THE BACCARAT SCANDAL.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 9138, 10 June 1891, Page 2

THE BACCARAT SCANDAL.

[By Eleotbio Telegraph.—Oopybikht.

(Peb Pbess Association.)

London, June 8,

(Heoeived June 9, at 1.50 p.m.)

Sir Charles Russell has concluded his address to the jury, and Solicitor-general Clarke is now replying.

(Received June 9, at 8 p.m.)

H.R.H. tho Prince of Wales has nominated Mr Stanley Wilson, who gave evidence in the baccarat case, as a member of the Marlborough Club.

In the course of his reply in the baccarat case to-day, Sir Edward Clarke (Solicitor-general) declared that after the evidence which had been taken it was impossible to remove Sir William Gordon Oumming's name from the Army List without also erasing the names of H.B.H. the Prince of Wales and General Owen Williams. This statement created an immense sensation in court. Counsel contended that Mr Stanley Wilson was originally mistaken in the construction he put upon plaintiff's style of play, and yet he afterwards sought to entrap his guest. The accusation of adding counters was explained by the system of play pursued by Sir William, but the charge of withdrawing counters, which was not similarly explainable, had been abandoned. Sir Edward Clarke said it was impossible to understand the conduct of the Prince of Wales, Lord Coventry and Mr Stanley Wilsod, in believing their comrade guilty of the charges made against him, and his (counsel's) own belief was that much of the evidence which could have) been given in* the plaintiff's favour had evidently been sacrificed in the desire to save the Prince of Wales from exposure. The latter remark elicited loud applause from the body of the court.