The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-10

tesque 10 have the prince carrying about
baccarat counters wherever he goes as q
Mohammedan carries his praying carpet"
The Telegraph warmly defends the
Prince OF Wales against everything but
indiscretion and great error of Judgment.
From a military point Of view il says the
signing OF the paper was condonation, but
the error was prompted by such an obvious
lenienoy aud kindness of heart that his
generous and true-hearted countrymen will
speedily forgive aud forget.
THE CHRONICLE DEFENDS SIR CUMMING.
The Chronicle he's a scathing article con-
demning the juryis finding and Lord Cole
ridges partiality. 1t declares that no evil
dence was adduced inconsistent with the
hypothesis that Sir Cumming played the
well-known coup de trois. 1t says: 1.-The
verdict means, according to the jury,
that Sir Canning deliberately cheated
an illustrious and impeounious friend by
trick requiring long and toilsome years OF
practice to acquire; that though twenty
years an habItual card player without pro-
voking the slightest suspicion, he suddenly
plunged into a wild and cstentatious orgie,
cheating the only man in the world on
whose patronage his social and professional
life depended. There is nothing incredible
in Sir Cummings signing the damning
document on the strength of the statement
of the Prince of Wales cringing minions
booming him TO @ fate worse than
death in order to save what the Prince OF
Wales is pleaeed to call his honor. Sir
Cumming is not the first gallant Scotch gem
tleman who has sacrificed both honor and
life to fervid passion of loyalty to the
prince, whose devotion has been
rewarded by cruel ingratitude. He has this
satisfaction that no other man without the
soul of flunkey has ever run the smallest
personal risk for the sake OF the heir ap-
parents honor.n
VIOLATED A PLEDGE.
The article proceeding, accuses
fatty the Prince of Wales Of
violating a pledge of secrecy and
calls upon the authorities to indict Sir Will
lam Gordon Cumming for the criminal Of
fense Of cheating. 1t declares that if they
do not the public will know what to think
and says that il the Duke of Cambridge
shrinks from his duty in regard
to the military offense it is to be
hoped that parliament will not
prove 80 pusillanimous. The Chronicle
| finally asks what steps will be taken to win
dicate the justice in the crime which the
| Prince of Wales compounded by signing a
compact with Sir William Gordon Cum-
ming or whether the infamous scandal will
be hushed up forever.
THE DEFENDANTS TARNIsHED.
The Standard says: EVEN 1f the plain
tiff comes out the worst in the affair 1t must
be admitted that the defendants and their
| friends have somewhat tarnished reputa-
tions. 1t must be acknowledged that
the Prince of Wales cannot be wholly
exempted from the censure passed upon his
| associates and we are sure he himself is
| acutelv conscious of this. II will not be
lightly forgotten that the prince instigated
the game. and carried the apparatus
about with him. Doubtless this
painful experience will prove lesson, SO
that close and constant circumspection is
required over every member Of family
the lightest stain on whose dignity and del
icacy is felt by US as something Of ma
tiona. Disgrace
lKF l7Pte ONLY ONE ENDING POSSIBLE.
The Times says the case ended In the only
way in which impartial obser vers believed
possible 1t advises the Wilson family
which it accuses Of being indirectly respon-
sible for the tragic ruin of a fine career, tC
remain in social retirement Ii
regard to the important aspect
OF the case, the Times says
I'VE express the universal feeling
OF millions of English men and womer
when we say that we profoundly regret the
Prince OF Wales connection with the affair
Making every allowance for the monotony
of the royal existence, and admitting the
assiduity and tact with which he performs
his duties, IL he is known to pursue
questionable pleasures the serious public
who are the backbone Of England
will regret and resent it. We almost wish
for the sake of English society, that as a re
suit OF this unhappy case the Prince o
Wales had also signed declaration that h
would never touch q card again"