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'this that the libel was written.
OSCAR when BAY.
He Nearly Fainted While Being Cross
Examined In Court.
FRIGHTFUL CHARGES MADE.
Letters Written by the Apostle of Esthet-
iclsm to Lord Alfred Douglas—Oscar’s
Feeble Attempts at Humor. ’
An Unsavory Trial.
LONDON, April 4.—Every available inch
of the Old Bailey was occupied today when
the Marquis of Queensberry surrendered
to bail and the libel suit brought by Osca!
Wilde against the marquis was opened be
fore Justice Collins. Oscar Wilde, or. to
give him his .full name, Oscar O’Flahertio'
~ Fingal Wills Wilde. the author and drama-
tist. charges the Marquis of Queensberry
with libel by leaving. on Feb. 28 last, an
uncovered card at the Albemarle club, 01:
which card were written certain foul epi-
thets. As a result. Mr. Wilde on March 2
caused the arrest of the Marquis of Queens-
berry. and the latter, at the Marlborough
Street police court, 'was released on £1,500
bail.
The aisles of the old courtroom were
crowded with lawyers. Admission was ob-
tained by ticket only, and the sherifl in
charge showed the representatives of the
press a pile of applications a foot high,
many of them being from well known peo-
ple.
Rumors were current in London yester-
day that Oscar Wilde had suddenly left the
city in order to avoid being present in
court today, and reports Were also current
that a startling development would arise
today. But both these rumors were set at
rest by the arrival in court of the princi-
pals to the suit. The Marquis of Queens
berry, who wore a shabby overcoat, was
placed in the dock and answered to the in
MARQUIS OF QUEENSBERRY.
dictment by pleading, first, not guilty,
and. secondly, that the libel was true and
that it was published for the public good.
The marquis seemed quite unconcerned,
and replying to the questions put to him
he spoke quietly and clearly.
Sir Edward Clarke’s Remarks.
Sir Edward Clarke, formerly solicitor
general, in opening the case said that the
card left at the Albemarle club for Mr.
Wilde was one of the visiting cards of the
Marquis of Queensberry, and it was upon
Continu-
ing, counsel said that the gravest. issues
had been raised, as the defendant, in his
pleadings, alleged that the plaintifl‘ had
for some time solicited persons named to
commit indecent ofienses. Certain letters
addressed by the plaintiff to Lord Alfred
Douglas. second son of the Marquis of
Queensberry, were brought to plaintiff by
a man who said he was in distress, and Mr.
Wilde gave him £20 with which to pay his
passage to America. Another letter was
handed to Mr. Beerbohm Tree, the actor,
who gave it to the plaintifl".
Counsel then recounted the facts already
known in the case, showing that. Mr.
Wilde, who had recently returned from
Algiers, drove up to the Albemarle club at
about 5 p. m., on Feb. 28, and on entering
the club he was handed an envelope by the
hall porter, Sidney Wright. who said that
the Marquis of Queensberry had desired
him to hand it to Mr. Wilde. The exact
words were:
“Lord Quecnsberry desired me, sir, to
hand this to you when you came into the
club.”
Inside the envelope plaintifi found a
card on the back of which was the date
4:30, 28, 2, ’95, and on this card were writ-
ten the epithets which formed the basis of
the suit.
Perennially Posei’ul Oscar.
Oscar Wilde was then called, and he lan-
guidiy arose from the solicitors’ table at
which he had been seated and entered the
witness box. The plaintiff was faultlessly
dressed in a long black frock coat and
carried his gloves in his hands, showing
his fingers to be covered with rings. He
was very pale, but was seemingly com-
posed. Wilde spoke with his customary
drawl, leaning his arms upon the rail of
the witness box and replying distinctly to
the questions addressed to him.
The 'jury, which was composed of very
intelligent men of elderly appearance,
mainly prosperous tradesmen, eyed him
with curiosity.
The witness said that upon arriving at
his house a few months ago he found two
gentlemen waiting in thelibrary. One of
them was the Marquis of Queensberry, and
the other one was unknow h to the plain-
tlfl. The former said: \
"Sit down.” I replied: “Lord Queens-
berry, I will not allow any one to talk that
way in my house. I suppose you have
come to apologize. Is it possible that you
accuse your son and me of unnatural prac-
tices?” He replied:
“I don't say it, but you look like it and
appear like it. ”
Counsel for the plaintiii then asked him
the court.
(the witness) about the man to whom he
had given £20 with which to pay his pas-'
sage to America. Witness said:
”The man told me he had been offered
£60 for the letter, and I advised him to im-
mediately accept it. But finally I gave
him the money in order to relieve his dis-
tress, and he gave me the letter.”
