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"had add flay mother gid.. Fos goodness sine. believe you, too, gess it. To this remark peed hitggieaail and restlessly oh�nged his don't have a sc and.1 here: I then told witaeiw had re lied : "-Well law in an. n Orel , In wcbliali t1M sand h he / est o¢ hear I we d" Itaya ! _ __ . • teWe pxe • red owkword position. We are in the same t'.: 1 - . G.E .did. 1D o,, &tion, - m r y d .G0neral- Wilhelm. would #oil tilie P poo � ;ot:Qua_ ,__ ._ ._ ii. fiery"°' icy' _ p ��ati Wales that he (Sir William) had been look u the facets av wheie for baooarat mg, so that sa ro3p+etitiou captain.,, W tneq h faithfully y)kept She . -_ ,. . _.__ __-- t dd ,T- . _ - :. -._ -_ -entirely-gaided-b7y4b*-adsioe-given-himby afaraa& > .-� :foo was Sashed, and o! the oondaat we had observed world be aaptais." _--- _ t r II- • ' - the Prince. Lord Coventry and Glen. Wil• an 000asional nervous tremor ofiooi y s iatpoiu'bi4:'!" eplying- to -a- _gnesiion-.on- -�paot- of aeareoy,-Whetx--tine-Ialaintii�___ '11.", Hams, attlwugh he denid the allegations frame. But very fess o! his unaware Ware the subject, young Wilson said had asked witness, "Could not You sa yeti .�,.�..:1 --- .. _ _. _ ... ,_ illlam ro to the 'witness -box. With the watch, Cumming. play on the second night. would for year sake and latter re lip , ,� e �� made WIN- t him, m it was- esseahal to :audible to others than those in class there was abeolnte7y� its" agreement to were mistaken ? ' e for the saL tin 11 ei ,,,?� cr >, M UGC TAUT IHGKID. avoid a scandal. In this latter Bir W • p simrty ..: czw,L; �-�.c.rd� te�bzn��g •dev the nlainttff s Dasa was The -table need for baooarat on that 000m. re imeat, but Lyoett (been won't saw y _ �.Y� A islet (Monday) Ys London cable and expressed the wish that his winnings olgsed. nasi the court adjourned until to- siva was •long pantry table covered with you ado c+PuiiOe,rii." R �; bafae. As uponthe ions night. t.- es the fates in the famous should be given to some hospital. Aae Wer- morrow. green po peau igh irtt. L:oto:T esio>ctt awoiiN. 11 zapa<, t case as Maws: : fag s question put to him b# Bir Chas. Rua, A last Wednesday ]might's London amble the Prince o! Wales 000ngied the position Me. Lyoatt G}seen, son•in law of Msk I . . _+ .. before tha'hom ii a. 00 fixed fixed for sell the plaintif mid 'he had raosived says : The baooarat trial was eoatianed o! banker, and flan. Williams anted m" Wilson, was sworn. This witness eon- - », , .» _. „ _-t- -.n... r _ ,,-.-, r. .. . ,, , .. �. __ a@_. -.L A :..:.a7c ,..,.. -Jul+-�#4. ♦,lYeaVt s.. thea . ft [R„ 1 7JL.._ . b mt;x. ^C'r, ."'^.,;•.. .. ,. Y . 3.. Yl ..5.., .;R... -1 . t Y . !a .� ..1-' n.. w �'S ^%r.. ...•�� ^'^^t .. I.r .. ,. .. �r-.r; z ,- r,. .. ., „f.: ,_. •. F,};t��ry,;,.�ay1,�. ,1,„'([' --4r. ;-�•ig—. y-n_c i�ry`y�� 7� - I to ���.+-, ."r�",7. *z F. .s. A-. '"_ ,:J' :!x, -uM ,T,F• �.,. a. •+ •-�... ,;,i_-':i;T'Y'¢",,,u.s:s..r.;aY,. • - ".� y,,.,f• �,'iv.r�Ugl. INI�avul1i'li'.Y� �` meinurwii iva; Y7M-Z% 7Lo '1ii7'�' '� `Y V' is 4�'�%1'i/"G713 "�':+•. .'i.1e4 -. _ e � ^+� .1K f h $. 9 h!Y'l ii.�..' iW�a'�% w.w .".'..'�., ", 1� ryc..rld.e. `��-tJe.�• .�... ,,. .,Ly,yi'..,h - .. ,L:� ' r" •. ✓J:ti'� ...�..,yyy:r:Gyi"f...:iesLr:Q¢ .. ilchevc~. , ""•;+ei x . la's was lWed with crowds o! fashionable Wales and by Lord Coventry and Gen. orHer Majesty's High Court o! • Judas. tiff again had a paper and Boma of -hie so for as it referred to biig' part in tie 1.111, _ , i. l'RIA0'" people. , The first tremor of excitement Williams, Hying that the signers of the There was the usual large attendance of aountere on the table. 8e had other matter at issue. M,,�r~ wJ *1 �'n peop Prig Po While this witness was giving his testi- G ', �K , t N '� . qac named by the arrival. io the coat memoraadnm did not wish to be h&rd.'bnt fashionable le: The ce o! Wales oonatere in the breast nkat o! hie dress ,, room., of Sir William Gordon Oumming, ha . 