Case File: Oscar Wilde: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 10:23, 2 June 2024

Overview[edit]

The trials of Oscar Wilde.

Locations[edit]

Albemarle Club
Carter's Hotel: residence of Lord Queensberry in 1895
Marlborough St Police Court

People[edit]


Name	(Born-Died)	Description
Carson, Edward "Ned"		Solicitor for Lord Queensberry in libel case
Custance, Olive	1874-1944	poet and wife of Bosie Douglas
Douglas Alfred "Bosie"	1870-1945	Lord, poet, lover of Oscar Wilde
Douglas, Francis	1867-1894	Viscount Drumlanrig, brother of Bosie
Douglas, John Sholto	1844-1900	Father of Bosie Douglas
Douglas, Percy	1868-1920	10th Marquess Queensberry, brother of Bosie
Gray, John	1866-1934	poet, friend of Oscar, later priest
Greet, Inspector		Arrested Lord Queensberry
Holland, Cyril	1885-1915	son of Oscar Wilde
Holland, Vyvyan	1886-1967	son of Oscar Wilde
Humphreys, C. O.		Solicitor for Oscar Wilde in libel case
Johnson, Lionel	1867-1902	cousin of Bosie, introducted him to Oscar Wilde
Lewis, Sir George		Solicitor for Lord Queensberry in libel case
Lloyd, Constance	1858-1898	Wife of Oscar Wilde
Parker, Charles		lover of Oscar Wilde, valet
Parker, Mr.		brother of Charles Parker, groom
Primrose, Archibald	1847-1929	5th Earl of Rosebery, Prime Minister 1894/5
Raffalovich, Marc-Andre	1864-1934	student of homosexuality and criminology
Ross, Robbie	1869-1918	Friend and 1st lover of Oscar Wilde
Taylor, Alfred		rent boy
Queensberry, Marquess		(see John Sholto Douglas)
Wilde, Oscar	1854-1900
Wright, Sidney		Hall-Porter at the Albemarle Club

Documentation[edit]

Newspaper Transcriptions[edit]

6 May 1891 - Morning Post (London): Suicide of Lord James Douglas
20 Oct 1894 - Aberdeen Free Press (Aberdeen, Scotland): The Late Viscount Drumlanrig
26 Aug 1894 - Reynold's Newspaper (London): The Raid in Fitzroy-street
2 Mar 1895 - The Echo (London): Lord Queensberry Arrested
8 Mar 1895 - The Echo (London): Ads for two plays by Oscar Wilde
8 Mar 1895 - The Globe (London): lawyer obtained
9 Mar 1895 - The Echo (London): To-Day's Hearing at Marlborough Street
9 Mar 1895 - The Globe (London): Evidence Today
11 Mar 1895 - The Echo (London): Sir G. Lewis retires
11 Mar 1895 - The Globe (London): Retirement of Sir George Lewis
25 Mar 1895 - The Globe (London): Recorder's Charge
26 Mar 1895 - The Echo (London): True Bill Returned
26 Mar 1895 - The Globe (London): A True Bill
28 Mar 1895 - The Echo (London): Date of the Hearing Arranged
28 Mar 1895 - The Globe (London): Date of Hearing Fixed
3 Apr 1895 - The Echo (London): Trial at the Old Bailey
3 Apr 1895 - The Globe (London): Trial at the Old Bailey
4 Apr 1895 - The Globe (London): Proceedings To-Day
5 Apr 1895 - The Globe (London): Sensational Termination
6 Apr 1895 - The Globe (London): Oscar Wilde at Bow-Street
8 Apr 1895 - The Globe (London): Oscar Wilde at Bow-Street
11 Apr 1895 - The Globe (London): Oscar Wilde at Bow-Street, Resumed Hearing To-Day
16 Apr 1895 - The Globe (London): Sir Edward Clarke defedning Oscar for free
18 Apr 1895 - The Globe (London): Duel Between Literary Men
19 Apr 1895 - The Globe (London): Oscar Wilde at Bow-Street, Committed For Trial
20 Apr 1895 - The Globe (London): Oscar Wilde - The Question of Bail
23 Apr 1895 - The Globe (London): The Oscar Wilde Case
25 Apr 1895 - The Globe (London): Application for a Postponement Refused
26 Apr 1895 - The Globe (London): Trial of Oscar Wilde
27 Apr 1895 - The Globe (London): To-Day's Proceedings
29 Apr 1895 - The Globe (London): The Wilde Case
30 Apr 1895 - The Globe (London): Conspiracy Charges Withdrawn - The Defendant in the Box
1 May 1895 - The Globe (London): Judge's Summing-up; The jury disagree
7 Jun 1895 - The Western Chronicle (West Counties): Oscar Wilde in Pentonville

