St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-06-06
AS LONG AS IlIVE!"
Sir William Gordon Cum
ming's Agreement Not to
Play Cards.
Death Only Could Absolve the
BaPonet From His Prom
ise.
Mrs. Wilson's Quaint Reason
for Allowing the Bacearat
Game.
Interview With a Brother of
the Now Famous Sir
William.

LONDON, June 5.-The famous docu-
ment signed by Sir William Gordon
Cumming on that fateful night at Tran
Dycroft is worded as follows: "In con-
slderation of the promise made by the
gentlemen whose names are here sub
Scribed, to preserve silence with regard
to the accusation which has been made
in regard to my conduct at baccarat on
the nights of Monday and Tuesday, the
Sth and 9th of September, 1890. at Tran
bycroft, | will on my part solemnly un-
dertake never to play cards again as
long as L live" In addition to the sig
nature of Sir William Gordon Cumming
there were attached to the document
the following signatures: Albert Ed
ward, Owen Williams, Coventry, Ed
ward Somerset, Arthur Somerset, John
Wilson, Lycett Green, Berkeley Levett,
Ruben SoSSeen.
All the exhibitions, theaters, musical
entertainments and other such attrac-
tions have been utterly eclipsed-shad-
owed into almost complete neglect-by
the interest which has been taken in
the great baccarat show which has been
presented throughout this week at the
queens bench division, high court of
jnStlce. The court has been crowded
daily with the ''Smartest" LondonerS-
those who were able to obtain the nee
essary "season tickets''-and the famil-
lar criticisms of the English newspa-
perS to the effect that there is consider
able lack of dignity in United States
courts have been so weakened that
they should never again be revived in
the face of the fashionable display,
luncheon exhibitions and other things
witnessed during the progress of the
baccarat case.
Conspicuous Lady COIerIdge,
the wife of the lord chief justice, has
been seen each day seated on the bench
at the right hand of her own husband,
entertaining her numerous circle of
friends, laughing and talking, when she
has not been writing notes for her huS-
band and sending them around the
court with the same freedom as if she
had been at garden party. Sir Charles
Russell was obliged more than once to
suspend his examination of witnesses
on account of the lack of decorum dis
played in court. The tall, soldierly
plaintiff was among the early arrivals
III COufG to-udy. upon tHlS OCCASION OF
William was accompanied by his
brother, Lord Middleton, who, it seems,
has resolved to support the unfortunate
baronet with his presence during these,
the last acts in the baccarat develop
ments, in order to show the jury, the
lord chief justice, the Prince of Wales.
the defendants, and the public that the
plaintiff is not entirely friendlesS in the
terrible uphill fight in which he is en-
gagged. During the course of an inter-
view to-day, Sir William Gordon Cum
ming denied that there was any truth
in the story cabled from New York
yesterday that he was to be married
shortly to Miss Florence Garner. of that
city. The Prince of Wales, affable as
ever, and as faultlessly dressed as all
the other principals in the queens
bench panorama, was among those who
arrived and took their seats before the
official opening of the court. The ladies,
as usual, were strongly represented.
apparently utilizing to the utmost this
opportunity of displaying the contents
of their wardrObes, SO far as spring and
summer costumes are concerned. The
court opened promptly at 10:30 a. m.