The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-06-17

charge. Lord Coleridge, referring TO the
criticism which has been heaped upon
the prince of Wales since the affair first
became public for the share be, the heir
apparent. had taken in the Tranby Croft
episode, said in the main that England
was not only free country but CEN
serious one The life of the prince of
Wales, like that OF every other person of
rank, was continually made a subject OF
public comment. The prince of Wales"
Lord Coleridge added, somewhat pathet-
ically. "goes through many boring cere-
monies, and what il ne did introduce
baccarat into that great house?' In the
absence Of any portion OF the scandal be.
| ing directly connected with the prince of
! Wales, Lord Coleridge could not imagine
how any harm could be done to the mon
archy, to the prince or to anybody else,
adding significantly, Though some people
must have asked when they heard of the
trouble at Tranby Croft, why did not he
read his bible?'" But" said the lord
| chief Justice, nobody was any the worse
for the hard workingman taking his pleas
ure amongst his friends.
"Did the Jury believe the plaintiff signed
| the dishonoring document in which he
stated that he had cheated at cards? And
| did this save the prince of Wales2 Was
not the consequence far too great for the
| cause?"
Lord Coleridge said, in addition, that lie
could not understand how a man could
give away all for which life was valued
and all which made life worth living.
The lord chief justice wound up his
charge TO the jury with the following en-
| phatic, not to be easily misunderstood re-
mark, after what he had already said: az
send you, gentlemen of the jury, to do
your duty and adopting the noble words
OF great man TO this occasion. When
Won pass your judgment upon Sir Gordon
Cummings honor l pray you recollect
your own
When the clerk of the court suddenly
| announced that the jury was ready to re-
port there was movement of surprise
throughout the packed audience present.
| Then the chatting was resumed again, the
short absence OF the jury being regarded
as decidedly unfayOTable to the plaintiff
! Everybody may be said to have been in
breathless state when the jury re-entered
their box, looking rather frightened and
very nervous After the clerk of the
court had polled the jury the lord chief
justice, addressing the jury, said; "Gen-
tlemen Of the jury. have you agreed on a
verdict"
"Yes," almost whispered the foreman
standing up and bowling toward Lord
Coleridge.
as it for the plaintiff or for the defend
ants?" asked the lord chief justice.
For the defendants" answered the
foreman in low voice.
The announcement of the verdict was
received with slight kissing from the gall
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upon the part of some of those in the body
of the court who were in sympathy with
the plaintiff.
The court officers had some difficulty for
some time in suppressing these marks of
principally feminine disapprobation of the
verdict. They were, however, eventually
suppressed, and as the courtroom began
to be vacated by the deeply interested.
chatting audience, the curtain may be said
to have been lowered over the Tranby
Croft drama.
When the verdict was annouced to be
against Sir William Gordon Cunning the
latter 10 all appearances was the most
unmoved man in the court. He folded
his arms and looked straight at the Jury,
but otherwise did not move 2 muscle, his
face not showing the slightest trace of
emotion. Lord Middleton, however,
flushed scarlet and then turned very pale.
Mrs Arthur Wilson and Mrs. Lycett
Green were also noticed TO turn pale when
the verdict was rendered and were evil
IDENTIFY badly frightened when they heard
the Kisses which greeted it. The two
mentioned stood for several minutes
whispering earnestly with their counsel,
and then, accompanied by their respective
husbands, they passed slowly out of court,
with bowed heads, nobody speaking to
them, and to all appearances the objects
OF much dislike. In fact so frightened
and downcast were the bearing of the de-
PENDANTS, unless Mr.. Berkely be excepted,
that any body would have taken them for
people who had just had a crushing.
whitening verdict rendered against them,
The effect of the verdict in military
circles, it is generally understood, is that
Sir William Gordon Cumming, maj or and
lieutenant of the Scots fusilier guards, will
be promptly cashiered from the army and
just as quickly expelled from the Marl-
borough club, the Guards club, the Turf
club and any other social organizations to
which he may belong.
Sir William held a consultation with Sir
Edward Clarke, Mr.. Gill and his solicitor
in the course of the evening before pro-
ceeding home, where he denied himself to
all corners. A group Of friends still adj
herring to him met at the Turf club in the
expectation of seeing him.
Since the scandal became public Cum
ming has not been seen at Marlborough
or Guards club, but has occasionally Wis
tied the Turf circle. Tonight the men,
bers of tho Turf club seemed undecided
how to act. Personally Cumming is liked
at the club. He has an honorable record
throughout in all his dealings with men,
bers of the club aud many are adverse to
his expulsion.
The division of public feeling upon the
verdict will be largely class division, the
aristocratic circles siding with the decision
and approving Lord Coleridge's charge,
while the mass OF the public sympathize
with Cumming and accuse the Judge of
gross partially. The kissing with which
the galleries of the court saluted the YER
dict was repeated outside by an excited
crowd thronglng the corridors The de-
PENDANTS, in leaving the court, were sur
rounded by mob, and numbers of insult
ing illusions were addressed to them I'M
til they reached The protection of their
carriages. Mr.. Lewis, their solicitor, had
to fly for safety to the adjacent chancery
court, where he escaped by climbing over
bench. Just before leaving Mrs. Wilson
telegraphed the result to the prince of
Wales, adding congratulations.
The popular reaction is largely due TO
Sir Edward Clarkes outspoken and fear
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