The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-06-02

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which could be heard all over the court.
He kept his back towards the Prince OF
Wales, which action caused unfavorablc
comment. Tho plaintiff said that the
Prince OF Wales acted rs banker OH the
occasion referred to, and that General
Williams was the croupier. His (the
plaintilf'sl attention was not called the
frst nightto the complaintmadc against
him, but the next night Lord Coventry
came to his bed room and said: Cum
mings. something very disagreeable has
occurred. Some people staying here
have objected your manner OF playing
baccarat."
WALES WAS DISCREET.
Cummings replied: "Nly God, what
do you mcan?" Lord Coventry then
said Cummings was accused of cheating.
The plaintiff then, said he, replied that
it was i,ul and abominable charge and
deliberate falsehood, and that he
placed the Shole matter entirely in the
hands OF his old friends, Lord Coventry
and General Williams. lie, with the
two gentleraen named, had an interview
with ths Prince OF Wales, to whom he
said: Your Royal Highness will see
what o terrible thing this ID for mel,
who have been attempting for twenty
years to lead the life OF an officer and a
gentler1an." To this, according to the
plaintiff, the Prince of Wales replied:
'NYhat can you do-tEere are Eve ac-
cuscrs." Sir William Cummings said
that he answered: "My first impulse is
to publicly insult my accusers upon the
race course tomorrow" To this the
Prince replied: "What is the use OF
that? There arc five people against
you."
DID YOUNG WILSON CHEAT?
The witness, continuing his testi-
mony, which was being listened to with
the most intense interest by tho audi
ence in the court room, said that later
OIL this same day he summoned Lord
Coventry and Gen. Williams to his
room for consultation. Both gentlemen
thcE told him that there was only one
way by which to avoid u horrible scan
daI; that way was to sign document,
pledging himself to play cards no more.
To dc this, witness said, was tanta-
mount.t0 an admission OF guilt. Finally,
however, he had been persuaded to
sign the paper, which he did, believing
he could trust implicitly iE the honor OF
Gen. Williams and Lord Coventry, both
OF whom be regarded as his most nti-
mate friends. i,
Sir William Gordon Cummings fur.
ther testified that on the second night
OF the play, the Prince OF Wales still
being the banker, Mr.. Stanley Wilson,
the son OF the hostess, won five coups
running. This, the witness thought,
was good play for n novice.
THE POINTS EXPLAINED.
At the end of the game, plaintiff con.
tinued, the Prince of Wales laughingly
said, Cummings, how came you to win
SO much?" referring to the fact that l
had won two hundred and twenty-five
pounds in two nights play. To this /
replied, "well. sir, Icould not help win
ming with such luck," showing the
Prince card on which l kept marked
under the headings of "banker and
''player," the exact number of times
which the banker or player had won
during the evenings play.
Then Sir William, under cross-exami-
nation, explained at length several
points in regard to baccarat playing.
he also said that he had nothing before
him on the table while playing bacca-
rat, except q small piece OF paper and
pencil, and possibly tumbler. The
witness himself suggested putting the
stakes or q piece Of paper This, the
barones added, facilitated "handirg
up" and afforded the banker an oppor-
tunity OF readily seeing the stakes. Sir
Charles Russell then asked the plaintiff
number OF questions, it being cviden:
that the plaintiff would be accused OF
increasing his stakes after seeing the
cards OF his neighbors.
Replying to questions put by the lead
ing counsel for tho defendants,
Sir William said that Lord EdwardSom.
erset and Mrs. Coventry increased their
stakes and that they also kept counters
in theiS hand aa well rs on the table.
The plaintiff admitted that on the
second night OF tho baccarat games ut
Tranby Croft tho Prince OF Wales said:
Il wish that people would put their
stakes where they could be seen, but
plaintiff added that he did not think
that this remark applied to him more
than any one else. The baronet also
admitted that he kept number Of
counters in his pocket.
AN INTERESTED LISTENER.
In reply to further questions put by