Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-06-04
Sir Charles Russell Addresses the
Jury on Behalf Of His
Clients.
MODELS or rHr WHIST TABLES
PRODUCED.
Wilson Reproduccs Cummings Att.
tudo 10 Show How the Cheating
Was Done.
BY Telegram to tho SHw..
Counsel Tor the Defendants states the
tnsc.

LONDON, June 3.-"rherc were nine
rersons concerned In this melancholy
business" said sir Charles, "all OF
whom have known tho plaintiff lCum.
mingl Tor many years. The plaintiff
admitted lac said hi. nccusots were act.
Ing cOnsclcntlOusly Ia this matter aud
tho Jury would find II impossible u
believe those persons were mistaken Ia
regard 10 the character Of PLAINTIFF
conduct ON the nights Of the sth aud
9th Of September, 1890. Tue plaintiff
had admitted they wVrp NIL persons "
honor aud honesty, and having made
thu charges they adhered 20 them and
tho plaintiff had not asked 10 be- con-
fronted with either Of his accuscre.
objection 10 secrecy came from iycctt
Green, who asked that the matter be
thashud out then and there In order
20 avoid the possibility of the plaintiff
aftefward rppudiallng the changes.
The plaintiff had signed u degrading,
humiliating document and he did not
take steps 10 bring his slandcrors 10
Justice until lac found himself IN an.
other tight place. Then hc turned
upon those who had been quiet aud
prepared 30 keep their agreement,
though In their eyes lac was u dis
! hUnorud man."
VITA this remark Sir Charlie. seemed
| 70 take up another line 81 argument,
for hu aid, looking earnestly at tho
Jury, "And now how about tho three
/ principal nctorsnni plaiutin'sautlJu In
/ regard ~ them? DO you, gentlemen
" the Jury, doubt that the plaintifi
/ knew each Of those gentlemen believed
him guilty. Hc knew that In thclr
eyes he was no longer In the category
/ u honorable mon. Wa II conceivable
that nn innocent man under such cir
| cumstancca should bear such an odi1us
bunicn upon him9 Tho defendants
would tell the Jury their mplths r..
| mhlnUd closed In this matter until
January :, 1891, four months after tho
/ haccarAt games nt Tmuhy troit, when
Sir William made an attempt through
Berkeley Lsveti, onr OF the wltnesrs,
/ 10 secure a modification or withdrawal
/ u tlic charges. Tho defendants said
they wUrc prepared 10 subilantiatu the
charges which they had made against
Sir william d9rdon Cumming"
Sir Charles Russell then laid special
stTvaa upon the peculiar circumstances
under which tile action WIS brought
and referred 1t length 10 tho Interview
which Sir William Gordon Cumming
had with Lieutenant Luvoit, who was
q subaliern Ia plaintiffs regiment, aud
who, being asked by Sir William 10 DO
/ what he could with Mn. Arthur VII.
r0n Ia rcgntd 10 the haccnfat scandal,
replied that he could not disbolluyc hlH
own eyes, though, hn added, no would
gladly 10 anything for tho sake Of Sir
William aud for the sake Of tho fugl.
ment 10 which they belong.
"piAintln's conduct" Sir Charles
continued, "ai no stage OF tli!a distress
ing story has been the conduct Of
an Innocent and honorable man. No
/ Innocent and honorable man would
have laid quiet under tho charges
made against the plaintiff or Signed
the confession which plaintlii slgncd.n
Counsel Cor the defendants then said
| the prosecution was brought only when
the plaintiff failed In his efforts 70
secure his retirement ON half pay from
the army. lie dilAted upon the limo.
cent nature " tho rrnnby CrOft card
| party aud the mild character VI the
haccarat games played there. lie said
/ one " the satisfactory results Of this
case has been the dissipation " the nb.
surl notions which have been formed
Ia regard 10 the occurrences NJ Tfanby
Croft.
In describing the events which took
place Sir Charles said Arthur Stanley
Wilson witnessed repeated acts o.
cheating on the part OF Sir William
Gordon Cumming, and that when ho
/ WILSON, turned 10 Mr.. Berkeley Lev
ctt and Whispered "Cumming IL cheat.
Ing" the lattor rcplledi "Nonsenfe.
You are mad" "Bub" added Sir
Charles, "Berkeley Leycti, after 70.
ceivlng this communication paid at
ten,ion TO the game, watched Sir Will
liam Gordon Cummings play aud saw
for himself that what Arthur Sialcy
Wilson had said was true. After the
play was over, Wilson told hlh mother,
Mr.. Arthur Wilson, aud Mr.. AMI Mrs.
tycstt Green of what he had k.cn
while Cumming was playing, and
they agreed on the following night 10
have for haccarat playing properly
marked table with n line upon Il be.
You'd which the players stake must be
placed. -,
Al the request Of Sir Charles Rus.
sell, models OF the whilst tables usrI
each night nj Tanby Cfoft In Sepiem-
Ter Iur llhNlhk ihNAhEht W. htltuit ul
regular baccnral tables, with tho posi-
tion Of the players especially marked
upon them, were produced. Sir
Charles Russell also caused the Jury
10 be- shown photographs Of the rooms
nj Tranby Crois where the now hisior.
Teal games Of baccarat were played.
The Jurymen examined these exhibits
with great deal Of care, asked ques.
tiOns about the games, positions Of tho
players, etc., and Conferred with each
other upon several points which were
raised by the production OF tho exhln-
IT,. Sir Charles also dwelt upon tho
lntTlchcies u the game Of haccarat, and
explained 10 the Jury that FROM the
positions which, A. they could see FROM
the tables, the players occupied, II was
utterly impossible Tor the Witnesses "
he mistaken ~ 10 the conduct with
which Sir William Gordon Cumming
was charged. Il VIVA noticed the
Prince VI Wales and Sir William Cor
don Cumming followed Sir Charlvs'
speech with great attention aud deep
interest.
Continuing Sir Charles said; "rhe
precis which had boon drawn up In re-
gard 10 the baecnrat scandal, said that
the plaintiff should be watched. Be
yond the marked table. however. there