New-York tribune., 1902-02-20
INTEREST IN GOUDIE CASE
--ncrs CONVICTION EXPECTED TO
HAVE A GOOD EFFECT.
--o,rr Rr-1.E ON CAMPBELL-B L-BANNERMAN'
srATE-SOCIAL PRESSURE ON COURT
FUNCTIONARIES.

a---yrrht. 1902. BY The Tribune Associatlon)
rBY CABLE TO THE TRIBUNEI
london. Feb 20 ! a. m.-The trial of Goude's
-,1a,a5 accomplices in the Bank Of Liverpool
is IS exciting more interest than anything
..-g On in public or social life It is an object
,.ssor Of the criminal tendencies prevailing in
r. mania for betting more practical than any
.-isence obtained boy the select committee Of
- House of Lords during its somnolent ses-
.fors Whoever was behind the bank clerk held
c,;b over him through the menace of exposing
,is ferreries and directly or Indirectly forced
us-, n enlarge his criminal operations This
t.ct induces many practical reformers TO be-
Iisve that the best method o. preventing abuses
and excesses in gambling on horse racing viii
;. 20 make betting a valid contract. which can
ba enforced by legal process only within month
md 10 render it a criminal offence for book
takers or turf gamblers 70 attempt to obtain
money after that period by threats of ex-
nosrre or otherwise Whether the prosecution
succeeds or fails in following up yesterdays
convicton OF Burge. and completing the chain
of cfrcurlstantial evidence against the two other
prsoners remaining under Indictment. the case
has too direct a bearing upon the morals Of
hank clerks and men Of moderate means trusted
bv their employers not TO leave n permanent
impression on future legislation for lessening
the evils Of turf gambling
Richard Burge jaunty witness at the Old
Bailey and under the jUdiCious manag cement Of
his counsel protected himself shrewdly against
the charge Of completely with the bank forger
he passed his discrimination fairly well and
csnmanded the admiration Of the sporting men
bg his agility in evading searching questions
he judges summing mp bore heavily against
hn. and the jury convicted him promptly on
l-z
Marks Names and Goudie, and received the
bulk Of the proceeds Of the fo-geries. The YER
DICT has produced a great sensation among
sporting men. and can hardly fail to promote
fsform IL the morals Of the turf
Thomas Brooks memorial sarcophagus in
honor Of Lord Leighton. unveiled yesterday, is
splendid addition 20 the sculpture OF ST. PauTs
Cathedral There wls q large attendance Of
Academicians and literary men. and Sir Edward
Poynter's paregyrlc delivered in nne voice. was
as ornate and highly polished as Lord Leigh
tons own rhetorical addresses had been on
Academic occasions The religious service was
simple and the Academicians were allowed 70
honor their beloved chief in their own way.
Sir Henry CampbeH-Bannerman is opposed to
Lord Rosebery's 'cI4@n slate" policy. Speaking
at Leicester last night. ne said that Home Rule
for Ireland was written on his slate and he
was not going TO rub II of
Several brilliant social functions took place
last evening, the chief among them being the
reception which was given by the MarchiOness
Of Londonderry, at Londonderry House, Park
Lane The guests included all the principal
leaders OF society in London.
Social pressure upon the court officials for
Presentations at the functions OF the corona
ton season is uneXaIpled. The Lord Cham
berlain is reported 10 have received over seven
thousand applications. While the King has in
sisted upon avoiding the overcrOwding Of Draw
ing Rooms. he has also seemed anxious 70 favor
the tradespeople. whose earnings are dependent
upon g brilliant social season Restriction Of
the attendance at court functions involves a
reduction Of the work Of dressmakers and the
trading class.