The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-07
WILDE IN A CELL.
Ban Refused and He Is Apt to Get
"a Term in Jail.

Term in Jail.
London, April 6.-Oscar Wilde's friend
Taylor was arrested and taken to the Bow
street police station this morning. Oscar
Wilde was arraigned before a magistrate
this morning charged with melting young
men to commit foul crime and also with
having actually committed the crime him
self
While Wilde was arraigned I'm the Bow
street police court this morning Alfred
Taylor was also placed in the prisoners
dock, charged with being accessory to
Wilde's crimes. AS Taylor stepped into
the dock Wilde, smilingly, recognized him.
Taylor is a man of medium size with
sharp features and fair complexion.
Charles Parker, 10 years of ago, was the
first witness examined. He gave in detail
particulars of his introduction to Wilde by
Taylor, and stated that the latter said
Wilde was good for money" Parker tes-
titled that he had frequently dined with
Wilde at various restaurants and detailed
the conversation between them on these
occasions. He also told of visits to the
Savoy hotel with Wilde and of meeting
Wilde at his chambers in st. James place.
He made frequent visits to the latter place.
Parker described the conduct Of himself
and Wide at these meetings and swore
that he had received money and other
presents upon almost every occasion.
The story told by Parker. If true, proves
the case Of the treasury against Wilde.
Wilde and Taylor We're remanded in Gus
tody. A request was made that the priso-
ners be admitted to bail, but bail was re-
fused.
Archibald Edward Douglass, brother Of
the Marquis Of Queensberry has written
a letter repudiating the statement made
by Lord Douglas of Hawaick to the ef-
feet that no member of the family except
his father believes the charges against
Wilde. In refutation of this statement,
the writer Of the letter says: MY moth
err my sister and myself believe the alle-
cations made against Oscar Wilde"
Although Oscar Wilde is languishing in
jail as a criminal without bail, on a helm
Gus charge, he still has a number of in
huential friends, who are jealous on his
defense, Notwithstanding they are inti-
mate enough with him to know most of
the secrets of his private life. Lord Doug
las of Hawick, second and eldest son of
the Marquis of Queensberry, is one of
these. He is altogether the manifest
looking of the family. Before the death
of his elder brother Viscount Drumlan-
Gig, he was well and favorably known
as plain Percy Douglas. He has an un-
smirched reputation and entirely differs
in every respect from his eliminate
next youngest brother, Lord Alfred Doug
las. Since his return from Australia, last
fall, Lord Douglas of Hawick has been
an almost constant associate of Oscar
Wilde. In an interview this afternoon he
said that every one in his family, except
ing his father, has refused to believe the
accusations against Wilde. He himself,
he said, was willing at any time to go
upon the witness stand in Wides behalf
and he was vehement in his denunciation
of Wilde's counsel for having withdrawn
the suit.
The charge against Wilde is being pros
ecuted under teh criminal law amendment
act which classes the offense as a misde-
melanor. The maximum penlaty is two
years for each conviction. Until
1884. when the law was mod
flied, the penalty for the offense was
death One thing is certain, however,
that no matter what may be the outcome
of the case whether Wilde goes free or
is sent to prison, the death kneil of
Wilde has been rung and the corpse is
prepared for burial. The Virulent plays
of Wilde and the cognate productions,
1.-The Second Mrs. Tanqueray' and "The
Notorious Mrs. Ebbsmith," which are
now called "pinerotic," are doomed and
there Is a strong reaction toward n
healthier treatment of stage representa-
tion, while the current decadent literature
will also get a back set.
New York, April 6.-A1anager Frohman
announces that oscar Wilde's play, IAN
Ideal Husband" viii be withdrawn from
the Lyceum theater after this week.