THE QUEENSBERRY-WILDE CASE,

Thames Advertiser, Volume XXVI, Issue 8093, 8 April 1895, Page 2

THE QUEENSBERRY-WILDE CASE,

(Pun. Pbess Association.) London, April 5, The charge of libel against the Marquis of Queensberry finished today/ a verdict of not guilty being returned. The jury c nsidered that the charges made by the Marquis of Queensberry were of public benefit, Wilde's counsel withdrew from the case, Wilde himself left the Court while his counsel was explaining that the plaintiff's literature and letters justified the plea of the defence that Wilde posed as an immoral person, He explained that the reason he withdrew from the case was so a3 to avoid the appalling evidence which would be adduced. The verdict was receive 1 with loud cheers, It is expected that Wilde will be arrested. No warrant has yet been applied for, but tho counsel for the Marquis of Queensberry has sent the public prosecutor tho statements of the witnesses and notes on the evidence in order to prevent a miscarriage of justice. OSCAR WILDE ARRESTED. THE MARQUIS THREATENS TO SHOOT HIM. London, Apri't 6. Oscar Wikle publishes a letter stating that ho abandoned the case in| order to avoid placing Lord Douglas in the witness box. After the warrant had been issued for Wilde's arrest tho police detained three essential witnesses. Lord Douglas and two men remained in conference with Wilde at the Viaduct Hotel, Holborn, for several hours after the trial and lunched to gethcr in a private room. Subsequently they drove to the Bank/, where Wilde withdrew a large sum of money. He was thou lost sight of until arrested'in the evening at an hotel in Sloane street. Lord Douglas was much distressed when he found he was unable to bail him out. After the trial the Marquis of Queensberry sent Wilde a message stating that he would shoot him if he took his son abroad. Taylor has been arrested and will be charged in conjunction with Wilde. The latter's name has been withdrawn from the. playbills of the London and Amorican theatres,