The document referred to was here pro-
duced in court and was handed to Justice
Collins. The letter referred to the ”rose
red lips” of Lord Alfred Douglas, and the
writer addressed him as “My Own Boy,”
and asked, “Why are you alone in Lon-
don?” The letter was signed, “With un-
dying love, Oscar. ”
Counsel in explaining this letter said
that it might seem extravagant to those
who were in the habit of writing commer-
cial letters; but, he added, it was more
poetry.
Wilde Cross Examined.
Interest in the case was heightened when
Sir Edward Clarke, upon finishing the di-
rect examination of his client, turned the
latterv‘o’ver to Mr. E. H. Carson, Q. 0., M.
P.. counsel forthe Marquis of Queensher-
ry, for cross examination. Mr. Carson be-
gan the presentation of the case for the
marquis by reading passages from “Dorian
Gray, ” one of Oscar Wilde’s novels of
modern life, to show that the author up—
held immoral practices, the plaintifi fol-
lowing counsel with a copy of the book
and laughingat Mr.‘ Carson’s insinuation.
Mr. Carson, addressing the plaintiff, asked:
“Do you think that the description of
Dorian Gray given on page 6 is a moral
one?”
“Yes,” replied Wilde, “just what an
artist would notice in a beautiful person-
ality.”
"Did you ever adore madly, as described
in ‘Dorian Gray,’ any person of the male
sex younger than yourself?” was Mr. Car~
son’s next question.
In reply Wilde said:
“I took the idea from ShakOSpeare’s
sonnets.”
During this portion of the proceedings
the Marquis of Queensberry followed his
counsel, with a. copy of “Dorian Gray” in
his hand, with seeming enjoyment.
Wilde testified to the fact that the man
to whom he gave £20, on receipt of the let-
ter in which he had referred to the “rose
red lips” of Lord Alfred Douglas, which
amount was used to pay his passage to
‘ America, was named Wood.
Undying Love For Lord Douglas.
Replying to other questions put to him
by, Mr. Carson, Wilde said that the letter
to Lord Alfred was “merely poetical,”
and he added that ho had “undying love”
for Lord Alfred, who, he claimed, was his
best friend. The witness denied having
mlsconductcd himself with Wood. The
latter, he added, was introduced to him by
Lord Alfred Douglas, who asked him to
befriend the man. Wilde and Wood, it was
also shown by the cross examination, ad-
dressed each other by their Christian
names.
It was also developed during the cross
examination of Wilde that in writing he
did not concern himself to produce moral-
ity or immorality. He had no purpose in
the matter and was concerned merely
with literature, beauty, wit and emotion.
He rarely thought if anything he wrote
-Was true—indeed he might say never in
regard to “Dorian Gray.”
Sir Edward Clarke objected to Mr. Car-
son cross examining his client on that nov-
el as it appeared in Lippincott’s Magazine
and not as it was published in England.
Wilde thereupon descended from the wit-
ness box and whispered a few words to his
counsel, after which Sir Edward Clarke
withdrew his objection.
“’ilde’s Efl‘orts to Be Smart.
The cross examination was very severe
and brought out the great differences in
the ages of Oscar Wilde and Lord Alfred
Douglas (the former was born in 1856 and
the latter in 1870), how the two had visit-
ed various towns togethcr, stopped at the
Savoy hotel together and how Lord Alfred
visited Wilde’s chambers in St. James
place, which the plaintiff maintains in ad.
dition to his house at 16 -Tite street, S. W.
Mr. Carson then drew out Wilde’s opin-
ions regarding literature in general, to
which line of cross examination the plain-
tiff made many smart responses in the
same line as in his plays.
”The interpretation of my Works does
not concern me,” said Wilde. “I do not
care tuppence for what the Philistines
think about me.” But Mr. Carson severe—
ly repressed the levity of the witness and
began the more serious phase of the cross
examination by questioning Wilde about
his intimacy with a newsboy, 18 years of
age, belonging to Worthing and brought
out the fact that Wilde took the boy to a
hotel at Brighton.
“Why did you seek the boy’s society?”
asked Mr. Carson. “Was it for an intel-
lectual treat?”
“Oh. he was a bright, careless, amusing
creature,” replied the witness. ,
Mr. Carson here produced a silver ciga-
rette case, a handsome silver mounted cane
and a book which Wilde admitted he had
presented to the newsboy referred to.
The cross examination then touched
upon Wilde’s relations with various boys
and men, and the questions put to the wit-
ness were so pointed as to be unprintable.
Wilde, however, emphatically denied
that he had done anything improper, but
he was troubled and confused under the
terrible cross examination he was subject—
ed to and frequently drank water. In fact,
he seemed ready to faint, and a chair was
placed inside the witness stand for his use.
Throughout the questioning of the plain-
tifi the Marquis of Queensberry stood fac-
ing him and did not take his eyes oil the
man, in the witness box.
The cross examination of Wilde was not
finished when the court adjournedfor the
day at 5 p. m. .
A large crowd of people assembled about
the Old Bailey in order to see Wilde? lcave
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