The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-02-11
England's Heir Apparent
Must Testify.
A Card Playing Scandal OF
Much Magnitude.
Bandits Killed in q Fight With
the Officers.
The Irish Settlement---Other Foreign
News.

LONDON. Feb. 6.-The Star says the
prince of Wales will shortly appear as
witness in a court of law. From the YER
sions given of the affair, it appears that
during the ST. Leger race week the
prince of Wales stayed at Mr.. Arthur
Wilson's house ut DOncaster. During his
stay the prince seems to have played at
baccarat with a wealthy military baronet
and about twenty other players. During
the course of a certain evening the baro-
net referred to was suspected OF cheating.
After some consultation among the other
players, the latter appointed committee
composed OF two ladies and three gentle
men to watch the suspected caronet.
This committee, some time later, deputed
Gen. Owen Williams and Lord Coventry
TO enter into communication with the bar
onei referred TO- Sen. Williams and Lord
Coventry, without personally indorsing
the charges, fulfilled the unpleasant duty
which was assigned to them.
When the baronet was informed that he
was suspected of winning money at bac-
carat by Unfair means. he was extremely
indignant and fatty denied the charges
made against him. The prince of Wales,
dreading the unpleasant notoriety and
dissgreeabe comments of the radical press
which would be sure to follow il the
scandal was made public, interposed in
the dispute. The result of the princes in
terposition was that an arrangement was
arrived at by which the 81. Leger week
baccsrat scandal was to be hushed up and
every precaution was 10 be taken 10 pre-
vent the fact that the prince OF Wales
had been connected with baccarat dis
pute from reaching the ears OF the public
One of the stipulations insisted upon by
the committee of the princes friends, and
il Is said by the prince of Wales himself,
was that the accused baronet should give
a written undertaking not to play cards
for money in the future. On the other
hand the baronet's sccusers agreed 10 sign
an undertaking that they would not men
ton the unfortunate baccarat dispute.
These agreements or undertakings were
duly signed by the parties interested, but
it seems in spite of the silence imposed
upon all concerned by the documents,
the accused baronet iound that the charges
made against him were, soon after the
occurrence, publicly discussed and COM
mented upon in the aristocratic London
clubs. The baronet was, therefore, left
with but two courses To pursue. He had
either 10 say nothing and practically adj
NIT the truth of the accusation made
against him, or he must proclaim his inno-
cence by taking legal action against his
accusers. The baronet chose the latter
course, and il Is now announced has
served the members of the committee OF
inquiry who watched his actions while
playing baccarat at Mr.. Wilson's house
with writs in actions for libel
which he has brought against
the committee. The baronet in his
suit has retained the services OF Mr.. Gill
as his counsel, and the committee has re-
tanned the services of Sir Charles Russell,
NJ. p, Q. c., Mr.. Gladstone's attorney
general in his third ministry, that OF 1886,
! as well as those of Mr.. George Pitt Lewis,
NJ. F., q. c., and a most interesting trial
may be the outcome of the affair.
In the meanwhile the military baronets
fellow-oflicers have, in the kindest manner
possible, advised him to retire from the
service pending the result Of the trial.
| The baronet, alter some hesitation, con-
Guided to adopt the suggestion made by his
| fellow Officers and he has voluntarily re-
tired from the army, taking as the ground
! for this step that he was guilty of breach
of military discipline in failing to report,
as the military regulations hold that be
| should have done, to his superior officer
| that there was On accusation OF dishonor-
| able nature against him.