The Washington times., 1895-04-07
Bail REFUSED FOR WILDE.
Must Remain Locked Up in a
Bow Street Station Cell.
CROWDS ATTEND THE TRIAL
Damaging Testimony Given by Several Of
the Boys Who Were Enticed to His own
Home While His Family Was Away
Denials Made by the Family of the
Marquis of Qussnsberry.

London, April 6.-Oscar Wilde had a
preliminary hearing in the Bow street police
court to-day and wilI remain locked up until
comes up again.
Sir John Bridge, the magistrate, refused
bail. saying 1T is not a case for bail
at ALL"
The court room was crowded when the
trial began. Wilde was brought from his
cell and when ne reached the prisoners
dock. bowed to Sir John Bridge, folded his
arms. and leaned on the rail OF the dock in
the same insoIent manner he displayed while
on the witness stand in Che sold Bailey"
Mr.. @. f. Gill acted as prosecutor for the
treasury department.. He related how, in
1898. when Wilde was sta ying at the Savoy
Hotel, Alfred Taylor, who was arrested
to-day, acting as agent for Wilde, induced
4 Charles Parker to visit Wilde and con-
sent TO his leadership in crime.
A few minutes later Taylor was brought
into court and placed in the dock beside
Wilde, who nodded TO him.
THE FIRST WITNESS.
Parker was then examined aud related at
length, giving the most minute details, his
intimacy with Wilde
While Parker was giving this testimony
Wilde moved restesSly in the dock and
passed his hands across his face.
Parker was deadly pale when conolud-
ing his testimony, and asked TO be allowed
TO take seat, as he was not feeling
we'll
4 Mrs. Grant was then called as a witness.
She said she let rooms TO Taylor, who was
visited by number OF young men from
sixteen years Old and upward.
Mrs. Grant was then asked if she could
identify Wide as a visitor TO Taylor's
rooms. She replied that she could not
Tbereupo Sir John Bridge said brusquely:
''WiIde, stand up
Wide arose, but the W witness was still
unable TO recognize him. But replying
to eounsel's questions she said that she
remembered Taylor addressed one visitor
as Oscar"
Replying TO further questions Mrs. Grant
said that TaylOr's rooms were Well fur
nished and highly perfumed. Taylor,
she added. dressed c fem insteiy.
The witness also said that boys had
stayed all night with him. Before Taylor
left Mrs Grants rooms sergeant OF
police once went 10 his apartments ard
secretly watched Taylor's proceedings
AT wILDE's OWN HOME.
Alfred Woods, slim, nice looking youth,
was then called 10 the stand. He testt-
fled that Taylor introduced him 10 Wilde
in January, 1898, and that he, the witness,
committed indecencies at " ilde's own house
while the latter's family was at Torquay.
The witness added that he was int0xi-
Gated at the time, as Wilde had previously
given him champagne, whisky, and hook.
Continuing, Woods said that Wilde after
Tr-.f rf1c fF-3V n II a
watch and chain.
Sidney Mover. goodiooking youth, fol-
lowed Woods upon the witness stand He
testified that he met Wilde and Lord Al
fred Douglass At Tay yIor's rooms
A Masseur at the Savoy Hotel testified
that he once saw a youth between sixteen
and eighteen years OF age in Wilde's bed
room
Willie Wilde, Oscar w1de's brother,
entered the court room at this stage OF the
proceedings and listened to the remainder
OF the evidence from the back Of the room.
A chambemaid of the Savoy Hotel
gave similar testimony.
The Rev. Archibald Douglas, brother
OF the Marquis of Queensberry, has written
a letter saying that the statement cred
tied to Lord Douglas, OF Hawick, eldest
son of the Marquis, to the effect that
every member OF the family OF the Marquis
of Queensberry except the latter, dis
DetleVe absolutely anu enuIeiy ali Tie
charges made against Oscar Wilde, is un-
authorized by his mother, his sister, or
himself.
The Rev. Archibald Douglas adds:
I'VE certainly believe the charges made
against Wilde"
Taylor when arrested to-day preserved
his eheefuI demeanor, and asked the de-
tective who took bim into custody what
his sentence was likely to be. 1t is said |
that another sensational arrest lis proba- |
bic before Thursday next, the day when |
Oscar Wilde VIII be brought up at Bow |
Street police court on remand.
The Marquis OF Queensbery has author !
lied denial of the story that he had writ
ten to Oscar Wilde after the trial, saying:
IF the country allows you to leave, all |
the better for the country, but if You take
my son with you L shall follow you where |
ever you go and shoot you"