Legal procedure
Found in 203 Collections and/or Records:
(Untitled), 13 Dec 1923
Letter from Reginald Ward Poole (Lewis and Lewis, Ely Place, Holborn, [London]) to WSC (2 Sussex Place) congratulating him for having faced the trial [of Lord Alfred Douglas] and commenting that although Douglas's sentence was inadequate "it may stop a public nuisance.".
(Untitled), 13 Dec 1923
Letter from Walter Augustus (The Camp, Epsom, [Surrey]) to WSC congratulating him on the conviction of [Lord Alfred Douglas].
(Untitled), 13 Dec 1923
Letter from William Bennett-Dampier (Carlton Club, Pall Mall, [London]) to [WSC] attacking the speech of Cecil Hayes [defending counsel in the criminal libel trial of Lord Alfred Douglas] and congratulating him on Douglas's conviction.
(Untitled), 12 Dec 1923
Letter from J H Moore (Birksgate, Kirkburton, Huddersfield, [Yorkshire]) to WSC congratulating him on the restraint he showed [during the criminal libel trial of Lord Alfred Douglas].
(Untitled), 14 Dec 1923
Letter from Sir Felix Cassel (Putteridge Bury, Luton, [Bedfordshire]) to WSC congratulating him on the conviction of Lord Alfred Douglas, thanking him for helping to clear the name of his uncle [Sir Ernest Cassel] and agreeing that it would have been better if the trial had taken place when Sir Ernest was still alive.
(Untitled), 14 Dec 1923
Letter from G H Moore Browne (Tubber Patrick, Portstewart, [County Londonderry, Ulster, Ireland]) to [WSC] congratulating him on the conviction of Lord Alfred Douglas but criticising the sentence as too lenient. Praises WSC's escape from the Boers and recalls his own encounters with Lord Ronald Gower, Lord Alfred Douglas, Lord Randolph Churchill and Lady Randolph Churchill in Egypt and Italy, and the suicide of Macdonald. Hopes WSC will return to the Conservative fold.
(Untitled), 14 Dec 1923
(Untitled), 14 Dec 1923
Letter from John Glynn (Caldecote, Crowborough, Sussex) to WSC congratulating him on the conviction [of Lord Alfred Douglas] and inviting him to play a round of golf.
(Untitled), 14 Dec 1923
Letter from Peter Walls (21A Katrine Terrace, Arbroath Road, Eltham, [London]) to WSC congratulating him on the conviction of Lord Alfred Douglas and recalling his brother's reports of the attachment to WSC of the soldiers who served under him in France.
(Untitled), 14 Dec 1923
Letter from 1st Lord Long of Wraxall [earlier Walter Long] (17 Ennismore Gardens, [London]) to WSC condemning the attacks made on WSC by the counsel for Lord Alfred Douglas [Cecil Hayes].
(Untitled), 14 Dec 1923
Letter from ?W R Hill (Palace Chambers, Bridge Street, Westminster, [London]) to WSC congratulating him [on the conviction of Lord Alfred Douglas] and sympathising with him over the attacks he suffered in the election and in court.
(Untitled), 14 Dec [1923]
(Untitled), 14 Dec 1923
Letter from Frederick Kellaway (16 Eliot Park, Lewisham, [London]) to WSC (2 Sussex Square) congratulating him on the conviction of Lord Alfred Douglas, which will set an example to other potential libellers of public men, and expressing regret at WSC's election defeat in Leicester because WSC is needed in the House of Commons in the present "dark and troubled" outlook.
(Untitled), 16 Dec [1923]
Letter from Brand Hooker (Brackenber Lodge, Sunningdale, [Berkshire]) to WSC congratulating him [on the conviction of Lord Alfred Douglas for criminal libel] and reporting on the poor health of "Jack".
(Untitled), 16 Dec 1923
Letter from Dr T P Healey (45 Clarges Street, [London]) to WSC congratulating him [on the conviction of Lord Alfred Douglas for criminal libel] and conveying best wishes to Nellie Romilly [earlier Nellie Hozier].
(Untitled), 17 Dec 1923
Letter from A E Auty (24 Blenheim Street, Chelsea, [London]) to [Edward Marsh] apologising for having contributed sixpence to the defence of [Lord Alfred Douglas].
(Untitled), 17 Dec 1923
Letter from [Lord Balfour, earlier Arthur Balfour] (Whittinghame, Prestonkirk, [East Lothian], Scotland) to WSC sympathising with him over the libel on him by Lord Alfred Douglas, disclaiming any special part in the satisfactory outcome of the case, and expressing the fear that Stanley Baldwin's "astounding performance may injure causes even more important than the interests of the party which he leads.".
(Untitled), 19 Dec 1923
Letter from Randal Charlton (58 Warwick Square, Belgravia, [London]) to WSC (2 Sussex Square) referring to his (Charlton's) letter in the press on the trial of Lord Alfred Douglas and Lord Northcliffe's [earlier Sir Alfred Harmsworth] views on the war, congratulating WSC on his fortitude during the trial and expressing regret at his defeat in West Leicester.
(Untitled), 21 Dec 1923
Letter from [WSC] to Randal Charlton (58 Warwick Square, Belgravia, [London]) thanking him for his denial of the statement made by Lord Alfred Douglas's defence counsel, who is being criticised in legal circles. Carbon copy.
(Untitled), 24 Dec 1923
Letter from Sir Archibald Bodkin, Director of Public Prosecutions, to WSC stating that Sir Richard Muir did most of the work fo the prosecution in the trial of Lord Alfred Douglas,referring to an article in the Times an praising the role of Lord Balfour [earlier Arthur Balfour] in the trial.
(Untitled), 23 Jun 1923
Depositions of Lord Balfour [earlier Arthur Balfour] in the case of Lord Alfred Douglas versus the Morning Post.
(Untitled), [Jun] [1923]
Earlier draft of part of CHAR 2/127/63-82. Typescript annotated and signed by WSC.
(Untitled), [Jun] [1923]
Supplementary proof of evidence by WSC in the case of Lord Alfred Douglas versus the Morning Post arising from Douglas's allegation that WSC had misreported the Battle of Jutland in order to allow Jewish interests led by Sir Ernest Cassel to profit on the stock market.
(Untitled), 16 May 1922
Statement of claim of Lord Alfred Douglas against the Jewish Guardian Ltd and J Alexander & Co Ltd arising from the statement in the Jewish Guardian that Douglas invented "vile insults" against the Jews.
(Untitled), 15 Jul 1922
Defence by the Jewish Guardian Ltd and J Alexander & Co Ltd against the claim by Lord Alfred Douglas arising from the statement in the Jewish Guardian that Douglas invented "vile insults" against the Jews.