8ir Wiliinm aunt clearly understand had not arrived up to the moment Lord cost. The plaintiff, added the witness, many the foreman of the special jury 11, ��. .1, ; " >«hs pilaintiff, accompanied by bis counsel, thus, in .the face o! the overehelMing Coleridge took his seat, and the general had s Zoag thiole carpeister'e pencil in his handed up to Lord Chief JaetiCe Coleridge I' � , V s evidence resented it was asdlew to opinion seemed to be that thehelr•a rent, hand. On this penou the words "Tranby a latter which had been sent to s man' 8olicitor•4eneral Clark and life. Gull. P PPa. ]my sJ "• 'r to these legal 1' is are, Bis attempt to deny ihaseonHticaagainet�im, disgusted with his of yesterday, Orott,” were stamped. Cumming staked and which was oonobed in threatening and �. _" � -• �., :-i a �•a�; Mr.. Asanitl�, 0.O., and ana'*w1, as long as he oomipW- with 'the would find some exonse which would anabha a £5 counter, sad the ,Prince of abusive lsngaago. "; � i � _,,�F a r al lethar $nerdl, who ensued promptly and oonditione set forth is the dooumeat he him to esca any further aG i6uw>uvn assn W:"az g=ms =s--sdr ` '� =dy Oov -'y� iia -Lyon aenr tlranr i sed semis= ,� Ii �u slow" at the same tie_ a I - Bir Wilh m (the plaintiff) 'had signed, eiilenoe world be aourt. To the setoaiehment of almost took a aeQen, which wen considered a the Chief Justioe and amid. "Year Lord• s ; Y r 'aintained. everybody present, the Lord Chief Justioe card, from that paok. The . plains tiff ship, Lhave also received a letter of the • r to h e Gordonoda e(3nmcsing, accompanied by the r oar w` a 3eLorasditnts. _ The court noon suer adjourned until to bad settled himself ,comfortably in looked over ,Lady Coventry's hand and �� 14 - marrow. The Prince o! Wates was reser- 7 same description as that which has just �� ryes -1s ",,; ' Bir William GordonOummrngwas oiilled p t the oushione of his chair and had just the witness then saw Bir William's been handed o to you by the jury=' . "�,�i>k r �,� tp the witness pox and questioned by his throughout the proceedings, and seemed to omitted the solemn "hem," preliminary hand go out and gradually advance 'Reasoning hie fee%imony, the witne8s �0 4i;i`` counsel. Thr baronet detsiied bis osreer t&ke considerable interest in the testimony to saying something, when Albert Edward, the white line marked on the baccarat grsphioally described the events of the ", and proceeded to give his version o! the given y pla' � 7 second night's play at Tranby croft. when x +, k =„ van b the muff. Prince of Wales, a000m shied b his faith- table. It thea came round to the Prince sh '�[aaby Oteoft affair. The plaintiff said the n' is Loadoa cable tel Private Secretary, Sir Francis BnoUy. of Wales' turn to tete' a card, and be took he had diatinotly seen the puff gash p A last ((Tuesday) tgh " I am baoodrnt;' the card , 1' �� > of Wales acted as banker on the no. o;vm the Mowing: revoA of the Prince of entered the oourt, in better condition i1 one and said, counters over the line, when hay plaintiff) '"; aasio=referred to and that (len. Williams 1.,'- '�,..6. 9Vales' evidence in the baooarat ossa : The would seem than upon the 000asion of his being bad. Ymmediateiy upon hearing saw that the card had been favorably ' was the croupier. His (plaintiffs) atten- prince o! Wales recited how the event had two previous visite, bowiag and smiling to this Cumming pa_ ad. over the line sten- declared. It had been the,firat impulse o! 1xfi ; flea was not called on the Sal night, Sept. resulted in the breaking up of the party at the andienoe assembled, who reepeotfally pound counter. The plaintiff's tableau the witness to there and then expose the '' ' ash, t i the complain age Tranby Craft. Before leaving Mrs. Wilson's rose to their feet and the oval heir- won, and She Prince of Wales aid him a i., '' , t made suet him. g j PPu• P foul play of Sir William. He had only de- +� On the idbwlag . evening, when dressing residence witness had sent to hie private ant appeared. Elver (five -pound note), overlookiaq . the sisted from so doing because of the presence k��U Y} !nr dinner, Lord Coventry and General �rogry, fair Francis Snollys, for arse• Sir Richard Russell, leading counsel for other ,counter which the plaintiff had of the Prince of Wales and