The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-03

London, March 2-The marquis of
| Queensberry was remanded on bail at
the Marlborough street police court
today charged with Hbeling Oscar
Wilde. 1t appears that the marquis
left with a porter at the Albmarle club
| a card on which was written an often
sive remark referring to Oscar Wilde.
a lawyer who appeared on behalf Of
Mr.. Wilde said that the latter, who
was On affectionate terms with his
wife and child, had been the object of
a system of the most cruel persecution
at the hands Of the marquis Of Queens
berry during the last ten months. Ow-
ing to the situation of affairs in the
family of the marquis of Queensberry,
Mr. Wilde was most unwilling to take
steps toward criminally prosecuting
the marquis. But he had been so fear
FULLY prosecuted that matters had now
reached a climax and he was obliged
in self protection to take this action.
Oscar Wilde and his wife are both
members OF the Albemarle club, and on
February %, it appears, one of the
nail porters handed Mr.. Wilde a. card
which the marquis of Quuesberry had
left for him. Written on the card were
Ihree most offensive and indecent
words, implying that Mr.. Wilde was
Souteneur and addicted to unnatural
vices. This card had been lying in the
club ten days before Mr.. Wilde receiv-
ed it. Counsel for Mr.. Wilde added
that after a couple of witnesses had
been heard he would ask that the case
be adjourned for a week, when the
whole matter would be gone into, as Mr.
Wide did not propose to rest the case
simply on the question of the libel re-
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other cases which had occurred before
Feb 1S, and after they had been inves-
tiSated counsel would ask the magis-
trate TO commit the marquis of Queens
berry TO prison.
ne hall porter then testified to re-
ceiving the card and an inspector of
police deposed to having arrested the
marquis at o'clock this morning in
Carriers hotel, Dover street. The in
spector said that when he read the
warrant to the marquis the latter re-
piled that he thought that in such cases
proceedings were generally taken by
summons, but he supposed it was all
right and asked the inspector to tell
him the date when the card was left
at the Albemarle club. When the po-
lice officer Informed him that it was
on February Is, the marquis said that
he had been wanting TO find Mr.. Wilde
for nine or ten days. The inspector then
escorted the marquis to the police sta
ton.
Sir George Lewis appeared for the
marquis. He said that when the cir
cumstances in the case were more full
ly known, the magistrate would find
that the marquis had acted under the
feelings of great Indignation.
The magistrate here interposed, say
ing: eve cannot go into that now"
Sir George said he did not wish the
case to be adjourned without it being
known that there was nothing in the
case against the honor of the mar
Quis of Queensberry. Thereupon Mr..
Newton remarked: Il want my client
released on his recognizance in f1,000.
TO this request the magistrate said
that he would want a surety in 1900
in addition and after a merchant named
Taylor became surety for the marquis
the case was adjourned.
Through the court proceedings the
marquis was perfectly composed and
when counsel for Mr.. Wilde remarked
that the second word written on the
card was illegible, the marquis coolly
explained what the word was.