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 ==Locations==
+* Albemarle Club
+* Carter's Hotel: residence of Lord Queensberry in 1895
+* Marlborough St Police Court
 ==People==
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 !Description
 |-
-|Douglas, John Sholto - 9th Marquess of Queensberry
+|Carson, Edward "Ned"
+|
+|Solicitor for Lord Queensberry in libel case
+|-
+|Custance, Olive
+|1874-1944
+|poet and wife of Bosie Douglas
+|-
+|Douglas Alfred "Bosie"
+|1870-1945
+|Lord, poet, lover of Oscar Wilde
+|-
+|Douglas, Francis
+|1867-1894
+|Viscount Drumlanrig, brother of Bosie
+|-
+|Douglas, John Sholto
 |1844-1900
 |Father of Bosie Douglas
 |-
-|Douglas, Lord Alfred "Bosie"
+|Douglas, Percy
+|1868-1920
+|10th Marquess Queensberry, brother of Bosie
+|-
+|Gray, John
+|1866-1934
+|poet, friend of Oscar, later priest
+|-
+|Greet, Inspector
 |
-|Poet and lover of Oscar Wilde
+|Arrested Lord Queensberry
 |-
 |Holland, Cyril
@@ Line 26: / Line 53: @@
 |1886-1967
 |son of Oscar Wilde
+|-
+|Humphreys, C. O.
+|
+|Solicitor for Oscar Wilde in libel case
+|-
+|Johnson, Lionel
+|1867-1902
+|cousin of Bosie, introducted him to Oscar Wilde
+|-
+|Lewis, Sir George
+|
+|Solicitor for Lord Queensberry in libel case
 |-
 |Lloyd, Constance
 |1858-1898
 |Wife of Oscar Wilde
+|-
+|Parker, Charles
+|
+|lover of Oscar Wilde, valet
+|-
+|Parker, Mr.
+|
+|brother of Charles Parker, groom
+|-
+|Primrose, Archibald
+|1847-1929
+|5th Earl of Rosebery, Prime Minister 1894/5
+|-
+|Raffalovich, Marc-Andre
+|1864-1934
+|student of homosexuality and criminology
+|-
+|Ross, Robbie
+|1869-1918
+|Friend and 1st lover of Oscar Wilde
+|-
+|[[Alfred Taylor|Taylor, Alfred]]
+|
+|rent boy
 |-
 |Queensberry, Marquess
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 |(see John Sholto Douglas)
 |-
-|Wilde, Oscar Fingal O'Fflahertie Wills
+|Wilde, Oscar
 |1854-1900
 |
+|-
+|Wright, Sidney
+|
+|Hall-Porter at the Albemarle Club
 |}
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 ==Documentation==
 ===Newspaper Transcriptions===
+* [[6 May 1891 - Morning Post (London)]]: Suicide of Lord James Douglas
+* [[20 Oct 1894 - Aberdeen Free Press (Aberdeen, Scotland)]]: The Late Viscount Drumlanrig
+* [[26 Aug 1894 - Reynold's Newspaper (London)]]: The Raid in Fitzroy-street
 * [[2 Mar 1895 - The Echo (London)]]: Lord Queensberry Arrested
-* [[8 Mar 1895 - The Echo (London)]]: lawyer obtained
+* [[8 Mar 1895 - The Echo (London)]]: Ads for two plays by Oscar Wilde
+* [[8 Mar 1895 - The Globe (London)]]: lawyer obtained
+* [[9 Mar 1895 - The Echo (London)]]: To-Day's Hearing at Marlborough Street
+* [[9 Mar 1895 - The Globe (London)]]: Evidence Today
+* [[11 Mar 1895 - The Echo (London)]]: Sir G. Lewis retires
+* [[11 Mar 1895 - The Globe (London)]]: Retirement of Sir George Lewis
+* [[25 Mar 1895 - The Globe (London)]]: Recorder's Charge
+* [[26 Mar 1895 - The Echo (London)]]: True Bill Returned
+* [[26 Mar 1895 - The Globe (London)]]: A True Bill
+* [[28 Mar 1895 - The Echo (London)]]: Date of the Hearing Arranged
+* [[28 Mar 1895 - The Globe (London)]]: Date of Hearing Fixed
+* [[3 Apr 1895 - The Echo (London)]]: Trial at the Old Bailey
+* [[3 Apr 1895 - The Globe (London)]]: Trial at the Old Bailey
+* [[4 Apr 1895 - The Globe (London)]]: Proceedings To-Day
+* [[5 Apr 1895 - The Globe (London)]]: Sensational Termination
+* [[6 Apr 1895 - The Globe (London)]]: Oscar Wilde at Bow-Street
+* [[8 Apr 1895 - The Globe (London)]]: Oscar Wilde at Bow-Street
+* [[11 Apr 1895 - The Globe (London)]]: Oscar Wilde at Bow-Street, Resumed Hearing To-Day
+* [[16 Apr 1895 - The Globe (London)]]: Sir Edward Clarke defedning Oscar for free
+* [[18 Apr 1895 - The Globe (London)]]: Duel Between Literary Men
+* [[19 Apr 1895 - The Globe (London)]]: Oscar Wilde at Bow-Street, Committed For Trial
+* [[20 Apr 1895 - The Globe (London)]]: Oscar Wilde - The Question of Bail
+* [[23 Apr 1895 - The Globe (London)]]: The Oscar Wilde Case
+* [[25 Apr 1895 - The Globe (London)]]: Application for a Postponement Refused
+* [[26 Apr 1895 - The Globe (London)]]: Trial of Oscar Wilde
+* [[27 Apr 1895 - The Globe (London)]]: To-Day's Proceedings
+* [[29 Apr 1895 - The Globe (London)]]: The Wilde Case
+* [[30 Apr 1895 - The Globe (London)]]: Conspiracy Charges Withdrawn - The Defendant in the Box
+* [[1 May 1895 - The Globe (London)]]: Judge's Summing-up; The jury disagree
 * [[7 Jun 1895 - The Western Chronicle (West Counties)]]: Oscar Wilde in Pentonville