the ladies. He, �_,,, Wiriiamsoame to him is his bed room at keeping, •statement is oonneotioa with the an an slowly rose Lrom hie seat, gashed over the line. Theranpon Cumming however, rose from the table and lett the ti :I, Tranby Oroff and the former said, "Cum- the ease. which was signed by three of the bowed to the Lord Chief Jnotice, to the ezulaimed, "Beg pardon, sir, there is room. After withdrawing from the party ,-M IM�i ,. using, something very disagreeable has oe• gentlemen and"two of the ladies who were members of she bar and to the ladies, and another tenner here which you have for• witness had sent •note in to Mrs. Arthur ms's a oorred. Some people staying here have present at the playing of the disputed commenced big address on behalf of his gotten." The Prince of Wales, saying, " I Wilson, reading as follows ' " I have aeon � �,� `.? objected to . your manner of playing pan. game of bawara*. Sir Frannie was unaware clients. Sir Charles said his clients. had wish you would put your stakes forward Bir William Gordon Cumming cheating 1. , aatcat." To this Sir William Cumming re- o! the naturre of the statement intrusted to been, mach against their wishes, oompeUed more oonepiononely;' paid the additional and oannot remain" in the room longer. jl M� 31r•^. r • z'`•` ��1tteed�, " My Clod, what do . you mean ?" his care, and had not seen the plaintiff, to take the course they lied adopted. There ten pounds. " Later in the game," said, Something ought to be done to stop the 1, Lord Coventry, the Plaintiff said,, then re• Sir William, until that gentleman had were nine persons eonoerned in shim the witness, " Cainta g Sicked another game." Later the wi%nese bed asked Io be . pasted his former remark, adding that been interviewed by General Willi& me and " melancholy business," coatiDined Sir oonnter over the line with his pencil. confronted with the plaintiff it the latter s�1 people mid he (Cumming) had, while play- �� Coventry, and had denied the troth Charles. all of whom have known the When the dieoloemee were made the denied his guilt. I r ,, - Jing baooarat the previens evlaing, resorted o! the charge to him (witness). When the plaintiff, Sir William Gordon Cumming, Prinoe of Wales questioned Cumming, ima. LYCBTT oss$N ]MAMINRD. ' to foul play. The plaintiff said he then witness heard the story o! Sir William's for'msny years. The plaintiff admitted, Cavett, end Lyoett Green in regard to whet <� Mrs. Lyoett Green, wife of the previous .-,"t.11 .' '.. replied .that this.. was • foul, abominable aged wrong•doiag, General Williams and he said, that his accusers were acting odn- they had seen o! a wrong nature daring the witness and daughter of Arthur Wilson ,? „ shargA and a deliberate falsehood, adding, Lord Coventry prep&red'!or and handed to soientioasly in this matter, and the jury baoaarm* playing, and Green &eked to be mon.0 esus the neat witness. li[rs. Green, iddk _,,.g Lord Coventry and General hiss a statement of the .000urrenoo. This would find it impossible to btelieve that oontronted with the plaintiff. amid that in 1888 Sir William umming '`; ,", Williams, " What am I to do ? Yon two concluded the evidenoe o! the Prinoe on the those persons ware mistaken in regard to Daring his oroes•ezamiination Wilson d _ �w.:-_ �._.._ -._.. — - - _.. -- - ► -._... _..,._ ......._ _ -at Trsnb-CroL*....we ere - Y • . acre m old irieadt. Far goodaegs sake direct enmmation. the character of the laintiff a conduct on aaid-baocamt-was-played y bonne and th t her at d at her yip y P play baooarat: "Mrs: (#teen # 1 d that �;r-. t `' ' what ie to be done?" Plaintiff then • - T>tz 0210811- z►tmz►srox. the nights of the 8th -and What Septem- in 1889. " But father objected to it, and . .. r,11 remarked that he added to this' requesther, 1890. The plaintiff had admitted that it was not played there again until upon she had previoaely met the pli►i, tiff at the P house of her mother, and she had inti- � than he placed the whole matter entirely Sir Charles Russell then questioned the they were all persona of honor and hon• the 000ssioa of the Prinoe of Wales' visit in ental