The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-12-30
HUMBERT FAMILY
THE TALK OF PARIS
Prisoners Are Carried to Cells
Without Demonstration
SYMPATHY FOR YOUNG GIRL
1t Is Believed She Is the Innocent Vic
tim of Her Mothers Wrong Doing
and She Is Saved the Dis
grace of Cell.

Paris, December 29.-The members of
the Humbert family, who were recently
arrested in Madrid in connection with the
great safe frauds in this city, arrived at
Orleans railroad station mere at 7;4O
o'clock this morning. There was no
demonstration. The prisoners were con-
Quoted to the Conciergerie prison. The
arrival of the fugutives was devoid Of
sensational incidents as the French po-
lice had chosen an hour for their return
here when Paris was only half awake.
The crowd at the railroad station was
comparatively small, but a large force
of police and soldiers, mounted and on
foot, was drawn up in front Of the sta
ton and guarded all the street approach
es In order to prevent the possibility of
a popular demonstration. A number OF
the chief functionaries of the prefecture
were on hand to personally superintend
the prisoners arrival The men and wo-
men of the Humbert family 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 leaning on the arms Of officers.
was yelled. but she was readily recog-
nized by her stout figure. Her young
daughter, Eva, was the most pathetic
looking of the women. Nine Humbert
was followed by her sister Marie. who
did not show the brayado she exhibited
at Madrid, but was pale and appeared
disconsolate. Frederick Humbert, Nine.
Humberts husband, looked completely
broken down. Roman D'Aurisnac and
,nifa In af,,ta tra ha I'm ~.
fiant attitude they had shown through
out. NJ. D'Aurlgnac still wore a Spanish
beard which had served him as a dis
guise
Passed Through Double Lines.
The party passed through double lines
of police to the carriages in waiting. De-
tachments of mounted police officers sur
rounded the vehicles which were driven at
rafting pace through gathering crowds
to the Conciergerie, where minute pre-
parations had been made to receive the
prisoners.
The return of the Humberts is the alb
sorbing topic for discussion throughout
the city, indeed throughout France, as no
event since the return of Dreyfus has
aroused such intense interest. All classes
of society are equally interested, as the
Humbert's operations were so colossal and
so interviewer with some of the foremost
personages in France that their return
was viewed with apprehension. Crowds
from all parts of the city were ready to
assemble at the station and give the
prisoners a disorderly reception, but the
secrecy of the police baf1ed the plans of
the mobs and permits the Humberts to be
landed silently and swiftly inside the grey
walls Of the prison.
The public had doubted the sincerity of
h. Il. -
bring back the fugitives owing to the
political and social shock which was sure
to fall but the arrival of the prisoners
is now generally accepted as showing the
purpose of the authorities to spare no
means for the prosecution and punish
ment of the accused. The plans at pros
ecution of the Humberts have not yet
been announced.
Sympathy for Young Girl.
Owing to the belief OF the authorities
that Eva Humbert was the innocent vic
tim of her mothers operations, they pro-
posed to entrust her to the custody cf
her grandmother Nine. Gustave Hum
bert, widow of the former minister of
justice in the De Freycinet cabinet, but
Mile. Eva positively declined the pro-
posal, declaring her purpose to remain
with her mother in prison. The attitude of
3D. e2NSieSo Niiif cAsaA sympathy
Later Eva Hunbert was given in charge
of her grandmother, who prevailed upon
the child to accompany her home
The judges during the day Intercepted
Romaine D'Aurignac and other members
of the family. This was confined to ques-
tons of identity. The judges did not en-
ter upon the merits of the case, as Nine.
Humbert and the other chief figures were
too overcome with excitement and IA
tigue. Nine. Humbert complained of feel
ing sick and doctor was hastily sum-
moned, but he said there was nothing Sc
rious in her condition.
The police continue their strict precau-
tons against the possibilities of suicide.
| Everything which could be used in self
destruction was taken from the pris-
oners.