11 Mar 1896 - The Globe (London)
No 31126, Page 7, Column 1, Link
As considerable misapprehension seems to have arisen from the retirmenet of Sir George Lewis from the defence of Lord Queensberry in Mr. Oscar Wilde's proceedings, the Press Association is authorised to state that Sir George did not retire in consequence of any opinion he had formed upon the case, but upon purely personal grounds. The advise of Sir George Lewis had, at various times, been sought in other matters by both Lord Queensberry and Mr. Oscar Wilde, and in these circumstances Sir George determined not to act for either party.