St. Paul daily globe., 1891-06-09
KNIGHTLY SACRIFICE.
Cumming, So Says His Coun-
sci, Sunk Himself to Save
the Prince.
The Solicitor General Is Mer-
ciless Toward His Fut-
ure King.
Sensation Seekers Found a
SuPfeit in Yesterdays
Session.
Worshipers at the Shrine Of
Royalty We're Rudely
Disturbed.

LONDON, JUNE O.-l WISH W say
most distinctly that it will be impOssi-
BILE for the authorities to drop Sir Will
lam Gordon Cummings name from the
army list and leave thereon the names
of Field Marshal the Prince of Wales
and Gen. Owen Williams" There have
been many sensational episodes in this
now historical case, but when Sir Ed
ward Clark, rising to his full height.
and with menacing gesture, uttered
the above words at the opening of his
speech to-day, there was fluttering of
hearts and a catching of breath more
intense than has probably ever before
occurred in an English court of justice.
1t was daring assertion-almost stun
ming in its meaning to the worShiperS
of royalty in a land where the divine
right of kings is believed in and hon
ored to the full. For an instant or two
the solicitor general paused, and jury.
men and women bent forward in
strained,
Almost Painful Attention,
while an English lawyer told an almost
English king and Indian emperor that
IN certain contingencies the symbols of
his military rank would be disgrace
Beneath the tremendous philippe the
Prince Of Wales sat immovable, lean
ing his head upon his arm and looking
neither to the right nor the left. There
was more murmurlng amongst the
crowd. some of it in admiration of the
lawyers daring and some of it in SYM
pathy with the unhappy prince.
The resumption of the trial to-day
Showed no abatement of public inter
est. Thereswas an absence of several
of the more prominent attendants of
last week, notably Lady Gordon Len
nox and Lady Dorothy Neville, but in
Erskine and the Countess of Lathom.
Gordon Cumming looked brighter
than on Friday. The rest had
evidently done him good. Public opin-
ION votes him to be the best looking
man in the crowd. He bears remark
able resemblance to the famous lion
slayer, his nearest relative, and is said
TO have displayed similar nerve IN
action. The story now goes that the
Prince of Wales was Jealous of the
friendship of Lady Brooke for Gordon
Cumming, and told the baccarat story
TO break it up. The club men are not
sure that he succeeded, and it is lnti-
mated that since the beginning of the
been seen to converse together on terms
of evident friendship. Lady Brooke,
perhaps on account of the connection of
her name with various rumOrs, has of
late been qurte auStere in her company.
She had the aged Duke of Cambridge
for a guest the other day, and seemed
to take particular pleasure in
Entertaining the Old Gentleman
while dozen young titled swells stood
around in disgust at her Indifference to
them. The lord chief justice, when he
took his seat on the bench, was tlanked
on either side by about twenty-five
ladies. With the exception of the re-
served space lett for the Prince of Wales
and which the latter promptly occupied,
the body of the court was filled with
barristers, the plaintiff, the defendants,
representatives of the press, the jury.
and few specially favored male spec
tatOrs, while the galleries were in the
main part filled with fashionably dressed
ladies. The plaintiff, Sir William Cor
don Cumming, was as dignifed as ever,
and, according to all outward signs, ut
terly unruffled and supremely calm and
collected. The plaintiff occupied po-
SltiOn almost under the jury box, while
in the same row. further away from the
jury, sat the defendants. During the
delivery of the latter part of Sir Charles
Russelfs speech for the defense. the
plaintiff calmly listened to it with
studied dignity, never for second
turning his head towards Sir Charles,
who, but few feet away from Sir
William, was denouncing the latter in
the most severe manner. Occasionally
the baronet locked straight at the Prince
of Walcs, who was Immediately in
front of the plaintiff, but the heir ap-
parent never met Sir Williams gaze.
The Prince of Wales. throughout the
present legal proceedings. has demon
stratsd the fact that he is sticking" to
the Wilson's. and that he will continue
to do so. No better evidence of this is
needed than the fact that young Arthur
Stanley Wilson has been elected mem
ber of the Marlborough club, the
princes pet club, upon the nomination
Of the heir apparent himself.