Bristol Mercury - Monday, April 29, 1895
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OSCAR WILDE.
TRIAL AT THE OLD BAILEY.
At the Old Bailey, London, on Saturday, the trial of Oscar Wilde, aged 40, author and dramatist, and Alfred Taylor, aged 33, on an indictment charging them with certain misdemeanours, was resumed before Mr Justice Charles.
At the Old Bailey, London, on Saturday, the trial of Oscar Wilde, aged 40, author and dramatist, and Alfred Taylor, aged 33, on an indictment charging them with certain misdemeanours, was resumed before Mr Jusice Charles.
The witness Alfred Wood, in cross-examination by Sir Edward Clarke, admitted that he received £175 out of over £300 which was alleged to have been extorted from a gentleman. It was not true that he had got money from other gentlemen in the same way.
The witness Alfred Wood, in cross-examination by Sir Edward Clarke, admitted that he received £175 out of over £300 which was alleged to have been extorted from a gentleman. It was not true that he had got money from other gentlemen in the same way.
Frederick Atkins spoke of hls acquaintance with the two prisoners. He was introduced to Wilde at a dinner; afterwards he went to Paris with Wilde. By Sir Edward Clarke-He did not remember whether he and a man named Burton had been getting their livelihood by blackmailing. He never got any money by such means. Questioned as to a Birmingham gentleman, who, it was alleged, was enticed into witness's room, and there made by witness and a man named Burton to part with a large sum of money, Atkins denied that anything of the kind occurred. By Mr Grain-Was not money paid by a foreign nobleman at Scarborough to Burton and yourself to the amount of £300 ?-No.
Frederick Atkins spoke of his aquaintance with the two prisoners. He was introduced to Wilde at a dinner; afterwards he went to Paris with Wilde. By Sir Edward Clarke—He did not remember whether he and a man named Burton had been getting their livelihood by blackmailing. He never got any money by such means. Questioned as to a Birmingham gentleman, who, it was alleged, was enticed into witness's room, and there made by witness and a man named Burton to part with a large sum of money, Atkins denied that anything of the kind occurred. By Mr Grain—Was not money paid by a foreign nobleman at Scarborough to Burton and yourself to the amount of £300?—No.
At a subsequent stage Atkins was recalled, and, under cross-examination by Sir Edward Clarke, and after a stern admonition by the Judge, withdrew a number of these denials, pleading that he had forgotten the facts when he made them.
At a subsequent stage Atkins ws recalled, and under cross-examination by Sir Edward Clarke, and after a stern admonition by the Judge, withdrew a number of these denials, pleading that he had forgotten the facts when he made them.
Sidney Mavor and Edward Shelley having given evidence, the hearing was adjourned until to-day.
Sidney Mavor and Edward Shelley having given evidence, the hearing was adjourned.