THE WILDE CASE.
THE NEW TRIAL, [Special to Pbess Association,! LONDON, Mat 21. Oacar Wilde is being re-tried today before a fresh jury. It was not Lord Alfred Douglas, but Lord Douglas of Hawick, with whom the quarrel occurred. The latter accused his father of sending insulting letters to Lady Douglas, because he was one of Wilde’s sureties. Tho Marquis of Q ieensberry shouted out that he was anxious to renew the fight for £IO,OOO, and addressing the crowd, said that ho disowned his son. Both were bound over in sureties of £SOO each to keep the peace. Wilde’s trial is now proceeding. Wilde is being tried on a charge of indecency, in connection with Taylor, Parker, Woods and Shelly. The Marquis of Queenaberry ia attending the trial.
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Lyttelton Times, Volume XCIII, Issue 10662, 24 May 1895, Page 5
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128THE WILDE CASE. Lyttelton Times, Volume XCIII, Issue 10662, 24 May 1895, Page 5
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