known a relative of Sir William in their lisndd, and that sitar dinner, at pace on behalf o! the defence. In reply eety� and having made the chargee they September, 1890. y �" 1.N the enggestion o! Lord Coventry and Gen. to questions by Bir Charles the Prince adhered to them, end the plain*i$Jhad not The aroes•exanniaation ,did not result Cumming, for which relative she still had muff had an interview testified "the believed he had also seen acted to be' oonironted with either o! his is picking any material flaws in Wilson's a great regard. , Mrs. Green then described �, „WilWms,he,thepla" in this `coaneotion Psicose Edward and the position of the baccarat players ,during. ' with the Prins of Wales. to whom he socueero. The objection to secrecy story. a t in Se I.. " ,L ._► _ . Cat Bomnesset, in addition to the three --Green, who Wilflon .----.crstes•exatnination wag _.not the games played t Tranby Croft p• �- — dialed the oliarge-and said :- Your P • Dame from Lyaett _._. - - — tam or last, and said she heard the Prince - -- __ - r .8oysl Highness will we what a terrible gentlemen to whom certain statements had asked that the matter be "threshed finished when the court adjourned till to. o '' • . this is tor' me. I, who liRve..been been made three other gentlemen of the out . there and, then." The slain. morrow.ales .several -times t plaintiff wt r Wiiii win not'; informed that two hies takes where they. could be Been. tII psi } attempting for twenty years to lead the t7• tiff, continued Sir Charles Russell, had A last (Thmeday) night's London cable one o! these occasions Cumming replied, i `'' , . ►, allies. whom he had t seen at the time," . « *°: site of an officer and gentleman. o this. signed • degrading,"hnmiliating doonment, &aye : The interest taken on this the It is on the paper in front o! me." ,Mrs., scoording to the laintiff, the .Prince of alleged that they also,had wit erred die- and he did not take steps to bring his elan. fourth day of the Tranby Croft baccarat �� P P i , r �' honest lab the tiff. He did' not Green said she. noticed plaintiff on the ,r ��� , Waled replied : �� t can you do ? There rooall whether any one t the three senile- deters to jumtioe. Then be turned upon roundel trial, wee apparently as great as night- in . question .,was " in luck, and .., i `, atse Ave accusers." Sir Wm. Cumming y those who had been quite prepared *o keep that manifested upon the three previous nothing more." Witness then gave an i� „ men said anything about withdrawing a their a ugh he, in their a days. I'lla* Y. said: ; My first impales is to ,.publicly greement, the yes, aooOnnt o! the event daring the eeoond . . 1 insults my aaousers upon the raoeoonrse portion of the stakes, or that Sir William was a dishonored man. And now, how Arthur Stanley Wilson, whose demeanor .+>' io.mosrow." To this the Prince replied : syetematicaft plaosd on the board a larger about the three prinoi ul motors and the yeeter8ay made •him a sort o! hero in the night of the baccarat playing, after she P • P had been informed Cumming had been '.s r stake than had originally been placed + 1 1 What is the use of that ? There are flue there. Continuing, Prince stated that Plaintiff's notion in regard to them 4 Do drama of society, was the flea* witness this aheati>ag. Mrs. Green's testimony in this � , `t..: k 'lie0gle agoiinst yon. Lord ,Coventry and g you, gentlemen of the jury, doubt that the morning. - Mr. Wilson's areas -examination res eot a reed in ever essential detail with.. D gen WiWamB told the laintiff the cul the memorandum of the unfortunate affair plaintiff knew that each of those entlemen was continued with a long and very inter- P g y v " •f21 ,. P rr 7 which had been ed end eabmitted P g that given by the previous witnesses on. t c ti way to avoid a horrible acaudal was to 1>mi>u believed him guilty Y He knew that in seting discussion as to the position of the behalf of the defendant. Mrs. Green oei- aiga the document which had already been to Bir William for his sigastare did not their eyes he was no longer is the oategory tables need in playing baccarat at Tranby