The record-union., 1891-06-06
Special to tho RrooRD-us1oS.

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theaters, musical entertainments and
other such attractions hayo been fully
eclipsed, shadowed into almost complete
neglect by the interest which has been
taken in the great baccarat show which
mas been presented throughout tho week
at the Queens Bench Division of her
| majesty's High Court of Justice. Tie
court has been crowded daily with tho
"smartest' Londoners, those who were
| able to obtain the necessary season
tickets and the familiar criticisms of the
| English newspapers to the effect that
there is considerable lack of dignity in
| the United States courts has been SO
weakened that they should never again
| be reviewed in the face of the fashionable
display of luncheon exhibitions and other
| scenes witnessed during the progress of
| the baccarat case.
Lady Coleridge, wife of the Lord Chief
| Justice, has been seen each daw seated on
/ the bench at the right hand of her huS-
| band, entertaining her numerous circle
of friends, laughing and talking when
| she has not been writing notes fer her
| husband, and sending them around the
court with the same freedom as if she had
! been at garden party. Sir Charles Rus
! sell was obliged more than once to
|
nesses on account of the lack of deeorum
| displayed in the court
In this, the fifth day of the trial of the
| famous baccarat scandal suit. there was n
repetition of the scenes witnessed during
/ the previous days. The cross-examina-
ton OF Mrs. Lycett Green was resumed.
| Edward Clarke had the young lady go
again all over the grounds he covered
| yesterday.
! After some further questions Mrs.
! Arthur Wilson, mother of Arthur Stan
| ley Wilson, was called to the stand.
Mrs. Wilson, when asked by Sir
| Charles Russell as to whether she had
seen Cumming cheat, replied with great
| emotion; Yes, unfortunately, there is
no doubt about it.'
Mrs. Arthur Wilson said she was
present at Tranby Croft, in the room
where baccarat was being played, Sep
tember 9th. She distinctly recalled her
son Arthur looking at her with puzzled
| expression on his face, and that he after
ward made a horrible communication
to her. 1t was to the effect that he had
seen plaintiff, Cumming, cheat while
| playing cards. Witness then repeated in
detail the evidence which had already
been given as to the manner in which the
! Baronet cheated
Lord Coventry followed Mrs. Arthur
| Wilson into the witness-box. His testi-
mony covered all that gone over by the
|
! Williams and he told the plaintiff. after
the accusation of cheating had been made,
| that Lycett Green and one of the gentle
men who had witnessed the acts COM
planned of, had announced a desire to be
confronted with Sir William. But"
added the witness slowly, plaintiff did
/ not express any desire to meet MIR. Green
or to be confronted with his accusers.''
| The earl produced a notebook, in which
| he had entered memoranda of the prin-
cipal events which TODD place at Tranby
| Croft in September last.
| Sir Charles Russell read the entries re-
| terrlng to the baccarat scandal which had
| been made there by Coventry. 1t was
| soon seen that the account in the book
| agreed IN all the main particulars with
| the evidence already presented upon be-
half of defendants. The memoranda
| closed with the words, ''Was induced to
recommend this course in order to avoid
| scandal, and i'll order to keep the Prince
OF Wales out OF 1t. | concluded | had
done my duty to society, so far as the
case permits, by insisting that the ac-
cused shall never play cards again."
This concluded the case for the defense,
1 and Sir Charles Russell, in behalf of the
| defense, addressed the jury
/ Sir Charles, in his address, severely
| scored Sir William Gordon Cumming
He asked how the plaintiffs conduct
could possibly be considered consistent
| WIFI innocence. me uGtenGAntS had
! been blamed for not ut once publicly ex-
posing Sir William Gordon Cumming, If
he was really detected in cheating, but the
| jury would admit that it was too much to
! suggest that men, honorably believing
! themselves to be acting as the plaintiffs
| friends, should be treated as coming into
court and not believing him guilty be-
cause they did not issue against an un-
merciful edict Of irrevocable condemna-
ton. Could anything be imputed to
witnesses to justify the assumption that
| they were not credible? He had not
known in his experience five witnesses
] who gave such concurrent evidence which
was Sc absolutely untouched by cross
! examination.
| at the conclusion Of the address the
court adjourned to Monday next.
PROTEST. FROM THE METHoDIsTs.
CARDIFF, June 5.-The Methodists of
South Wales have adopted resolution
expressing regret at learning that tho
! Prince of Wales took part in the game Of
baccarat at Tranby Croft. 1t adds: ''Wo
respectfully submit to his royal highness
that by his conduct he offends the relig-
| ious sense of the people and draws tho
royal house from the high position in
which it stood, and tends to lessen that
! loving and devoted affection to the throne
| which has ever been cherished by us.'
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