The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-04-03
WILDE ON TRIAL.
The Playright's Suit Against
Lord QueensbsTry Fertile
in Revelations.
THE MARQUIS CHARGES DENIED
But Admissions Made Of a Total
Lack of Literary Conscience
A Prose Sonnet.
The MARQUIS CHARGES DENIED

Criminal Court Old Barley, was densely
packed with people hong before the hour
of opening, 1890 A. NJ, today, the at
traction being the trial of the action
of Oscar Wilde against the Marquis of
Queenefberry for libel. Justice Collins
took his seat on the bench promptly at
1880. and the case was called. The prose-
crib-on was conducted by Sir Edward
Clarke, @. c., M. p, and the Marquis of
Queensberry was defended by Mr.. Ed
ward H. Carson, @. c.. NJ. P. Lawyer
Besley watched the proceedings on be-
half of Lord Douglas, of HaIwick.
Oscar Wilde. wearing light blue over
coat, entered the court room in COM
pany with his solicitor Mr.. Humphreys.
He resolutely maintained an air of un-
concern, despite the fact that everybody
was staring at him. and took seat in
front of Sir Edward Clarke.
The Marquis of Queensberry entered the
dock. and, in answer to the usual ques-
tions, pleaded not guilty. adding that the
so-called libel was true and had been
made known in the interest of public
mortality.
OPENING THE CASE.
Sir Edward Clarke. in opening the
case, reviewed the evidence taken in the
Police Court. dwelling upon the writing
on the card which constituted the Ebel
mr., yTri15s ,,aa 49,, ,1aat,7., i,,,,,,o,.sf,,
MI Wilde had oeen posing ihliilofai-y.
not charged that there was any actual
- e.,,s.Ti+,, - 49, o,,,-
sisted in the fact that the libels COM
p1ained of had extended over long
ra,,od of t3,,,a yrsha Ma ro,,is of oueens-
H,,o nd hol ok
perry, Slf Toward salo' hao aiso az
,,,,,,,har o,f e,antla.nen m engage with him
=, - fsor,oe sova,,ad .
IN series OF grave olieiices. 9ssei'ai u
these gealileanen would be called to deny
,,,,.a t,,Ja,. .ba Ma,o,,ss raio,ht saw on GROSS
We - :. .ne '-''- N-'
sAInlaasa0,, at nb1s nnn4 +se Maro,,,s. who. with
clandhea fsts sat slarmg ait Mr.. Wilde.
80 ..'s,,e'r, - ,,,4a,o,sl
nl3ae lIloveHlelt as ul9u1, ne ,Ste1,
would have done 50 had it not been for
tine persons between them
sir Edward, continuing said sa d. That at Mr: sEa
Queensberry family until 1890, when he
learned that offensive statements were
being made aganst, him by 1al1 man IN named faed
some letters written by Ms-ss-rlde to
Lord AIRED Douglas; Woos'-> to
return these letters for money ana al
Mr.. Wilde paid his fare TO America.
Later Mr.. Wilde learned that two men
named Kneby and Ailen ayao pretendea 70
letters, but Mr.: Wide refused TO pur-
chase them Mr; w M1lde, ~ ,,sds ae sala, Ist ae
travagart letter to Lord Alfred Doug4aS'
in answer to a poem the latter haa VIII VIII
IN this letter. the jqry must s5a rake q; sEdS tnto
as described S15ae this 0fea letter as prose SON
net" T. ,saa SIR Edward said. the Marquis
of Queensberry openly l1beled Mr. Wide
in the latters own house and was shown
the door in the presence Of the servants 15bs
aTlnoyance was aggravated by the be-
lhavtor Of the Marq!1ls of Queenssnerryt Ct
on the first ligsh55t Of Il the production OF
The letter is15-1 WHICH MI ii Wide had writ
seIion. fsn to Lord Alfred Douglas was read as
INV dear boy:-Your sonnet is quite
lovely. sour roseleaf lips seem made
tba n iTos madness Of kisses. Your slim. guilt
soul walks between poetry and passion.
' / know s't.fa that Hyacinthus, who was loved
AZ my you az eo ~ to SslisnurV? Do YOU sleep
ho ,n tbe gou grav I - twilight Of Gothic things?
Come ne, mere b,,ev wRsneyer firsf you nAe pu'
20 the i7eits Marauts. s. Sir Edward Clarke said
-, I, = 40 olTaI Mr. w ISa rasnecttng his
innrian INV Czrev,, and his articles in the
.46%oaa,aa1aoni 1odaaa1 whicb If is aileged tina;
lsafisbad In the interests and for tins
ne Ruplisneo Roe ~ r. i,on,,ra1 .,1n nractices.
furthefaheS ~ III lIIiiiTt TcnIFTES ;e1 r.
1.,,, " AI1d1E LIE ,an ~ caiied ~ tbe stand
MT hue vas tiieH i4i SoitS 1!Ats ~ 49, q, Ys1fix
ana detaSilea ms reia aetoii9 "1't-
OF the 111a;5 M;araatts. "a +b,t wt1od nyo
MI Mr, tsraa M,Sae 1elfers uu5icn ft we're of n
importance: AasSl'S1aS svoo,, WI W he gays
a strong aPpead j,,f dfoan n ", hn,eggfca
him tl5 with Wnlcn ~ ~ ~ ld,ay o.
Later Aasn piYaSMs I'M to rs1snb IVY bsd been
one OF tnese leussgS, wT,.sn Tna ssis,, dai
sent TO NE snc Beea'eodiiii .,t Mr. WrSSSe
nlandeg tso TOT a rme nS,,Isaa ~ NAV tf9e
Iaug,neu al ,,.a1 Halli' ha hao bsI never himself
receivea IA; a. III miue45 az 3oJ " 4idan he had
prose Wrlongs. ,d5iea ae eqaa ~ sano sbodv Else
better sell the leuser N 81 bsSf ,ysr.
Subsequently ne gaze eai aa Z bad luii bs1da
eign for hlmselI. MT. nrss "a aAd - ii'1lsue ~
him lW-Ias, Wilsa, s,a II, M wiiSa
copy OF le2seI Wnota az " a,,Isa,y "a II.
Wihen the MaT9uS 1881 % Vy2.s
@ oMsn esnsr ,lns ne fna Se sosis Of apoogizin
ntshed rooms for L4ord AitTeo Dousaas, aans
Wilde ASKED pne Maaaolgi ,s,.sa i,,,sed ~ ul ere
upon the Marquis rspMea ;-hgu ,ri45 @ 14ok so9 1
and If l eyer eNScn wy "loli n.s so-
again, & Vii tnrasn ., you. ss.sd ba r..
Ag T = W5aei t'be iaSolla Sonili9.Is .I don't know the
Queensberry rtMss. put une oSSar Ts ga-, ssfIls
rules are short ana a. slgne ,l, ,e de sTo
Gus. You are trying to ruin your a,a s9i