Editing 3 Apr 1895 - The Echo (London) (section)

==<center>THE LETTERS</center>==
In 1893 a man named Wood met him at the rooms of Mr. Taylor, who showed him some letters, and suggested that he wanted money for them. The witness said he did not consider they were of any value at all. Wood made a very strong appeal to enable him to go to New York. The witness gave him ₤15 for his passage to New York, and the interview ended. In April, 1893, a man named Allen called at his house, produced a copy of a letter, and said a very "curious construction" could be placed upon the letter, whereupon the witness replied that art was rarely intelligible to the masses. Allen valued it at ₤60, and the witness said he was very glad to find that it was so highly appreciated. (Laughter) The witness declined to pay anything for the letter, but gave Allen half a sovereign on account of his poverty. That letter was the basis of a French poem that he afterwards published. Afterwards a man named Taylor visited him, and otld him that Allen had given him the letter. The witness expressed regret that an original document of his should not be taken better care of. (Laughter) He gave Tyler half-a-sovereign. The letter remained in his possession. Early in 1894 he was lunching with Lord Alfred Douglas at the Cafe Royal, and Lord Queensberry joined them. They chatted on various subjects.