The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-11
SIR CUMMING MARRIED.
MIS- GARNER LED TO THE ALTAR
YESTERDAY AT CHELSEA.


the Verdict-The Honeymoon TO be
Spent in Scotland-Echoes of the
Baccarst Trial
LONDON, June 10--Sir William Gordon
Cumming was married at IL O'Clock this
morning In fashionable Holy Trinity
church. at Chelsea, to Miss Florence Garner,
daughter of the late Commodore William
Garner of New York city. Lord Thurlow
gave the bride away. Maj. Vessey Daw-
son of the Coldstream Guards was best man.
Rev. r. Eyton offieiated. The marriage was
practically a secret one. Only twelve
people were present at the ceremonies at
Holy Trinity. The bride looked oharmingly
happy and Sir William was proud. looking
cool and entirely self possessed. There was
no trace in his personal appearance Of de-
preston or emotion resulting from yester-
days verdict in the court Of queens bench.
Lady and Sir William Gordon Cumming
left this city shortly after the ceremony for
the bridegroom's estate at Altyre, near
Foreis, in Scotland, where they win spend
the honeymoon.
POPULAR OPINION OF THE VERDICT.
In an interview Sir William Gordon
Cumming said that he had nothing to add
TO what he had said in the box. Popular
opinion of the verdict was shown by the
demonstration in court. Sir William re-
fused to say anything in regard to the COM
ments OF the newspapers upon the case just
decided, saying that the newspapers
were at perfect liberty to say
what they pleased. When the verdict
was pronounced against him Sir William
again offered TO cancel his engagement TO
Miss Garner, hut that lady, believing in bis
innocence, would not hear Of such q thing,
and insisted that the marriage should take
place to-day. 1t is expected that Sir Will
lam and his wife will visit the United
States in the autumn. Lady Gordon Cum
ming is the eldest daughter Of the late Com
modore William Garner of New York, who
was drowned in July, 1876 with his wife,
through the capsizing of Garner's yacht
Mohawk.
BACcARAT ECHOES.
Echoes Of the baccarat suit still FIJI the
air. Solicitor General Sir Edward Clarke,
who 30 ably argued the case, is i'll and thor
Oughly exhausted to-day. Ae has entirely
lost the use of his voice and Is obliged to
retire from an important case in which he
was retained for to-day. The denunciation
of the Prince of Wales by the newspaper
press. especially by the tory press, is strong
The shameful scandal has caused tremen-
dous sensation throughout Great Britain,
and it is freely asserted that
the revelations made during the trial in the
baccarat suit In court are judged to have
done more to imperil the monarchy than
any event which has taken place for many
years past in England. The assertion made
by the Daily Chronicle that until the
Prince Of Wales, on oath, swears as his con-
federates did, that he, the prince, did not
violate the solemn pledge he gave to Sir
William Gordon Cumming, the heir ap-
parent rests under the imputation of dis
honor quite as shameful as that which tho
jury put upon Sir William Gordon Cum
ming, reflects the general feeling on the
subject.
COMMENTS OF THE PRESS.
The Star to-day, under the heading OF
"Royalty at the Srake,n eays that the
Prince Of Wales is the male head of bis raoA
The women of his house are virtuous, self
restrained and relisnt. The English peor
pie throughout the world want men to be
more like the women of this royal line,
adding: "This is proud country, and tha
man who asptres to represent Englishmen
must keep everything about him fresh and
bright, and must be exceedingly Jealous Of
his reputation and must not be known as a
baccarat banker and as specialist In gam
ing counters"
TIE Fall Mall Gazette this afternoon
strongly defends the Wilson's, who, ths
Gazette declares, took perfectly reason
able and honorable course The Gdzetts
adds: "They could not stop tho playing,
as it was evident that the prince came to
the house to play baccarat, and for nothing
else. Nobody who gave due weight 10 the
evidence could possibly come to any other
conclusion than that Sir William Gordon
Cumming was guilty. Everybody knows
that the tastes of the prince and of the
princes set are little if not exactly low, and
hat he fara Cbf f1 at,lk lkxarn so r.
surd to stickle about the prince playing
baccarar whom we give publicists carte
blanche to play blackguards."
The st. James Gazette this afternoon says
that it is not sure of the guilt of Sir Wih-
lam Gordon Cumming, who, it adds, will
not go into retirement without the sympa-
thy Of many who remember that he served
his country well. This is more than can be
said OF vulgar parvenus, male and female,
and of self-indulgent fops who set
themselves to spy upon and hound him to
ruin. "Plain truth is that there 10 rowdy-
ness, coarseness and vulgarity of tone about
society, which has heen steadily growing of
late years. The refinement and distinction
OF salons of a decade ago is vanishing. and
amusements are becoming noisier, rougher
and more coarssly ostentatious every year,
The Globe this afternoon strongly attacks
Gen. Owen Williams and Lord Coventry.
as officers of the highest rank aud social
position, for entering into a compact to
permit Sir William Gordon Cumming to
mix with and to retain the respect
of his fellow officers and of society
when they fixedly believed him guilty
of card sharping. The Globe adds that
they with the Prince of Wales, seemed to
prefer the most imprudent course, resulting
IN scandal, of which 1t is impossible for
the most tolerant to think without the deep
est pain. The leader of English society has
displayed the most disappointing indiffer-
ence to his responsibilities.
The provincial newspapers also strongly
condemn the Prince Of Wales connection
with the scandal.
QUEEN yICToRIA's DIsPLEAsURE.
A precis OF the court proceedings was
telegraphed each night 20 the queen, who is
now at Balmoral castle, in Scotland. Her
majesty is said 20 have expressed her dis
pleasure in such strong terms that Truth Of
this city asserts that it would not be sur
prised if the court of the queens bench
revelations were the cause Of the Earl Of
Coventry's resigning his Office as master
of her majesty's buckhounds, or chief
of the royal hunt of her
majesty's household, for which Office the
earl draws an annual salary Of 81 800. The
queen does not attempt to conceal the fact
tnat she is angry with every one connected
with the baccarat scandal, and effects of
the royal displeasure may yet be felt in
several quarters.
THE PRINCE DENOUNCED.