The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-04-07

restaurant. After this dinner Wilde an
nounced to Taylor. who was also present.
that Charles Parker was the boy for him.
aud he took the latter to the Savoy hotel,
where he committed a crime.
Parker was called to the stand, but the
proceedings were interrupted by an Of
fetal announcing that Taylor had been
arrested. A few moments later Taylor
was brought into court and placed In the
dock beside Wilde, who nodded to him.
Parker gave the most minute details OF
his intimacy with Wilde. He testified
that he visited Wilde at the Savoy hotel,
at Albemarle, at Wilde's chambers, and
at other addresses almost daily.
While Parker was giving this testimony
Wilde moved restlessly in the dock and
passed his hands across his face. Parker
added that he was arrested with Taylor in
a raid in 1894 on n house in Fitzroy square
but claimed that he since abandoned his
evil life.
Counsel for Wilde asked leave to post
pone the cross-examination of Parker, as
the evidence had taken them by surprise.
Parker was then bound over to testify ot
the trial of Wilde, which is to take place
in the Old Bailey.
The woman previously referred to rs
having entered the court room early this
morning was the next witness. She gave
her name as Mrs. Grant, and said sho had
let rooms to Taylor who, she added. was
visited by young men. Mrs. Grant was
asked to state the ages of the young mon.
She replied that they were Is years and
upwards. Mrs. Grant was then asked IL
she could identify Wilde as o visitor to
Taylor's rooms. She replied she could
not. Thereupon Sir John Bridges said
quietly, "Wilde, stand up" Wilde arose,
but the witness was still unable to recog-
nize him. but replying to the counseps
question said she remembered that Tay-
| lor had addressed one visitor as Oscar
Mrs. Grant said Taylor's rooms we're
furnished well, and highly perfumed.
| Taylor, she added, dressed effeminateiy.
The witness also said that boys stayed all
night with him. Before Taylor left Mrs.
Grants room, a sergeant police once went
| to his apartments and secretly watched
Taylor's proceedings.
SIR John Bridges asked Taylor IL he de-
sired to ask the witness any questions.
The prisoner replied: mot yet"
Alfred Woods, nice looking young
man, was then called to the stand. lie
testified that Taylor introduced him &c
Wilde in 1898. and he committed inde-
cencies at Wilde's own house while the
latter's family was away. The witness
added that he was intoxicated at the time
| as Wilde had previously given him cham
pagne, whiskey and hook.
| Continuing, Woods said Wilde after
wards gave him a great deal of money and
watch and chain. The witness also said
that soon after he told Taylor he wanted
to "get away from Wilde and people like
him."
The counsel, interrupting, said, LET us
deal with the case of Wilde alone, but
believe there were other people at the
gatherings"
The witness added, ''yes, one or two oi
them have left the country" The wit
ness added that Taylor had told Wilde,
he, witness, wanted to GO to America,
whereupon Wilde asked TO have certain
letters returned to him. When he re-
ceived these letters Wilde gave witness
e35. The witness, Woods, then went to
America.
Sidney Hoover, a good looking youth,
followed Woods upon the witness stand.
He testified that he met Wilde and Lord
Alfred Douglass at Taylor's rooms
Hoover admitted staying with Taylor, but
not with Wilde. A masseur at the Savoy
testified he once saw youth between 1e
|
Oscar Wilde'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. After a
chambermaid in the Savoy hotel had
given some evidence similar to that OF
the masseur, Sir John Bridge remanded
Wilde until next Thursday. The counsel
asked that Wilde be released on bail, but
the magistrate declined to do So The
counsel persisted, saying he could offel
substantial bail. but Sir John Bridges re-
piled ut is not a case for bail at ALL"
LONDON, April 6.-Rev. Archibald Doug
lass, brother of the Marquis of Queens
bury, has written a letter, saying that til,
statement credited to Lord Douglass O
Hawick, eldest son of the marquis, pub
lished in an interview in the Leader to-day
to the effect that every member of tn,
family of tho Marquis of Queensbury, ex
cept the latter, disbelieves absolutely ant
entirely all the charges made agains
Oscar Wilde, is unauthorized by hi
mother, his sister or himself. The Rev
Archibald Douglass adds: "We certainl,
believe the charges made against Wilde
Taylor was arrested to-day and preserves
his cheerful demeanor and asked the de
tective who took him into custody wha
the sentence was likely to be. The SUI
of this city says that another sensationa
arrest is possible before Thursday next
the day when Oscar Wilde will be brough
to Bow street police court.
New YORK. April 6.-Manager Frohem
of the Lyceum Theater, announces tha
| after this week he will Withdraw Osca
WIlde's play, IAN Ideal Husband nov
running at his house.