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Dublin Daily Express - Monday, April 29, 1895
Dublin Daily Express - Monday, April 29, 1895
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The St. James's Gazette - Monday, May 20, 1895
The St. James's Gazette - Monday, May 20, 1895
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London, Saturday.The trial of Oscar Wilde and Alfred Taylor was resumed at the Central Criminal Court to-day before Mr Justice
Charles.
The second trial of Oscar Wilde and Alfred Taylor commenced this morning at the Central Criminal Court before Mr. Justice Wills.
Sir Edward Clarke cross-examined Alfred Wood, who was in the witness box at the adjournment yesterday. Wood said he induced Wilde to
give him money with which to go to America on the pretext that he wished to sever himself from certain acquaintances. Notwithstanding this he returned to
England. The letters mentioned in the Queensberry case were found in clothes given him by Lord Alfred Douglas at Oxford. Frederick Atkins, who accompanied
Wilde to Paris, was the next called for the prosecution. He said that on their return to London Wilde asked him to say nothing about the visit. Atkins was
subjected to a long and searching cross-examination. He gave an emphatic denial to the suggestion that with others he had blackmailed several gentlemen.
Sidney Mavor, who described himself as holding a partnership in the city, detailed the circumstances of his acquaintanceship with Wilde.
He was followed in the witness box by the bookseller’s assistant, Edward Shelley, who appeared much distressed.
Shelly was questioned by Sir Edward Clarke in cross-examination as to letters which he had addressed in 1894 to Wilde appealing to him
for assistance. His father had turned him out of his home, and he had resigned his position in the publishing office owing to his friendship with
prisoner. Shelly explained some expressions in these letters by saying his brain was disordered at the time he wrote.
At the request of Sir Edward Clarke; Frederick Atkins was recalled, and questioned on a document handed to the judge by the learned
counsel.
The case was adjourned until to-day.