THE OSCAR WILDE SCANDAL.
The trial of Oscar Wilde has concluded. The summing up of the judges 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 of guilty on all counts. His Honor, in sentencing the prisoners Wilde and Taylor, spoke with great emotion. The verdict to his mind was right beyond all shadow of doubt, and it appeareito him useless to address the prisoners, who were evidently dead to all sense of shame. The casa was the worst of its kind he bad ever had before him, and in passing the most severe sentence the law permitted he regretted that it was totally inadequate to the dastardly nature of the offence. He then sentenced each prisoner to two years' hard labour. Taylor left the dock with a firm step but Wilde appeared haggard and dazed.
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Western Star, Issue 2016, 29 May 1895, Page 2
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152THE OSCAR WILDE SCANDAL. Western Star, Issue 2016, 29 May 1895, Page 2
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