P tw � `°4` !, W, 'p��dHoed 'and read in court by Sir Edward Mme from him. It was simply a pro poei• of honorable men. Was it conceivable Croft. Replying to the questions/ of Sir lively declared that she had not mentioned : ': . '• I said tion made by Lord Coventry m which that an innocent men ander suets oriroum• Edward Clark; the lending counsel for the the nepleaeani baoomrmt incident to any. ,I' �7lark. The .plaintiff added : witness ac ulesoed. Witness esus greatly body but her hgeband until legal ration was , *by,;tbis is tantamount to an admission o! q y stances should bear each an odious burden plaintiff, Mr. Wilson said, When I gave brought against herself end the other de- . - 1<., ', wilt ; but I was eventually eranaded *o distressed by the oaonrrence. Rsierring on him Y In describing the events the orders to ohmage the tables niter the lendante by Gumming. 1.x p to the interview had by him with Sir I was #3 �. si'the do ament by Gen. Williams and whish took place in Mrs. Arthur disclosures of the first night's play, Witness replied very . positively in the �, William in presence of General Williams, , Lord"Oovoutt'y, whom I regarded as being Wilsons parlors .at Tranby Croft, ready to stake my life that Sir William negative and was then allowed to ate out . ' i A h'Qe and intimate friends." Sir William witness mid that the plaintiff asked himP Y t,' , ". 'F whether he believed the statements made Bir' Obmrlee. - Russell said Arthur Gordon(torsion Cumming cheated. My mother of the box. ` !!nether testified that on the seoond night Stanley Wilson lead witnessed repeated and I sat down to play on the seoend night, The defence then called Mrs. Arthur . 1k against him, and which involved his honor. Be tember 9th believing that the chalk at, the baooarat games at Tranby Croft note of cheating upon the part of Cumming, p g Wilson, the Tranby Croft hostess and, �Sepiember 9th) the Peinoe o! Wales wee Witness did not, however, recolleo* what and that when Wilson turned to Berke line wbioh we had marked on the table �,,'" , , . hauler, and that;Aethor Stanley Wilson had been reply to the question. .at Lovett and whispered, " Cumming would prevent any lnriber attempt at P rt sad o suit. 101. 11 a s -def ant t the 't Sir ^_ „ „ nese was site certain• *tut daring the „ .r w Charles Russell bowed courteously ' . ., usesoonvwatfon the tin hid intimated Lovett replied, Nonsense, yon obeatin .. , woe flue coups running, wbioh Cam. q chestuunngg g - 110 the lady as she entered are mad." But,. added Sir Charles, " And not s word wag' mid to the plain- ,.,." , ming thought was very good to the his willingness to have the matter of hie Berkele 6 '� her 'the etness xamination. nation and at once proceededwith webs �` At the end of the • game, v Lovett, after reoei'vin "this oom- tiff ? asked Sir Edward Clark, in apparent ." `' • „• oonduat referred tothe Duke o! Cambridge; . 'tiff continued, ' the Prinoe of Wales munication, paid more attention to the emprise. �� distinctly recollected having observed her~ t � said • , Cammw' , how oame also remembered that in rely to his sag• game, watched Commingle. play, and saw " Certainly not, replied Mr. Wilson, y g r , esuoa (leneral Williams intimated that R y „ Boa looking at her with & puzzled i 3 j " , yon to wiyn so much ? referring to the fact g for himself that which Wilson had mid'waa sharply ; what was my word against tba* ► be did. not think the Duke' of „ expression from time to time daring shat I had won 2925' is two nights play. true. Atter the play esme over Wilson told o! Sir William Gordon Cumming ? con- the, progress of the game of bacoarat ' n k ' • To this I replied : ' Well, sir, I oould not Cambridge would look upon the affs'i Jig big mother. Mrs. Arthur Wilson, and Mr. tinning, the witness said : " On the second leniently as we did. The Prince, contiaa- on the night of Sept. 8. Later her Y�' a betp winning with such lack,' showing the and Mrs. Lyoeti Green, of what he had night I Brat noticed there was something eon informed her that he had seen the Educe a pardon which I had kept marked. 