St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-06-05
THE GREEN FAMILY.
Lycett and His Wife Tell the Same
Old Story.

Old Story.
LONDON. June 4.-Hardly had the
fluttering murmurs of surprise caused
by Sir Edward Clark's questioning of
Lieut.. Levett ceased, when Lycett
Green was called to the stand. Mr..
Green is a clean-S6aven young gentle
man from Yorkshire, where he holds
the distinguished and honorable posi-
tion of master of the hounds" and is
considered crack croSS-country rider.
He gave his evidence quietly, and with
an air of truth, which made an impress
sion upon everybody present. This
witness said that he was mar
ried some six years ago to
the daughter OF the elder Mr..
Wilson, the father of Arthur Stanley
Wilson. In substance, Mr.. Green's teS-
timony confirmed the evidence of his
brother-ln-law as to the occurrence
which took place at Tranbycroft in
September last. The witness had hardly
commenced to give the interesting pOr-
ton of his testimony. when the lord
chief justice gave the signal for recess
and luncheon, and, as on the previous
three days of the trial, the Prince of
Wales honored Lord Coleridge.
Still another sensation was reserved
for the fourth days trial. Upon the re-
assembling of the court after luncheon,
the foreman of the jury handed the
lord chief justice a threatening and
abusive note, which he said he had Just
received. Mr.. Green, who had Just re-
entered the witness box, said that he
had also received a similar note. The
lord chief justice read the letter handed
to him by the foreman of the jury and
assured him that it would receive due
attention. The examination of Mr..
Green was then continued. He gave
graphic description of the events which
took place during the second evenings
play at Tranbycroft. He said
that when he saw the plaintiff
when he (Sir William) saw card fa,
vorably declared. his first impulse was
to expose the plaintiff, but as the Prince
of Wales and the ladies were present,
he desisted, and and left the room.
Some time later he sent note to Mrs.
Wilson saying: II have distinctly seen
Sir William Gordon Cumming cheating
twice. l cannot remain i'll the room any
longer. Something ought to be done
to stop the game" Subsequently, said
Mr. Green, he asked to be confronted
with Sir William Gordon Cumming,
and the latter denied his guilt.
Mr.. Green was examined by Mr.. Gill,
who soon managed to considerably liven
up the proceedings. Mr.. Gill began by
asking the witness a number of aueS-
tionS as to his duties on the day of the
races, and witness replied in substance
that they consisted in entertaining a
race party. Mr.. Gill thereupon re-
marked that luncheon was going On all
the afternoon, perhaps. 10 this the
witness angrily replied: DO you hint
that | was drunk?'' question which
was followed by loud laughter in court
and by mo, no" from Mr.. Gill. The
lord chief justice here again interposed,
saying that he did not understand the
drift of the cross-eXamination as con-
Quoted by Mr.. Gill. The latter promptly
replied: perhaps the jury understand
that there is much more in this case
than is seen on the surface"
Continuing, the witness, who had by
this time recovered his cOmposure. said
that he had certainly not told the Prince
of Wales that the plaintiff had made
Withdrawals of counters when the
words were against him. Mr.. Green
also repeated his denial that an agree
ment had been entered into to watch
Sir William Gordon Cumming. He
added, however: But after having
been informed that Sir William Gordon
Cumming was cheating, L naturally
looked at his play on the second night,
andI was Mortified at the plaintiffs acts
at the card table. After this l avoided
watching him."
Mrs. Lycett Green, wife of the last
witness and daughter of Arthur Will
son Sr., was the next witness called to
the stand. Mrs. Lycett Green said that
in 1855 Sir William Gordon Cumming
dined at her house and there taught her
to play baccarat. Mrs. Green explained
that she had previously met the plaintiff
at the house of her mother, Mrs. Arthur
Wilson, and that she had intimately
known relation of Sir William Gordon
Cumming, for which relation she still
had a great regard. sMrs. Green
then described the positions of
the baccarat players during the
games played at Tranby Croft in
September last and said in reply to a
question on the subject put by Sir
Charles Russell, that she heard the
Prince of Wales several times tell the
plaintiff to put his stakes where they
could be seen. Upon one of these oc-
casions Sir William Gordon Cumming
replied, according to this witness: 1T
is on the paper IN front of me-" Mrs.
Green added that she noticed that the
plaintiff on the night IN question was ''in
luck and nothing more"
The witness th en- gave an account of
the events which took place during the