Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-29

2 Hour Chosen Was Late Also, and
 he Big Crowd Was Disappointed
 The Women of the Party Alighted
 First and Seemed to Be in Low
 Spirits-Some of the Prisoners Put
 tTp q Bo.I and Defiant Front.
 PARIS, Dec. 29.-The members of tho
 -umbert family who were arrested in
 fadrid, charged with being the prime
 loyers in the sensational Paris safe
 eauds, have reached this city i'm
 large of French and Spanish police
 .ficials.
 They were at once taken to the city
 ,rison, to be held pending the action of
 lie authorities
 The arrival of the famous fugitives vas devoid of sensational incidents, or the French police had chosen an lour for their return here when Paris vas only half awake. The crowd at he railway station was comparatively small. but a large force of police and soldiers, mounted and on. foot, was drawn up in front of the station and guarded all the street approaches in order to prevent the possibility of popular demonstration. A number Of the chief functionaries of the prefecr- ure were on hand to personally super intend the prisoners arrival. The men and women of the Humbert party were kept separate during the trip from Madrid to Paris and they were brought from the train in two separate parties. The women came first, lean ing on the arms of officers. Madam Humber was dressed in black and was yelled, but she was aeadily recognized by her stout figure. Her young daugh- ter, Eva, was the most pathetic look ing of the women. Madame Humbert was followed by her weeping sister, Marie, who played the leading role in Madame Humbert's fabric. Mile Marie, did not show the bravado which she exhibited at Madrid but was pale and appeared to be disconsolate. Fred erick Humbert, Madame Humbert's husband looked completely broken down. Romain d,Aurignac and his wife, Emile, maintained the calm. de- liant attitude they had shown through out.
 M. d'Aurignac passed through the double lines of police to the carriages in waiting. Detachments of mounted police officers surrounded the vehicles, which were driven at rattling pace through the gathering crowds to the cOnciergerie, where minute prepara. tions had been made to receive the prisoners.
 The return of the Humberts to Paris is the absorbing topic for discussion throughout the city, indeed throughout France as 10 event since the return of Dreyfus has aroused such intense interest. All classes of society are equally interested, for the operations were so colossal and so interwoven 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 assemble at the station and give the prisoners disorderly reception, but the secrecy of the police baffied the plans of the mobs and permitted the Humberts to be landed silently and swiftly inside the Conciergerie. Dur ing the morning crowd gathered in front of the prison, but detachments of police prevented any disorder
 The present surroundings of the prisoners are in striking contrast with the magnificance of their former pa- lhIldl -OlL IAC <hNNlluC4 dG ia Grande Armee, where for a quarter of a century the Humberts entertained cabinet ministers and presidents and swayed French finances. The pub lie had doubted the sincerity of the government in ever attempting to bring back the fugitives, owing to the political and social shock which was sure to follow; but the arrival of the prisoners is now generally accepted as showing the purpose of the author- ities to. spare no means for the prose cution and punishment of the accused. The choice of the conciergerie as their place of confinement is further indi- cation that swift justice will be meted out, as this prison is part of the pal ace of justice, where only prisoners awaiting immediate trial are placed. The plans for the prosecution of the Humberts have not yet been an- nounced.
 Owing to the belief of the authori ties that Eva Humbert was the inno- cent victim of her mothers operations they proposed to entrust her to the custody of her grandmother, Madame Gustave Humbert, widow of the ex- minister of justice in the De Freycinet cabinet, but Mile Eva positively de- clined the proposal declaring her pur- pose to remain with her mother in prison The attitude Of the girl ex- .s4 11xr