The sun., 1891-06-03
To this the Prince suavely replied:

Tho charges made against him were 40
open 70 me than to believe them"
| Tho Princes !sst answer caused another .oi
repsa Eminent Which foow tSs mating On
spsn Of had "a % 5rSans n9s
ars .Sst aS q. Gs1es fs1sS fwsss view
had nlsyod baecarat with Sir William Gordon
ynos9 ~ Ss On Ssps and had become con-
When the murmurs ~ .astonishmert which
sansSsd r fE EGwaps hs
seeing that he must DC everything possible to
iurymen. said. addressing tho Prince Of Wales:
49,, II take Z, that your Highness's answer. to
the frat Question put to yop by the nror n, wni,
dSrHs cros sse sss 81
naon was 10 81, evdsnr
Ss d and sssr TssnsS 4 vhS1 a"1
S Sm Fl
nifty shortly after he entered the witness hox.
Snran as %a deeiSsaS Gss s' hss ns
snTpSE 10 i esp h Saas r. Prss
repeatedly mooihed his beard with his right
psoae npa d the court h s
10 ss psp to hnn
himself. Except to the Lord Chief Justice;
others in proximity TO- the witness box. only
fairly audible throughout the court.
The Prince OF Wales giowered when the bold
jurymen, stopped him by his questions but
toward the end of his answers to the iuryman
s 2s Tca S IN ssy Ii. as ss sSS
bench, and from there, in company with the
HRsh he fnes ana shS Jadse asappearsa
on their way to luncheon.
no aess 81 soaf ssSssa s IT, Snssf2e 81
Coleridgo party. left the court. but on the
an ask.
ouehiy enjoyed; 1t was a picnic for many in
At about 2 O'clock ihe Lord Chief Justice re-
piTned prned alSgns; having a apparently iett inc
IN some place Of safety. or else he had seen the
her apparent on his way back to Marlborough
The lrince OF Wnles wore close fitting black
frock coat and black necktie. Unlike siT WI.
liam Gordon-C CUMMING, the Prince OF Wales
erasred tho ais Of the boy on either side OF
ss r0yal The Prince 9Swed to the
the latter addressed his Introductory question
81 arness
The The word "yoI IN Fir Charless esross;exam; ,r
which had pleatiiuIiS ,interIarded ST. Edward
Cnrs.'s Clark questions, But ,lhough NJ Glad Had
selll may have shown to a certain degree his
not t say Radsa
SEE mAnif0Rtly n.
fact the genial GPpnion formed 4 the court
.as fHsssi i
ala fpa hs sS5
SCen sign Of impastenHes and that was when
w,, Mhat dld Mrs, Wilson say to you. about Sir
Prizes 9spen
what anRrily. it appeared: She said very lit
And there the subject was drorped. as any
The had Wilson hsi
she had told the Prince. but the Iatter's show
he sss
other matters.
a. Gen; owep Williams wns the ne3t witness.
the Generals testimony. in the main. con-
Curing With that given by the witnesses who
said that 1t was ut his own suggestion thar the
document giving the particulars OF the bac-
General made this Suggestion M in view t' Of tho
"possibilities Of the future" and he mad. tho
ssngGes!ion that secrecy should be main:alned.
William Gordon. Cumming. tho Baronet OBJ
,ertsd that that n his signing the paper would be
At esrde Ths sad Gem wn%s was
but he told Sir William S that it ehhe was his onfy ny
hope 81 escanr as It was impossible to rebut
the evidence which existed against him.
Gen. Williams said that the accusation against
his his friend Cumming came with horrible
plaintiff that he sir William should keep ,i lis lis
ti"uins said that he and the others o Who we're se
od f10 SsR The "na
nSrsSnG G neyer " ITO to Gs enrds aGan
do 80 he would haye "nS he
course in England or els.where This last |
decided sensation in court: the gayiy dressei
ladies whisnering and chatting over It for sov.
cral minutes.
When, Sir Charles Russell asked Gen. WILL
rs Dear Bill siter The baccarst discfosmres. R Rs
LILO WlIu0bs me pIalQtlu WAS SUI |
fering from an agony OF mind and that he (the |
GsneraD did not wish to add to bis old friends
The witness at another part Of his cross-ex-
animation admitted thnt the plaintiff had re-.
IHr Coyeniry and nd giving
vice."
Gen, Williams. who is stalwart "mllitalre."
Rs ss Hn
that Cummings friends did what honorable
men could DO 10 nssist him; lie taid: '" Our
tinned ~. nnimpair.d III sep!ember. :, first
Ing Of sep'. 10. when Lord Coventry asked mo
to go TO his room .whoie wo mot Mr.. Green and
Ionr others. Mr.. Green made q statement
which the witness afterwsrd recorded how
was watched and was seen to In
crease and decrease stakes site, play had beea
Wnles he made the suggestion that a .docu-
nent giving the pnrticularo OF the scandal be
After admittiEg that the PLAINTIFF had re-
nE hin vnss. MA What be termed
ore asked whether he tw.tness) believed the
charge Witness told him the evidence was SO
overwhelming that he could not do otherwise.
When Informed who his accusers were he