The Standard - Friday, April 12, 1895

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
BOW-STREET.

Oscar Wilde and Alfred Taylor were charged, on remand, with conspiracy and impropriety. - Mr. C. F. Gill, instructed by Mr. Angus Lewis, of the Treasury, prosecuted ; Sir Edward Clarke and Mr. Travers Humphreys defended Wilde; Mr. Arthur Newton appeared for Taylor.- Wilde looked careworn and aged compared with his last appearance. Taylor, on the other hand, looked as cheerful as before.— Mr. H.C. Cuffe, the Public Prosecutor, occupied a seat on the Bench. - When Sir John Bridge took his seat at eleven o'clock, Sir Edward Clarke said he had decided not to ask for the recall of the witnesses for cross-examination. - At the request of Mr. Newton, Parker, who is one of the principal Witnesses against the Prisoners, was recalled and he said he knew a man named Atkins, but he did not know that he was a notorious blackmailer, who got money from gentlemen by accusing them of illegal offences. Atkins was a comedian. Witness left his last situation as a valet because his master could not afford to keep him any longer. His master accused him of stealing some of his clothes. On one occasion two men gave him 30l. He was not quite sure whether it was the proceeds of blackmailing. - Frederick Atkins, 20 years of ago, was next called, and testified to a visit he made to Paris with Wilde, also to a visit to Wilde's house. Witness was introduced to Taylor by a gentleman he met in Paris. - What are you now ? - I am a comedian and bookmaker's clerk. —Sir John Bridge : Did you ever do any secretarial work for Wilde? - Witness : Yes, I copied something about A Woman of No Importance.— Edward Shelley, a publisher's clerk, said his employers published books for Wilde, and in that way he made his acquaintance. At Wilde's invitation he dined with him. At the end of 1893 Witness wrote to Wilde telling him their acquaintance must cease. — Evidence was then given by the landlady of a house in Park-walk, Chelsea, where Parker had lodged, and also by a lodger there, as to circumstances which had caused her to give Parker notice to leave.— A landlady ot a house in Chapel-street, Park-walk, gave evidence as to Wilde having occupied two rooms at her house. Wilde left papers, which she had handed to a solicitor. — Mary Applegate, a servant employed at the house where the Witness Atkins had been living, recognised Oscar Wilde as a man who called there on several occasions.— Evidence from various hoteis was given as to Wilde having received visitors. The proprietor of one of these said that wanting to get rid of him he tried to offend him by pressing, through his solicitor, for the payment of a small ball, aud served him with a writ. — Detective-inspector Richards, of Scotland-yard, proved arresting Wilde at the Cadogan Hotel. — Inspector Brockwell said that when he was about to read the warrant to Wilde at Scotland-yard, the latter said "Let me read it." Witness said, "I cannot allow you to do that. If there is anything you don't understand I will read it again. Wilde said, "What are the dates ?" Witness replied, "The 25th of March, and divers other dates." Witness found upon Wilde an envelope addressed to Sidney Mavor. There was another letter from Taylor, and one from Little-child, a detective. On the Prisoner were writs from jewellers for jewellery and cigarette cases. — lnspector Bravell, recalled, stated that upon Wilde he found 20 5l. notes and a cheque-book on the London and Westminster Bank.— The youth Alfred Woods, who gave evidence on the last occasion, was recalled, and made further statements. — A clerk in the employ of Thornton and Co., silversmiths, stated that on October 31, 1892, Wilde bought a silver cigarette case, and instructed him to engrave it "S. A. Mavor." - Prisoners were remanded until Friday next, Mr. Gill intimating that it would not take long on that occasion, and Sir J. Bridge refused bail.