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London, April 27 — The trial of Oscar Wilde and Alfred Taylor, charged with serious misdemeanors, was resumed at the Old Bailey Court yesterday [...] The witness was also questioned by counsel with the view of showing that he received £500 from a foreign count whose yacht was lying at Scarborough, but the witness denied having received the money.

When Edward Shelly, the former employee of Matthews and Lane, was testifying, and was asked to tell the jury what had occurred in Oscar Wilde’s rooms, the witness pathetically appealed to counsel to read it from his previous deposition and thus spare him the shame of repeating it. Counsel, however, made the witness repeat his story. The day was occupied by the examination of the same witnesses who have already been on the stand.

LONDON, April 27. - The trial of Oscar Wilde and Alfred Taylor, charged with serious misdemeanors, was resumed at the Old Bailey Court to-day with a large attendance. Alfred Wood and Frederick Atkins were examined and cross-examined. The latter was asked if he had received £500 ($2,500) from a foreign Count while he was at Scarborough in his yacht, and he denied it. He repeated his testimony concerning Wilde. Sir Edward Clarke tried to show that he had blackmailed men at Nice, Paris and other places. The witness denied that he had extorted a large sum of money from two Americans at the Hotel Victoria.

When Edward Shelly, formerly employed by publishers Matthews & Land, was asked to tell the jury what had occured in Oscar Wilde's rooms, he particularly appealed to counsel to read it from his previous deposition and thus spare him the shame of repeating it. Counsel, however, made him repeat the story. Other evidence of the character already outlined was given, and the trial was then adjourned until Monday.