The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-11
WHERE MILLIONSARE
MADAME HUMBERT PROMISED TO
EXPLAIN BUT DIDN'T.
UNDER ANOTHER NAME.
THE CRAWFORDS EXIST, SHE
SAYS, BUT MAY NOT APPEAR.

ala Grande Therese'' Created More
Scenes in COurt-TOId the Judge
He Was Not ImpnrtiaI-Amused
Spectators by MISUNDERSTANDING
mac Declared He Had Traced
Missing "MilIiOnnires" - Madame
Humbert Says CrawfOrds Made
Terrible Revelation to Her-states
No One VIII Suffer Loss, She viii
Pay Everyone.
Paris, Aug. 10.-The trial of the
Humbert family on the charges of
forgery and swindling, in connection
with the fictions Crawford millions,
which began on Saturday, was resum-
ed to-day and drew another large
crowd to the Palais de Justice.
Madame Therese Humbert continued
to dominate the proceedings and Great
ed several scenes when the court at
tempted to examine the other mem
bers of the family M. Bonnet, the
presiding judge, insisted on examining
Frederic Humbert, her husband, but
Madame Therese rising, said
dCulciib " bC hCelh gill SltOlb
to-day and will explain where the mil
lions are"
During Judge Bonnets searching in
terrogation of her husband, Madame
Therese dramatically exclaimed: Mon
sieur, the President: You are clearly
showing by your manner that you are
against us. You should disguise your
feeling and try to appear impartial"
The spectators were greatly amused
at this outburst. The Judge ordered
Madame Humbert to desist, but she
again shouted;
You are continually showing your
prejudice!"
Frederic Humbert emphatically de-
MED the judges statement that the
rooms in the palatial residence of the
Humberts In the Avenue De La Grande
Armee were connected by a system of
secret telephones. Madame Therese
here also exclaimed: Lies! More
nes!"
CrawfOrds Were Traced.
Roman D'Aurignac testified that
Madame Therese commissioned him to
trace the whereabouts of the Crawford
brothers. Once. he said, when Henry
Crawford visited their residence he
followed him to the Grand Hotel Du
Louvre, in the Rue De Riyoli and To-
Gated the room occupied by Robert
and Henry Crawford.
The former was sick in bed and re-
fused to get up but Henry came to the
door and after a brief conversation ac-
cepted copies of some legal papers
The judg sought TO bring out that Ro-
main himself impersonated the Craw-
fords and instituted suits In their
name. The defendant denied ever inn
personating the Crawfords.
Madame Humbert's story.
Madame Humbert here made an
other declamatory statement protest.
ing her complete innocence.
Il have tried to find the Crawfords
and their millions" she said. II have
not succeeded in finding the money, but
/ have found the Crawfords. They
have made a terrible revelation to
me- 1 have told Maitre Labori all.
He knows the real name of the Craw-
fords, for they do not call themselves
by the name of Crawford. No one
will suffer any loss. will pay every
one. Perhaps the Crawfords may not
appear, but they exist. 1t is only their
name that does not exist"
The judge interrupted her and ask
ed: Then, where are the Craw-
fords?"
IF the Crawrods do not come here
/ will give their names, and that will
suffice" replied Madame Theresa. Il
have already told Maltre Labori that
when the witnesses have been heard
and the hearing is concluded / will
tell ALL"
There was a profound silence in the
court room during Madame Humberts
declaration, but her final words again
putting off the promised disclosures,
aroused derisive laughter. When the
COURT intimated that the statement
was vague, Maitre Labor answered,
But Madame Humbert engages her
self to speak at the close of the hear
ing"
Madame Theresa's declaration that
the Crawfords actually exist under an
other name is generally regarded as
only another of her ruses to gain time.