Show oscar wilds condition dec 19 special A london dispatch says tho pitiable phy cical appearance presented by oscar wilde when he was recently drought ap from prison to be examined in the bankruptcy court baa given such an impetus to the memorial for hia pardon now being circulated for hia enemies of chome the marbais of is detill the chief have promulgated mul gated a report that hia condition is due to malingering a term used by prison authorities to designate the practice of prisoners who feign loss of appetite in order to starve into an emaciated condition and thoa ae cure removal to the prison hospital where the quarters are comfortable and luxuries are obtainable and alao used in reference to prisoners who simulate nerve or brain diseases dise asea for the bame purpose A recent official report of the prison inspectors stated that is quite common in many of the government prisons and that the feigned symptoms are sometimes baffling to the medical officers that rigorous punish ment has to be resorted to in order to determine whether the prisoner ia really afflicted or simply shaming |