St. Paul daily globe., 1892-01-08
OLD SORES RE0PENED
The Baeearat Scandal Revived
by a Mysterious Pamphlet
in England.
Lady Brooke and the Prince
Of Wales Presented in a
Shady Light.
Lord Beresfopd's Wife Is Al
legged to Be the Reviver Of
the Stencil.
Premier Salisbury Brought
in as Mediator to Kill the
Sensation.

hONDON, Jdli. Ill WAS dllUOunCeQ
recently that mysterious typewriter
pamphlet, of which only tifty-seven
copies had been issued, was being cir
culated in high circles. 1t was added
that the pamphlet referred to attacked
the Prince OF Wales. Lady Brooke and
others, and that the Duchess of Man
chester, at luncheon party, had read
it aloud to her guests
The result of the appearance of this
pamphlet was a series of conferences
between the Prince of Wales. Lord Sal
isbnry and Lord Charles Beresford-
Fighting Charlie" of Conder fame. the
gallant sailor who ran his gunboat with
great effect under the guns of the forts
at Alexandra, and earned the "well
done, Conder," signal from Admiral
Seymour.
The following appear to be the facts
In the case: Lady Beresford, the wife
of Lori Charles Beresford, seems to
have become jealous of the favor with
which Lord and Lady Brooke were re-
ceived at Marlborough house, the town
residence of the Prince OF Wales, and
she is said to have prepared and circu-
lated the pamphlet in question, which is
said to contain
Private Correspondence
which had passed between himself and
Lady Brooke both before and during
the baccarat trial. There is also, it is
said, an addenda which diseloses the
degree of friendship existing between
Lord and Lady Brooke and the Prince
chat
tain features or the baeearat suit, and
proving that Sir William Gordon Cum
ming was loyal to the Prince of Wales,
and so maintained silence upon certain
points IN connection with the case.
The pamphlet is a small one in every
sense, and is couched in yelled Ian
guage. 1t claims TO point out various
instances where the couple (the prince
and Lady Brooke) were together, in
Guiding certain meeting at the Don
caster hotel, where they are said to have
met Incognito directly after the bae-
carat scandals at the Wilson residence,
at Tranby court, near Dencaster.
1t was upon this occasion, according
to the pamphlet, that the Prince of
Wales informed Lady Brooke of the
facts regarding the card scandal, which
the latter is said to have subsequently
talked about sufficiently for them
to become public property. 1t was this
publicity given to the affair, il will be
remembered. which
Led to the Suits
which were brought by Sir William Cor
don Cumming against the Wilson's ana
others, In which the latter were non
suited.
The mysterious pamphlet is also said
to contain copies of letters written by
Lady Brooke admitting many facts in
connection with her friendship for the
Prince OF Wales and boasting of it to
her quondam friend, Lady Beresford.
In one letter Lady Brooke is quoted
as speaking of the Prince Of Wales Wis
ltIhg her town house. and Lady Beres-
ford is alleged to add that from facts
afterward developed 1t was learned that
the prince was in the habit of driving in
a carriage without creSts or other marks
by which it could be known; that he
was accustomed TO stop at Grosvenor
square and to aiight there ard walk up
Brooke street.
Continuing, the pamphlet adds that
when the prince approached the steps
of the Brooke residence the door was
silently and quickly opened, and the
prince would enter the building. An
other allegation of the pamphlet is that
Lady Brooke's housekeeper recently
left that lady's employ in order to get
married to schoolmaster, and that
Lady Brooke loaded her with fabulous
presents in order
To Assure Her Silence.
Copies OF this pamphlet are said to
have been forwarded to the Princess of
Wales, to Lord Salisbury, to the Prince
of Wales and to other members of the
royal faEily. 1t is added that the Prin-
cess of Wales is indignant at the whole
affair, and that she has caused Lady
Beresford to be informed that she will
no longer be received at Marlborough
house
Lord Charles Beresford is alleged to
have been very angry when these facts
were communicated to him. He is sup
posed to have had them telegraphed to
him at Salonica, where he was with his
ship. Upon receipt of the news. he is
said to have obtained leave of abseuce,
and to have hurried home to London.
Upon his arrival in this city, Lord
Charles, according to the story, had a
stormy interview with Lord Salisbury,
and threatened that unless his wife was
restored to favor at Marlborough house.
ne would reveal all he knew about the
affair and create scandal of an extent
unknown since the time of George ".
Salisbury as Mediator.
At first Lord Salisbury appears to
have refused to have anything to do
with the matter; but finally, according
to the story, he consented to act as
mediator between the Beresfords and
the Prince of Wales. Lord Salisbury,
it would seem, did not consent to ADOPT
this course until Lord Beresford had
threatened to sue Lady Brooke for
SANDER. The Prince of Wales, the story
also has it, was visiting Luton when he
received a COPY of the mysterious
pamphlet. He sent for Lord Beresford,
who is an old and intimate friend
of the heir apparent, and when the
two met there is said to have been some
round cursing indulged in: but their
quarrel was soon patched up. Lord
Beresford, it is alleged agreeing to shift
the blame upon Mrs. Gerard Paget his
wife's sister, who, the story says, had
access to the letters published in the
pamphlet and betrayed the confidence
placed in her.
All the pamphlets are said TO have
been called i'll with the exception of
one, which came into the possession OF
Miss Yznaga, sister of the Duchess of
Manchester. This typewriter copy is
said to have been retained and to have
been sent to the United States. Finally,
the parties interested are said to be
moving ''heaven and earth" to suppress
the whole matter, and the friends of Sir
William Gordon Cumming are, it is also
stated. not at all diSpleaSed with the
revelations the pamphlet is supposed to
have made.