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In the King's Bench on. April 17, before Mr. Justice Darling andies: spostal juny, Lord Alfred Bruce Douglas, the third sai of the late eighth Marquess of "Quenda- hory sought to recover damagon" for alleged libel kontained in a book entitled
12 Oscar Wilde: Critical Study." The
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Course Mr. Cocil, Hayes and Mr. Herold Benjamin (insbrucked by Mr. fr. By Crap) for the plaintiff Mr. J. H. Campboil; Kit; sand Mr. H. A. McCordje (instructed by Mesure. Lowis and Lewis) ƑWhy for MF. Ransomia; Mr. F, E Smith, E.C., Messrs. Soames, Edgards, and Jonce) for and Mr. Eustaco Elis (instructed by
The Timea Book Club NON Nz. Hayes said that Lord Alfred Dou glas was a married, man, oged. 43," and ; Bad a ton year-old son. The book was published in April, 1912. This caso," course added, " is one of the most roEJOPS whli Göłowy silnočipke Nandna 30,000,000.00 | markable which has ever fallen to tho 18,200,000.00 lot of a jury in these courte to try. It Apply to
is remarkable for the responsibility and, Imight say, the daring of the words of the libel, and so for the charges - it i makte ani levels at the head of the pintr-
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The libel makes charges of the groscat character and imputations of the grayush... character against the plaintiff. Shortly stated, the afoot of the libel is that tim plaintiff was responsible for the public disgrace and; the public infamy. if it might be called so of the late Oscar Wilde, that he was instrumental in bring ing about the digesed of "Oscar Wilde, and is further charges the plaintif with this: that after Wildo came out of prison in 180 the plaintif went to live with him and lived on him at Naples, and only stayed with him for mercenary motives, and that as soon as Wilde's allowance stopped the plaintif abandoned him as a friend and let him penniless in Naples. There could be no more serious libel written of any man."
Counsel explained that the "Time" Book Club, were the people who sold the book in the ordinary way of their busi ness. They had the jury probably
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Wilde or of the plaintiff. The dates, and ago were important, and would help the jury to solve the problein before them.)
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To help you to grasp the meaning of the libel, counsch: added, I will give you a few cardins facts. The plaintif party De JARDINE MATHESON & Pistole made the acquaintance of the Iste Oscar Wilde Jato in the year 1801. The plata tiff was then as undergraduate gay
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