The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-08-11
HUMBERT TRIAL
DRAWS CROWDS
Nine. Thsrese Continues TO Gre
ate Excitement.
SEVERAL DRAMATIC SCENES
JUDGE HAS LITTLE FAITH IN
WoMAN's STORY.
SEVERAL DRAMATIC SCENES

Paris, Aug. 1o.-The Numbers. tr,o,
today drew another large. crowd to the
Palais de Justice.
NiIle. Therese Humbert continued 10
nominate the proceedings and created
several scenes when the court attenpt-
Cd 70 examine the members of the fam
ny NJ, Bonnet, the presiding Judge.
insisted on examining Frederic Hum
bert, her husband, but Nine. Therese
rising, said: -
demand to be heard. I am strong
SHtouay and viii explain where the mil
honaires are"
hhe judge, however, proceeded with
the examination OF the other defend
suts despite Nine. Humbert,s constant
interruptions. During Judge Bonnet's
searching Interrogation of her husband
Mne. Therese dramatically exclaimed:
monsieur lie Presidente: You are
clearly showing by your manner that
you are against us. You should dis
suise your feelings and try to appear
impartial"
Would Not Keep Still.
The spectators were greatly amused
at this outburst. The Judge ordered
Nine. Humbert to desist, but she again
shouted; You are continually show
ing your prejudice"
Frederic Humbert testified lengthily
regarding the affairs OF the Rente
Niaegre, the insurance concern which
the Humberts started, and in the crash
Of which thousands Of poor people lost
all their savings. He maintained that
the operations were conducted in good
faith. and claimed that public prejudice
aroused against the Humbert family
brought about the failure of the con-
Germ. He denied the judges statement
that the rooms in the palatiaI residence
of the Humberts in the Avenue de la
Grande Armee were conducted by a
system of secret telephones. Nine.
Therese here also exclaimed. Lies,
more lies"
Frederic Humbert said he had de-
voted most Of his time to art and
poetry. leaving the entire financial OBJ
erations to his wife.
Crawford's Real People.
Roman D'Aurignac testified that
Nine. Therese commissioned him TO
trace the whereabouts Of the Crawford
brothers. Once, he said. when this
Crawford visited his residence he fol-
lowed him to the Grand Hotel du
Louvre and located the room occupied
by Robert and Henry Crawford. The
former was sick in bed and refused to
get up, but Henry came TO the door
and. after a brief conversation. ac-
cepted copies of some legal papers. The
judge sought to bring out that Ro-
main himself impersOnated the Craw-
fords and instituted suits in their
names. The defendant denied ever i'm
personating the Crawfords or writing
the letters signed by the Crawfords.
Nine Humbert here made another
deciamatory statement, protesting her
complete innocence.
Labori Knows.
Il have tried to find the Crawfords
and their millions" she said t'I have
not succeeded in finding the money, but
1 have found the CIawfords. They
have made a terrible revelation to me-
I have told Maitre LabOri all. He
knows the real name of the Crawfords,
for they do not call themselves by the
name OF Crawford. No one VIII suffer
any loss ] win pay every one. Per-
haps the Crawfords may not appear,
but they exist. It is only their name
that does not exist"
The judge, interrupting her, asked:
Then, where are the Crawfords2"
IF the CrawfOrds do not come here
I viii give their name, and that viii
suffice" replied Nine. Therese. ct
have already told Maitre Labor that
when the witnesses have appeared and
the hearing is concluded 1 viii tell
all"
Derisive Laughter.
There was a profound silence IN the
court room during Nine. Humbert's
declaration. but her final words again
putting of the promised disclosures
aroused derisive laughter. When the
court minated that the statement was
va que, Maitre Labor answered:
But Madame Humbert engages her
self to speak at the close of the hear
ing"
The court then began the examina-
ton of the ninety witnesses called,
outside the family. which viii occupy
many days. Nine. Therese's declara-
ton that the CrawfOrds actually exist
under another name is generally re-
garded as only another OF her ruses to
gain time.