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[ United Press Association.] (By Electric, Telegraph-Copyright). OSCAR WILDE. (Received April 7, 6 p.m.) London, April 6. Oscar Wilde publishes a letter stating that he abandoned the case in ordor to ayoid placing Lord Douglas in the witness-box. After the warrant had been issued for Wilde's arrest tliepolico detained three essential witnesses, Lord Douglas and two other men remaiued in conference with Wilde at the Viaduct Hotel, Holborn, for several hours after the trial, and lunched together in a private room. Subsequently tboy drove to a bank, whoro Wilde withdrew a largo sum ofmonoy. He was then lost sight of until he was arrested in the evening at an hotel in Sloane street. Lord Douglas was much distressed when ho found he was unable to bail him out. After the trial the Marquis of Queensberry sent Wilde a message stating that be would shoot him if he took his son abroad. Taylor has also been arrested aud will ho charged in conjunction with Wilde, The latter's name has been withdrawn from the playbills of London and American theatres,
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 4996, 8 April 1895, Page 2
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180LATEST CABLE NEWS. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 4996, 8 April 1895, Page 2
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