The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-06-10

Lieut.. Levett then gave a detailed &C
count of his visit 10 Sir William Gordon
Cummings room and told of the latter's
request, when the baronet asked "COuld
not you say you were mistaken"
To this the lieutenant said that he re-
piled: 81 would cay | was mistaken for
your sake and for the sake of the regiment,
but l know one man who would not do SO,
and that is Mr. Berkely Green"
The plaintiff replied: "You surely can
not believe this of me?"
MY answer was that must believe my
own eyes. ] saw you adding counters to
your stakes"
"At the end of the interview between
Sir William Gordon Cumming and my
self found that the door of his room had
been locked. When the plaintiff noticed
my surprise at this proceeding he said in
explanation that he did not wish the sery-
ants TO hear our conversation and again
asked me to do all l could. This l prom
ised to do.
subsequently, the lieutenant contin-
ued, 81 received letter from plaintiff, re-
minding me OF my promise to do all
could for him. After receiving a letter
from the plaintiffs lawyer threatening le-
gal action in the matter / met the plaintiff
in Piccadilly, and after some preliminary
conversation he said to me: How is it
that you are all acharne bloodthirsty
against meP
81 replied acharne had nothing to do
with it and said | had received letter
from the plaintiffs lawyer. The plaintiff
then said: That does not matter. The
case will not be gone on with
Still another sensation was reserved for
the fourth days trial Upon the reas-
sembling 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..
Lycett Green, who had just re-entered
the witness box, said that he also mad re-
ceived a similar note. The lord chief
justice read the letter handed him by the
foreman of the jury and assured him that
1t would receive due attention. The exam
inatiOn of Mr.. Green WAS then continued.
Mr.. Green gave a graphic description of
the events which took place during the
second evenings play at TranbycrOft. He
said that when he saw the plaintiff put
the extra counters over the line when he,
Sir William. saw a card favorably de-
clared, his Mr.. Green's) first impulse was
to expose the plaintiff, but as the prince Of
Wales and the ladies were present, he de-
sisted and left the room. Some time
later he sent a note TO Mrs. Wilson, saying:
al have distinctly seen Sir William Cor
don Cumming cheating twice. | can't re-
main in the room any longer. Something
ought to be done to stop the game"
subsequently, said Mr. Green, be asked
to be confronted with Sir William Gordon
Cumming if the latter denied his guilt.
LONDON, June 5.-All the exhibitions
theaters, musical entertainments and other
such attractions have been utterly eclipsed,
Swallowed into almost complete neglect,
by the interest which has been taken in
the great baccarat show which has been
presented throughout this week at the
queens bench division OF her majesty 3
high court OF justice. The court has been
crowded daily with the "smartest" Lon
dOners-those who were able to obtain
the necessary season tickets" and the
familiar criticisms of the English news
papers To the effect that there is consider
able lack OF dignity in L. :. courts have
been so weakened that they should never
again be revived in the face OF the lash
ionable display. luz cheon exhibitions aud
other scenes witnessed during the progress
OF the baccarat case.
Mrs. Wilson is a stout, pleasant faced
lady, about fifty years of age. She gay @
her testimony quietly and firmly aud evil
IDENTIFY was most painfully affected by the
position in which she found herself
placed. She was dressed in black silk and
kept her hands, neatly gloved. on the rail
OF the witness box as she illustrated the
precise manner in which Sir William Cor
don Cumming covered up the counters
with his hands.
In answer 10 question asked her by
Sir Charles Russell as TO whether she had
seen Sir William Gordon Cumming cheat,
Mrs. Wilson replied, with great emotion,
her face flushing, Yes. unfortunately
there is no doubt about it"
Mrs Arthur Wilson, replying to Sir
Charles Russel's question, said that she
was present at Tranbycroft in the room
where, on Sept. s, the defendants played
baccarat. Mrs. Wilson distinctly remem-
| bered her son, Arthur Stanley Wilson,
looking at her with puzzled expression
in his face and that he afterward made a
''horrible communication" to her It was
to the effect that he had seen the plaintiff,
Sir William Gordon Cumming cheat while
playing cards. Mrs. Wilson then repeated
in detail the evidence which has already
been given as TO the manner in which the
baronet cheated by slipping an additional
counter out Of his hand, or Tipping it
! across the line with a pencil when the
card turned up was favorable to him.
Mrs. Wilson, in addition, was most en-
phatic in her disclaimers that there
had been any agreement entered
into by the Wilson family TO
watch the plaintiff or play on the
second night Sept 81 of the baccarat play
ing at Tranbycroft. The position which
Sir William Gordon Cumming occupied
on both nights at the baccarat tables was
purely the result of accident In other
words. the baronet did not choose his
position at the table nor was he played in
his position. He simply took the seat he
occupied from the fact that nobody else
had previously taken a seat at that place.
Continuing, Mrs. Arthur Wilson said
that when her son told her that plaintiff
was cheating she said: "Oh, you must
not speak of it. We must not have a
scandal in our house" During the second
evenings play Sept 81 the witness did
not notice anything until she received a
note written by her son-in-law, Mr.. Lycett
Green, informing her OF the facts he had
! discovered. This note produced was as
| follows: 81 have distinctly seen Sir Will
lam Gordon Cumming cheating twice. l
cannot remain in the room any longer.
Something ought to be done to stop the
game"
Answering questions put to her by lead
ing counsel for the plaintiff Mrs. Wilson
I,t 81 ~ .fC .