The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-04-05
UNFIT TO BE PRINTED.
The Pointed Questions That
We're Put to Oscar Wilde.
EXPOSING HIS HoRRIo VICES.


! London. April 4e--Tnsre was notable IN
terssf today Ia the Old Bailey In the TAX.
ting Of testimony 81 fhe suit for izsei
brought oy Osczr Wide against the
Marquis OF S1eeasberry. TIE audiences
@zz largely composed OF taNyers and re-
rorssFx~ There we're fvx notable persons
present The pisizisE arrived a; al early
hour and took q seat a: the table re-
ssryed for sollsltors. The Marquis OF
1oseusbegry entered few minutes Later.
backing jaanty and confident. Several
OF his frs1sids shook the DESCENDANTS na19
az he entered tae dock
DscAr Wide. upon rssanIng his place
on tie witness stand. admitted that he
had attended tea parties In me rooms OF
= man named TayloF. wnsnn we're artis-
,icssly furnished and In which perfumes
were burning zie denied. howesex. THAI
he had seen Taylor IN wom4n's costume.
Further questions by afr. Carson. counsel
for the Marquis % Q1eeasSerry, brought
forth the admission that Taylor iasro-
dace1 20 Wide fiys youths whom Wilde
gave money and took 10 restaurant The
plaintiff admitted that ne Was not aware
that one OF them as valet and anotAo-
q coach man, o. that Taylor had been ar
rested Ia a raid on the house IA Ftizroy
square.
Hade, In answer 70 questions. exhtb-
ifed confusioa end contEadlcted himself
frequently. lie also lost his temper Car
sen q questions were IN the ua1A plts4ess
and uapgintable- Garsoss cross-exaxnil-
alton OF the plaintiff was concluded al
noon, having lasted over SIX hours.
Sir Edward Clarke. leading counsel for
Wilde. then began ths examination Of bis
client BY putting ia certain letters Of the
Marquis OF Qaeensyerrg. IA which he
called upon mis- son, Lord Alfred Doug
lass ITO cease the infamous intimacy"
with the plaintiff. Ills "Esiood turned cold
at the sight of their Infamous faces"
lie added: II hear wil.e's wife viii pc
titIon for . divorce OF the grounds OF
unnatural crimes. IL you do not cease
90 let him disgrace Us. | shall feel iuEti-
Gesi In shooting him on sight" To this
letter Lord Alfred replied: What . funny
little man you are.
In the afternoon the crowd In the court
room was larger than ever. and the hall
stairs leading 20 1t we've sIiled ten deep
with wels-dress@d men waiting 10 enter.
Wilde kept the court waf.ag ten minutes.
for which he apolog.zed TO Judge Collins.
saying he had been consulting wsth his
doctor. After the production OF other
letters the case for the plaintiff was
closed. and Carson began his speech for
the defendant. Ii WAS terrtoiy denun-
ciatory OF Wilde. who left the court room
as soon as counsel for the defendant be-
gan TO speak Lord Alfred Douglass was
preaent In court a short time this morn
ing. but did not resurn In the afternoon.
The speech of Mr.. Carson for the de-
fonso lasted until court adjourned At S
p. m, ard was not finished. He review
ed the evidence point By point. denounced
Wilde. and said thai witnesses he would
produce would prove beyond any doubt
the guilt OF the plaintiff. Carson alinded
all n ~ ha -
Beerbohm Tree In forwarding 10 plaintiff
. copy of an anonymous letter handed 20
the English actor. whereapon Justice Col
lins said: There is no occasion To men
ton the name Of BeorhoAm Tree" Car
son. In reply remarked. "Sor should
do so. my lord. had IL not been that I
received . cable message from him to-
day asking that his connection with the
case be full yexplained" Every one
understands that AFR. Trees connection
with the case Is In every way honorable
and praiseworthy." said the justice In
conclusion.
Wide returned 20 sfie court room q few
minutes before adtournment. Among che
letters produced. addressed by the Mar
outs OF Queensperry TO his son. Lord AL
fred Douglass. was one saying Wilde
vas "A cur and coward OF the Rose
berry type"
HtNSl OF inc newspapers are printing
The testimony IN the suit almost verha-
tim. but the character or the testimony
Is such today that tho ST. James Ga
sette says; The nature OF the evidence
and The whole circumstances OF the case
prove to be OF snch character that we
rsnnot repeat It," IL also says; The
English public IL at hts present moment
involved in one Of those orgies OF hide
cency permitted by tho operations of open
law courts. and an enterprislng press"