The herald., 1895-04-07
The Scandal Growing Out of the
Wilde Case
THE PEOPLE ALL TALKING
A Woman Burned TO Death By Her
Husband in Ireland
aoyements OF William Waldorf Aston --Old
Plays to Be Revived by Henry Irving
Doings on the Stage.


next witness. She gave the name OF Mrs.
Grant and said she let rooms to Taylor
when he was visited by young men. Mrs.
Grant was asked to state the ages OF the
young men. She replied that they were
Is and upwards. Mrs. Grant was then
asked If she could identity Wilde as visit
ing Taylor's rooms. She replied she could
not. Thereupon Sir John Bridges said
quietly: "Wilde stand up" Wilde arose,
but the witness was unable to recognize
him, but replying to counsel's questions,
said she remembered Taylor addressed
one of the visitors as Oscar. " Mrs. Grant
said Taylors rooms were furnished well
and highly perfumed. Taylor. she added,
dressed effeminately. The witness also
said the boys stayed all night with him.
Before Taylor left Mrs. Grants room, the
sergeant of.polce went to his apartment
and secretly watched Taylor's proceed
ings. Sir John Bridges asked Taylor if
he desired TO ask witness any questions.
The prisoner replied, Not yet"
Alfred Woods, a nice looking young
man, was then called to the stand. He
testifi that Taylor introduced him to
Wilde in 1890, and he committed indecen-
cies at Wilde's own home while the lat
ters family was away. The witness added
that he was intoxicated at the time as
Wilde had previously given him cham
pagne and whisky. Continuing, Woods
said Wilde afterwards gave him great
deal OF money and watch and chain.
The witness also said that soon after he
told Taylor he wanted to get away from
Wilde and people like him. Counsel in
terrupted and said; LET US deal with the
case of Wilde, but / believe there were
other people at the gatherings.
Sir Archibald Douglass, brother OF the
n I1la rrrTf ffara Islrf
saving that the statement credited to Lord
Douglass of Hawick, eldest son OF the
MARQUIS, published in an interview in the
Leader today to the effect that every
mem Der of the family of the Marquis OF
Queensberry except the latter dlsbelleve
absolutely and entirely all the charges
made against Oscar Wilde. is unauthor-
lied by his mother, his sister or himself.
Sir Archibald Douglass adds:
1--WE certainly believe the charges made
Taylorf;was arrested today and pre-
served his cheerful demeanor, and asked
the detee5ive who took him into custody
what the sentence was likely to be.
The Sun of this city says that another
sensational arrest is possible before Thurs
day next, the day when Oscar Wilde will
be brought TO Bow street police court on
remand.
The MARQUIS of Queensberry has author
truth in the story cabled to the United
Press that ne had written to Oscar Wilde
after the trial, saying:
eff the country allows you to leave,
all the better for the country; but if you
take my son with you | shall follow you
wherever you go and shoot you.'
LONDON, April 6.-With the Wilde
Queensberry and Russell VS. Russell cases
in the courts. the burning to death of
woman in Ireland under extraordinary
circumstances by her husband and other
relatives Oh the ground that she was be-
witched, the shooting of girl by her
lover, one would have thought that the
English press had enough to do in correct
ing it's own morals this week
But these events have not disturbed the
usual self-sufficienct tendency to lecture
the United States. The Daily News and
other newspapers attribute the result OF
the Chicago election entirely to the work
of Messrs, Stead and Burns.
Naturally the Wilde disclosures con-
tinued to be the absorbing topic of con-
versation at the clubs, etc. The stand
taken by the st. James Gazette in refus
ing to PRINT the details OF the case IS at
tracing much attention and the paper
has been deIuged with letters Of approba-
ton. The actionof the ST. James Gazette
is likely to prove good stroke OF busi-
ness for the proprietors of that publica-
tion.
On Thursday last, the second day of the
trial, in place of the usual news placards
which ali news boys display, the placard
of the st. James Gazette was
"The only paper in London with no
details of the Wilde case.
Mr.. Edward NJ. Larson, &C, MP,
who so ably and relentlessly conducted
the case for the Marquis of Queensberry,
was classmate Of Oscar Wilde at Trinity
college, Dublin. The presiding judge,
Justice Collins, is an lrlShman.
Wilde has been making immense sum S
of money lately out of his plays and
books. His plays are now running at two
London theaters and many companies are
playing them in the provinces, Of course
in the future no one will accept his plays.
Mr.. George Alexander. proprietor and
manager of the st. James theater, stated
last night that If it were not for the fact
that the withdrawal of Wildes play, The
Importance of Being in Earnest, would
throw 120 persons out of employment, he
would at once stop it, Therefore, unless
the theater-going public manifests its dis
pleasure of the author by refusing to wit
ness his works, the play at the St. james
will be continued as usual. Another Of
Wilde's plays. which is now running al
the Haymarket theater, will after thi:
week be transferred to the Criterion. The
authors name, in both cases. will bt
omitted from the bills and advertisement,
in future.
sThe mining market has been excited BY
a telegram from the Earl of Fingal an
nouncing the collapse of the Londonderry
gold mine, in which Colonel North, the
nitrate king" is interested. The pc
culiar part of the affair is that insiders
have been selling heavily for several days
The decline represents loss OF $3, 500, 00
to the shareholders.
The movements and concerns of Mr.
William Waldorf Astor have not beer
such common property in London al
Londoners would like. Mr.. Astor hal
built himself for an office gem of a build
ing on the En- bankment which sports
resplendent gilded weather vane in th,
form of an oldtime ship similar to thos,
in which Hendrikl Hudson first passed the
Narrows. But beyond these externals
the possession of Cliveden and the Pal
Mall publications. London does not know
anything like sufficient to satisfy Londor
curiosity.
The Pail Mall Budget has ceased to be-
notwith standing that it was paying it
way and Mr.. Astor had number Of offer.
to purchase it. All of these were refused
and the reason assigned by the press i,
that the Budget was the late MIS-. Astor'.
fayorite paper and its appearance was
painful to the family
Sir Augustus Harris will have an Easter
opera season at Drury Lane. The operas
will be given in English and popular
prices will prevail, the stalls being 81 IS
A start will be made with Bohemian
Girl, which will be followed by Faust
Carmen, Cavalleria and other operas
t.f.s