The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-04-06

London, April 5.-The jury IN the
case Of Oscar Wilde against the Mar
quis of Queensbury found the plea Of
justification submitted 10y the Marquis
of Queensbury was proper and the
marquis was discharged from custody.
The verdict was received with loud
applause from the spectators, which
the judge did not check.
Before 10 o'clock today every avail
able foot of space in the Old Bailey
court rooom was filed with Spectators
armed with newspapers and packages
OF sandwiches and otherwise ready to
spend the day in court in the MOST
comfortable manner possible.
Wilde Was Absent.
The marquis at 1920 entered the
court, looking calm and confident OF
the result. Promptly at 1880 Justice
Coils entered and court was opened.
Oscar Wilde, however, was absent
Edward NJ. Carson. Q. c.. leading
counsel for the defense, resumed his
speech, which was not concluded yes
terday when court adjourned. Carson
said he hoped he had demonstrated
that the marquis was juS'uif1ed IN
bringing to a climax in the way he
did the connection between his son,
Lord Alfred Douglass, and Wilde.
Continuing, counsel said he now APP
preached a more painful duty. Ic
would be his task to call several
young men. who would tell their own
tales and who would show that the
man Taylor, frequently referred TO
during the proceedings. was Wtlde's
procurer It was no wonder the Mar
oufs of QueenSbury protested against
the intimacy between his son and
Wilde. The wonder is, counsel said,
that this man had been so long toler-
ated in London society. W1lde's con-
duct regarding the boy at WoTthlng.
continued Carson, was an instance OF
his disgusting audacity He picked up
thjs hoy on the Sier and introduced
him to his family. dressed him up as
a gentleman and put public school
colors in his hat.
The Case Withdrawn.
Carson was continuing his terrible
Recommendation of Oscar Wilde, When
Sir Edward Clarke and others OF
Wilde,s counsel left the court room for
consultation. They soon returned, ana
Sir Edward asked for permission TO
interrupt the proceedings. Then. amid
the most impressive silence, the Leading
counsel for plaintiff announced the
of the case on behalf OF his
client. The chief concern Of Sir Ed
ward Clarke seemed to be his desire
to justify himself in undertaking the
case for Wilde. He said that after
with his client who, by the
way, was in the room to which his
counsel adjourned and who left the
building hurriedly when Sir Edward
Clarke began his statement. he asked
to withdraw the suit and on Wilde's
behalf submit to a verdict for the mar
quis of Queensberry of not guilty in
regard to the words Posing as a"
view of the extracts which had been
read in court from Wilde's novel of
moral social life, Dora Gray" and
from a magazine. the Chameleon.
Carson here interposed, saying that
if there was to be verdict of not
guilty, it also involved a verdict Of
Justification, as the case of his client
must succeed upon that plea.
The Marquis Goes Free.
Justice Collins said as to the jury
putting any limits on their verdict that
the words Posing as a" were
either justified or not justified; if the
jury consented to the course suggested
and were to return a verdict of not
guilty, they were also to find the justi-
fcation set up by the defense was true
in substance and in fact and the words
com planned of were published for the
public benefit. The jurymen consulted
together moment and then, without
leaving their seats. returned a verdict
as directed by Judge Collins, namely.
that the marquis of Queensberry was
not guilty of libel, and that the words
he had written on the card which
formed the basis of the suit were pub
lished in the interest of the public.
The verdict was received with loud
applause in court and Justice Collins
made no attempt TO check it. The
of Queensberry was then dis
charged from custody and left the
court triumphant, smiling and sur
rounded by his friends. The defense.
1t appears. had long array of wit
nesses on hand, including walters in
the hotels OF Paris, London and other
cities.
Oscar Explains.
oscar Wilde was arrested at Cardo
gan hotel He has written a note to
the newspapers. in which he says:
ut was not possible to prove nv case
without putting Lord Alfrad Douglass
in the witness-box against his father
Lord Alfred was extremely anxious to
go into the box, but would not allow
IL 1S0tACl IAletu PUT 1ilIl III Sucn a
painful position 1 determined to retire
from the case and bear upon my own
shoulders whatever shame and igno-
miny might result from my prosecution
of the Marquis of Queensbury.
The authorities are reticent as tn
what course will be pursued, but TODAY
an application was made at Bow street
police court for warrant for the ar.
rest of Wilde, and the magistrate
granted the application.
Wilde spent several hours in COM
pany with Lord Alfred Douglass at
Hotel Born. His brougham was wait
ing in front of the hotel. Early in the
afternoon Lord Alfred drove to the
bank, cashed check and returned 10
the hotel. Soon after both Wilde and
Hired drove AWAY. Wilde WAS arras.