The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-23
.HUMDEUTS GUILTY
GREATEST swINDLE CASE OF CEN
TURY AT AN END.
FIVE YEARS IN PRISON
IMPOSED ON OLA GRANDE THE
REESE" AND HUSBAND.

D'AuriGnac, Three Years I'm Pris-
On-Mndame Humbert Addressed
Jury-says Crawford" Was Reg
nieT, a French Traitor During the
FrancO-Prussinn War Many
Americans at Trial.
Paris, Aug. 22.-One of the greatest
criminal trials in the history of France
eliminated tonight when the jury in
the court of Assizes rendered a YER
| dict of guilty against Therese and
Frederic Humbert and Roman and
Emile D'Aurignac.
After brief elaboration the court
sentenced Therese and Frederic Hum
bert each to five years and to a fine
of 100 francs; Emile D'Aurignac to
three years and Roman D'Aurignac to
| two years.
The verdict was reached after the
jury had been out about four and a
half hours. When the verdict was pro-
nounced, Therese and Frederic Hum
| bert, weeping, embraced each other.
Therese Humbert seemed to be hope
full until the last maintaining that the
| jury was certain to bring in a YER
| dict of acquittal. Even after condem-
nation her emotion was only momen-
| tary. She soon resumed herself possess
sion.
Turning to the military guard she
indicated her readiness to go back to
| the cells of the Conciegerie prison.
The sentences came as the culmina-
ton of day of sensational interest.
| The chief 10
was the dramatic revelations which
Theresa Humbert had so long prom
Used, in which she brought forward
the mysterious name of Regnier as
the real Crawford The court and
| SPECTATORS listened to the recital with
an amazement amounting to stupef-
| cation.
Although Therese did not Indicate
| whence Regnier's millions came, 1t was
| apparently part of her plan to create
the impression that Regnier had re-
ceived vast sum for inducing Marshal
| Bazaine to surrender Metz. The in
conclusive character of the revelations
was shown by the fact that the court
did not take the slightest judicial cog
nizance of them and Immediately sub
| mitted the case to the jury. The jury
| likewise treated the revelation as a
| subterfuge.
All the members of the Hum
bert family were found guilty
to-day. The foreman of the Jury an
nounced that the verdict was afirma-
tive concerning the questions of falsi-
fication and swindling, and negative
upon the subsidiary questions. The
verdict considers extenuating condi-
| tions.
The court sentenced Madame Hum
bert and her husband each to five years
| Imprisonment and to a fine of 100
| francs.
Emile D'Aurignac was sentenced to
two years Imprisonment.
| Roman D'Aurignac was sentenced to
three years Imprisonment.
Madame and M. Humbert will under
| go solitary confinement during their
| term of Imprisonment.
The expectation that to-day would
bring the conclusion of the Humbert
| trial renewed the intense public in
| terest in the case. The court room
| was again crowded. Among the throng
and tourists who secured favored
| places through the efforts of the Unit
| ed States embassy.
Prisoners Were Calm.
The prisoners maintained the same
| outward aspect of calm. Madame
| Humbert walked in haughtily and sur
veyed the crowd with scornful air.
| DIR. Floquet, who examined the prison.
| err before she came into court, found
/ fO n crOnd health and showing
no signs of nervous break down under
| the strain of the elimination of the
| trial.
Advocate Hesse addressed the court
| at length in defense of Roman D'Au-
| rignac, after which Madame Humbert
arose. amid an intense hush through
| out the court room, to make her prom
| ised developments. She seemed to be
| Iaboring under a great effort and
paused after her first emphatic state
ment that the Crawfords and the mill
lions existed.
Her story of "CrawfOrds."
Then she began formally: Gentle
| men of the Jury: When l wanted the
address of Mr.. Crawford he answered:
"'You cannot know me. 1 am not
called Crawford. / am not known by
| that name.'"
Then what name?' 1 asked.
HE replied: My fortune was made
during the war OF 1870 by refreshments
of rentes, which were then very low,
and a large quantity was bought
here
Madame Humbert paused again,
| lengthily, and then continued:
His name is Regnier, the interme-
diary between Marshal Bazaine and the
| Germans. l had already transacted
business with one Regnier. who APP
peared to me to be a mysterious per-
sonage, and who said TO me:
BE careful, Madame. not to cons
fuse me with the notorious Regnier.'
THAT is how / suddenly learned
| Crawford's name. I never told my
| husband. I swear on my DAUGHTERS
head. This is the first time he hears
the name"
Addressing the presiding Judge. Mad
anne Humbert went on. exclaiming:
What / say Is true. The Crawfords
exist. the fortune exists and /, Madame
Humbert, VIII bring actions against the
| Crawfords.
Made Address 90 Jury.
Turning 10 the jury, again. Madame
Humbert said; Gentlemen. will
not say any more. IL IL enough TO
tell you that the fortune exists, ana
that never cheated any one. Now
Continued on Sixth PaEs.