St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-07
TUMMY IS IN TROUBLE
Prince of Wales Implicated In
Malodorous Gambling No
toriety.
An English Baronet Lets the
Gay Feline Loose From
the Bag.
The Heir Apparent Played
Baeearat and Now Re-
grets 1t.
The Whole Scandal to Be
Thoroughly Sifted in a
Court Of Law.

LONDON, Feb. 6.-The Prince Of
Wales will shortly appear as witness
in court of law. From the versions
given of the affair it appears that dur
ing the st. Leger race week the Prince
of Wales stayed at Arthur Wilson's
house, at Doncaster. During his stay
the prince seems to have played at
baccarat with a wealthy military bar
onet and about twenty other players.
During the course of certain evening
the baronet referred to was suspected
of cheating. After some consultation
among the other players the latter APP
pointed committee composed of two
ladies aud three gentlemen to watch the
suspected barOnet. This committee,
some time later, deputed Gen. Owen
Williams and Lord Coventry to enter
into communication with the barOnet
referred to. Gen. Williams and Lord
Coventry, without personally indorsing
the charges, fulfilled the unpleasant
duty which was assigned to them. When
the baronet was informed that he was
suspected OF winning money at baccarat
by unfair means he was extremely In
dignant, and flatlv denied the charges
made against him. The Prince of
Wales, dreading the
t. Unpleasant NOtOrlety
and disagreebe comments of the Rad
ical press, which would be sure to fol-
low if the scandal was made public, in
terpOsed i'll the dispute. The result Of
the princes interpOsition was that an
arrangement was arrived at by which
the St. Leger-week baccarat scandal
was to be hushed up and every precau-
ton was to be taken to prevent the fact
that the Prince of Wales had been
connected with a baccarat dispute from
reaching the ears of the public. One
of the stipulatiOnS insisted upon by the
committee of the princes friends. and,
1t is said. by the Prince of Wales him.
self. was that the accused baronet
should give written undertaking not
to play cards for money in the future.
On the other hand, the barOnet's ac-
cusers agreed to sign an undertaking
that they would not mention the unfor-
tunate Daccarat dispute. These agree
ments, or undertakings, were duly
signed by the parties interested, but it
seems, in spite of the silence imposed
upon all concerned by the documents,
the accused barOnet found that the
charges made against him were,
soon after the occurrence, publicly
discussed and commented upon
in the arstocratic London cubs. The
barOnet was therefore left with but two
courses to pursue. He had either to
say nothing and practically admit the
truth or the accusations made against
him, or he must proclaim his innocence
by
Taking Legal Action
Ii hn hor
chose the latter course, and it Is now
announced has served the members OF
the committee of inquiry who watched
his actions while playing baccarat at
Mr.. Wilson's house with writS for ac-
tions for libel, which he has brought
against the committee. The barOnet,
in his suit, has retained the services or
Mr.. Gill as his counsel, and the COM
mittee has retained the services
of Sir ICharles Russell, Nj. p,
@. c., MIR. Gladstone's attorney
general in his third ministry, that of
1886, as well as those of George Pitt
Lewis. M. p, Q. c., and most interest
ing tiial may be the outcome OF the
affair. In the meanwhile the military
baronets fellow officers have, in the
kindeSt manner possible, advised him to
retire from the service pending the re-
suit of the trial. The baronet. after
some hesitation, concluded to adopt the
suggestion made by his fellow officers,
and he has voluntarily retired from the
army, taking the ground for this step
that he was guilty of breach of mill
tary discipline in failing to report, as
the military regulations hold that he
should have done, to his superior officer
that there was an accusation Of dishon-
orable nature against him.