The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-12-30
HUMBERfS In PARIS PRISON
ARRIT4L OF THE SAFE-FRACD
PRINCIPALS FROM SPAIN.

Police Precautions 10 Prevent a DEM
onstrasion-The Prisoners Taken t"
the conoiergeras-Ihs Chotce of This
Place Indicative Of "A speedy lrinr.
Paris. Dec. 29-The members Of the
Humbert family, who were recently
arrested in Madrid in connection with
the great s4fe frauds in this city, ar
rived at Orleans railroad station here
a 40 o'clock this morning, and were
taken to the Concicrgerie prison.
The arrival Of the famous fugitives
was unaccomEanicd BY any demonstra-
ton, as thu French police had chosen a
hour for their return here when Paris
was only half awake. The crowd at the
railroad station was comparatively
small, but large force of police and
soldiers. mounted and foot, was drawn
up in front Of the station and guarded
all the street approaches. A number of
the chief functionaries of the prefecture
were present. The men and women of
the HumbeTt party were kept separate
during the trip from Madrid to Paris,
and were brought from the train in two
separate parties The women came first.
Madame Humbert was dressed in black
and was yelled. Her young daughter,
Eva. was with her. Next came Marie,
the sister of Mrs. Humbert who played
the leading role in Mamade Humbert's
fabric. She was weeping. Frederick
Humbert, Madame Hunlbert's husband,
looked completely broken down. Ro-
maine d'Aurignac and his wife main
tanned the calm, defiant attitude they
had shown throughout. The party pass
ed through double lines of police to the
carriages in waiting. Detachments of
mounted police officers surrounded the
vehicles, which were driven at Did
pace through the gathering crowds to
the Consiergerie.
The return of the Humberts to Paris
is the absorbing topic for discussion
throughout the city and throughout
France. No event since the return of
Dreyfus has aroused such intense in
forest. All classes of society are equal
ly interested. as the Humberts' opera
tions were so colossal and so interwov-
en- with the foremost personages in
France that their return was viewed
with apprehension and awe. Crowds
from all parts of the city were ready
to rcassembIe at the station, and give
the prisoners a disorderly reception, but
the secrecy of the police haffied the
| plans of the mobs and permitted the
| Humberts to be landed silently and
| swiftly inside the Conciergerie. During
the morning a crowd gathered in front
Cr bh Int oh Of Y,pIjco
| prevented and disorder.
! The present surroundings of the
| prisoners are in striking contrast with
the magnificence of their former resi-
| dence on the Avenue de la Grande
Armee, where for quarter of a GEN.
fury the Humberts entertained cabinet
ministers and presidents and swayed
| French finances. The public had
| doubted the sincerity of the govern
ment's attempts to bring back the fugi-
tives, owing to the political and social
| shock which wasI sure to follow, but
| the arrival Of the prisoners is now gem
orally accepted as showing the purpose
of the authorities to spare no means for
| prosecution and punishment The
| choice Of the Conciergerie as their place
| Of confinement Is a further indication
| that swift justice will be melted out, as
this prison is part Of the Palace of
Justice. where only prisoners awaiting
| immediate trial are confined.
The plans for the prosecution of the
Humberts have not yet been an
| nounced. Owing to the belief of the
authorities that Eva Humbert was the
innocent victim of her mothers opera
| lions they proposed to entrust her to
the custody of her grandmother,
Madame Gustave Humbert, widow of
the former Minister of Justice in the
De Freycinet Cabinet, but Eva posi-
lively declined the proposal, declaring
her purpose to remain with her mother
in prison. The position of the girl ex-
cites general sympathy.
Later in the day the aged grand
| mother appeared at the prison, accom-
panied by the advocate, Lefebvre, anG
made personal appeal to be giver
charge of Eva Humbert. Two judges
MN. Leydel and Audrey, held a Ions
conference and then summoned the cir
to their presence. The meeting be
tween the grandmother and the chile
was affecting. Then after brief forma
interrogatores the Judges committed
Eva to the care of the grandmother
who prevailed on the child to accom-
pany her. They were driven to thu
Rue Condo, where the home of the lat,
minister of justice is situated.
The judges during the day also inter
rogated Roman D'Aurignac and othe