The sun., 1891-06-03

| Royal Highnsss-The Prince Very Ners
vous-mo Says 10 wouid Not ne Agree
able for Him to Meet Sir william Cor
| don-CumminE- Compelled to Believe the
Charges Against tho Baronet-sen.
Williams Testines-Lctters TO "Bnly."
LONDON. Juno 2-The second day OF the
baccarat trial, otherwise the suit for damages
| brought by Sir William Gordon Cumming
| against Mr.. and Mrs. Lycett Green. Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Wilson. and Mr.. Berkeley Lovett
! for slander, commenced this morning at ahodt
III O'Clock with an almost complete repetition
OF the scenes Witnessed yesterday ut the opon-
Ing OF tho case. II anything the rush for adj
mlttance to tho Queens Bench Division OF her
Majesty's High Court OF Justlos was greater
than on Monday. for everybody looked forward
| to being able to sec the Prince OF Wales upon
| the witness stand and to hearing the testimony
| which he would give In regard to the events
| which took place at the Wilson's residence ut
| Tranby Croft, near Doncuster. on Sept. s and
| 0, 1890.
The crowds outside and inside the New
Law Courts. especially about the Queens
| Bench Division. were good nntured and
orderly. requiring Little admonition from tho
strong force OF policemen on hand. Those
who were not lucky enough to obtain admis-
| sion to the court room contented themselves
| with reading and commenting with their CONF
| pantons In the crowd upon the evidence given
yesterday and printed In full in almost ull the
London morning pnpers. finding. apparently.
considerable enjoyment in thus commenting
upon what had been said AMI done while
| watching the dashing equipaRes which landed
the distinguished principals. witnesses law.
yers. and audience at the court doors.
Long bofore III O'clock. the hour liked upon
for the oflcinl reopening of the court all Of
tho seats allotted to the favored few were filled
apparently by tho same bright. fashionable.
| Gayly dressed audience which onlivened tbs
| grim-looking law court yesterday. Many peo-
pie. proflting by their forced abstinence Of yes.
! terday. had evidently provided themselves to.
| day With sundry mild refreshments Of q solid
md liIuid nature. which thoy carried in
| pretty little baskets half concealed by flowers,
books. newspapers. md opera glasses. Thus
armed and equipped. the ladies and gentlemen
| who are SO deeply interested In the baccarat
scandal prepared for another day of this new
sensation for such 1t is.
The various features OF this novel case are
the talk Of every corner In London OF the clubs,
| OF tho theatres. OF tho banks and Of the busi-
ness houses. OF the swell pubs" and moro
modest pot houses. On the bus and in the tram
| car on the penny river boat and In the under.
ground. the baccarat case is the all absorbing.
| al-fnterestlnR fund OF conversation. Both tho
plaintiff and the defendants have thlsr sup
porters. the majority Of people, however. hav.
ing not yet formed decided opinion.
or course. the document signed by Sir
William Gordon Cumming is used in knock
down argument by the friends Of the de-
fendant. On the other hand. the breach OF
faith attributed to the latter docs not find
favor with many people. Still. this state of
uncertainty rs to the exact merits in the case
is exactly the element which causes so much
interest 10 be taken In the affair.
When the Prince Of Wales and his private
secretary. Sir Francis Knollys. entered the
court room this morning with most commend
able punctuality. everybody In the court rose
to their feet and ceased speaking Tho Prince.
who looked as good natured as over. even IL
he seemed somewhnt preoccupied bowed
slightly right and left to the spectators nodded
smilingy to one or two intimates whom he
recognized. and took tho same seat.
red-cushoned armchair on tho left
hand OF Lord Chief Justice Coleridge.
which he occupied yesterday On the Judges
right hand wore seated Lndi' Co!erilge.
Clarke. and Russell. the wives respectively Of
the Lord Chief Justice. Sir Edward Clarke.
the Solicitor General. leading counsel for the
plaintiff. and OF Sir Charles Russell. leading
counsel for the defendants. The ladies smiled
and chatted together rs pleasantly as II they
had been at matinee or at q pleasure party.
instead OF being spectators mt q trial involving
the honor and entiro future OF a man who AZ
his worst enemies admit, has been a gallant
soldier and the friend of many OF those who
sat. eager to hear OF his defeat. In that sombre
court room.
Lady Brooke whose name was one Of those
added to the list OF Mrs Arthur Wilson's in
vlted guests at Tranby Croft during the event-
ful Doncaster meeting OF September last. was
among those present at the trial this morning.
Lady Brooke is said to be the handsomsst
woman In England. She was among the early
arrivals. as was Col. W. H. ID. Stracey. the com.
manding officer OF the scots Guards. OF which
regiment Sir William Gordon Cumming was .
Major and Lieutenant Colonel But, next to the
Prince OF Wales and Sir William Gordon Cum.
ming. Lady Brooke was tho centre OF attrao-
tion. almost every lorgnette and opera glass In
tho court being leveed persiBtently at her. Q
fact which did not seem In the slightest de-
gree TO disturb her supreme composurc.
The entrance OF the plaintiff did not create
though the lorgnettes aud double barrellod
glnsses were alltrained upon him as he ap:
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liam was perfectly dressed; booted and Gloved.
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ment: gesture. and expression. His cold. gray
Ss @
When the lord Chief Justice had given the
signal for the days proceedings 70 commence .
the plaintiff stepped serenely into the witness
box and haughtily prepared to answer the
feean by reading letter written by the plain
tiT in answer 70 the letter addressed to him
addressed 70 Dear owen" and tR IL Sir vii:
fore him to make life worth Lying, adding: I'm
the moan time suppose that I must try to
live as OF old years"
Pressed BY the cross s-examjnIng questions OF
Sir Charles Russell the plantin said that he
Iook the present legal proceedings because the
baccarat scandal had bec ONE public matter Of
conversation and comment, and because It had
reached H the clubs 70 witch he belonged, the
others. and had he not taken action In the
mstter his clubs wonl certainly have done SO.
from Gen, Williams. They were addressed to
Deer Bil" and referred to complaints made
given whom he signed the docum ent agreein4