Case File: Oscar Wilde
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