Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-06-09
yy THE SOLICITOR GENERAL
n ii. PmgeGt Kitchen Of Britain'S
AriStOcracy.
7qr AUDIENCE IS ASTOUNDED
q. ne Far.sssneS of Sir Edward Clarke,
Gordon Cummings Counsel, Who looks
Into the Prince Of Wales Face,
and Tells Him Some Very
Unpleasant Things

f.>nay. June S.-The sixth day Of
..ts.arat trial found no diminution
-mbic interest.
among the stories that gained circu-
...o. to-day was one to the effect that
81. Prince Of Wales was jealous Of the
,.s-5,b.9 of Lady Brooke for Sir Will
lam G.~ion-Cumming, and told the
,.r. story TO break it up. The
.,.,~sr are not sure that he succeeded,
.,5-, intimated that, since the be-
Ginning Of the trial, the plaintiff and
rsir Brooke have been seen TO
converse together on terms Of evident
'-aadship. Lady Brooke, perhaps on
,,ogrt of the connection of her name
with the various rumorS aAoat, has OF
s,a been quite auStere in her company.
She had the aged Duke of Cambridge
fra guest the other day, and seemed TO
AXE particular pleasure in entertaining
hs old gentleman, while a dozen young
.,ed swellS stood around in disgust at
5sr Indifference TO them.
Previous 10 and after the opening or
.ha court to-day, at l0:3O a. m, the
,,sres which were witnessed on each
s,vof the trial last week were repeated
with the exception of the fact that
much Of the noise and hustle OF this
rsr- NJ the Strand was wanting, owing
.,bs omnibus strike. On the other
hand frer. was an increase in the num-
1a- of iour wheelerS, hanSOmS and
other sgch vehicles arriving and depart
fr-a-ard ablnt the New Law Courts,
ar3a. or nearly all Of the faShiOnableS
ofh>,wess', audiences managed TO APP
pear 'ay equipped with luncheon
basket, l.5 'lS6Sl in their now iamil-
urrga,, rom which they watch the
development of the great baccarat scan
dal The general opinion expressed be-
lore ,Le Court opened was that Sir
Charles Russell and Sir Edward Clarke
might fri,h their addresses respectively
frtae defendant aud for the plaintiff
to-day and that the Lord Chief Justice
would make the charge TO the jury to-
MORROW morning. This, however, was
UIva matter of conjecture.
Sir Charles Russell, upon the opening
The Court, resumed his address for
,ttJefense. interrupted on Friday last
rhe adjournment Of the Court until
ttry. Sir Charles commenced by call
r, attention 10 Sir William Gordon
Cummings methods of playing baccarat,
saving. If what Mr.. Arthur Stanley
wilson has sworn TO took place, 10 eX-
cuded all that class Of SuggeStion-of
ghch DO trace appeared in the corre-
s1o,itgce between Sir William Gordon
Cumming. Gen. Owen Williams and
Lord Coventry the effect that the
au,lt0u arose from miSunderStand-
Dc , the plaintiffs system OF play
SHOWN as coup de trOiS.
The evidence for the defense, con-
uD-si SIR Charles, had given varie-
y Ndlea which pointed out the truth,
rattle, ,a4ua parrot-like repetition OF
ile alleged events" Sir Charles Rus
sell then said that in his opinion the
only course open TO Sir Edward Clarke,
..1l.lc Jlusel for the plaintiff, which,
-e added. would be fatal, was to de-
bounce the whole accusation aS an in
".t0D. Now" said Sir Charles, I'm
'Slro ,o the events which resulted
from tae plaintiffs leaving Tranby
''ou oa the msrning OF Sep
tmorr lith without seeing any
oiy u the house into which he had
9een Introduced as Il friend OF the
I'Acr OF Wales. with full knowledge
.lal he waS leaving behind him blast
reputation II a confirmation OF the
evidence given is needed, il comes from
Ae acts and from the conduct of the
I-.l,it himself. who was doubly con-
-,maed by the independent testimony
witnesses who have had no motive
.-@.l>t him, but every motive TO pre-
-' scandal and by his own conduct
'-el brought face 10 face with the ac-
>lNou made against him.
was e possible for an innocent man
1lop, the course taken by the plain
-' Tie says that he did not ask to be
-''on,ed with the witnesses because
was advised not 20 do so. But the
-P-.>e OF an honorable man would
-'' oeen 90 insist that his accuSerS
"l 'e brought face TO face with
a>tead Of this the jury had had
4,,t before them the feeble SuggeS-
~" 1hat the witnesses miStook for acts
heating couDS dC troiS If this was
,ue plaintiffs conduct could have
explained, but there was not Il Syl
%. d suggestion of that kind utter
.5 a' d. Ir1noy Croft. The plaintiff sign
,-a' paper and knew that by so doing
an admission of guilt"
r. Nnarie> Russell then dwelt at
I,- on the testimony of Mr.. Berkely
,.''. Counsel for the defendants
'"'' 'aat Mr.. Levett was anxious TO