New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-06
LORD COvENTRY'S NOTEBOOK
ENTRIES IN 1T STRENGTHENING THE DE-
FENCE IN THE BACCARAT TRIAL.

CUMMING SIGNED-MRS. WILSON AND MRS.
GREEN ALSO ON THE sTAND-THE
TESTIMONY ALL IN. AND SIR
CHARLES RUSSELL BE
GINS TO SUM UP.
London, June 5.-Interest In the baccarat case
to increase as the trial goes on Many Oh
the throlg who came to court on this the MIN u"s
undoubtedly did so with the idea that this would DC
the last day Of the trial. The painful VINO was
among the early arrivals. WINS accompanied Dy Ills
brother Lord Middleton. The Prince Of Wales aiao'e
ever also arrived before the official opening Oh te
court.
The court opened promptly at 10 80 a. m Inc
croesexarination OF Mrs Lycett Green, daughter OF
Arthur Wilson ST. was about TO be resumed. when
the foreman OF the jury, addressing the LORD Cmei
Justice said that the jurymen were desirous OF III
spectng the counters which used In the baccarao
games at Tranby Croft in September. and which, as
shown by young Wilson'S testimony yesterday, were
the property of the Prince Of Wales, who carried
them while visiting the country houses of his lnt-
mate friends. These counters, by the direction OF
the Lord Chief Justice, were then passed into the
Jury box, and the 1urymeD, particularly the bold
one who questioned the Prince Of Wales while the
latter in the witness box, examined tire Ilo, 40
and CO representations with much interest as II
expecting to read on their surfaces some further cew
10 the unravelllng Of the baccarat mystery-for
mystery it still to many people, who JON IN
admitting that the motive Of the Baronet in bringing
the suit has not been any clearly shown than
has been demonstrated the motive OF the Wilson
family in their apparent bitterness Rumors In
iation 10 both these motives in which the names Of
women are mentioned, st fill the air.
When the jury had completed their inspection of the
Princes private counters the cTosseXaminaton Of Mrs
Lycett Green was resumed
Mrs. Green was pale and nervous but Sir Edward
Clarke Is too able a lawyer TO lose any points
count OF woman's nervousness, so he began his cross
examination by making Mrs Green so again all over
the ground which she had traversed yesterday in regard
to the position of the tables the players at the tables
the instances Of cheating upon the part Of Sir William
Gordon Cumming, the number Of times the cheating had
occurred etc. After having thus thoroughly refreshed
the memory OF the jurors, Sir Edward, addressing the
witness, said a. You don't know much about the game
do your"
"Oh, yes I do" quickly and Indignantly replied the
young woman her words causing ripple Of laughter
The soicitor-General then branched off into an en-
trely line and asked Mrs Green several questions
to whether or not she was acquainted with man
named Bowes. Mrs. Green replied in substance that
she did not know man named BowleS, and seemed
surprised that such question should be put to her.
Mrs. Arthur Wilson then called u the Wit
ness-stand Mrs. Wilson, who is stout pleasant
faced woman about fifty years Of age, gave her test
mony quietly and firmly, and evidently was painfully
effected by the position in which she found herself
She kept her hands the rail of the wtnessbox as
she illustrated the manner in which Sir William Gordon
90 Cumming covered the counters with his hands.
Replying to Sir Charles Russel's questions, Mrs.
Wilson said that she present at Tanby Croft in
the room where September 8, the Prince Of Wales,
Sir William Gordon Cumming and the defendants played
baccarat. She distinctly remembered her son. Arthur
Stanley Wilson. looking at her with puzzled expires
sion. and that he afterwaN made "horibe COM
punicaton" TO her. 1t to the effect that he had
seen the plaintiff cheat while playing cards Mrs.
IN AfaiIf he
already been gwen to the manner in which the
Baronet cheated by slipping across the line with a
pencil when the card turned up was favorable TO him.
The witness emphatic IN her denial that there
had been any agreement entered into by the wilson
family to watch the plaintiffs play on the second
night of the playing The position which Sir William
occupied both nights at the baccarat tables was
purely the result of accident.
Continuing Mrs. Wilson said that when her son told
her that the plaintiff had been cheating, she replied
@Oh, you must not speak Of it. We must not have
scandal IN house." During the second evenings
play the witness did not notice anything until she
received note written by her sonnaw, Lycett Green
informing her OF the facts he had discovered. This
note, which was produced, was as follows
al have distinctly seen Sir William Gordon Cum
ming cheating twice. l cannot remain in the room
any longer Something ought to be done to stop the
game"
Wien Mr.. Green finally returned to the room where
baccarat being played the witness shook her head
not wishing to have scene before the ladies and IN
the presence of the Prince of Wales. Mrs Wilson also
said that she recoected the plaintiff asking to have
an extra s10 paid him for $40 counter which he
asserted had not been noticed by the Prince Of Wales
and that the Prince in tone Of annoyance, told the
plaintiff to place his stakes where they could be SEEM
Referring TO the occasion when Lady Coventry de-
cared natural" Mrs. Wilson said that she saw the
plaintiff push extra E10 counter the line and
added that the act was done in such an open manner
that she wondered how it was possible that the other
PLAYERS failed to observe it,
Mrs. Wilson then said that she had an interview
with the Prince Of Wales the subject the follow
Ing day. and that she expressed fears that her son,
Arthur Stanley Wilson, would suffer from what had
occurred as he had been the first person to notice
and to call attention TO the Baronets cheating. The
Prince listened all she had to the subject
and then told her in the kndest manner, that there
was no need for her to fear anything Of the sort.
From September 10 until the legal proceedings were
begun, the witness continued, she said absolutely
nothing In regard the scandal TO anybody outside
of the members Of her own family who were already
acquainted with the facts 1t was, she added, too
much to her interest 10 keep the matter as secret
as possible.
In answer to the pointed question asked her by
Sir Charles Russell TO whether or not she had
seen Sir William Gordon Cumming cheat, Mrs. Wilson
replied with great emotion, her face flushing pain
fully eyes, unfortunately, there is no doubt about
It."
Mrs. Wilson then turned over to Sir Edward
Clarke for cross-examination. In reply TO the
solicitor Generals questions she said that she had
not signed paper pledging herself to secrecy. She
admitted however, that the Prince had asked her
i not to say anything about the affair. She added
that on September she did not tell her husband
about the occurrence which had caused so much dis
tress at Tranby Croft because he came 10 bed upon
that occasion at late hour and she thought 1t best
not TO trouble him until the next day.
IN,
tha plalntif, Mrs Wilson said that the night o.
September the Prince Of Wales asked her If it wa
not possible to provide proper baccarat table for th
next night. This before the Prince knew any
thing of the alleged cheating. Consequently for TIT
second nights play fresh table was provided bu
this was not done on account Of Sir William Goriol
Cumming, though it was hoped that its use would
.son. .or,etaan Of the o0cnrrenccs Of the previous