The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-22
FOUND GUILTY.
Entire Humbert Family Has
Been Convicted.
Madame Humbert's Statement
Was a Disappointment.
MADE RAMBLING TALK
That Carried No Conviction to
Minds of Jurors.
Told New Story Regarding the
CraWfOrdS.
MADE RAMBLING TALK

Paris, Aug. 22.-All the members Of
the Humbert family have been found
guilty.
In the course of a speech in court to
day Madame Therese Hunlbert an
nounced that the real name of Crawford
was Regnier. who was the Intermediary
between Prince Bismarck and Marshal
Bazaine at the time of the surrender of
Metz.
The expectation that today would
bring the conclusion of the Humbert
trial renewed the intense public interest
in the case. The court room was again
crowded. Among the throng were a
number of American lawyers and tour
lists, who secured favored places through
the efforts of the United States embassy.
The prisoners maintained the same
outward aspect of calm. Madame Hum
bert walked in haughtily and surveyed
the crowd with a scOrnful air. DIR.
Floquet who examined the prisoner be-
fore she came into court. found her to
be in good health and showing no
signs of nervous breakdown under the
strain of the elimination of the trial.
Advocate Hesse addressed the court
at length in defense of Roman
D'Aurignac, pointing out his brotherly
devotion throughout the trials to his
I sister, Madame Humbert.
/ Counsel severely criticized the decla-
ration of M Patenotre the former
French ambassador at Madrid, that he
did not know Madame Humbert. and
/ invited the jury to request the presiding
judge to give some certain private let
terS in one of which, M. HeSSe asserted,
NJ. Patenotre thanked Madame Hum
bert for adornments which she had sent
him for his salon.
Outside the court room the public
I everywhere awaited the verdict and
/ discussed the DroS0eCtS
At the conclusion of the pleading
/ Madame Humbert arose, amid an in
tense hush throughout the court room
/ to make her promised reVeIa tiOnS She
/ seemed to be laboring under a great
effort. and paused after her first en-
phatic statement that the Crawfords
and the millions existed. Then she said
formally:
1 Gentlemen of the Jury-When 1
wanted to know the address of M.
Crawford he answered. You can not
know me. L am not called Crawford L
am not known by that name
Then what name?' 1 asked.
He replied. My fortune was made
during the war of 1870 by reinvestments
of rentes. which were then very low.
/ and large quantity was bought here .
Madame Humbert paused again,
| lengthilv. and then continued:
His name is Regnier. the intermediary
between Marshal Bazine and the Ger
mans l had already transacted busi-
ness with one Regnier who appeared to
~
me to be mysterious parsonage and
who said to me:
Be careful, Madame. not to confuse
me with the notorious Regnier'
That is how 1 suddenly learned
! Crawford's name. L never told my hus-
band. 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 1 say is true. The Crawfords
exist, the fortune exists and I. Madame
Humbert, will bring action against the
Crawfords."
Turning to the jury again Madame
Humbert said:
Gentlemen, I will not say any more.
1t is enough to tell you the fortune ex-
lists and I never cheated any one. Now
you have the whole Humbert case and
the whole Crawford case"
Madame Humbert continued making
rambling. indefinite statement criti-
cizing M. Vale, the minister of justice
in connection with the Cattauics, as
serting her truthfulness and declaring
that when acquitted here creditors
would be able to find her. She would
Go her duty, she said, and if any one
offered her money she would show him
the door. She concluded: L have full
complete confidence and now 1 await
my fate
A prolonged movement among the
specta tors followed the statement which
caused general feeling of disappoint-
Inenl, Owing TO the lnCOncluSlNe nature
: of Nine. Humbert's declara tions
, Maitre Labori addressing the jury
said:
Now you have the secret of Madame
, Humbert. She has told you the same as
. she told me-
Counsel continuing. read a sketch o.
Regnier from a biogra Dhical dictionary
! which stated that Regnier played a con,
, siderable secret part in the war OF
1870, and that he acted as intermediary
PrinPa RiSrr7-a -aF.cl< nd MayGF-4
t Bazine.
. Maitre Labori said he had been un-
| able to learn what eventually became o
( Regnier. After being condemned t.
death by court martial Regnier disap
{ peared. TIE minister of war should be
+ became of him.
! Counsel concluded with an eloquen
plea to the jury not to condemn th'
: prisoners, which aroused loud applause
The president of the court then declared
o the arguments closed and read the 26
1 questions submitted to the jury Th
Jury retired at 2:30 p M and the pris
q oners withdrew. NJ Humbert an'
r Emile D'Aurignac looked greatly de
. pressed while Madame Humbert anf
Ronafn D'Aurignac maintained thei
$ Indifferent attitude. The spectators re
Z NAMED anxiously awaiting the verdict
= The general feeling was ore of stupe
faction at the utter futility of Mime
: ! Humbert's revelations
q The court sentenced Nine Humber
' and her husband each to five years i'm
' prisonment and to hundred francs dns
t Emile D'Aurign2c was sentenced to tw
: years Imprisonment Roman D'AUrig
= nae was sentenced to three years fmprls
2 onment. Madame and II. Humbert wi
o undergo solitary confinement darin
their term of imprisonment.
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