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[BY MIOTRIO T«LW»RAPH—OOPYRIOHT.] •(PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.) (Received April m^ . . . London, .ApriyL. Oacar Wilde admitted a close intimacy with a number of young men, but denied anything Improper in: U. He, paid no regard to social inferiority, if friends were amusing. Lord Douglas's letters showed that he threatened to ihoot his father" be attempted to thrash him.,,.. The Marqntß's letter referired tOT»n e™. l^* statesman, but the ref erenoe was political Wildrtcaßelsclosed.o Canon In opening for the defence declared: thatp alntlffs proteges were) among 1 the most, Immora; Si In London. Wilde's intimacies were absolutely irreconcilable /with claims as an exponent o! suU«e Hw Htmtme alone justified the ch«gea aeWhßtihlm. In conolußion he. claimed that defendant's wltneßßes, amongst whom was Wood, the chief blaokmailer, would prove the caße to the hilt.
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Grey River Argus, Volume XXXVII, Issue 9104, 6 April 1895, Page 3
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132CABLE NEWS Grey River Argus, Volume XXXVII, Issue 9104, 6 April 1895, Page 3
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