St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-06-03

of solid and liquid nature, which they
carried in pretty little baskets, half-con-
cealed by flowers, books, newspapers
and opera glasses. Thus armed and
equipped, the ladies and gentlemen who
are so deeply interested in the 'bac-
carat scandaP prepared for another
day of the new sensation. When the
Prince of Wales and his private secre-
tary. Sir Francis Knollys, entered the
court room this morning. with most
cOmmendable punctual:ty, Everybody in
the court rose to their feet and ceased
speaking. The prince, who looked as
good-natured as ever, even if he
seemed somewhat preoccupied, bowed
slightly right and left to the spectators,
nodded smilingly to one or two init
mates whom he recognized, aDd took
the same seat, red cushioned arm
chair, on the left of Lord Chief Justice
Coleridge, which he occupied yesterday.
On the judges right hand were seated
Ladies Coieridge, Clark and Russell,
the wives respectively of the lord chief
justice, Sir Edward Clarke, leading
counsel for the plaintiff, and of Sir
Charles Russell, leading counsel for
the defendants. The ladies smiled
and chatted together as pleas
antly as if they had been at matinee
VI az q pal lhotOeNi VI SpCC-
tatorS at trial involving the honor and
entire future of man who, as his worst
enemies admit, has been gallant sol
dier. Lady Brooke, whose name was
one of those added to the list of Mrs.
Arthur Wilson'S invited guests at Tran
bycroft during the eventful meeting of
September last was among those pres
ent at the trial this morning. She was
one of the early arrivals, as was Col. H.
II. ID. Straceys the commanding officer
of the Scots guards, of which regim ent
Sir William Gordon Cumming was a
major and lieutenant colonel. But,
next to the Prince of Wales and Sir
William Gordon Cumming,
Bewitching Lady Brooke
was the center of attraction, almost
every lorgnette and opera glass in the
court being leveled persistently at her,
a fact which did not seem in the slight
est degree to disturb her supreme COM
posure. The entrance of the plaintiff
did not attract so much attention to-day
as it did yesterday. He was as cool and
calm as ever, and on his soldier-like
face there was not the slightest trace
of emotion or of the effects of the ordeal
through which he passed yesterday.
Like his former friend. the Prince of
Wales. Sir William was perfectly
dressed, booted and gloved. and
there was no denying that an
air of quiet distinction could
be seen in his every movement, gesture
and expression. His cold grey eyes
flashed codtemptuously as he glanced
in the direction where the defendants
were seated. When the lord chief JUS
tice had given the signal for the days
proceedings to commence, the plaintiff
stepped into the witness box. and pre-
pared to answer the questions of Sir
Charles Russell. The latter began by
reading letter written by the plaintiff
in answer to the letter addressed to him
jointly by the Prince of Wales, Lord
Coventry and Gen. Owen Williams.
This missive was addressed to Dear
Owen" and in it Sir William said that
he had now but little hope before him
to make life worth living, adding: 'In
the meantime, l suppose that l must
try to live as OF old years"