The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-06-05
THE PRINCE MUST EXPLAIN.
Young Wilson duplicates His Future King
In That BaCCarat Game.
THE SENSATIONAL POINT IN THE TRIAL
A Witness for the Defense Makes Most
Damaging Statement to Sir William
Gordon Cumming-The Testimony.
(By Cable 10 the Times.l

this tho fourth day of the TranbY Croft
baccarat scandal trial was apparently as great
as that manifested upon the three previous
days. Inside the Queens bench division of
Her Maiesty's High Court of Justice the same
throngs were gathered and a repetition of the
now familiar scenes was witnessed. Outside
the court the scenes were of hike nature. IN
the fact that crowds of people assembled to
see the distinguished people arrive, but
heavy down-pour of rain kept many of the
outsiders away and compelled those who
braved the depressing weather to keep their
umbrellas hoisted throughout the morning.
The Lord Chief Justice, Lord Colerldge, IN
order TO try to make more rapid progress with
the trial by arrangement with counsel on Dotn
sides in the suit of Sir William Gordon Gum
ming against Mr.. and Mrs Arthur Wilson.
Mr. and Mrs. Lycett Green and Mr.. Berkeley
Levett for SANDER opened the court at 1890
A. NJ. instead of II. But long before the
opening hour the animated fashionables who
have been in attendance throughout the trial
were in their usual places ready for another
day Of baccarat revelations.
THE BowING PRINCE.
The Prince of Wales, who had stayed until
late in the morning at a state ball. was among
! the early arrivals. He was greeted by the au-
| dience rising to their feet. He bowed pleas
antly right and left and seated himself in the
| familiar red velvet armchair on the left OF the
| Chief Justice.
Shortly afterward Sir William Gordon Cum
ming digniied and apparently confident IN
| spite of the general belief the celebrated
case" was going against him, entered the
court with his head erect and his gray eyes
| flashing scorn in the direction of his
enemies and took up his accustomed place
near his counsel. The plaintiff Is a much
better looking man than his portraits
| now in the show windows make him
out TO be. His tanned. soldierly features are
clear and firm and he has mouth and chm
which denote determination The anxiety
and worry which the baronet has suffered are
beginning TO leave their traces on his face and
are shown in his weary look and the dark cir
ces which can be plainly noticed around his
eyes.
LADIES sYMPATHIzE WITH PLAINTIFF.
Outside of the immediate encourage of the
Prince Of Wales and Of the Wilson's and their
friends the ladies III court now make no secret
of the fact that their sympathy Is with Sir
William Gordon Cumming, though II is diff
cult for them TO explain their reasons for tins
sympathy. Possibly the fact that the baro
nets strange actions at the Tranby Croft
games of baccarat leaked out IN spite OF the
compact entered into between himself and the
defendants that the affair was TO be kept Sc
cret and the utter social ruin which awaits
him if unsuccessful in the present SUIT have
much TO do with touching the hearts OF the
danes and damsels present.
YOUNG WILSON on TIE STAND.
Mr. Arthur Stanley Wilson, whose imper-
turbabie dramatic demeanOr yesterday made
him sort Of hero in the drama of society,
was the first witness to be placed on the stand
this morning. Mr. Wilson'S cross-eIamination
was thereupOn continued. and commenced
with a long and not very interesting discus
sion as TO the positions of the tables used in
playing baccarat in September at Tranby
Croft
Replying to the questions Of Sir Edward
Clarke, the solicitor general, leading counsel
for the plaintiff, Mr.. Wilson said:
when | gave the orders to change the Ia
bles. after the disclosures of the first nights
play. was ready to stake my life that Sir
William Gordon Cumming cheated. | and
my mother sat down TO play on the second
night, Septembr 9Th, believing that the chalk
line which we had marked on the table would
prevent any further attempt 10 cheat
And not word was said to the plaintiff
about it," asked Sir Edward Clarke, IN appar
ent surprise.
Certainly not" replied young Mr.. Wilson
sharply. What was my word against that OF
Sir William Gordon Cummng?"
Continuing the witnes said: "On the sec
ond night first noticed that there was some
thing wrong with Sir William Gordon Cum
ming twenty minutes after the beginning of
the play. Lady Coventry Was sitting between
the plaintiff and General Owen Williams. /
sat around the corner. The plaintiff did not
put his hands over the line until he knew
that his own side won and then lie put over a
40 counter making his stake fl5 instead
of E5."
HIS LAME REPLY.
Then. " asked Sir Edward Clarke. why did
you not say to Sir William Gordon Cumming,
You only staked G5P"
To this question Mr.. Wilson replied BE
cause there were ladies present and il would
have been an ungentlemanly thing to have
had a row before them"
And" continued the solicitor-general,
you went on stalking your money after seeing
the plaintiff cheat ?"
Yes" replied bir. Wilson cOOlly.
As counsel for the defendants did not show
any disposition 10 re-examne this witness. be
ing. it is evident, satisfied with the manner IN
| which heyouna gentleman hadacqultted hsn-
self On the witness stand "a feeling which was
clearly shared by Mr.. Wilson,. he calmly lett
| the box and resumed his seat with his admiring
relatives. who seemed delighted with his sue
cessful appearance before tho public. But
| the young gentleman had hardly reached his
seat when he was recalled TO the witness box
at the instance OF the Lord Chief Justlce' VINO
| asked him if he Q0rd Colerdge) had rightly
understood him Mr.. Wilson, TO say that no
shared in the winnings of the plaintiff.
Certainly not, my lord" replied Mr. VIII
son sharply. almost Indignantly. as a red flush
crossed his face.
Sir Charles RUSSELL leading counsel for the
defendants. then addressed the Lord Chief
Justice, remarkng that Both Sir Edward
Clark and |, my lord, are agreed that II the
acts were committed the plaintiff alone
prohted by them"
CAN YOUR HOLINESS EXPLAIN!
During the cross-examination of Mr.. Arthur
Stanley Wilson il was also shown that the
counters used in the fateful baccarat games at
Jranby Croft were the personal property Of
the Prince of Wales; that they belonged 70
set which the Prince carried about with him
when visiting the country houses OF his intl-
mate friends tor the purpose of playing the
apparently indispensable game. This fact
has been well known all along (botore the
trial and during its progress in court, but the
fact that this ownership of the counters has
been dragged out in court by Sir Edward
Clarke, the leading counsel for the plaintiff ~
| looked upon as being direct and positive evl-
dence that Sir William Gordon Cumming Is
showing his teeth" and that ne is not IN
| clined TO spare his former friend. the Pr1nce
| of Wales, any further, for, as everybody adj
mits, the heir apparent. up 10 the present,
has been very tenderly treated by both par
ties TO the interesting suit.
STARTLING DlsCLosUREs.
IL has been common gossip that on account
| of the Prince Of Wales connection with theaf,
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