The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-06-11

LONDON, June lo.-[Speciall = Sir
VIM. Gordon Cumming was married at
IL o'clock this morning in the fashion
able Holy Trinity Church at Chelsea,
to Miss Florence Garner, daughter Of
the late Commodore VIM. Garner, of
New York City. Lord Thurlow gayo
the bride away. Major Vesey Dawson,
OF Coldstrain Guards, was best man and
Rev. II. Eyton ohiciated
The marriage was practically a secret
marriage. Only twelve persons were
present at the ceremonies at uoly
Trinity. The bride looked charmingly
happy and Sir William was proud, look
ing cool and entirely possessed. There
was no trace in his personal appearance
OF the depression or emotion resulting
from yesterdays verdict in the court Of
the Queens bench. Lady and Sir Will
INN Gordon Cumming left this city
shortly after the ceremony for the BRIDE
groom's estate at Altyre. near Torres,
III Scotland, whore they will spend their
honeymoon.
In an interview Sir William Gordon
Cumming said that he had nothing to
add to what he had said in the witness
box. Popular opinion of verdict, he
added, was shown by demonstration in
court. Sir William refused to say any
thing in regard to the comments of
newspapers upon the case just decided,
saying that newspapers were at perfect
liberty to say what they pleased.
When the verdict was pronounced
against him Sir William again offered
to cancel his engagement to Miss Gar
ner, but that lady, believing in his in
nocence, would not hear Of such q
thing, and insisted that tho marriage
should take place to-day.
1t is expected Sir William and his
wife will visit tho United States in
autumn. Lady Gordon Cumming is
the eldest daughter of late Commodore
William Garner, of New York, who was
drowned in July, 1876, with his vito
through the capsizing of Gamers
yatch Mohawk.
The echoes of the baccarat scandal
suit still fill the air Solicitor General
Sir Edward Clarke, who so ably argued
the case, is i'll and thoroughly exhausted
to-day. He has entirely lost use of his
voice and was Obliged to re tire from
an important case in which he was re-
tanned for to-day.
Dcnunication of the Prince of Wales
by the newspaper press, especially his
dennnication by the Tory press, has
caused Il tremendous Scnsat ton through
out Great Britain, and ii is freely as
serted that the revelations made during
the trial of the baccarat scandal suit in
court are Judged to have dono more to
lmperil the monarchy than any event
which has taken place for many years
past in England
The HAT assertion made by tho Daily
Chronicle that until tho Prince Of
Wales on oath swears, as his confeder-
atcs did, that he (the Prince) did not
violate a solemn pledge he gave to Sir
William Gordon Cumming, he, tho heir
apparent, rests under imputation Of dis
honor quite as shameful as that which,
the jury put upon Sir William Gordon
Cumming. This reflects their general
feeling on the subject.
The friends of Sir William Gordon
Cumming now claim that the Jury was
packed and that from the defense being
surprised by the questions which Jury
man addressed to the Prince of Wales
the questions were expected and had
been arranged in advance in order to
give the Prince pretext for declaring
his belief in Cummings guilt. a juryman
mas admitted that the case was settled
against the plaintiff by the evidence of
the prince. and especially the answer of
the latter declaring that he had found
1T impossible to discredt the evidence
against Cumming. 1t is said that all
the Jurymen arc conservative in political
faith.
Sir William Gordon Cumming has re-
signed from all his clubs. The costs