based on the revelations in these letters.
Immense crowds attend the trial of the Marquis of Queensberry on a charge of libelling Mr Oscar Wilde. The evidence adduced to-day showed that Mr Wilde paid heavy blackmail for his gushing letters to Lord Alfred Douglas, the Marquis's son, which were found in pockets of old clothes when given away. The defence is based on revelations made in these letters.
Immense crowds attend the trial of the Marquis of Queensberry on a charge of libelling Oscar Wilde. The evidence adduced to-day showed that Wilde had paid heavy blackmail for his gushing letters to Lord Alfred Douglas (the Marquis's son), which were found in the pockets of old clothes when given away. The defence is based on the revelations in these letters.
Immense crowds attend the trial of the Marquis of Queensberry on a charge of libelling Oscar Wilde. The evidence adduced to-day showed that wilde had paid heavy blackmail for his gushing letters to Lord Alfred Douglas (the Marquis's son), which were found in the pockets of old clothes when given away. The defence is based on the revelations in these letters.
Immense crowds attend the trial of the Marquis of Queensberry who is charged with libelling Oscar Wilde. The evidence adduced to-day showed that Wilde paid heavy blackmail for his gushing letters to Lord Alfred Douglas (the Marquis' son), which were found in the pockets of some old clothes when given away. The defence is based on the revelations in these letters.
Immense crowds attend the trial of the Marquis of Queensbury on the charge of libelling Oscar Wilde. The evidence adduced to-day showed that Wilde paid heavy blackmail for his gushing letters to Lord Alfred Douglas (the Marquis' son), which were found in the pockets of old clothes when given away. The defence is based on the revelations in those letters.
Immense crowds attend the trial of the Marquis of Queensbury on the charge of libelling Oscar Wilde. The evidence adduced to-day showed that Wilde paid heavy blackmail for his gushing letters to Lord Alfred Douglas (the Marquis's son), which were found in the pockets of old clothes when given away. The defence is based on the revelations in the letters.
Immense crowds attend the trial of the Marquis of Queensbury on the charge of libelling Oscar Wilde. The evidence adduced to-day showed that Wilde paid heavy blackmail for his gushing letters to Lord Alfred Douglas (the Marquis's son), which were found in the pockets of old clothes when given away. The defence is based on the revelations in the letters.
Immense crowds attended the trial of the Marquis of Queensberry on the charge of libelling Oscar Wilde. The evidence adduced to-day showed that Wilde had paid heavy blackmail for his gushing letters to Lord Alfred Douglas (the Marquis' son), which were found in the pockets of old clothes when given away. The defence is based on revelations in these letters.
Immense crowds attended the trial of the Marquis of Queensberry on the charge of libelling Oscar Wilde. The evidence adduced to-day showed that Wilde had paid heavy blackmail for his gushing letters to Lord Alfred Douglas (the Marquis' son), which were found in the pockets of old clothes when given away. The defense is based on revelations in these letters.
Immense crowds attend the trial of the Marquis of Queensbury on a charge of libelling Mr Oscar Wilde. The evidence adduced to-day showed that Wilde paid heavy blackmail for his gushing letters to Lord Alfred Douglas (the Marquis' son), which were found in the pockets of some old clothes when given away. The evidence is based on the revelations in those letters.
London, April 4.—Oscar Wilde explained the effusive language of his letters addressed to Lord Douglas as the natural expression of an artist attracted by a beautiful personality.
The Marquis of Queensberry visited his residence and threatened Wilde to which that gentleman responded with 'You are the most infamous brute in London.'
Evidence was given that the Marquis of Queensberry visited the residence of Oscar Wilde, and threatened him, and that Wilde responded "you are the most infamous brute in London."
Evidence was given that the Marquis of Queensberry visited the residence of Oscar Wilde, and threatened him, and that Wilde responded "you are the most infamous brute in London."
Wilde was subjected to stringent cross examination with the view of showing that 'Dorian Gray' and some articles in the magazine 'Chameleor' with which he is connected, are of an immoral tendency.
Mr Wilde was subjected to a stringent cross-examination with the view of showing that "Dorian Grey," and some articles in the magazine Chameleon, with which he is connected, are of an immoral tendency.
Mr Wilde was subjected to a stringent cross-examination with the view of showing that "Dorian Grey," and some articles in the magazine Chameleon, with which he is connected, are of an immoral tendency.
Wilde insisted that they are merely an expression of the artistic faculty. His letters to Lord Douglas were prose poems, extraordinary perhaps, but not justifying an immoral interpretation.
Wilde insisted they are merely an expression of the artistic faculty. His letters to Douglas were prose poems—extraordinary perhaps, but not justifying an immoral interpretation.
Wilde insisted they are merely an expression of the artistic faculty. His letters to Douglas were prose poems—extraordinary perhaps, but not justifying an immoral interpretation.
Mr. Wilde, however, insisted that these writings had no such meaning, but were merely an expression of the artistic faculty. He declared that his letters to Lord Alfred Douglas were prose poems, extraordinary perhaps, but not justifying an immoral interpretation.
He admitted that he gave one of his alleged blackmailers twenty-one pounds and lunched with him in a private room afterwards.
He admitted that he gave one of his alleged blackmailers £2l, and lunched with him in a private room afterwards.
He admitted that he gave one of his alleged blackmailers £21, and lunched with him in a private room afterwards.
The case was adjourned, defendant being admitted to bail.
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