Los Angeles herald., 1891-06-09
Continued Sensations in the
Baccarat Trial.
The Prince of Wales Unmerci-
fully Flagellated.
Sir Edward Clarke's Sensational
Summing Up Of the Case.
The Dynasty Worshipers Breath Taken
Away BY His Plain Talk to the
Heir Apparent.
Associated Press Dispatches.

today Sir Charles Russell took up his
address for the defense, which was in
terrupted last Saturday by the adjourn
ment of court. Sir Charles commenced
by calling attention to Sir William Cor
don Cummings methods of playing,
saying: "If what Arthur Stanley Will
son has sworn to took place, it excluded
all that class of suggestions of which no
trace appeared in the correspondence
between Sir William, General Williams
and Lord Coventry, to the effect that
the accusation arose from a misunder-
standing of plaintiffs system OF play"
Sir Charles said that in his opinion
the only course open to Sir Edward
Clarke, leading counsel 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 plain
tiff" asked the attorney. "He says he
did not ask to be confronted with the
witnesses, because he was advised not
to do 80, but the impulse of an honor
able man would have been to insist that
his accusers should be brought face to
face with him. Instead of this, the
Jury had placed before them the feeble
suggestion that the witnesses mistook
for acts of cheating coups trois. If this
was SO, plaintiffs conduct could have
been explained; but there was no syl-
liable of a suggestion of that kind utter
ed at Tranbycroft. Plaintiff signed that
paper and knew that SO doing was the
same as an admission of guilt.
SIR CHARLES RUSSELL CONCLUDES.
Sir Charles then cleverly endeavored
TO discount the arraignment of the Will
son family and other members OF the
the Tanbycroft baccarat party, which
he anticipated would be one of the few
efforts at redress for plaintiff which Sir
Edward Clarke would make for the
other side, concluding with the remark
that he confidently left the defendants
case in the hands of the jury, being fully
aware that the latter would do their
duty, and that their verdict would up
hold the evidence which was given in
their behalf.
When Sir Charles Russell sat down
there was murmur Of surprise, counsel
for the defendant having closed his ad-
dress rather unexpectedly.
SIR EDWARD CLARKE's ARGUMENT.
Solicitor General Sir Edward Clarke,
leading counsel for the plaintiff, took
the floor, and in few sentences tersely
invited the attention of the jury. He
then commenced by saying it had been
'scommon talk" that the prince of
Wales continual presence in court dur
ing the trial of this suit had been for
the purpose of restraining the tongues
of the lawyers engaged in the case from
commenting upon the princes connec-
ton with it. This remark caused a
sensation, but was nothing to what fol-
lowed.
Continuing, Sir Edward intimated
that the presence of the prince OF Wales
in court would not prevent him from
making any comment necessary, saying
that the counsel had painful duty to
perform, and that he intended to per-
form it honestly and fairly. His oppo-
nents, he continued, had always been
careful to allude to him as counsel for
plaintiff, as the "solicitor-general," and
title, 1 must remind the jury that ap-
pear in this case simply as an English
barrister, and am obliged to disregard
and comment on the conduct and evil
dence of one of the highest in the
land"
THE ROASTING PROCESS BEGUN.
Sir Edward Clarke, as he uttered these
last words, turned squarely faround un-
til he faced the prince of Wales, upon
whom every eye in court was then fixed,
and who nervously crossed his legs,
while the audience was utterly aghast
at what was considered TO be the audaci-
ty of the solicitor-general. In several
directions the whispered comment:
"Why,he is going to attack the prince OF
Wales" was distinctly heard and caused
all attention to be riyeted upon plain
tiff's counsel.
Continuing the solicitor-general re-
marked that Sir Charles Russell, for de-
fendants, had said that ''even if the
Jury found for plaintiff and disregarded
the document the latter had signed at
Tanbycroft, the military authorities
would take the matter up, and that Sir
William Gordon Cumming IS name would
be stricken from the army list
81 wish to gay in unmistakable
terms" exclaimed Sir Edward Clarke,
raising his voice until it rang tellingly
through the court, "that it would be
impossible for the authorities to do any
such thing, and leave on that list the
names of Field Marshal, the Prince of
Wales and General Owen Williams.
THE AUDIENCES BREATH TAKEN AWAY.
This bold statement seemed to COM
pletely take away the breath of the au-
dience, and caused by far the greatest
sensation of the entire trial. A hushed
murmur of astonishment, not unmixed
with dismay and some irritation, swept
over the court room. One must thor
oughly understand the almost religious
worship of royalty which prevails
throughout Great Britain to clearly un-
derstand the full meaning of the crush
ing significance of the solicitor-general's
words, aimed directly at the heir appar-
ent.
Amidst this storm!the prince of Wales
sat on the bench to the left of the lord
chief justice; not a muscle of bis face
apparently twitching. leaning his hand
upon his arm and endeavoring to appear
totally unconcerned
After the sensation had somewhat
subsidized, Sir Edward directed his atten-
tion to the discrepancies which he as
serted existed between papers. drawn up
at Tanbycroft. which accused Sir Will
lam Gordon Cumming of Withdrawing
as we'll as adding counters to those he