Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, August 20, 1914, Page 4

THE BACCARAT TRIAL. One of the most sensational of the Social trisls n recent years was that of the baccarat ‘which stirred all Burépe during the summer of 1891, owing to the prominence of those con- cerned. Even the printe of Wales, afterwasd King Edward VIJ, appeared in court and testified. London society had been rolling un- der its tongue as a sweet morsel of the adventures of the gaming le of members of the English aris- Have The Bulletin Follow You R — Berkeley ir Gordon sued each 000 5 ‘The case out gfim at Mrs. ilson's house at nby Croft, in ptember, 1890, at ‘were present Prince of Wales, the cif %&«m i ¢ g Str%mhm d Lady Brooke. Bacearat it 4 Y “& an ly touch with thi n home affgirs ascusation ough as it was thought, for all pressed. time, the “horrible scandal” came to Hebt 3 later en. During the early months of the year as February, but the led until June 1, 1891, n_the court” at Temple Bar. Sir Edward Clarke opened the case ' for the plaintiff. He said the charge most serious one, involving the ’ and affecting the whole future career of a gallant gentleman with a hitherto unsgotted reputation. Then the solicitor-gemeral read the ed of document which Sir the diseovery ' of| Roads ta More Permanent Pleasures. This document was “Fn consideration of the promise made by the gentlemén who have signed this paper to preserve silence in regard to my conduct at baccarat, 1 on my part, solemnly undertake ?.;;lf to play cards again as long as va.” This document was signed by the plaintiff, the prince of Wales, and others. The plaintiff was the first to take the stand. He absolutely denied that he had cheated, and said that the only reasén he had signed the docu- ment was that he placed such implicit confidence in Lord Coventry and Gen. Willlams, his friends, who drew it up and insisted he should sign to avold a.scandal. On the second day of the trial the prince of Wales was placed on the witness stand. He detailed what had happened at the gaming table, and whén he was asked by a juryman— a rather unusual procedurs, to what was his opinion at the time of the charges made aguinst the plaintiff, he replied “They were so unanimous that T had no other course open to me to believe them.”™ Most all of those who were present g-t:::d A:g Caoégfl Wil gy ¥ ¥ 3 ur ey son, son army to get across Belgium it is{of the millionaire owner of _Tranby larger country than was Croft, swore that he had seen Sir Wil- am cheat and described how it was done. The greatest day of the trial was Monday, June §, when the plain- 5| Uf's counsel, Sir Bdward Clarke, scored the prince of Wales, end said that if Sir William’s name was dropped, 2 cheap and loud me con in_England, for Gordon Cummings. Ths trial ended on June 2 and the verdict was against the plaintiff. The audience resented the verdict with hisses and Sir Willlam was cheered by the -mob on the strests. 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