Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-06-05
THE TRIAL CONTINUED
Mrs. Arthur Wilson Testines In the
famons Tanby Croft
Scandal.
rHr WITNESS HAD stIn THE
PLAINTIFF CHEAT.
No Agreement Entered Into with the
Wilson Family 10 Watch
Cumming.
~ Telerarh TO The NswA
Tus BsccARAr rRIAi.

cro.-exsmins,ion Of Mrs. Lyeeti
sreen Resumed.
LONDON, June DIN this, the fifth
Jay Of the trial OF the famous baccarat
scandal suit, there was n repetition oi
the scenes witnessed during the pre-.
vious days. This crO0-examinailon Of
Mr.. Lycett Green was resumed.
Edward Clarke had the young lady
10 all over the grounds he covered
yesterday, and after some further
questioning Ms. Arthur Wilson, the
mother OF Arthur Stanley Wilson. was
called 10 the stand.
Mrs. Arthur Wilson says she was
present at Tranby Crnf In tho room
on September sth. Che distinctly
rccollcctod her tOn Arthur looking al
her with puzzled expression on bis
face and that he Afterwards made n
"horrible communication" 10 her. II
was 10 the effect that he had seen The
plaintiff, Cumming, cheat while play
Ing cardn. Witness then repeated IN
detail the evidence which had ALREADY
boon given NJ 10 the manner In which
tho baronct cheated. Mrs. Wilson was
most emphatic IN her dcclamtlons that
there had been no agreement entered
into by the Wilson family 10 watch
plaintiff play. On the second niRht,
September 9th, of the haccRrat playing.
Mrs.i Wilson naid, when her sou told
her that plaintiff hal been cheating,
she said: cob, you must not speak ol
II, we must not have scandal In ouf
house,
During the second evenings play
witness did not notice anything, until
she received n note from her Hou.in.
law, Lycc,t Green, Informing her Of
the facts discovered. hu. Wilson
added, she rccollected plaintiff asking
10 have AN extra ten pounds paid hlu
for n ten pound counter which, Nv
claimed, had not been noticed by the
Prince Of WAlcr, aud that the Prince
In the annoyance told plalniin 10 place
his stakes where they could lie seen.
Referring 10 another occasion, Mn.
Wilson said she ,aw plaintiff push an
extra ton pound counter over the line.
Mrs. Wilson then said che
had an Interview With the
Prince Of Wales on the subject tho FOL.
lowing day aud that she cxprtseL fears
that her son, Arthur Stanley Wilson,
would suffer from the afier effects u
what hnd occurred, owing 10 tho fact
that h. was the nnt person 10 notice
and call attention 10 tho bafoneps
cheating, but. che said, the prince told
her that There need be no fear OF any
thing Of tn. kind.
From September 10th until the legal
proceedings commenced, Mrs. Wilson
continued, She said absolutely nothing
10 anybody outside Of those " her own
family who were already acquainted
with the facts regarding the scandal.
Mrs. Wilson was then turned
over 10 Sir Edward Clarke for
REORGANIZATION. In reply 70
the solicitor generals questions abe
said she had not signed the paper
pledglng herself TO secrecy, bat Mu.
Wilson admitted, that tho Prince OF
Wales had asked her not 10 say any
thing about the afialr.
Answering other questions put 20 hei
by the leading counsel for plalntiii,
Mrs. Wilson said that ON the night oi
September sth the Prince o. VALE,
asked her II II was not possible 10 pro
vide proper bAccafai table for the
night following. This Mrs. Wilson ex'
plaincd was before the prince knew
anything.