Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-09

| solic!tor-general aimed directly at the heir
apparent. II was aS if thunder clap had
suddenly shaken the building, and as if Il
fash OF lightning has unexpectedly reue aled
the Prince Of Wales in colorS totally uneX-
/ pected.
As those of 4 common mortal subject TO
the laws of England and according 10 the
solicitor generals intimation. a possible
violator of military regulations 70 the eX-
tent that his name was liable 10 DE struck
from the army list. Amid this storm the
prince sat Oh bench to the left Of the lord
chief Justice. mInovablo. Nor a muscle of
his face. apparently. twitchjuG, leaning his
head upon his arm and eudedV0ring 10 ap-
pear totally unconcerned
After the sensation had somewhat sub
I sided Sir Edward Clarke apparently salts
fed with the effect he had produced Gi-
rec'ed his .atlentlon to the discrepancies
which he claimed existed between The
charges drawn Np Al Tauny-Croft.
which accused Sir William Gordon Cum
ming of Withdrawing is vel As adding
counters 10 those he had previously Staked
Al baCcarat, statement which the Wilson
family now GiSclaimed.' That there was Il
preconcerted plan 10 watch Sin William
Gordon Cumming OF the second night Sep
TENDER . The So.icitOr-geuera. pointed out
that the charge was written when the
events 10 WHICH II ISlttlct SHOULD nave
been still fresh in everybody's memory.
when events first occurred and
that they v@rc understood is
correct by the Prince of Wales. by Lord
Coventry and by Gen. owen Williams and
Vet. he added. now such important details
rs the agreement 70 watch1he plaintiff were
repudiated by the Wilson family. Sir Ed
ward followed with an arraingmet OF the
Wilson's which was most severe and cut
ting. and which demonstrated, from the
smiles which pcrvaded the courtroom. that
the spectators Of this famous trial are not
much in sympathy with hem
Yes. exclaimed the solicitor general. at
u certain portion of his address referring 20
the Wilson's. they undoubtedly have
money putting d crle. emphasis upon tile
word money. But even if Sir William
Gordon Cumming would condescend 10 take
il from such source. | shall not ask the
jury TO fix the damages beyond 4 nominal
sum
At another stage of his address
the solicitor general said that it
was not doubted that the evidence
clearly showed that the Wilson family had
agreed 10 watch Sir William Gordon Cum
ming on the second night. But, he added,
they now saw the mistake which such IN
admission would be They knew that to
admit this would make Tanb, Croft be-
come a bv-word in the land. Ware this
future be- known as the place where
man who for twenty-three years
had enjoyed an UnSullied reputation. con
sorting with the highest in the land was 10
be watched and trapped and tneE the VII
sous would at least have known that no
body would ever visit this place again.
The house would be stunned by all hon
CRADLE people as place where reputation is
not safe. There is no doubt as 10 the
accuracy Of the document Us it represented
the story told the Prince Of Wales 10 Lord
Coventry and TO Gen. Owen Williams. But
is 1t likely that such men would be careless
OF what they put down npon such an
chJrge that the distinguished on
Ger has been caught cheating al cards
is not so frequent here in England is 10 be
SO lightly dismissed or careleSsly recorded,
and although Mrs. Wilson said that she
dismissed the subject from her mind and
did not tell her husband about it, men like
Gen. Williams and Lord Coventry, accus-
toned to the best society in the land. would
not regard it as of so small Importance.
Another wholesale smile was enjoyed in
the court when Sir Edward Clark referred
TO the difference existing between the So
ciety which Lord Coventry ana Gen.
Williams had been accustomed TO from birth
and the society which the Wilson's mad been
used to.
The solicitor-general also dwelt upon the
fact that the Prince Of Wales. Gen. Will
Jams and Lord Coventry all passed their
opinions on Arthur Wilson's statement,
which the latter had since modified. and
upon the fact that the Prince OF Wales,
Lord Coventry and Gen Williams testified
that they had not seen Il single suspicious
act upon tine part of Sir William
Gordon Cumming. the solicitor general
also said that old experienced players
were watching the game with keen eyes,
and Yet they saw nothing suspicious in
plaintiff play, but, on the other hand.
INEXPERIENCED PLAYERS BLUNDERED,
and then, as a result of this laundering. at
tackled the character of an honorable man.
The speaker then referred to the fact that
Arthlr Stanley Wilson testified that the pc
lioG when he saw the alleged cheating was
on the first night of The playing aud
that il was without having been previously
warned that something was wrong. Sir
Edward Clarke then dilated upon the faci-
ity with which people imagine things when
they have been previously advised OF their
possible existence and whenever it really
happens. Counsel for plaintiff also
created great amusement by his re-
counting the instance of the wag
who stood in the stand and declared that he
saw lions tail on North Cumberland
monument. A great crowd, said 4 he speaker,
soon gathered around the wag. and before
long several people declared that they also
saw the lions tail wagging. Laughter.