The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-06-10
The Prince "Played a Fav-
orite" Among Ladies.
Lady BroOke's Name Is Ban
died About in the Clubs.
She Is Not Tolerated by the
Princess OF Wales.
An Ingenious Explanation by Sir
Gordon's Brother.

New YORK, June ga London cable
says: ITO what extent is one or more of
the fairer sex back of the royal scandal
that has resulted in the Gordon Cumming
suit now on trial? This is a question
which is being pretty largely discussed by
the freguenters of the aristocratic clubs,
although they talk of tho matter under
their breath. 1t is said that there is a
story that has not developed, nor is it like
ly to. There may be a secret history, the
bare allusion to which ON the part of
6olicitor-General Clarke when the
heir apparent to the English throne was
on the witness stand might have sounded
the social, political and professional death
knell Of that eminent councillor.
There may be a scrap OF history that
were IL uncovered to the light of day
would almost rival the celebrated and not
forgotten Moraunt case, when secure in
the knowledge that the unfortunate
woman it was claimed had been the vic
tim was to be incarcerated for the rest of
her life within the forbidding walls of an
asylum for the insane, the future king OF
England went into the witness box, and,
20 use phrase which has become histori-
CAL 'perjured himself like an English
gentleman to shield himself in some de-
gree from an outburst OF righteous indig-
nation on the part OF an outraged public
opinion.
solicitor General Clarke, had he been
inclined to emulate the example of the
late DR.. Keneally, who bearded the lord
chief Justice in his den and was disbarred
therefor. might have asked the prince of
Wales some interesting questions which
would have thrown additional light on
the case, and at the same time have added
a salaCious aspect to this scandal. He
might have been asked the names of the
two ladies whose names he scratched
from the list of invited guests when he
accepted Mr.. Wilson's invitation to take
UP his abode at Tranbycroft during that
now famous Doncaster week.
"He might have been asked whether he
inserted in the list p name not previously
thought OF by Mr.. Wilson, viz: that of
LADY Brooke. Pursuing the subject fur
Their, the solicitOr-general might have
asked whether 1t was not a notorious fact
that the titled LADY In question had
been his avoWed 'favorite' for many wears,
and whether that favOTitism' had not been
carried to such lengths as to create more
or less talk and scandal, even among the
royal intimates, who are supposed TO be
Loyalty blind TO everything that goes on in
which their liege lord is concerned.
"Giving another turn to the lance Mr.
Clarke might have inquired whether i
was true that the princess of Wales was
30 outraged by the attentions OF her hus-
band toward Lady Brooke that she had
time and time again refused to particip pate
III public and private assemblages where
abe was likely to meet the woman in
question. Not only this bot that she had
made il q rule 20 socially ostracise all her
friends who allowed this Brooke woman
TO cross their thresholds.
'Presuming that this question had been
admitted and answered, Mr.. Clarke might
finally have inquired how it happened,
notwithstanding the pledges of secrecy
that were made regarding the alleged
Bwindllng and cheating the prince had
violated his own confidence by placing
Lady Brooke in possession of the facts and
likewise what string the Wilson's had tied
to him from the moment he and Lady
Brooke become guests under their roof
that he should have chosen to take the
part of the former as against gallant Off
Ger and q man who, as he admitted him
self on the witness stand, had been on
terms of the closest intimacy with him
and frequent visitor at his palace for more
than decade.
eli these questions could have been put
and answered in court just as they are
being put and answered in clubs among
people who ought to know whereof they
speak they might have afforded material
for an interesting paper to the late Charles
Bradlaugh's celebrated pamphlet upon
George, Prince Of Wales; Past Events
and Recent Condolences"