Case File: Oscar Wilde

Overview

The trials of Oscar Wilde.

Locations

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

People

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

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): 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