Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-06-12
SIR GORDON GUILTY
so Says the Jury in the Great Bac.
carat Scandal
Case.
Court Charged Strongly Against Cum
mings and the jury Quick
ly Agree.
Great Public Sympathy With the
Plaintiff, Who Takes the Yer
diet Very Coolly.

LONDON, June "a verdict IN Vue
celebrated baccarat scandal has been
returned. 1t is against Sir William
Gordon Cumming. The result has ere
ated tremendous excitement which is
in no wise detracted from by the more
than reasonable probability that such
verdict would be rendered This
probability was not SO strong until af-
ter Lord Chief Justice Coleridge's 5
charge to the jury.
The jury was out but a short time
As it was expected it would be, Lord
ColeridgeS summing up was all against
Cumming. Scenes seldom before wit
messed in an English court followed
the announcement of the verdict LuclNi
ly the Prince of Wales was absent
or he might have heard another large
installment of unpleasant and uncom-
plimentary things. Sentiment on the
result is greatly divided. People find
it hard to believe that the defendants
in the case and their friends deliberate-
ly entered into a conspiracy to ruin
Cumming. On the other hand nobody
will hereafter regard the Prince of
Wales as any better than the plaintiff
in the great suit just ended.
People are now on the qui vive for
further developments. They are wait
ing with great curiosity to see whether
Cumming will appeal to Parliament or
blow out his brains. 1t has been inti-
mated that he would do so if the case
went against him. His projected mar
riage to Miss Garner, however. rather
knocks that proba bility in the head.
Notwithstanding Sir William Gordon
Cummings reiterated denials of his
mo s,r I, -
York the report was confirmed to-day
at Doctors commons, where it was
learned that special license for the
marriage at Trinity church, Chelsea,
had been obtained
When the verdict was announced Sir
William Gordon was to all appearances
the most unmoved mau in court. He
folded his arms and looked straight 1T the
jury, but otherwise did not move muscle,
his face not showing the slightest trace
of emotion. Lord Middleton, his blood
relative. however, flushed scarlet
and then turned very pale. Mrs.
Arthur Wilson and Mrs. Lycett
Green were evidently badly frightened
when they heard the misses which greeted
the verdict. The two ladies stood for sew
eral minutes whispering earnestly with
their counsel and then accompanied by
their respective husbands passed slowly
out of court with bowed heads, nobody
speaking to them and to all appearance
objects of much dislike.
As Sir Gordon and Lord Middleton left
the courts there was another instance of
the different manner IN which the general
public looked upon the victorious defend
ants and upon the defeated plaintiff. Sir
William and Lord Middleton wera no
sooner recognized as they entered tbn Iat.
ter's carriage than tbnv were IondIy
repeatedly and enthusia asticaIIv cbaarad br
:ne uense' excited crowd 1t
Is Is rEgG! generaily understood that
pr lll@Ln "Ordon-Cumming lieu
eellanI .1 e;II C2Ioiel Ia of the Scots Fusilier
Eba SuafuS, or, viii g og promptly cashiered from
fLe fen' AMY; tI MS ah4 just as quickly expelled
Tf 7Toui oI ,nT MAI J porough club Guards club,
t;. III tl,'p ,:ilI any other social organiza-
O-0l'' ~ VIM" he may belong
~ Later Gossip
seemnight members of the Turf club
Uumed undecided how to act Personally
10 nIming is liked and many are adverse
IeelIs expulsiou. The division of public
clas NO upon the verdict will be largely
mos division, the aristocratic circle sid
the the with the decision, while the mass of
ace ace public symrathize with Cumming and
use the Judge of gross partiaiity.
Political issues of the affair promise
speedy development. A group of radicals
in the house of commons have decided to
raise a discussion with special reference
to the prince of Wales by motions upon
the army estimates. An indication
of how the religious public views
the scandal is given in a
speech made at meeting of Methodist
leaders tonight on the suppression OF
gambling Mr. Moulton. president of the
Wesleyn conference declared that gambl-
ing permeated all classes and it was time
the evil was confronted, else it
would ruin society. Prince Hughes was
cheered to an echo in saying he took first
chance to thank Sir Edward Clarke for
his fearless and manly speech. 1t was
ground for bitter regret that the heir to
the throne should be given to one of the
worst forms of gambling.