New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-03

"Had you also been Informed that the two ladies',
whom you did not at the time see, had alleged that
they also witnessed the cheating7"
al had not"
ain reference to this statement" continued Sir
Charles could you charge your memory to whether
any of the three gentlemen said anything about with
drawing portion Of the stakes, and that Sir William
Gordon Cumming Systematically placed larger stake
| on the table than was originally placed theref'
The Prince answered Il do not recollect that any
such statement made.n
| WHO SUGGESTED DRAWING UP THE STATEMENT.
| Sir Charles's next question waa: Was the memo
randa suggestion Of yours, or OF anohers In winch
you acQuiesced7"
The Prince answered. "The suggestion did not come
from me. I acquiesced in the suggestion made BY
Lord Coventry greatly distressed at the occur
renee was present at an interview with Sir William
Gordon Cumming, IN the presence of General Williams
| and Lord Coventry, l think. Sir William asked me
whether believed the statement made about lin, but
| 1 do not recollect what replied
ado you recolect any reference to the Duke OF Cam
bridge ~ was Sir Charles Russells next question
"Decdedly,' answered the Prince.
"You are quite clear In your recollection Of the fact
that Sir william Gordon Cumming referred to the Duke
Of Cambridge
al quito certain Of it'
"Dd General Williams say anything7"
Gle seemed to think that the authorities and that
the Dake of Cambridge would not look so lenientiy
upon the matter as we did,
"Did you desire under the circumstances TO act as
leniently as possible ont Of regard for Sir william
| Gordon Cummingi'
aMost certainly The date Of the document was
omitted by Lord Coventry, and affixed to 1t after IL
| had been signed This done the same night
| that the document signed"
9Have YOU met Sir william Gordon Cumming since
the occurrence at Tranby Croft" asked Sir Charles
"No' answered the Prince.
aAnd have you intmated that you cannot meet
hint"
ait would be more agreeable not to do'so"
At tis stage Sir Edward Clarke, leading counsel for
the plaintiff, intcrposed by remarlng to the frnce'
81 do not ask Your Highness to remain in court any
longer than necessary, but"
BOLD JURYMAN ACTS ON HIS RIGHTS
Here the Solicitor General interrupted by
bold turyman who caused a sensation by standing up
IN his place in the Jury box and asking the Prince III
a loud voice:
"Are the Jury to understand that You were banking
on these two occasions, and saw nothing Oh 'no
alleged mapractces7"
The Prince hestated for moment, as II unoecloeu
as n whether he oucht or ought not to reply Finally
| he said with a half smile ut IS very easy lot a
banker when dealing cards not to see anything espec
ally when in the company OF friends IN Country
| house You do not for a moment suppose thao any
one will play unfairly o,,-...
The Juror. returning to the charge, asked: ""hao
| your opinion at the ulhe VI Vio '""4 80 ~
against the plaintiff"
The Prince suavey answered "The charges mane
| against him were so unanimous that had not any
| other course open to me than TO believe Them
The Princes last answer caused another nutter OF
| excitement followed by whispered comment Inc
! tnror apparently, had succeeded in bringing out
snuarelv the fact that the Prince In view OF the ev-
| dence which had been placed before him at Iranoy
Croft. had become convinced of the plaintiffs guilt
When the murmurs Of establishment which greeted the
,urors questions and the Princes answers had sub
rla cqpinp
thing possible to regain the ground which seemed 10
have been lost by the plaintiff in the estimation OF inc
ury said addressing the Prince: ~ take IL ta1 your
Ftcrness,s answer to the first question put to you by
the Juror was substantially that you had not seen any
malpractices during the games OF paccardt paSeu d"
Tranby Croft last september2"
The Prince assented to this and his examination was
concluded. - -.
Sir Charles Russell cross-examined tire Prince OF
| Wales with some show Of airiness The WORD you III
Sir Charless cross-exsminaton OF the Prince geneany
took tbe place Of the usual your Royal Hgness and
sirn which had plcntifuly interlarded Sir Edward
| coarke,s questions But though Mr.. Gladstones at
tornev General (sr Charles RusselD have shown to
certain degree his Liberal sympathes while cross
examining the Heir Apparent he was manifeSty tcnder
In his handling of the royal witness In fact the gen
eraI opipon formed in the courtroom was that there
vas evidently tacit agreement between the leading
counsel, Sir Edward Clarke and Sir Charles russell
that they were to fish for and get nothing from the
| Prince which any other witness could supply.
only once did the Prince beray any open sign OF I'M
patence and that when Sir Charles Russell asked
! 4What did Mrs Wilson say to you about er William
| Gordon Cumming cheating2"
The Prince answered somewhat SHORTLY somo"ioV
anorlv: "she said very little" There the subject
WAS dropped, as any lawyer can SEQ, at inost I'M
| portant stage. The Prince had admitted uat MIS-
| Wilson had told him something about Sir Wllnams
cheating and Sir Charles wanted 10 find out wnat she
| la44a CHI 0f an
at the question caused the lawyer 10 turn MS quoSon
| to other matters -
| HOW THE PRINCE GAVE HIS TESTIMONY.
the Prince gave his testimony In hating heStating
manner and seemed TO be exceedingly relieved wheh
| HE examination was over. Though 1t lasted only
| twenty minutes the examination evidently weared
| tho Prince exceedingly, and made him extremely
nervous He seemed to lose his usual state Of calm
| and dignity shortly after no entered the wit
nessbox He repeatedly smoothed his beard, and
! in IN, courtroom. When question more pressing
than usual put TO him the Princes face was 90,
snrved 10 flush considerably and then 70 turn palo
! again only one or two Of his answers were audible
! throughout the court ,. $1,000
him as he was upon the point OF leaving the witness
box at the close of Sir Charles kussens crQss-e l
snrrman The Prince smiled benignly upon the entire
jury Then he shrugged his sh0naeas ,e anu Soon
sferward he and the Lord Chief Justice went out 70
| luncheon. -. .-.oo-,
| GENERAL WILLIAMS TELLS HIS STORY.
General owen Williams was the next witness lie
rclotcd the weIl-known incidents connected with inc
Tranby Croft baccarat games, his testimony IN lhe
| main concurrng with that given by the witnesses
| nreviously examined. General Williams sara 'haV 1t
uos of his own suggestion that the document giving
fine narticulars of the baccarat scandal was prepared
and Signed The General made this suggestion IA view
az 80 " nossiIities of the future and he made the
enr tne that secrecy should be maintained Upon
tha document being presented 10 Sir William Gordon
tle uocu."oi tbe latter observed that his signing
f fSS naper T Would be tSnamo@nt 70 confession
Of guilt and TO an admission Int %as 1 D t
n1u but told sir William that it was the atters
niv hone of escape 1t impossible to rebut the
n examination by Sir Charles Russell Gen.
| uoJ u1IIjams said that the accusation against his
S S,d Trimming came with horrible shock. on the
nood night OF the baccarat playing at Tanoy Croft
..Oess heard the Prince Of Wales tell the plain