The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-06-03
ter of excitement, followed by whispered


comments.
The Juror apparently had succeeded in
| bringing out squarly and beyond any posi-
doubt, the fact that the Prince of Wales. IN
view of the evidence which had been
| brought before HIM at Tranby Craft by the
| ladies and gentlemen who played baccarat
with Sir William Cumming, september )
and 9, was convinced of the plaintln s
guilt.
When the murmurs of establishment
which greeted the jurors question and the
princes answer had subsidized, Sir EDWARD
Clarke, seeing he must DO everything pos
slole to regain the ground which seemed 10
have been lost by the plaintiff in the estimar
ton of the jury said addressing the Prince
OF Wales: 81 take it your highness' ans
wer to the first question put TO you by the
Juror was substantially that you had not
| seen any malpractices during the games at
baccarat played AZ Tranby Croft last Sep
TENDER"
The prince assented to this and his ex-
animation was concluded He gave his
evidence in a hating, heSitating manner
and seemed very glad and excessively re-
lieved when his examination was over.
General Owen Williams was the next
witness He related the incidents connect
ed with the games, his testimony in the
main coIcurring with that OF the previous
witnesses. On cross examination by Sir
SudrleS RUSSELL, LuaL on tue ScCouU
night OF the playing he heard the Prince OF
Wales tell plaintiff TO keep his hands fur
Their back, because he (the priDce) could
not see the stakes. The general said he and
others who were present at Tranby Croft
told the plaintiff that the signing of a
document agreeing never 20 play cards
again was the only way out of the diff
Guilty, and If he did not do so he
would have TO leave the house and in addi-
ton be warned eff every race course IN
England or elsewhere. This last piece OF
testimony caused decided sensation
When Sir Charles Russell asked General
Williams why he continued to address
plaintiff as Dear Bill" in his letters after
the baccarrat scandal, witness explained
that the plaintiff was suffering an agony of
mind and that he (the gelerall did not wish
TO add to his old friends grief. At another
part of the cross examination, the general
admitted the plaintiff had reproached Lord
Coventry and himself for giving the plain
tiff what he termed bad advice"
Sir Charles Russelrs cross examination
of Sir William Gordon Cumming was pro-
nounced to TO be a very successful effort
What Sir Charles wanted was that the
plaintiff should admit that he remained
quiet so long as he thought the facts in
connection with the scandal would not get
ABOUT and the fact that they did get out,
and no l0ftier motive, led Sir William to
take the present proceedings. But be-
tween Sir Charles and plaintiff there was
long and stubborn contest, Sir William
parrying the lawyers thrusts skillfuily.
Finally, alluding to the compacto of secrecy,
plaintiff said: Yes. l lived in a FOOLS
paradise for time. At last l had to act,
because had not done so the thing would
have been taken up by my club, by my
friends and my regiment"
THAT is what wanted" remarked Sir
Charles.
Sir Charles cross examined the Prince
of Wales with some show of airiness. The
word you in Sir Charles cross examina-
ton took the place of ''your royal high
ness" and "sir." which had plentifully in
terlarded Sir Edward Clarke's questions
Bat though Gladstone's attorney gen.
eral (RusselD showed, to certain
degree, his liberal sympathies, he was
manifestly tender in his handling of the
royal witnesses. In fact, the general opin-
len formed in the court room was that there
was evidently tacit agreement between
the leading cousel that they were to fish
for and get nothing from the prince which
any other witness could supply. Only
once did the Prince of Wales betray any
sign of Impotence, and that was when Sir
Charles Russell asked, "What did Mrs.
Wilson say TO you about Sir William Cor
don Cummings cheating" The prince re-
piled shortly, somewhat angrily, it ap
peared: "She said very little" And there
the subject was dropped, as any lawyer
can see, at the most important stage The
prince admitted Mrs. Wilson told him
something about Sir Williams cheating.
and Sir Charles wanted to find out what
she had told the prince, but the latter;
show of annoyance at the question caused
counsel to turn his legal mind TO other
matters,
Though it only lasted twenty minutes,
the examination of the prince evidently
wearied him exceedingly and made him eX
tremely nervous. He kept changing his
position, and did not seem able 10 keep his
hands still. When question more press
ing, more to the point, than usual was
put to him, he princes face was observed
to flush considerably and to turn pale
again, showing the state of nervousness in
which he found hin self. Except to the
lord chief justice, counsel, jurors, press
and others in proximity to
the witness box, only about couple of the
princes answers were audible throughout
the court room.