Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-05
THE PRINCES CHIPS.
Edward Albert Carried Them
With Him on His Rounds.
YOUNG ARTHUR INDIGNANT.
Gill Iniects Dashes of Ginger Into the
Trial and My Lord Chief Justice
Asks Him What He is At.
Baccarat It'd Bits.
The Fourth Day.

| Y. June FL fle -uttS.cSb ldhtIA t4i
| this. the fourth day OF the Tanby-Croft
baccarat scandal trial was apparently as
| great as that manifested on previous days.
! The lord chief justice, Lord Colerldge,
| IN order to make more rapid progress with
! the trial made an arrangement with coull-
sci on both sides IN the suit OF Sir " llllam
Gordon Cumming against Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Wilson. Mr.. and Mrs. Lycett Green
and Mr. Berkely Lovett for SANDER TO open
court AZ 80 a m. instead of II. but long
before the opening hour the many fashion,
ableS who have been in attendance through
out were in their usual places ready Tor
another day of the baccarat revelations.
The Prince of Wales, who had stayed until
late in the morning at the state ball, was
among the early arrivals. He was greeted
by the audience rising to their feet. He
bowed pleasantly right and left and seated
himself in the familiar red velvet arm
chair on the left OF the chief justice.
Shortly afterward Sir William Gordon
Cumming, dignifed and apparently con-
tident in spite Of the general belief that
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 seat
near his counsel The plaintiff is a much
better looking man than his portraits now
in all the show windows make him out TO
be. Outside of the immediate encouragers
of the Prince of Wales, and of the Viii
sons and their friends, the ladies in court
now make no secret of the fact that their
sympathy is with Sir William Gordon
Cumming. though it is difficult for them to
explain their reasons for this sympathy.
Possibly the fact that the baronetHI
strange action at the Tanby-CreSt
games of baccarat leaked out IN spite of
the COMPACT entered into between himself
Iafnn1ant that tho affair
be kept secret, and the utter social ruin
which awaits him if unsuccessful in the
present suit. have much to do with touch
ing the hearts of the fair danes and
damsels present.
ARTHUR STANLEY WILSON.
whose impurterable and dramatic de-
meanor Yesterday made him sort of hero
of society, was the first witness to be placed
on the stand this morning. Wilson's cross
examination was thereupon continued, and
commenced with long and not very inter
esting discussion as to the positions of the
tables used in playing baccarat in Septem-
her at Tanby-C Croft. Replying to questions
of Sir Edward Clarke, solicitor-general, the
leading counsel for plaintiff, Mr.. Wilson
said: ''When gave orders to change the
tables 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, September ., believing that
THE CHALK LINE
which we marked upon the table would pre-
vent any further attempt to cheat
And not a word was said to plaintiff
about it9n asked Sir Edward Clarke in ap-
parent surprise.
Certainly not" replied young Mr. Will
son sharply. What was my word against
that of Sir William Gordon Cumming
Continuing witness said: ''On the second
,,a.l,+ hot
thing wrong with Sir William Gordon
Cumming twenty minutes after the begin
ming of.play. Lady Coventry was sitting
between plaintiff and Gen. Owen Williams.
! sat around the corner. Plaintiff did not
put his hands over the line until he knew
his own side won. and then he put over a
go counter, making his stake el5 instead
of e5.''
Then" asked Sir Edward Clarke, "why
did YOU not say to Sir William Gordon
Cummings, y GU only Staked So. = y
To this question Wilson replied, "Be-
cause there were ladies present and it
would have been an ungentlemanly thing
to have had row before them
and continued the solicitorgenerAl,
'Eyou went on stalking your money after
seeing the plaintiff cheat?''
Yes" replied Wilson cody.
As counsel for defendants did not show
any disposition 10 re-eXamlne this witness.
evidently being satisfied with the manner
in which the young man had acquitted him
self on the witness stand, a feeling which
was clearly shared by Wilson, he calmly
left the box and resumed his seat with mis-
admiring relatives, who seemed delighted
with his successful appearance before the
public. But the young gentleman had
hardly reached his seat when he was re-
called to the witness box at the instance of
the lord chief justice, who asked him if he.
Lord Coleridge, had rightly understood
him, Mr. Wilson, to say that he shared in
the winnings of the plaintiff.
Certainly not my lord replied Wilson
sharply and Indignantly, as a red flush
crossed his face.
Lieut. Berlely j. Lovett, one of the de-
PENDANTS in the suit, corroborated young
Mr.. Wilson's testimony in regard 20 what
took place at Tanby-Croft.
The crOss-eXaminatlon of young Lovett
elected the information that the counters
used in the famous games We're the personal
PROPERTY OF THE PRINCE
of Wales: that they belonged TO a set which
the Prince of Wales carried with him when
visiting the country houses of his friends
'for the purpose of playing the apparently
indispensable game. The testimony created
something of sensation.
Mr.. Lycett Green, son-in-law to the elder
Mr.. Wilson, testified to what took place on
the days of the game at Tauby-Croft. His
testimony confirmed that OF the other wit
nesses as to cheating.
Green was cross examined by Gill. who
soon managed TO considerably iven up the
proceedings. Gill began Dy asking a num- !
Der of questions as TO his duties on the
day of the races and he replied
in substance that they consisted of
entertaining the racing party. Gill there
upon announced that luncheon was going
on all afternoon, perhaps. To this the wit
ness angrily replied, DO you hint that I
was drunk \ question which was fol-
lowed by loud laughter in court, and mo,
no. from Gin.
The lord chief justice here again inter
rupted. saying that he did not understand
the drift of the cross-examination as con-
Guided by Mr.. Gill. The latter replied, 4
Perhaps the jury understand that there 4
is much more in this case than is seen on
the surface Continuing, the witness,
who had recovered his composure, said he
had not told the Prince OF Wales the
plaintiff had made Withdrawals of counters
when the cards were against him. He said
after having been informed that Sir Will |
lam Gordon Cumming was cheating. Il
looked at his play on the second |
night Later witness continued |
Il was Mortified at plaintiffs acts at the |
table After this l avoided watching |
him.
Mrs. Green was the next witness. This |
witness gave an account of |