The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-27
Vain SEARCH
FOR HUMBERTS.
Detectives Failed After Much
Effort to Find Them.
WERE NOT ON THE UMBRIA.
They Are Now on Thlr Way 10 South
America After RulnIng Many Families
Financially
WERE NOT ON The UMBRIA.

New York. May 27.-When the Cunarder
Umbria, from Liverpool. dropped anchor
at Quarantine two central office men in
a rowboat pulled from Fort wadsworth
and took up position near the big liner
They were on watch TO see that no one
should surreptitiously leave the vessel be-
fore the port authorities boarded her.
IL was deemed highly probable that the
Humberts, of Paris. accused of the most
colossal swindling scheme of the age,
were on board tahe Umbria. and Cant III
tus was taking no chances.
Early in the morning the revenue cut
ter, with customs officers and a small
army of Central office detectives on
board, steamed alongside the liner.
PASSENGERS INSPECTED.
Every first cabin, second cabin and
steerage passenger was carefully scru-
einized, but no one was found answering
the description OF any member of the
Humbert family
This investigation was largely a matter
OF form. because Detective Sergeant
Cooney of Capt. Titus staff, homeward
passenger on the Umbria, and Knowing
all about the disappearance OF the Hum
berts from Paris had made sure that they
were not on the ship.
Equally sure were Capt Dutton and
Purser Lancaster, of the Umbria. VIII
apprised by wireless telegraphy off Nan
tucket Of the facts. had thoroughly in
vestigated their passenger list.
Deputy Marshal Bernhardt. who Is in
1Iaa af fha for flaa t,,.,
general, was not among those who
boarded the Umbria.
This fact led the detectives TO infer that
the French authorities know more OF the
Humberts movements than would ap-
pear, and do not expect to catch them a
this port.
DOES NOT EXPECT THEM HERE.
NJ. Bruwaert. the French consul-gener-
al. is OF the opinion that New York is
probably the last place TO which they
would direct their fight.
"All that we know is that the Hum
berts were seen In Liverpool Saturday.
the 18th inst" said he.
The general belief is that the Humberts
took passage for some South American
country which has no extradition treaty
with France, or that they engaged
sailing vessel.
Nine. Therese Humbert owned one OF
the most magnificent palaces in Paris,
half n dozen superb chateaux. and i'm
mense vineyard at Marbonne. and a steam
yacht
FASHIONABLE PARIS HER GUESTS.
Her hospitalities were the talk OF Paris.
She established an insurance company
and conducted IL personally. The artists
of the Coincide Franchise and the opera
sang and recited at her princely enter
tainments. Her picture gallery was famed
throughout Europe.
Then came the crash and the whole gor-
geous fabric vanished into air.
There were no millions. Her palace had
been sold months before and with IL every
masterpiece in her great art gallery.
Vineyards and chateaux were heavily
mortgaged while the insurance company
and mine business in which thousands
had been invested collapsed like house
of cards.
The crash-sweeping away as II does
the savings of 80 many humble families
throughout France-amounts almost to
public disaster.
Frederick Humbert, the husband. Marie.
the brilliant sister, and the two brothers,
Jean and Roman. are all important fig
ures in the story.
All are regarded as tools in the master
hands of Therese Humbert.
IL the Parisians feel sympathy for any
OF the actors I'm this marvellous drama, ii
is for Therese's daughter, Eva Marie, the
beautiful girl yet unborn when the colos-
sal fraud was foated.