Wilde and Taylor Sentenced.
[United Press Association ] London, May 26. The trial of Oscar Wilde was concluded to-day. The summing up of the Judge occupied three hours, and the jury were absent two hours in considering their verdict. At the end of that time they returned with a verdict on all counts. His Honour, in sentencing the prisoners (Wilde and Taylor), spoke withgreatemo* tion. Tho verdict, to his mind, was correct beyond all shadow of doubt, and it appeared to him useless to address the prisoners, who were evidently dead to all sense of shame. The case was the worst of its kind he had ever had before him, and in passing the most severe sentence the law permitted he regretted that it was totally inadequate to the dastardly natuae of the offence. He then sentenced each prisoner to two years hard labour. Taylor left the dock with a firm step, hut Wilde appeared haggard and dazed.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXIX, Issue 123, 27 May 1895, Page 2
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