Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-06-09
CLOSING OF THE DEFENSE
Sir Charles Russell's Address
in the Notorious London
Baccarat Trial
William Gordon Comming the
Gambler Receives a Ter
rible Scoring
Lady Brooke Charged With
Being the Cause of the
Scandal

LONDON, June 8-When the trial OF the
baccarat scandal case was resumed, to-
day, Sir Charles Russell took up his ad-
dress for the defense, which was inter-
ruped. last Saturday, by the adjournment
of the court. Sir Charles commenced by
calling attention to Sir William Gordon
Cummings methods Of playing baccarat,
saying: "If what Arthur Stanley Wilson
swore to took place, it excluded all that
class Of suggestions of which no trace ap-
peared in the correspondence between Sir
william, General Williams and Lord
Coventry, to the effect that the accusa-
tIon arose from misunderstanding OF the
plaintiffs system Of play" Sir Charles
said that, in his opinion, the only course
open to Sir Edward Clarke, leading coun-
sci for plaintiff, was to announce the
whole accusation as an invention. This,
he said, would be fatal. Was it possible
for an innocent man to adopt the course
taken by the PLAINTIFF" asked the attor-
ney.
''He says he did not ask to be confronted
with the witnesses, becaused he was ad-
yised not to do so, but the impulse OF an
honorable man would have been TO insist
that his accusers should be brought face
10 face with him. Instead OF this the jury
has had placed before them feeble sug-
gestion that what the witnesses took
for acts Of cheating was a manifestation
of nervous disorder. II this were so, the
plaintiffs conduct could have been eX-
planned, but there was not syllable OF
suggestion of that kind uttered at Tran
bycroft. The plaintiff signed that paper,
and knew that so doing was the same as
an admission Of guilt.
Sir Charles cleverly endeayored 70 dls-
count the arrangement OF the WllsOD
family and other members of the Tranby-
croft baccarat party, which he anticipated
would be one OF the few errors in the ad :
dress for the plaintiff which Sir Edward
Clarke would make for the other side;
concluding with the remark that he was
confident In leaving defendants case In
the hands OF the jury, being fully aware
| that the latter would do their duty, and
| that their verdict would be upheld by the
evidence which had been given In their
| behalf.
| LoNpoN, June Sat the resumption OF
the baccarat trial today there was no
| abatement of public interest. There was
an absence OF several of the more proml
nent attendants Of last week, notably
Lady LennOx and Lady Neville, but In
their seat was seen the Countess of Lath-
ON. The multitude of people who strug-
gled to catch glimpse of aristocracy
evidently included a large proportion oil
the bus drivers on strike and same
were disposed to be boistrous. Cumming
looked brighter than on Friday. The
rest had evidently done him good. Pub
lie opinion votes him to be the best look
ing man in the crowd. He bears re-
markable resemblance TO the famous
Lion-slayer, his near relative, and Is salc
TO have displayed similar nerve in action
Tho story now goes that the Prince OF
Wales was jealous Of the friendship O
Lady Brooke for Gordon Cumming, anC
told the baccarat story to break IT up
The club men are not sure that he sue
ceeded, and it is intimated that since th'
beginning Of the trial Cumming and Ladl
Brooke have been seen TO converse TO
Rether on terms of evident friendship
Lady Brooke, perhaps on account OF tn
connection of her name with variou
rumors, has of late been quite austere II
her company. She had the aged duke o
Cambridge for a guest the other day, ant
seemed TO take particular interest in en-
tertaining the old gentleman, while {
dozen young titled swells stood around i
disgust at her Indifference toward them.