The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-06-06

jurors minds in regard to Mrs. Green's
evidence and once more placed the sit
uation clearly before the jury, Sir Ed
ward Clarke addressing the witness,
said:
DoN'T Know Nh. BowIEs.
"You don't know much about the
game do you2"
20, yes, 1 do" quickly and indig-
nantly replied the lady.
The Solicitor General then branched
off into an entirely new line of thought,
and asked Mrs. Green several questions
as to whetheror not she was acquainted
with man named Bowles, Mrs. Green
replied in substance that she did not
know man named Bowles. After some
further questions Mrs. Arthur Wilson,
the mother OF young Mr.. Arthur Stanley
Wilson, was called to the witness stand.
Mrs. Arthur Wilson, replying to Sir
Charles Russell's question, said that
she was present at Tranby Croft in the
room where on September s the de-
PENDANTS played baccarat.
Mrs. Wilson distinctly recalled her
son, Arthur Stanley Wilson, looking at
her with puzzled expression on his
face, and that he afterwards made a
"horrible communication" to her. 1t
was to the effect that he had seen the
plaintiff. Sir William Gordon-C 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 addi-
tional counter out Of his hand or flip
ping it across the line with pencil
when the card turned'up was favorable
most emphatic in her disclaimers that
there had been any agreement entered
into by the Wilson family to watch the
plaintiffs play on the second night OF
the baccarit playing at Tranby Croft.
The position which Sir William Gordon
Cumming occupied daOn- both nights ut
the bacearat table was purely the result
OF accident. In other words the baro-
net did not choose his position at the
table, norwas he placed in his position.
He simply took the seat he occupied
from the fact that nobody else had pre-
viously taken seat at that place.
SHE WAS SHOCKED.
Continuing, Mrs. Arthur Wilson said
that when her son told her that the
plaintiff had been cheating she said:
"oh, you must not speak of it. Wemust
not have scandal in our house" Dur
ing the second evenings play the wit
ness did not notice anything until she
received note written by her son-in.
law, Mr.. Lycett Green, informing her of
the facts he had discovered. This note
was as follows:
II have distinctly seen Sir William
Gordon Cumming! cheating twice. /
cannot remain in the room any longer.
Something oughtto be done to stop the
game.H
Mrs. Wilson added thai when Mr.. Ly-
cett Green finally returned to the room
where baccarat was being played, she
shook her head, not wishing to have q
scene before the ladies' and in the pres
ence Of the Prince OF Wales.
Referring to the occasion when Lady
Coventry declared a natural" Mrs
Wilson, said that she saw the plaintiff
push an extra 10 pound counter over
the line, and, said the witness, this was
done in such an openInanner that she
wondered how it was possible that the
people playing failed to observe the
plaintiffs action.
Mrs. Arthur Wilson then said that
she had an interview with the Prince OF
Wales on the subject on the following
day, and she expressed fears that her
son, Arthur Stanley Wilson, would SUI
fer from the effects OF what had occur
red, owing to the fact that he had been
the first person to notice and to call
attention to the baronet's cheating.
But, she said, the Prince OF Wales lis
tened to all she had to say on this sub
ject and then told her that there was no
need for her to fear anything OF the
kind.
SAID NOTHING AND SAWED WOOD.
From September 10 until the legal
proceedings were commenced, Mrs. Viii
son continued, she said absolutely moth
ing to anybody outside OF those OF
her own family, who were already ac-
quainted with the faets regarding the
scandal. 1t was, she said, too much in
her interest to keep the matter as secret
as possible.
Mrs. Wilson was then turned over to
Sir Edward Clarke for cross examina-
ton, and in reply to the solicitor gem
erals questions, said that she had not
signed paper pledging herself to
sccresy, but Mrs. Wilson admitted the
Prince OF Wales had asked her not to
say anything about the affair. Mrs.
Wilson here added that on September
s abe did not even tell her husband
about the occurrence, because he, Mr..
Wilson, senior, came to bed upon that
occasion ut late hour and she thought
it best not to trouble him until the
next day. Answering other questions
put TO her by the leading counsel for
the plaintiff, Mrs. Wilson said that on
the night Of September Sth the Prince
OF Wales asked her II II was not posi-
BILE to provide proper baccarat table
for the night following.
QUEER "NoN-aASIDLINd PARTY"
This Mrs. Wilson explained was be-
fore the Prince knew anything OF tne
alleged cheating upon the part OF Sir
William Gordon Cumming. Conse-
qusntly for the second nights play, that
Of September Q, q fresh table was pro
yided, but this was not don onsaccount