The Gambling Scandal
(per united pbess association.) London, February 17. The membftrs of the Guards' Club are yery indignant at the charges made against Sir William Gumming, one of its members, and a meeting has been convened to consider the matter. It is now stated that it was shortly after Doncaster races had takeu place that Colonel Sir William Cumming was accused of cheating the Prince of Wales at cards, and that the latter then induced Sir William to sign a paper agreeing never to play cards again. The incident was kept a secret until January, when it oozed out. Sir William Cumming alleges that he signed the paper under compulsion. Only small stakes were being played for, and although the matter is only trivial, the Radical members daily ask questions m Parliament respecting the suspected gentleman resigning his posi« tion in the army. Opinion is divided whether the Prince ' of Wales should have exposed Sir William Cumming or concealed his offence.
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Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 102, 19 February 1891, Page 2
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162The Gambling Scandal Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 102, 19 February 1891, Page 2
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