St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-06-04

land now how about the three prlnclpal
actors and the plaintiffs action IN
regard to them. Do you gentlemen
of the jury doubt that the
plaintiff knew that each of these gen
tlemen believed him guilty. He knew
that IN their eyes he was no longer IN
the category of honorable men. was 1t
conceivable that an innocent man, I'M
der such circumstances, should bear
such an odiOus burden upon him?
When Sir William Gordon Cumming
made an attempt to secure modiflca-
ton or withdrawal of the charges, the
defendants then said that they were
prepared to substantiate the charges
which they had made against Sir Will
lam Gordon Cumming" The counsel
then laid special stress upon the pc
culiar circumstances" under which the
action was brought, and referred at
length to an interview which Sir Will
lam Gordon Coming had with Lieut..
Ievett, who was a subaltern in the
plaintiffs regiment, and who. being
asked by Sir William to 90 wha he
could with Mrs. Arthur Wilson. In
regard to the baccarat scandal, replied
that he could not doubt mis- own eyes,
though he added that he would gladly
do anything for the sake of Sir William,
and for the sake of the regiment to
which they belonged. The plaintiffs
conduct" Russell continued. ''at no
stage of this distressing story has been
the conduct of an innocent and honor
able man. No innocent and honorable
man would have lain quiet under the
charges made against the plaintiff, or
signed the confession which the plant
iff signed"
The Prince of Wales and Sir William
Gordon Cumming followed Sir Charles
Russells speech with great attention
and deep interest. At times Sir
Charles voice rose to pitch OF con-
siderable force and warmth, especially
when the eminent iurist entered into
a severe denunciation of the
plaintiff, asking the jury pas
siOnately if the first cry of an innocent
man, charged with cheating at cards
would not be: Where are my accus-
ers? Bring them face to face with me"
Sir Charles added: The plaintiffs ac-
ton in siging the document, in which
he practically admitted his guilt. was
that of man who was content to be
steaped in dishonOr, and of man who
was content to be so regarded by his
friends" In describing the events
which took place at Tranbycroft Sept.
s, Sir Charles said that Arthur Stanley
w llSOn Witnessed Repeated dclS VI
cheeting upon the part of Sir William
Gordon Cumming, and that when he
(Mr. Wilson, turned to Berkeley Loyett
and whispered: Cumming is cheat
ing" Lovett replied: Nonsense; you
are mad" But" added Sir Charles
"Mr. Levett, after receiving this com
munication, watched Sir William Cor
don Cummings play and saw for him
self that what Arthur Stanley Wilson,
had said was true. After the play was
over Mr.. Wilson told his mother, Mrs
Arthur WilSon,and Mr.. and Mrs. Lycett
Green of what he had seen, and they
agreed on the following night to have
for baccarat playing a properly marked
table, with line upon it beyond which
the players stake must be placed.
Continuing, Sir Charles Russell said
The precis which had been drawn uI
in regard to the baccarat scandal sale
that the plaintiff should be watched
Beyond the marked table, however
there was no concert of action Of any
kind, but all who knew the story of the
previous days play and Sir William
Gordon, Cummings actions, saw the lat
ter repeat the actions complained Of"