The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-26
WILDE GETS TINE
SENTENCED TO TWO YEARS IN
PRISON AT HARD LABOR.
With Him Is Also Sentenced His Cpmpan-
ion, Alfred TayIor--Judge Disposed to
Leniency, but the Jury are Obdurate--
Prisoners Taken at Once to Newgate
and Thence to Pentonville, Where They
Serve Out Their Sentenccs--Marquis OF
Oueensbury and His Son Appear in Court
i'm the Matter of Their Street Fight.

London, May 25.-Counsel in the
Wilde case completed their arguments
today and the judge summoned up
His address was favorable to the de-
PENDANT, but the jury Notwithstanding
rendered a verdict of guilty, and SEN
tence of two years Imprisonment was
imposed.
Alfred Taylor, Wilde's associate, was
sentenced to two years Imprisonment
Both terms are at hard labor.
Immedia tely after the verdict was
rendered c. F. Gill, of counsel for the
prosecution, said to a reporter of the
Associated Press: 81 am somewhat sur
prised at the verdict myself, not that
doubted Wilde's guilt, but l thought
that surely one member of the jury
would stand out
When Mr.. William Gill was asked if
there was any change of new trial
he replied: NO indeed, it is now dis
posed of for good, thank Heaven"
Mr.. Travers Humphrey, of counsel
for Wilde, also told the reporter that a
verdict was a surprise TO him. He said
1.-The sentence is for two years on all
the counts of the indictment and not on
each count separately. Now that they
have hit their man l am certain that
his health will break down and possibly
the authorities will entertain the idea
of a pardon
Sir Edward Clarke, leading counsel
for Wilde, applied to Justice Willis to
postpone passing sentence upon his
client until the next session of the CEN
trail criminal court (Old Bailey but the
judge refused to do so.
Oscar Wilde and Taylor were. after
the conclusion of the trial, conveyed
without delay to the Newgate jail
where they waited until warrants were
signed for their detention. Both men
We're then conveyed in the prison van
to Pentonville. where they will serve
out their senteceS unless a pardon
should be granted or they should be
transferred to another prison before
the expiration of their sentences.
The marquis of Queensberry and his
elder son, Lord Douglas of Hawick, ap-
peared in court today to answer fol
their street fracaS yesterday. 1t proves
not TO be the Douglas who was Oscar
Wilde's companion, that assaulted his
father. but his elder son. Lord Douglas
showed a very black eye as the result
OF the encounter, but the marquis, who
wore fresh buttonniere, did not have
a mark.
They We're arraigned on acharge al
disorderly conduct and fighting on the
street. The marquis said that his sOr
was the aggressOr, having first assault
ed him. and that he only struck back
in self-defense.
Lord Douglas of Hawick said he mere
ly desired his fathers assurance that
he would cease writing Objectionable
letters to his (Hawick's) wife revilina
her husband. Lord Douglas lawyer
wished to read the letters in question
but the magistrate would not allow it
The marquis admitted that he had
offered to fight his son at anytime oil
anywhere, for $4,000. The two mer
We're put under $500 each to keep the
peace. A great crowd outside the police
station cheered the marquis as he drove
away in a cab. and as earnestl Missed
and hooted Lord Douglas as he took his
departure