The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-06-13

FIX WILLIAM Gt'RI ON Ct MIMI.
dead. He may physically survive the
blow, but he will never recover from it
Those who know him most intimatel,
say he will take his own life, and init.
mate that he ias said such
would be the result OF YER
diet favorable to the defendants.
The Prince of Wales was moi III court
when the verdict Was returned, having
gone TO tine Ascot races. From the time
the jury retired 10 deliberate upon the
verdict until the moment they returned
to the court only fifteen minutes
elapsed, showing apparently that they
were OF one opinion as 10 the merits OF
the case.
Gil tRGING THE JURY.
The Lord Chief Justice, at the open
ing of his speech to the jury, explained
at length the difference of an action for
SANDER, as this one is, and an action foI
libel. His Lordship added that if the
Jury found that the defendants had
spoken the truth, thelr verdict should
be for the defendants. But if the Jury
thought broadly that the charges they
made were not true, and that Sir Will
lam Gordon Cumming did not do any
thing wrong while PLAYING bIrcarat at
Iranby Croft in September last then
their verdict muet G for the plaintiff.
Lord toteridgc entrratGd the Jury 10
keep their minds steadily on
the evidence and on the cyi-
dencc only. Continuing. lie analyZed at
length the evidence given by the pIaint-
lit, which evidence, Ee said, Was well
worthy of consideration. The plaintiff,
he added, had his cuntcTS on 4 piece OF
white paper, and would have been
less likely TO be detected if he
had, as the others did, put his
counters on the cloth OF the
table. During another portion of his
summing up, Lord tolcridgc said that
the Prince Of Wales presence at Tran
by Croft was sufficient to explain Lycctt
Green's objection to creating q disturb
ance in the baccarat room or else here
by calling attention TO the actions which
he objected to on the part of Sir William
Gordon Cumming.
GEN. WILLIAMS GROWS WRArTY.
The proceedings opened with a most
sensational incident. The Lord Chief
Justice lad hardly taken his seat when
Gen. Owen Williams stepped to the
front Of the bench and said, his face
pale with emotion and his voice husky
with feeling: My Lord have to ask
your protection. Yesterday Sir Ed
ward Clarke thought proper"
Here the solicitor general, Sir Ed
ward Clarke, sprang to his feet, and in
terrupting Gen. Williams exclaimed:
81 ask your LordshIp to interfere and
that Gen. Williams should not be al
lowed 10 make a statement as he has
not the privilege Of doing So"
To this Gen. Williams holly replied
in ringing voice, all trace of huskincss
having disappeared under the influence
OF the angry feelings which animated
HIM: Il was accused of an abomlnable
charge"
Here the Lord Chief Justice inter
ferrcd, saying: Il do not remember
the expression, but do not think you
can be allowed to speak."
But Gen. Williams persisted in being
heard, remarking, angrily: I'VE were
accused of sa&rlEClng an innocent man.
This statement was made without any
evidence being brought forward for its
justification"
Lord Coleridge again interrupted the
General, remarking with considerable
warmth: Il cannot hear any statement
from You" and Immediately com
menCed his summing up, while Gen.
Williams retired, frowning and greatly
disconnected, to his seat, where he re-
ceived the coincidence of the friends
who had come with bim to court in
order 10 hear him defend himself from
the allegations made yesterday by the
SoliCitor-ti General in the latter's sum
ming up for the plaintiff.
THE PRINCE OF WALES IS 4 GUEST.
Lord Coleridge described at length
the high position and brave career OF
Sir William Gordon Cumming, saying
that the latter went to Tranby Croft as
an honored guest-as a sort of prize
guest Of whom any hostess might be
proud. Then, referring to the Prince
of Wales connection wi the case,
Lord CoIcridge said: "People may say
what they like but they are all
very much pleased 10 have such guests
as the Prince of Wales, Lord Coventry,
ana lord this and lord that in their
houses. laughter. Then a. to the
position Of the Prince of Wales and as
to the desire for secrecy manifested by
the party at Tranby Croft, was il not
natural that with such monarchlcal
Institutions as ours such wish
should have existed? 1t must be
remembered that such incidents were
brought before hard Judging world
not before the loyal and subservient
whose sense and Judgment had TO be
consulted Surely il was not TO he said
against a man that under these clrcum-
stances he was anxious 10 keep the
scandal quiet.
WAXING FoP THE VERDICT.
During the few minutes that the jury
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