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Transcript: The Trials of Oscar Wilde Group Members: Amber McPherson Caitlin Grim Haley Pelletier Kristen Fowler Victoria Garcia Edward Carson: Queensberry's attorney & long time rival of Oscar Wilde Trail 1 Cast of Characters: Trial proceeded much as the first and the strongest witnesses were put on stand. In another three hours, the jury came with the verdict of guilty on all counts except one and resulted in two years of hard labor for Oscar Wilde Trial 2 & 3 Overview: Lockwood Round II: Queensberry's temper arouses and threatens Wilde as well as others to make sure the relationship with his son ends. In "The Importance of Being Earnest", the police were called because if his threats to disrupt the production and gives a note to the porter with an offensive message ...this leads to Wilde and Douglas going to Humphrey for Queensberry's arrest. "The Official Web Site of Oscar Wilde." The Official Web Site of Oscar Wilde. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Dec. 2012. Carson Clarke Marquess of Queensberry: defense Core Issues Edward Clarke: Wilde's attorney (Alfred Douglas: not stand in court but was person of interest with both Queensberry and Wilde) Humphreys Cast of Characters: >:O Travers Humphreys: solicitor for Queensberry's arrest An Account of the Three Trials of Oscar Wilde." An Account of the Three Trials of Oscar Wilde. N.p., n.d. Web. 9 Dec. 2012. Trial 1 Overview: former Prime Minister Rosebery: black mailed by Queensberry to prosecute strongly against Wilde, suspected relationship with Douglas' brother ...This caused a demand from Carson of why his looks mattered and resulted in Wilde's trial for "gross indecency" Trial 1: Gill Alfred Taylor (Wilde's "procurer of young men"): defense Wilde Clarke 's point: the letters were written by Wilde, who is foremost a poet, any other accusations being perverse Edward Clarke: Wilde's attorney General Ideas Wilde: caught lying when starting out, then when cross examined by Carson and answers were clever, but contradictory Later when asked if he kissed a young boy, Wilde replied that he had not, that the boy was "peculiarly plain". After the first trial with Queensbury was withdrawn, Oscar Wilde had a warrant out for his own arrest. His second trial started on August 26, 1895, located at Old Bailey. The trial was brought about due to the fact that Wilde "faced twenty-five accounts of gross indecencies and conspiracy to commit gross indecencies." On the fourth day of said trial, Wilde was called to the stand. He spoke quietly, (unlike the first trial he had), and denied every accusation of these "indecencies." He was released from trial on bail, May 7, for three weeks until his second trial (or third technically) was to come. Prime Minister Rosebery threatened in aggressive position on Wilde's case These two trials centered on prosecuting Wilde for "gross indecency" in an increasingly anti-homosexual climate. Witnesses were brought to the stand and Wilde was aggressively questioned. Multiple young men: testify to have had relations with Wilde Oscar Wilde: prosecutor, charge against Queensbury for libel The Trials Solicitor-General Frank Lockwood: prosecutor against Wilde Works Cited Queensbury was greatly offended by Wilde's relationship with his son, and took to harrassing Wilde. The writer's breaking point was reached when he recieved a card that stated "To Oscar Wilde posing as a somdomite [sic]." Wilde sued for libel, however Queensbury made it his personal mission to prove that his accusations were more than true. Trials 2 and 3 Charles Gill: prosecutor against Wilde Taylor Sidney Wright: first witness and worker at Albemarle Club Trial 3 Rosebery Trial 2 Oscar Wilde: defense
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