Evening star., 1902-05-24

tribunal of the Seine aEaain and exposed
go in peace. On May Z, 3S96, the court said
tns% =, Go in sn no more
fund was yours upon the payment of nine
| millions We understood ourselves to say
that you might take nine millions from the
fund. In truth. any psfner Interpretation
THE Crawford nephews now went In ap-
peal again. Losing, they went on to the
court of cessation. And on their way back
upon the road, they found other matter
simply for the pleasure of beginning over
again. Note" concluded Waldeck-Rous-
seau, II have not exaggetated; and if any,
thing is clear it Is that the Humberts have
been in no hurry to win their lawsuit" !"
The case still dragS on, as will be Seen
In all these years of texing delay no one
seems to have seen the Crawford nephews
In all their lawsuits and Appeals they have
been represented by great lawyers. who
briefs-and fees-from other lawyers or So
l1citors, And yet as long ago as 1897 a
suspicious creditor had arrived at a painful
indication. Nine. Humbert, serving notice
of a judgment on the Crawfords, had de-
scribed their addresses in that document
as Henry Crawford, 1902 Broadway" and
Robert Crawford, 1902 Broadway. New
York" The documents appeared to have
arrived all right at these addresses, since
the brothers in the introduction to their
appeal for the same judgment repeated
them. The suspicious creditor, therefore,
asked the law firm of Stetson, Tracy, Jen-
nings & Russell of No 15 Broad street,
New York, to look the Crawdfords up at
these their admitted domiciles.
Not Known in New York.
The New York lawyers were not long in
sending back the result of their inquiries
No. 1902 is the Gilsey House, whose then
| secretary, NJ. P. OConnor, declared under
oath administered to him by Notary Public
w. H. Bruder) that no such names as Rob-
ert Crawford and Henry Crawford exist ed
on the registers of the Gllsey House for
fifteen years back, and that according to
the best of his knowledge and belief no
such persons have, in that time, sojourned
in the Gilsey House. The same notary
public, w. H. Bruder, stated over his no
tarial seal that the even numbers between
No. 1898 Broadway and No 1928 Broadway
do not exist the space being occupied by a
public park.
Maitre Nouel, ,waldeck-Rousseau's secre-
tary at the palace of justice, one day in
full tribunal spoke with great planness of
this mystery of Maitre du Butt, represent
ing Nine. Humbert.
"If I called myself Humbert," he said, .ff
had the honor to bear the great name the
Humberts bear. 1 would not allow such in
situations to be repeated in lawsuit
When asked Where did Mr.. Crawford live
and die, who was he? 1 would answer, He
such a date, and he was so-and-So.' When
it is insinuated that no one has seen the
securities composing the fortune, / would
say, They have been seen by such-and-
such notary, who drew up the inventory
and l would produce the inventory. And
when one of my adversaries dared to say to
me- No one has ever seen these terrible
Americans against whom you struggle
would reply. They were born at such a
place; it is true that they have many mil
lions. and their present domicile is so-and-
so We, too. have sought for these Craw-
fords and have never found them
Your searches and your questions are
periodic answered Maitre du Butt.
And they will be periodic" replied Wal
rck-Rousseaus secretary. 80 long as the
Hnmberts seek to borrow money on all
sides"
Always More Money.
No such talk, however, ever stopped or
even slowed UP the financial activity of
Madame Humbert. She has signed notes for
100000 francs and continues signing. Her
track through the money-lending world is
marked by suicides and failures. A glimpse
of the secret of her wonderful success in
borrowing may be had from the case which
follows: Mrs. Humbert wants to borrow
several millions from a bank. say the late
bank of Cahen & Co, "a Boulevard Bonnie
NOuvelle. Paris. Although sore tempted by
the promise of a bonus or commission of
immense proportions, the bank manager,
Simon Cahen, holds back, demanding some
m exact inform a 10 he Spcurity