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The World - Saturday, April 27, 1895
The World - Saturday, April 27, 1895
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The Daily Inter Ocean - Sunday, April 28, 1895
The Daily Inter Ocean - Sunday, April 28, 1895
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LONDON, April 27. -- The trial of Oscar Wilde and Alfred Taylor, charged with serious misdemeanors, was resumed at the Old Italley Court
to-day, with a large attendance.
The witnesses examined all testified during the trial of the Marquis of Queensberry.
A youth named Alfred Wood was examined, and was then cross-examined by Sir Edward Clarke, Q. C, counsel for Wilde, but his evidence was
not shaken.
Frederick Atkins, another youth, described as a variety singer, gave evidence as to knowing Alfred Taylor and others mentioned during
the trial.
This witness was also questioned 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.
After Atkins had repeated his previous testimony concerning his intimacy with Wilde, and how he accompanied him to Parts as his
secretary, Sir Edward Clarke severely cross-examined him, endeavoring to show that Atkins was a professional blackmailer, and that he had blackmailed
gentlemen at Nice. Paris and various other places Sir Edward asked:
After Atkins had repeated his previous testimony concerning his intimacy with Wilde, and told how he accompanied him to Paris as his
secretary, Sir Edward Clarke endeavored to show that Atkins was a professional blackmailer and that he had blackmailed gentlemen at Nice, Paris, and
various other places. During the cross-examination Sir Edward Clarke asked:
"Did you, two years ago, extort a large sum of money from two Americans who wore staying at the Hotel Victoria?"
"Did you, two years ago, extort a large sum of money from two Americans who were staying at the Hotel Victoria?"
Atkins, in reply, said he had not blackmailed the two Americans whose names, it should be added, did not transpire.
When Edward Shelly, the former employee of the publishers Matthews & 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 Shelly repeat his story.
The trial was finally adjourned until Monday.