'm8 ""et&tenognt, which esus not inter- neon while Cumming was playing, and wrong with Sir William Gordon. Cumming plaintiff, Sir Wm. Gordon,Cumming, chest - Hader the headings o! ' Banker' and rupted, declared that be had., out o! regard the agreed on the followingnight to have twenty minute a after the beginning of the f•- - , for Sir William, desired to sot as leniently y g at play. When her son informed her of a, k: •player, the exact number o! times which for bmoeara* playing a properly marked play. Ladv Coventry was sitting between the detection by, him of Sir William's dig - se was possible under the oironmetances. � ,., '• r ,` •> , ... the banker or player had won daring the. table with s line upon it, beyond which the plaintiff and Oen. Owen Williams. I honest, play witness said to him, "Yon avetiingle play." The plaintiff answered 'The date of the document submitted to Sir the player's stake must be plsaed. Ht around the corner. The plaintiff did must not mention it, we must not C William „ was omitted at the time. of . Bir Edward Clarke questions in -a clear ao* ut hie hands over the line until be writing. end had been affixed on the' same iros Tice asrallos. P have a scandal in .our house." s wise, which o6dd be heard all over. the knew hie own side had wan, and then be Once wilnese had seen the plaintiff ash * %� :, {r .•. . scarf -room. and kept hie back iitrned night after the plaintiff had alteiched his Arthur Stanley Wileoii, eon of the mil• pat,ovar m £10 counter, making the stake signature to the r. Here witness was lionsire owner of Tranby Croft, and the • " A; a £10 000niY r over, the chalk line els openly Howard the Prinoe o! Wales, a loot wbioh ° �� £16 inatead of £6. that she wondered that none of the others ` asked how reoently he had been in the com• leading stockholder in the Wilson line of r. Then," asked Sir Edward Clark, "why � ,& , mm oonsiderably oommented upon un- n of plaintiff. His reply, which was, steamers, entered the witness hoz as the observed the motion., Witness was then t I, ;.i Y favoiobly by the s'adienoe. While giving Pay P P y' did you not say to Bir William .Gordon r�' , itis testimony air William leaned on the r. I have not met Sir William since the un- Bret witness for the defence. Mr. Wilson Cumming, 'Yon only staked £6 ?' " turned over to the prosecution for , �, L" . edge of theywitness-box,,airillpalely ed on theing fortunate occurrence here under inveetiga• testified to the foot that on the Bret ,night Mr. Wilson replied • " Because there cross-examination. She admitted that the .1 s i tion. I should consider it more agreeable of the bacoarat playing at Tranby Croft, were ladies resent and would have been Prince of Wales had appealed to her to say � ; tits court and its 000npanis, and occasion. „ present, nothing of the matter. On the night of the , ,{ � not to meet him in the future, was de. September Sib, he saw a red counter, in ungentlemanly thin to have had a row silly nodding slightly to an acquaintance g y g 81h of September the Prince asked her to livered with somewhat of an emphasis and representing d6, in ,front o[ Oncoming. More them." P a recognized among the people present. The oreated a sensation. When the latter's tableau won, Sir William „ „ have a proper baooarat table prepared for . !td r baronet oondadeid his testimony with a And, ogntinaki the 13o1ioitor General, use on the following evening. arisen and impressive denial that he ever had his bonds in front of him, and he slag r► on went 'on staking your mane atter 8 g• This i' p �oseTiotra o>r aviws. ' 7- g y y „; �� had siiother £5 counter in the palm of hie seems *be laintiff olteat ?" occurred before the witness knew anyihiiitg� ' �� ehemted at cards at Tranby Croft 'or ane When Sir Charles Rue" had o3noladed. right hand. The Baronet, according to i. " P of the alleged cheating. In reply v Bh g Yee, replied Wilson, coolly. : t F J4 1 wbare else• bis examination, and after Sir Edward witness then looked at Sir Edward 8olner- to a. question by Sir Eaward J Tt#a gB08a•>lxAYIRATION. r LUVT Li VIRTT ExAKMD. ,, Clark, on behalf of `the prosecution, had set's hand, and seeing • that he. held a Clarke, witness said %bat her husbant3 1, The cross-examination o! the plaintiff with oourtl race assured the Prince that Berkely T. J. Lovett, a lieutenant in the had objected to baooarat being played ' P y g aotural and a court card, he (Sir William) 7 e P Y m i' " I was commenced b Bir Charles Russell. he would ,not be detained one moment Soots (ln&rdw, •regiment of, wbioh Sir his hones only beosneo be feared that lav 7 at once dropped the 25 counter from bis y p William Gordon Cumming esus mm or and' The plaintiff said ho had no reason to longer %ban was abeolately aeoenemry+.there sight hand and esus paid on both of the g l might become too high among hat hetrde i "'" suspect malice upon the part of any of the came the onl reap ezoiti sees of the lieutenant colonel, and one t the defend• youths, w t � . • pe y y n8 P counters he had thus placed on the ante in the. snit brought b 'the latter was y + ho were sometimes o! their cam- = K N defendants. Sir Chanes then carelessly day, table. This evidence caused a great sen. y + pony. When asked why she bed not told the next witness. a glanced int s paper, and, turning toward Hardly had the 'Bo�ioitor• General $n•%ion. Mr. Wilson es> d be sew the tb6 Prince that her husband objected to b&o- the plrinti who had evidently nerved inked his deprecatory sentence, when & eame'thing repeated by Damming the game Lieut. Leven appeared to .be very polo carat being played there, she replied: " I did liimse!l.to face Sir Charles' Bre, continued, juryman„after unexpectedly indicating hie evening, and be then told Lovett that the and nervous,* evidently dreading the ordeal not do so because we, were snob a e%aid, ��• "and doss this express your opinion (read- dewire, that the witness should not leave Baronet was cheating. When Mr. Wilson through which be expected to pass. Re• non,gambling party, that I did not think ` ltti I 6 fag): ' The worst of it is that I feel that the box, proceeded calmly sod deliberately informed Loveit of what he bad observed, Plying to Bir Charles Rassell'g gneaiioae, aneh .harm consul nom© from the little • la y 7 y I Lovett said it was impossible, that the play indulged in. In response to other the are noting perfectly oongoientiouel a to examine him as tollowm : „ ,r the witness said he este • lieutenant, and t)ie matter, and believe that they did n t Juror—Are,*he members of this jury tb R,i%Hees mast be miAtakea. Wilsontold that be had known Bir William Gordon questions by plaint'iff's counsel witness was resort to foul la understand that on were actin as banker Cumming intimately since 188b. 14be liea- P y y g Levet* to watch Sir William. Lovett g y forced to admit that she had rat at play on tenant, in eubstanoe then confirmed Mr. s', ” garden me," cried Sir WiUiam,gaiokly 'on those two 000ssione and yet sees nothing followed ilia advise, and be also saw 'the the second night, September 9th, with drawing himself up, his eyes sparkling and of the alleged malpractices ? Baronet cheat in the manner described. Wilson's testimony in regard to what took sj guest whom she h9d beard 4 lace at Tranby Croft on Se tember, 8th, solemnly his'whole manner ,denoting considerable ex• prince of Wales—It is not a very ea8y Levett, upon being convinced by personal p y p y denounced as a cheat '' m ng y g observation that' what Wilson said was 9th and 10th. He said on the first night � , a; oltement, Are oa reads from an matter for the banker when dentin to see gh Bete Goer question, plied her with �" latter of mine ? !' anything of that kind. Especially is this true, exclaimed 1, This is too hot." Witness Arthur Wilson told him of Sir William question sitar question, a coarse that some I '•�+t - Sir charlee Russell replied: +' Yee. Does true when the game is being played in the was indignant when asked it he was not • Gordon Jamming'e strange ■otione while what oonfueed her. At last she was asked ���' it express your feelings 2" oonntry houses of friends, where one would novice in the game of baooarat.' Wilson Playing baooarat, and then told him to look point blank, M' Why did you, in yonr own }j� " Y 