The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-08-25


est criminal trials in the history OF
France eliminated tonight when the
Jury in the court of Assizes rendered (.
verdict of guilty against Therese and
Frederic Humbert and Romano and
Emile D'Aurignac. After brief de-
liberation the court sentenced Therese
and Fredeick Humert each to five
years and to a fine of 100 francs, Emile
D'Aurignac to three years and Ro-
man D'Aurignac to two years.
The verdict was reached after the
jury had been out four and a half
: hours. When the verdict was pro-
nounced Therese and Frederic Hum
bert, weeping embraced each other.
Therese Humbert seemed hopeful
until the last, maintaining that the
jury was certain to bring in q verdict
of acQuittal. Even after condemnation
her emotion was only momentary. She
soon resumed her self possession.
Turning to the military guard, she
indicated her readiness to go back to
the cells of the COnciergeric prison.
The sentences came as the culmina-
ton of d day of sensational interest.
The chief event preceding the YER
dict was the dramatic revelations
which Therese Humbert had so long
promised, in which she brought for
ward the mysterious name of Regnier
as the real Crawford. The court and
spectators listened to the recital with
an amazement amounting to stuper-
faction.
Although Therese did not indicate
when the Regniers millions came, it
was indicated apparently part of the
plan to create the impression that
Regnier had received vast sum for
inducing Marshal Bazaine TO Surren-
der Metz. The incOnClusive character
of the revelations was shown by the
fact that the court did not take the
slightest judicial cognizance of them
and Immediately submitted the case
to the jung. The jury likewise treated
the revelation as a Subterfuge.
Parish, August 22.-All the members
of the Humbert family were found gull
t. today. The foreman of the jury an
nCCnced that the verdict was affirma-
tive concerning the questions of falsi-
fiCatiOn and swindling. and negative
upon the subsidiary questions. The
verdict considers extending conditions.
The court sentenced Madame Hum
bert and her husband each to five years
imprisonment and to a fine of 100
francs.
Emile Daurignac was sentenced to
TWO years imprisonment.
Roman Daurignac was sentenced to
three years Imprisonment.
Madame and NJ. Humbert will under
go solitary confinement during their
term of imprisonment.
The expectation that today would
bring the conclusion of the Humbert
trial renewed the intense public inter-
est in the case. The court room was
were 4 number of American lawyers
and tourists who secured favored places
through the efforts of the United States
embassy.
The prisoners maintained the same
outward aspect of calm.
Mime Humbert walked in haughtily
and surveyed the crowd with a scorn-
fuI air. DR.. Floquet, who examined the
prisoner before she came into court
found her to be in good health and
showing no signs of nervous break
down under the strain of the culmina-
tion of the trial.
advocate HesSe addressed the court
At length in defense of ROmain Daurig-
nae, after which Madame Humber
arose. amid an intense hush throughout
the court room, to make her promised
developments She seemed to be labor
ing under a great effort and paused af-
ter her first emphatic statement thai
1he CrawfordS and the millions exist
sd Then she began formally:
Gentlemen of the Jury: When
wanted the address of Mr.. Crawford h
answered.:
You cannot know me. 1 am no
called Crawford. l am not known b!
that name
Ihen what name asked.
He replied: Ny fortune was mad,
during the war of 1870 by re-invest
ments of rentes which were then yery
low, and large quantity was bough
here"
Madame Humbert paused again
lergthily, and then continued:
His name is Regnier, the intermadi
diary between Marshal Bazaine and tn.
Germans. 1 had already transacte,
business with one Regnier. who ap
peared to me to be mysterious per
ssoCage, and who said 10 me:
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