San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-04-05
OSCAR WILDE GUILTY.
he Hurriedly Withdraws His Suit
and Leaves the Court Room.

He Hurriedly Withdraws HIS Suit
and Leaves the Court Room.
LONDON, April 1.-The jury in
the case Of Oscar Wilde against
the Marquis OF Queensbury, found
the plea OF justification submitted
by the Marquis proven, and the
Marquis was discharged from GUS
tody.
The verdict was received with
loud applause from the court,
which the Judge did not check.
A warrant for the arrest Of Oscar
Wilde will, it is expected, be
promptly applied for. Copies OF
the testimony Of the trial have
been furnished the public prose
cutor.
FURTHER PARTICULARS.
LONDON, April 1.-The suit OF
Oscar Wilde against the Marquis
OF Queensbury, came to a sudden
and unexpected termination today.
Sir Edward Clarke, leading counsel
for the plaintiff, asked permission
on behalf of his client to withdraw
the suit and submit to a verdict OF
not guilty in regard to the worls,
"Posing as a." written by the
Marquis of Queensbury on a card
left by the Marquis, at the Abe
marie club for Wilde, and which
card formed the outward basis of
the suit. The jury, under iustruc-
tion from Justice Collins, returned
verdict of not guilty, coupled
with the statement that the justifi-
cation set up as defense by the
Marquis OF Queensbury was true
in substance and in fact, and that
the statement complained Of was
published for the public good.
Oscar Wilde was not present
when the court opened and
Edward NJ. Carson, the lead
ing counsel for the defense, re-
sumed his speech, which was not
concluded yesterday when court
adjourned. Carson said he hoped
he had demonstrated that the
Marquis was justified in bringing
to a climax in the way he did, the
connection between his son, Lord
Douglas and Wilde. Continuing
the counsel said it would be his
task to call several young men,
who would show that the
man Taylor, so frequently referred
to during the proceedings, was
Wilde's procurer. 1t now seems
that the Marquis OF Queensbury
protested against the intimacy be-
tween his son and Wilde. The
wonder is, the counsel said, that
this may have been so long tOlerat-
ed in London society.
Carson was continuing his terri
BILE denunciation of Wilde when
Clarke and others OF Wilde's coun-
sci left the room for a consultation.
They soon returned and Sir
Edward asked for permission
to interrupt the proceedings.
Then, amid a most impress
sive silence, the leading counsel
for the plaintiff announced the
withdrawal OF the case on behalf OF
his client. The chief concern Of
Sir Edward Clark seemed to be his
desire to Justify himself in under
taking the case for Wilde. He
said, after consulting with his
client, who, by the way, was in the
room to which his counsel adj
journed, and who left the building
quickly when Sir Edward began his
statement, that he asked to with
draw the suit on Wilde's behalf
and submit to a verdict Of not
guilty in regard to the words, "pos-
ing as -" Justice Collins said,
as to the jury putting any limit on
their verdict that the words, "pos-
ing as -" were either justified
or not justified. If the jury con-
sented to the course sug-
gested and were to return a
verdict Of not guilty, they
were also to find that the justifica-
ton set up to by the defense was
true in substance and in fact and
that the words complained Of were
published for the public benefit.
The jury then consulted together
for a moment and then without
leaving their seats, returned the
verdict as directed by the Justice.