Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-02
His Royal Highness in Court in
the Baccarat Case.
HE DOUBLED UP HIS STAKES
When he Lost but Played tie Usual Stake
When he vas Even With the Game.
The Prince was the Banker-Sir Gordon in
the Witness box Tells his story OF
.he Little Game The Pppes
Encyelical.


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| Arthur Wilson, Mr.. Arthur W son and MIR.
! Btrkely f.ovett for SANDER. was commenced
before Lord Chief Justice Colerdge to-day
! IN the queens bench division of her
maIeStys high court OF Justice.
Long before the hour for the hearing OF
| this Important case the courtroom was Lied
/ with i crowd OF fashionable people who htd
! been lucky enough 10 obtain one or ty.o ui
| the much coveted Ii. 5etS granting them he
/ right 10 be present II The long exported
( baccarat revelations But Lord Coieridge
( was not so easily 'bulldoZed. s." n. gave
orders that admission 10 the court was Ia be
! by Specia! tickets only, ami he announced
( that he would DE able To accommodate ONLY
/ few of the most distins JShtd applicants
! with seats beside hl!n.C he bench. reScrv.
| ing the main body Of the court for members
! Of the bar. witnesses. iucyIneu and about
| JhirtS five newspaper repre- autatiyeS. The
! result WAS that crowds Of
ANGRY AND DISAPPOINTED
| people we're 10 be seen outside the coUrl
| mingling with the usual crowds of sight
! seekers who naturally gather at the scene
/ Of nj important tri;aS. Inside the court
room rcSembled L scene of some highly
| fashionable reception rather than a grim
! court where an important ease WAS 10 D"
soon on trial. Women, strange 10 SAY.
predCmiuated in the audience amt the dis
| play made of spring and summer costumes
I and the latest IN pancake hats WAS pos
! itive,G Ie.; derine. Ia the long galleries
| ladies', charmiHgly brilliant in ne triumphs
| If the modisJes arr. filled ali available
| space. while others nor favored ana
! equally beWildcrInClv dressed. occupied
reserved seats on the bench.
The first trerOr OF excitement was caused
! BY the arrival IN the courtroom Of ST
| William Gordon Cumming, the psIintif. az
! companied by mis- counsellor, solicitor
! General Clarke and Mr.. Gill. Opposed tu
/ these legal lights are Sir Charles Russell.
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entered court ShofliE AFTER II o clot h.accpih-
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ana his private secretary IS the prince
and his secretary passed through the court
room the buzz Of half-whiSpered CONVERSE
! tion ceased as tie prince was recognized
| They We're escorted to seats especially re
ser Ell for them on che bench and on the
| left hand OF the lord chief justice.
The entrarte OF the Prince OF Wales was
the signal for the court proceedings to com
mence. No sooner was the prince seated
than the jury was sworn and Coierldge,
taking his seat ON the bench and addressing
Solicitor-General Sir Edward Clarke, Q. c,
the leading counsel Or the plaintiff. salG III
substance that b. desired thai the Prince of
Wales should he kept IN court as short i
time as possible, and he tCo!eldge) hoped
that his learned brother would agree 10 Ar
range matters so that the prince should not
be detained any @nger tnan absolutely nee
essary. 10 TINS In" SollclItf-generdl calmly
replied ttl,.- he could not say exactly when
the prince would be called upon TO give ms
testimony IN the case oul ne De@sen 10 as
snre the lord chef justice mat he desired
most heartily to serve the prince 5 conven-
fence so far is possible. Inc lord chiet JUS
ice thanked ms learned Drother Tor ms
courtesy
Sir Edward Clarke, end 4Imoss breath
less silence then so!emnlY ana sententIousl%
opened the case foi' tie pantlf. He said
that the cldrL WIS a mOSf serious one. In