11 reQlied the plaintiff sharply. : not for a moment enspeot env person pro- replied that be had played the game often for himself and become QOiivfnct,d that the' house, and where it was your duty to pro- f .1 Then Sir Wi1Uam, cinder erose•ezamins. sent of unfair, play. before the notorious games at Tranby baronet was ehestine. • He did as re, tent your guests, sit at play wit man �r4 nested and saw the .aintiff on the second ,► Von, explained at length several pointe in Baa'k a* the heir•apparen* Dame the per. Croft. and claimed to thoroughly under- q R whom you heard called a common hest? regard to baccarat la in . mistsnt juror with another question, to or *bird con handle his counters an eg P •9 l q stand the game in all its detests. Oon� To the quer amazement of every one ' The. baronet rules*te that within 24 which the Prince replied that when'the *idning, Wilson said be naw Cumming already detailed, and when the, banker present witness replied, "I had pat is out hours atter signing this docucoenP he charges against the laintiff were made chest again. The Baronet had a £8 declared a coup, Sir William Gordon Cum, of mind. I had a lot of other matters to r+ooeiveti a letter, from Lord Coventry and With so mubh,uxia *y -bee gphi lldered be canister on the tabli9, and directly he diseob• ming added two more 85 oonntere end was ,think •boat." To sal+ that this episode ° a ' '" I, ,.,aenerar Wiltiamp saying there esme no 'had no other a'lternat ve the 4o believe in, �d that the card turned up was favor• afterwards paid 216 for them. Sub• created a sensation... is to put it mildly . `: r mossibilit of doing otherwise than to their truth. P r t;pggnoritly, atter three more coupe, witness indeed. Asked whether she had seen Bir ,r p able to him he ashen a`' £9=aonriter •for' a sin ares Sir, William add another it6 „ lit. "` l llege'him sniffy, ,eo'.there were flue people When the cieiormined : jraaax . eisnifla$ ward w3h.a anai! which - It in his B William cheat, witneea replied, Xee, 1. __. •e - __ .,.�._ - apinat one: fie, fair William Gordon that he was throngh with the Prince, ,hand, and was paid �£7. The witness then counter after the,ba nker. a declared tine- unfortunately, without doubt." This °"� • ned the document because Bir Edward Clark asked s qaerRun in cards.' It was,.*hen that witness had.turned. 'concluded .the Orono -examination of Mrd. Cumming, signed sire detailed the subse neat oonversatiou be l .bis friends advised him he had no ehsooe redirect examination which w from had with. Levett in the htttei'a bed -rood;° *e. Blanley Nilson and said► "It's too hot." Wilson. i'V to prove his innooenoo, as there were flue the • witness an emphatio repetitign paying that when he told'the latter of what There had been, the witness declared, no �" ag-daeo him, sad in order to avoid a scandal of his original statement tha* he he bad seen, Lovett exclaimed, "My God : agreement to watch Sir Williams ploy on The Russian Crown Princo, who is just t which would neowwrily involve the Prinoe had not himself aeon nay unfair play to think of Lion*. •Coil Sir William Gordon the second night. The witness, on the twenty-two yearn old, is s highly educated off Wales. The plaintiff added that had at Tranby Croft. Witness was then Bumming being oaugh* cheating all dards " contrary, had purposely avoided watching young man. He is particularly well up in Y_. --_. __ _ - Z.__ _"______,_._ . _.__._.ural Williams -arid Lord Coventry given allowed to leave the boil. His teatiimony The witness said, "I asked what on earth on that 000ssion. Witness then testified science, and Q9eaeaaes an_acourate knowl• t -the htad�i belief. n_, vee iia tin he It t _ +► ., • that he was rowent at the interview In edge of Oho gaogra h at lain ustive lana. _�.��-.,s_ _.. W .T . `w xt. tied y had bQe R ,� swing- xc w ta►W-do. - To this lL<evptt__re W F - .a]my ldi. ,� _ . __...__ - . _ . _ ... . s _ st_ _ .l,. pli,d — - - ___ .:g_, - . ___._ __. , .. _ ,_- _ .0 + . . - , ,C . 1"r _ . x`4,1 ., 11 t s' 1, n: Y ,.. 1 /1 p��Y,j .. r . •y rr� x.. .ni�F • ,1�. .1'9H1101,.,,,,, iCti1kS4i _ n,1 - 1 -w. -amT �:ly nr�.