THE BACCARAT SCANDAL.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 9139, 11 June 1891, Page 2

THE BACCARAT SCANDAL.

[Br Elbotbio Telegeaph.—Copyright.]

(Peb Pbess Association.) June 9, (Received June 10, at 7.45 p.m.)

The case in which Sir W Gordon-Cumming sued Mrs Arthur Wilson, Mr Stanley Wilson, Mr and Mrs Lycett Green, and Mr Berkeley Levett for scandal in having imputed to him dishonest conduct while playing baccarat at Mr Wilson's residence in September last, and claimed damages, was concluded to-day, and resulted in a verdict for the defendants.

The Chief Justice, Lord Coleridge, summed up generally against Sir William Gordon Cumming. He held that if a man were innocent he was not likely to sign a confession of guilt as Sir William had done. The Chief Justice deprecated the statement of Sir Edward Clarke, the Solicitor-general, that plaintiff's name could not be removed from the Army List unless the mames of the Prince oE Wales and General Owen Williams were also erased.

The jury were only absent 7 minutes, and when the foreman announced that they found a verdict for the defendants there was considerable hissing in the body of the court, When the defendants were leaving the courthouse they were hustled by the crowd which had collected round tho entrances.

June 10.

(Received June 11, at 0.45 a.m.)

The Times, referring to the result of tho baccarat case, expresses its profound regret that the Prince ot Wales was concerned in the affair. As the case may have a serious effect on the public mind, it is to be regretted that the discovery was made that the set in which the Prince of Wales mixes is a gambling set. But now that the discovery has come, the Times hopes that his Koyal High-' ness will make a resolve never to touch cards again, and also determine to eschew questionable pleasures.

On the whole the press severely censure the Prince of Wale?, but opinion is evenly divided as to Sir William Cumming's guilt.