The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-06-10

second night of the baccarrat playing
at Tranby croft he heard the Prince of
Wales tell the plaintiff that Sir William
should keep his hands further back, be-
cause he (the Prince) could not see the
stakes. The general, continuing, said that
he and the others who We're present at
Tranby croft on Sept. s. 9 and 10 told the
plaintiff that signing the contract agree
ing never TO play cards again was the only
way out of the difficulty, and if be did
not do so he would have to leave the house
and would in addition be warned off every
racecourse in England or elsewhere.
This last piece of testimony caused
another and more decided sensation in
court. When Sir Charles Russell asked
Gen. Williams why he continued to adj
dress the plaintiff as Dear Bill'' after the
baccarat disclosures, the witness ex-
planned that the plaintiff was suffering
from an agony Of mind, and that he did
not wish to add to his old friends grief
LONDON, June 3.-One would imagine
that after two days of listening to what
appeared TO be intensely interesting testi-
mony in regard to the baccarat scandal,
the public would begin TO tire of it on the
third day. Such. however, was not the
case. Interest in the scandalous revela-
tions being made in connection with the
prince of Wales as banker at the game
of cards where cheating, il
is alleged, was INDUCED IN, is still
great, and on this, the third day
of the trial of this cause very much cele-
bre, the scenes outside of her majesty's
high court of justice in the new law courts
on the Strand, were again repeated, with
hardly any variations. The same police
men seemed to be there, the same interest
manifested in the distinguished arrivals at
the court was displayed and fair amount
of guying and chatting was INDUCED in.
At the request OF Sir Charles Russell
models of the whist tables at Tranbycroft
used in September for playing baccarat in
default of the regular bacCarat tables, with
the position ofthe players especially marked
upon them, were produced. Sir Charles
Russell also caused the jury to be shown
photographs of the rooms at TranbycrOft
where the now historical games of bac-
carat were PLAYED. The jurymen exam
ined those exhibits with a great deal OF
care: asked questions about the game, the
tables, the positions OF the players, etc,
and conferred with each other upon
several points which were raised by the
production of the exhibits.
Renewed interest was shown upon the
part of the always most attentive audience
when Mr.. Arthur Wilson, sou of the mill
ionaire owner of Tranbycroft and the
leading stakeholder of the well known
Wilson line of steamers, plying between
Hull. London and New York and many
other ports, entered the witness box as
the first witness for the defense. Mr..
Wilson testified TO the fact that on the
first night of the baccarat playing at
Tranbycroft, Sept. s, he saw a red counter
representing e5 on piece of paper in
front of sir William Gordon Cumming.
When the latter's tableau won, Sir Will
lam had his hands in front of him and he
also had another 60 counter in the palm
of his right hand. The baronet, accord
ing to this witness. then looked at Sir
Edward SOmeTs' hand and seeing that he
held natural" and court card he (Sir
William) at once dropped the e5 counter
from his right hand and was
paid on both of the counters
he had thus placed on the table.
This evidence, given by Mr.. Wilson
without any hesitation and in a manner
which seemed to impress the jury and
which decidedly did impress the audi
ence, caused great sensation in the court
room. Continuing Mr.. Wilson said that
he saw the same thing repeated by Sir
William the same evening and that he
then told Mr.. Levett that the baronet was
cheating at cards Mr.. Levett said that it
be mistaken. Mr. Wilson added that he
then told Mr.. Levett to watch Sir William.
Mr.. Levett, said Mr.. Wilson, followed his
advice and he also saw the baronet in the
manner already described. Mr.. Levett
upon being convinced by personal obser-
walton that what Mr.. Wilson said was
true, exclaimed: ''This is too hot"
Mr.. Wilson said that he saw Sir William
cheat again. Cumming had q e5 counter
on the table and directly he discovered
that the card turned up was favorable to
him he pushed CO counter forward with
q pencil which he held in his hand and
was paid e.. The witness then detailed
the subsequent conversation which he had
with Mr. Levett in the latter's bed
room, saving that when he told the latter
of what be hadseen Mr.. Leyett exclaimed:
"My God. to think of Lieut.-Col. Sir
William Gordon Cumming being caught
cheating at cards"
Continuing the witness said: 81 asked,
What on earth are we to do?' To this
Mr.. Levett replied: For goodness sake
don't ask me. He is in my own regiment
and was my own captain. What am l to
dO?'
Later on Mr.. Wilson said: "I then told
my mother of what 1 had done, and
mother said: For goodness sake don't
have a scandal here then told her that
had a proper table prepared for bac-
carat playing so that a repetition Of the
conduct we had observed would be rem
dered impossible" Referring to question
on the subject, young Mr.. Wilson said that
there was absolutely no agreement to
watch Sir William play on the second
night Sept. g. The table used on that
occasion was long pantry table covered
with green baize. As upon the previous
night, the prince OF Wales occu-
pied the position of banker and Gen.
owen Williams acted as croupier. The
witness believed that the plaintiff again
had q paper and some of his counters on
the table He bad other counters in the
breast pocket of his dress coat. The
plaintiff, added the witness, had a long,
thick carpenters pencil in his hand. In
this pencil the words ''Tranbycroft" were
stamped. Sir William staked a els
counter and the prince of Wales gave
cards to Lady Coventry. who took a seven,
which was considered good card, from
the pack. The plaintiff, according to wit
witness, looked over Lady Coventry's
hand and the witness then saw Sir Will
Jams hand 90 out and gradually advance
toward the white line marked on the
baccarat table. Continuing, Mr.. Wilson
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