Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-06-03
LONDON's SENSATION.
Continued from First Pdge.1

which were packed almost to suffocation by the
more common herd of bsccarat enthusiasts.
MR.. WILSON RxsuNEs.
When the principal actors in this gambling
trial had been sufficiently refreshed to renew
their legal exertions young Mr., Wilson returned
to his position in the witness box and continued
his testimony.
Mr.. Wilson testified that he saw Sir William
Gordon Cumming cheat again. He (the
baronet had f5 counter on the table, and
directly he discovered that the card turned up
was favorable to him he pushed 81 counter
forward with q pencil, which he held in his
hand, and was paid 81.
The witness than detailed the Subsequent
conversation which he had with Mr.. Berkeley
Levett In the letter's bed room. saying that
when he told the latter Of what he (the witness)
had seen while the baronet. PLAYED baccarat
Mr.. Leyett exclaimed: "My God, to think Of
Lieut.. Col. Sir William Gordon Cumming be-
ing caught cheating at cards.
MRS. WILSON INFORMED.
Continuing, he said: II asked: What on
earth are We to dor To this Mr. Lsvett re-
piled: For goodness sake don't ask me. He is
in my own regiment and was my own captain.
What am TO doY"
Later on Mr.. Arthur Wilson said: 81 then
told my mother Of what I had seen, and mother
said: For goodness sake don't have q scandal
here then told her that would have q
proper table prepared for baccarat playing, so
that repetition of the conduct We had OBJ
served would be rendered impossible"
Referring to question on the subject young
Mr.. Wilson said that there WAS absolutely no
agreement to watch Sir William Gordon Cum
ming's play on the second night of the baccsrat
playing (September 81. The table used for
baccarat on that occasian q long pantry
table covered with green baize. As upon the
previous night. the Prince Of Wales occupied
the position of banker and Gen. Owen Williams
acted as croupier.
The witness believed that the plaintiff again
had paper and some of his counters on the
table. He had other counters in the breast
pocket of his dress coat
The plaintiff, added the witness, had long,
thick carpenters pencil in his hand. On this
pencil the words ''Trauby Croft" were stamped.
Sir William Gordon Cumming staked q Is
counter and the Prince Of Wales gave cards to
Lady Coventry, who look a SEVEN which was
considered good card, from the pack.
LOOKED AT LADY covnyrRY's CARDS.
The plaintiff. according to the witness, looked
over Lady Coventrys band, and he (the wit
ness) then saw Sir Williams hand go out and
gradually advance toward the white line marked
on the baccarat table.
Continuing, MIR. Wilson said, amid such
breathless silence upon the part OF everybody
else III the court room that literally the drop
ping OF pin would have been heard,
that 1t then came around to the
Prince Of Wales turn to take u card, and he
took one and said: Il am baccarat," the card
being bad.
Immediately upon hearing this said the
witness. slowly, Sir VIM. Gordon Cum
ming pushed just over the line a 40
counter. 1t was four inches away from
the original Is counter. The plaintiffs
liver" IS note) overlooking the other
counter which the plaintiff had pushed over
the line. Thereupon Sir William Gordon
Cumming exclaimed: BEG pardon, sir, there
is another 'tenner' GEO note) here, which you
have forgotten"
The Prince of Wales, saying 4 wish you
would put your stakes forward more conspicu-
ously. paid the additional ElO.
FLIcKED A COUNTER OVER THE LINE.
Later in the game" said the same witness,
"Sir William Gordon Cumming ficked
another counter over the line with
his pencil. When the disclosures Aere
made the Prince of WaIes questioned
Sir William Gordon Cumming, Mr. Berkeley
Levitt and NJ. Lycett Green in regard to what
they saw Of a wrong nature during the bacca-
rat playing and Mr.. Green asked to DO con-
fronted with the plaintiff"
HAD NEVER SAID ANYTHING.
Replying to further questions Mr.. Will
son said that from the time he (wit-
ness) had signed the precls until the
action for damages brought against the
defendants was summoned. he had never said
a word to anybody in connection WITH the al
fair known as the ''baccarat scandal"
Upon cross-examination the witness said that
he had no occupation and that he had been at
Cambridge University for a year, but" he
added. my father thought it only waste Of
time my staying there"
Roars OF laughter a. Mr.. Wilson's expense
followed this admission.
In answer to further questions during his
cross-examinstion Mr.. Wilson said that bacca-
rat was played at Tranby Croft in 1889, .'but
father objected to it, and it was not
played there again until the occasion Of the