Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-03
THE BANKER PRINCE.
His Royal Hjghness Takes the
Witness Stand.
HE SAW NO FOUL PLAYING.
Lady Brooke in Cour. is The Cy1Osure of all
Ewes and Opera Classes.
A Fold j ryman Questions the Prince In
Loud Voice and the Heir Apparent
to EngIand's Throne Answers
Him-Two Sensations.


I.vcett Green. Mr.. ami Mrs Arthur Wilson
-.ad 0r Berkley Loyett for SANDER, com
psano=d this morning 1t about II o'cloc
| with al.,oSt complete repetition of the
scenes Witnessed yesterday - tho opening
q this CelTae cclebre. Ii anything he
! rush .or cd-l.ttance 70 the queens JeuOu
( division of her majesty', high court of jul
! ace was greater than - Monday, To-
| everyblAv looked forward 10 being able ..
see the Prince OF Wales upon me wi;GSSs
stand md hearing the testimony which he
! would IiSe in regard Ia the gam clrg which
took place at the Wilson residence al
Tauby- Croft. near ! llcester, on Septem-
Der and g 1880 The same bright aud
fashionable audience was present today is
| enlivened the rOul' room yesterday. Nh,I
the Prince of Wales and his private secre-
tary entered the courtroom this morning
with most COmmeudable pur,tU44 ~, ev"7--
body rose TO Their feet and ceased speaking
The prince who looked Is good udIured H.
ever even If he seemed SoTeHhat prCCJCu-
pied. bowed slightly right end left 10 ,GC
spectators. cnddcd S-niliuglY 10 ore or two
intiInates, whom lie recognized ard took the
/ sane sect . red cushioned arm Cfar on the
tlef: hanG nj I.orh Chief Justice Coerid-s,
which Ia occupied yesterday. On the
judges right tari'j Were seated Ladies Cole
ridge, Clarke and EuSsCI, wives tesl"ct-
lively Of the lord chief Justice.
Sir Edward Clark. soicitor-Seaeral
leading counsel for plaiI.ih and
of Sir Charles Russell. the Hing
counsel for defendants. The ladies' smiled
aud chattgd together pleasantly is L
they had been AT matinee or a pleasure
party. instead of spectators: 1t trial III
volvinE the entip- future of q Uiln. whose
worst enemies admit. has been gallant
soldier. Lady Brooke, whose narGe WIS
| one of those :.deG to the .,St of Mrs. Ar
thur Wilson's invited guests at Tanby
Cruft during the eventful DOncaSter meet
! ING Of September list. Ui.S among those
-Tart
Brooke VS. amlur the eGriy arrivals -.
was Col II. H. ID. Stracey, commanding
officer of the Scots Guards of which regi-
mcnt >il William Gordon Cumming was
major and Northumberland But neNt.to
the prince, Uf Na:,- and Sir William Cor
don Cumming Lady Brooke vas the center
OF attraction. almost everE opera glass III
The court being tevelCd persiS;ently at her,
a fact which did rot seem in the slightest
degree "a disturb her supreme compoSurc.
The entrance al the plaintiff did nCS at
tract So much attention today as II I'D
yesterday lie r"as as cool and calm as
ever and on his sodier-!.ke face 'nere Wa.
not the slightest trace o. e,notiOn from the
effects Of The ordeal through which he
passed Yesterday. Like his former friend
the Prime Of Wales. Sir William was com
fortanr 's~ed, booted and eloved and
there was 40 deryag That an air of quiet
distinction could be seen in his every
mov6ne'.'. gesture and expression
HIS COLD GRAY EYES
! faSrs.. contemptuously as he g.enC-I e tfe
direction where the defendant We're
| seated
Wf,,n the lord chief justice had given the
| signal for tie days proceedings to com-
mence the plaintiff stcppad onto the wit
ness stand and prepared to answer tho
| Questions of Sir Charles Russell The Bat
| ter began by rpGCllg a letter written by
| plaintiff in answer to q letter aGGtrs- sed to
him Jointly by the Prince of Wales, Lord
| Coventry and Gen. Owen Williams. This
! missive was addressed TO ''DedT Owen
| and in it Sir William said That he had now
| but LITTLE hope before hlm to make life
| worth living. I'm the meantime | suppose
! that | must try to live as in old years.
, Pressed By cross examining question OF
| Sir Charles Russell, the plaintiff aid that
IL took the present. legal proceedings be
| cause ihs Baccarat scandal had bSCome d
| public matter OF conversation and comment
| and because il had reached the clubs to
| which he belonged, the T-rf club and Mari
| borough club among others, and had he not
| taken action i'll the matter his clubs would
| certainly have done SO. SIR Charles Rus
sell then read two letters from Gen. Will
| Jams They were addressed to Dear Bill''
| and referred 10 complaints made by plaintiff
that the pledge of secrecy given when he
| signed the document agreeing never to
play cards agein had been broken.
n In reply to defendants counsel's
| questions Sir William said that he applied
TO Col Stracy Of the Scots Guards january
last for permission 10 retire from the army
| on half pay. He added 5hat Col. Stracy re
| piled that the fact that he, plaintiff, i!ad
| signed a document of the nature of the one
| ALREADY described could not be overlooked.
a letter from Gen. Williams to Sir Will
| lam Gordon Cummings was then reau and
placed in evidence. 1t wasS addressed,
| MY dear Bill, - and its contents We're that
[ nothing was left to him. plaintiff, but 10
| place himself unreservedly in the hands of
/ his commanding officer, Col Stracey, as he
! mad done. The letter also contained the
| following: "YoG are quite at liberty to tell
i Col Stracey that YOU signed the document
i under extreme pressure and the promise or
| secrecy Witness here said, = have never
1 for moment ceased 20 deny the accusation
| made against me- Later on Sir William
/ denied that he had said to Berkeiy Lovett,
| Gould you not say you were mistaken.
A sensation was created at this point oy
| Sir Charles Russell, who after hearing this
| last denial from plaintiff, remarked
gravelv, fixing his eyes steadily On
| the baronet in the witness COX:
| 'sCol Sir William Cummings you will
| have TO be careful" A low murine" of com
ment passed over the people In court IS SIR
Charles Russell uttered these words. The
plaintiff evidently noticed the effect they
had. for almost Immediately after ne seemed
to loose his jaunty, caressness and he
acknowledged that he had sad something
caused another sensation in court and it
seemed to be admitted without word being
spoken on the subject that counsel for the
defendant had scored his first real decided
advantage in the legal tilt which has been
going on two days between himself and
the soldier baronet in the witness case.
Plaintiff was excused from any further
questions and the
PRINCE OF WALES
was called to the witness box The prince
smiled when he arose from his armchair
and walked slowly to the witness box.
His every movement was watched by all
present. The prince gave his testimony in
clear and unruffied manner. In substance
he said Il have known plaintiff for twenty
years, have been his friend for the past
ten years, ne visited my house several
times. Our intimacy continued unimpaired
until last September. | observed
nothing suspicious in the PLAINTIFFS play at
T2nby Croft l was first informed
of the report current in regard to SirWilliam
Gordon Cumming by Lord Coventry Con
tinuing the prince said that the sad event Of
the charges brought against Sir Cumming
broke up the party at Tapby Croft the
prince sealed the document up and put u IN
packet and sent il to his secretary. The