Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-08-24
VERDICT OF GUILTY.
Humberts and d'Aurignacs
Get Long Sentences.
THERESE SHOWED LITTLE EMOTION
One of the Greatest Grimes Ever
Committed In Ten Mil
lion Fraud Brought Home
to the Perpetrators.

to the Perpetrators.
PARIS, Aug. 24.-One of the greatest
criminal trials in the history of France
eliminated when the jury in the court
of assizes rendered a verdict of guilty
against Therese and Frederic Humbert
and Roman and Emile d'Aurignac, ac-
cused of obtaining about 100000 on
false pretenses. After a brief delibera-
ton the court sentenced Therese and
Frederic Humbert each to five years
and to pay a fine of 1000 francs, Emile
d'Aurignac to three years and Roman
dAurignac to two years.
The verdict was reached after the
jury had been out for four and a half
hours. Therese Humbert seemed to be
hopeful until the last, maintaining that
the jury was certain to bring in IA YER
dict of acquittal. Even after condem-
nation her emotion was only momenta-
ry. She soon resumed her self possess
sion and warmly thanked her physi-
clan for his ministrations. She also
thanked Maitre Labori.
IcuCIIC lluIlDCII dNlCu as thOuSA
dazed by the shock of conviction. His
thin face assumed Il CHASTITY pallor.
Roman and Emile d'Aurignac pre-
served an air of stolid Indifference.
The verdict in the case of the Hum
,berts absorbs public attention, the Par
Is journals giving it prominence equal
10 that of the Dreyfus and lola trials.
The mention by Therese Humbert of
Hegnier leads to the publication of
mhny biographies of him. Regnier was
Condemned to death Sept. 20, 1874, aft
II having been found guilty of commu-
spy, of entering a fortified place to pro-
cure information for the enemy and of
plotting with the enemy to secure the
possession of the fortified town of
Metz. Regnier fled before the trial, 60
ing to Switzerland. 1t was generally
believed that he died at Ramsgate,
England, in November, 1886, but the
Presse, recalls the fact that three years
ago a mysterious parsonage died in the
United States whom many believed to
have been Regnier.
The result of the trial has caused a
general feeling of relief, many, espe-
cially among the lower classes, having
feared till the last that occult influ-
ences would succeed in procuring a
verdict of acquittal.
In spite of her defiant attitude when
receiving sentence, Nine. Therese
Humbert broke down ON her arrival in
the Conciergerie prison and had a long
crying fit. On recovering she took a
small bowl of soup and then retired.
The men of the party, though depress-
ed, bore up better. Maitre Labori, her
counsel, visited Nine. Humbert and
found her still Frustrated, but she OBJ
stinately maintained her innocence and
denounced the sentence as iniquitouS.
She and her husband will undoubtedly
appeal to the court of cessation on the
ground of technical irregularities. If
successful in their appeal, which prom
inent legal authorities think will proba-
bly, be the case, they will be retired
before another assize court, possibly at
Versailles.
Emile and Roman d'Aurignac will
not appeal, as owing to the time they
have spent in prison awaiting trial the
period of release on a ticket of leave
will arrive before a ~rehearing could
possibly take place. The defending
counsel are greatly disappointed at the
result of the trial. Maitre Labor re-
fused to be interviewed, but his col
league, Maitre Clunet, expressed his
opinion that but for the i'll timed and
futile revelations of Nine. Humbert a
general acquittal would have been pos
sible. Members of the jury say that
the person who did most to secure the
conviction of the prisoners was Nine.
Therese herself because her rambling
statements irritated the jurymen. The
foreman of the jury declares there was
no difference of opinion concerning the
guilt of Nine. Therese and her hus-
band.