Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-08-08
HumbeztS Face
Judge andJu1p
Must SHeet Charge Of Having Pepe1aed "Lhe G5eaieSt
Swindie Of Centasp'-Case c4gansf Epa and Mare
Dc4urgnac Dismissed Public Interest Ceae5s in ola
Grahde Theresa Scene in Courtroom.

Paris, Aug. S.-The notorious Hum
bert family today faced a judge and
jury 10 meet the charge OF having per-
petrated what ex-Premier Waldeok-
Rousseau described as The greatest
s~indle OF the century" Investigating
Magistrate Leydet In May decided TO
commit Theresa Humbert, her husband,
Frederick and her brother for trial On
the charges OF forgery. the use OF
forged documents and swindlng lie
dismissed the cases against Eva Hum
bert Crheresa s daughteD and Marie
D'Aurignac ther sister,
Public curiosity, which has followed
the fortunes Of the family since the
days Of It's social briliancy. is again
intensely wrought up. the chief inter-
est centering in La Graude Theresa, %
who has promised TO produce at this
Trial the mysterious American mil
lionaires the brothers Crawford. On
whom she based her story OF an en-.
heritange OF S2OOOO,OOO which she put
forward as the security for the loans
she obtained amounting to about SO
100000
AT PALAIS DE JUSTICE.
The Palals de Justice was early this
morning surrounded by large crc3ds
eager tc gain admlttance TO the court
room. A heavy force Of municipal
guards preserved order Many excur-
sionlsts came from different points the
railroad treating the trial as they would
a national holiday Oae Of the ex-
cursions came from Melun, which was
the constituency that Frederick Hum
bert represented IN the chamber Of dep
titles aud III which was located the fam.
Gus Humbert chateau with IS parks,
lakes. yachts and q feet Of gondOlas.
OF the thousands who sought admis-
sion only "a few hundred OF the highly
favored gained an entrance TO the
court C0Quelln the celebrated actor,
was among the throng of artists. &C.
tors and authors seeking admission and
when he was turned back he remarked
that the trial would be zone Of the
greatest dramas ever enacted" The
scene within the courtroom recalled the
days OF the Dreyfus and lola trials.
IN THE COURTROOM
The courtroom Is comparatively
small, the walls and. ceiling. panslled
'Sith mahogany giving It s0mbre niue.
The Judges bench formed high semi
Gree az the further end The presiding
Judge CASTOR Bonnet, occupied the
center OF the semi-oircle his associates
being Judges Monier. Planteau, Pig
nard and nu Desert, Bonnet is a man
Of middle age, and bears an expression
Of benignity but has reputation OF
lnnexible sternness The judges wore
red SILK gowns and velvet caps. which
they removed as they uscended IN.
bench Within a reserved enclosure
we're the leading members Of the benCn
and bar IN black silk gowns and wear
ing stiff white cloths TO the rear was
a small public area. each bearing the
name Of SIS distinguished occupant
The audience included diplomats.
aCademiciGns and members OF the
Legion Of Honor Many ladies' weir
present their rich. gay gowns con-
trasting with the gravity of their sur.
roundings Maay Of the ladies' carried
dainty luncheon bags, evidently ex-
pecting to spend the day In court To
the right Of the judges was the prison.
er's docket raised four feet above the
floor and bringing about the faces OK
the prisoners against the dark back
ground.
PRISONERS BROUGHT IN.
They were brought In from the prison
" the Conciergerle through a subter-
ranean passage leading 20 the court
room. As they entered every eye was